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: Larry Jones Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Larry Jones enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Pittsburgh
19
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Miami
37
14
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Virginia Tech
27
15
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Kansas
44
22
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Florida
13
42
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Mississippi State
25
21
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Colorado State
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Auburn
14
27
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Houston
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Tulsa
23
21
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
South Carolina
21
24
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 287
Scoring Average 26.1
Points Allowed 224
Defense Average 20.4
Opponents Record 50-68
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.