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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-

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1947 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 28th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ North Carolina	37	0	W
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Maryland	35	10	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Georgia Tech	14	13	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Colorado	47	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Duke	56	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Miami	14	22	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Virginia	19	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Wake Forest	48	24	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Notre Dame	37	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Clemson	10	26	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. North Carolina State	50	44	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Florida	38	34	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Miami	14	16	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

2003 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	419
Scoring Average	32.2
Points Allowed	217
Defense Average	16.7
Opponents Record	82-69
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	5-1

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	10-3-0	AP
10	10-3-0	Coaches
10	10-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

2003 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	10-3	419	217	Lost 14-16	7-1	269	138	Bobby Bowden
Maryland	10-3	406	206	Won 41-7	6-2	220	159	Ralph Friedgen
Clemson	9-4	365	250		5-3	210	158	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	8-5	489	385	Won 56-26	4-4	256	250	Chuck Amato
Virginia	8-5	364	265	Won 23-16	4-4	216	181	Al Groh
Georgia Tech	7-6	274	266	Won 52-10	4-4	151	178	Chan Gailey
Wake Forest	5-7	335	347		3-5	242	236	Jim Grobe
Duke	4-8	211	343		2-6	139	265	Carl Franks
North Carolina	2-10	317	459		1-7	184	322	John Bunting

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.