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: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Southern Mississippi
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Arizona State
31
3
W
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Miami
40
23
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Virginia Tech
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Louisville
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Mississippi State
17
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Louisiana State
24
19
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Cincinnati
26
21
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
South Carolina
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Memphis
66
17
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Florida
27
16
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Oklahoma
7
24
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 326
Scoring Average 27.2
Points Allowed 160
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 57-76
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 11-1-0
AP
8 11-1-0
Coaches
8 11-1-0
UPI
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.