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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: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1947 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 33rd season as Head Coach at Florida State.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Western Carolina	69	0	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	46	7	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Wake Forest	3	12	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Colorado	39	21	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Miami	41	39	W
Thu., Oct. 16	@ North Carolina State	26	17	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Virginia Tech	30	20	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Georgia Tech	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Clemson	41	27	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Boston College	17	27	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Maryland	37	3	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Florida	15	45	L
Sat., Dec. 27	Wisconsin	42	13	W	@ Orlando, FL	Champs Sports Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	434
Scoring Average	33.4
Points Allowed	262
Defense Average	20.2
Opponents Record	89-56
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	5-3
Away Record	3-1

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
21	9-4-0	AP
24	9-4-0	Coaches
23	9-4-0	USA Today/ESPN

2008 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	9-5	346	257	Lost 14-16	5-3	206	204	Jeff Jagodzinski
Florida State	9-4	434	262	Won 42-13	5-3	223	176	Bobby Bowden
Wake Forest	8-5	273	238	Won 29-19	4-4	133	144	Jim Grobe
Clemson	7-6	327	225	Lost 21-26	4-4	166	134	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	6-7	305	342	Lost 23-29	4-4	208	190	Tom OBrien

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).