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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: Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Conference: Independent-

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1947 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Furman	27	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Boston College	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Villanova	7	21	L	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. North Carolina State	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Abilene Christian	34	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Virginia Tech	20	7	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Miami	13	40	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Southern Mississippi	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Auburn	7	29	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Tampa	21	7	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	13.6
Points Allowed	165
Defense Average	16.5
Opponents Record	41-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-3

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	2-8	120	190					DeWitt T. Weaver
Jacksonville State	4-4	92	89		2-0	32	7	Don Salls
Louisville	9-1	350	106	Won 34-20				Frank Camp
Navy	9-1-1	281	71	Won 20-7				Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
Southern Mississippi	8-2	143	62					Thad Pie Vann
Army	7-2	251	129					Earl H. Red Blaik
Boston College	7-2	158	129					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Notre Dame	7-3	200	136					Terence P. Terry Brennan
Memphis	6-4	195	111					Ralph Hatley
Oklahoma State	6-3-1	182	129					Clifton Cliff Speegle
Penn State	6-3	167	135					Charles A. Rip Engle
Buffalo	5-4	108	101					Dick Offenhammer
Miami	5-4-1	161	103					Andy Gustafson
Syracuse	5-3-1	183	110					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Arkansas State	4-5	138	180					Gene Harlow
Florida State	4-6	136	165					Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Pittsburgh	4-6	134	157					John P. Michelosen
Air Force	3-6-1	125	184					Lawrence T. Shaw
San Jose State	3-7	123	196					Robert Bob Titchenal
Temple	1-6	62	210					Peter P. Stevens

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.