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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  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 24  @ Iowa State  38   31   W    @ Kansas City, MO   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Virginia  40   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Maryland  37   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Duke  48   17   W       
 Thu., Sep. 26  @ Louisville  20   26   L       
 Thu., Oct. 3  vs. Clemson  48   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Miami  27   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Notre Dame  24   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Wake Forest  34   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Georgia Tech  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. North Carolina  40   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ North Carolina State  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Florida  31   14   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Georgia  13   26   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored428
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed301
  Defense Average21.5
  Opponents Record114-71
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 9-5-0 AP
23 9-5-0 Coaches
23 9-5-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2002 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 9-5428301Lost  13-267-1275142  Bobby Bowden
Maryland 11-3451228Won  30-36-2247161  Ralph Friedgen
Virginia 9-5402348Won  48-226-2220185  Al Groh
North Carolina State 11-3460238Won  28-65-3192127  Chuck Amato
Clemson 7-6330349Lost  15-554-4197223  Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech 7-6280267Lost  21-304-4148150  Chan Gailey
Wake Forest 7-6356327Won  38-173-5196198  Jim Grobe
North Carolina 3-9223421 1-7113285  John Bunting
Duke 2-10227353 0-8137254  Carl Franks

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 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

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.