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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: Independent-

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1947 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. East Carolina	48	17	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Kansas	42	16	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Miami	38	3	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Temple	44	27	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Memphis	17	17	T
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Auburn	41	42	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Tulane	27	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Arizona State	52	44	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ South Carolina	26	38	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	37	0	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Florida	17	27	L
Sat., Dec. 22	Georgia	17	17	T	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

1984 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -2
Points Scored	406
Scoring Average	33.8
Points Allowed	254
Defense Average	21.2
Opponents Record	69-55
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1 -1

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	7-3-2	AP
19	7-3-2	Coaches
19	7-3-2	UPI
17	7-3-2	USA Today/CNN

1984 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	10-2	449	296	Won 45-28				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
South Carolina	10-2	371	258	Lost 14-21				Joe Morrison
Army	8-3-1	320	218	Won 10-6				Jim Young
Georgia Southern	8-3	342	215					Erk Russell
Virginia Tech	8-4	253	150	Lost 7-23				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	8-4	259	170	Won 31-14				Don Nehlen
Florida State	7-3-2	406	254	Tied 17-17				Bobby Bowden
Notre Dame	7-5	299	239	Lost 20-27				Gerry Faust
Rutgers	7-3	213	155					Dick Anderson
Buffalo	6-4	192	140					Bill Dando
James Madison	6-5	220	241					Challace McMillin
Louisiana	6-5	207	198					Sam Robertson
Penn State	6-5	209	230					Joe Paterno
Syracuse	6-5	151	151					Dick MacPherson
Temple	6-5	226	180					Bruce Arians
Liberty	5-6	279	324					Morgan Hout
Memphis	5-5-1	201	178					Rey Dempsey
Akron	4-7	205	167					Jim Dennison
Navy	4-6-1	240	254					Gary Tranquill
Southern Mississippi	4-7	188	243					Jim Carmody
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	178	247					Serafino Foge Fazio
Tulane	3-8	177	275					Wally English
Central Florida	2-9	209	398					Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati	2-9	198	424					Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	210	309					Ed Emory
Louisville	2-9	237	360					Bob Weber
Western Kentucky	2-9	193	345					Dave Roberts

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 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.