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Florida State Football Team History


Florida State Seminoles
Florida State University
 Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
Colors: Garnet & Gold
Coach: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Southern California  14   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Maryland  50   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Clemson  35   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Miami  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Duke  51   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Georgia Tech  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Virginia  47   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. North Carolina State  48   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ North Carolina  20   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Wake Forest  58   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Florida  29   32   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Ohio State  31   14   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored468
  Scoring Average39.0
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record78-60
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-1-0 AP
3 11-1-0 Coaches
3 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1468181Won  31-148-0347128  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 11-1348146Won  42-37-1224110  Mack Brown
Georgia Tech 7-5314296Won  35-305-3200208  George OLeary
Virginia 7-4277242 5-3200187  George Welsh
Clemson 7-5292219Lost  17-214-4166158  Tommy West
North Carolina State 6-5325268 3-5215199  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 5-6245288 3-5166229  Jim Caldwell
Maryland 2-9161355 1-7109282  Ron Vanderlinden
Duke 2-9223341 0-8157283  Fred Goldsmith

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.