1991 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1991 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Scott (2nd season)
Offensive scheme No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (8th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 East Carolina  – 11 –1 –0
No. 4 Florida State  – 11 –2 –0
No. 3 Penn State  – 11 –2 –0
No. 21 Tulsa  – 10 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech  – 8 –1 –2
No. 13 Notre Dame  – 10 –3 –0
Akron  – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State  – 5 –6 –0
Army  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati  – 4 –7 –0
Southern Miss  – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – 3 –6 –2
Southwestern Louisiana  – 2 –8 –1
Louisville  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois  – 2 –9 –0
Tulane  – 1 –10 –0
Navy  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.

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Florida State finished the season ranked No. 4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 299:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 BYU No. 1
 Raycom W 44–2838,363
September 77:00 p.m. Tulane No. 1
 PPV W 38–1161,801 [1]
September 147:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 58–060,913
September 2812:00 p.m.at No. 3 Michigan No. 1
 ABC W 51–31106,145
October 53:30 p.m.No. 10 Syracuse No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 46–1461,231
October 121:00 p.m.vs. Virginia Tech No. 1
 JPS W 33–2058,991 [2]
October 192:00 p.m.No. 7 (I-AA) Middle Tennessee No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 39–1060,202
October 267:40 p.m.at LSU No. 1
 ESPN W 27–1671,019 [3]
November 28:00 p.m.at Louisville No. 1
W 40–1534,270
November 912:00 p.m. South Carolina No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 38–1060,244
November 1612:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 16–17 63,442
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 5 Florida No. 3
ABCL 9–1485,461 [4]
January 11:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas A&M No. 5
 CBS W 10–273,728

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1 (49)1 (54)1 (53)1 (47)1 (48)1 (56)1 (58)1 (56)1 (56)1 (53)1 (53)1 (53)3354
Coaches 1 (42)1 (43)1 (51)1 (47)1 (49)1 (55)1 (55)1 (55)1 (53)1 (47)1 (47)1 (47)4464

Game summaries

BYU

Tulane

Western Michigan

Michigan

#1 Florida State at #3 Michigan
1234Total
•Seminoles191261451
Wolverines10130831

[5] [6]

Syracuse

Virginia Tech

Miami (FL)

#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State
1234Total
•Hurricanes7001017
Seminoles373316
   
Scoring summary
1MIAStephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7-0
FSUGerry Thomas 25-yard field goalMIA 7-3
2FSUPaul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick)FSU 10-7
3FSUGerry Thomas 31-yard field goalTied 13-7
4FSUGerry Thomas 20-yard field goalFSU 16-7
9:48MIACarlos Huerta 45-yard field goalFSU 16-10
3:01MIALarry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 17-16

[7]

At Florida

#3 Florida State Seminoles (10–1) at #5 Florida Gators (9–1)
Period1234Total
Florida St03069
Florida077014

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

Game information

Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)

Roster

1991 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Clyde Allen
OL Robbie Baker
WR Shannon Baker
RB 22 Edgar Bennett Sr
OL Johnny Clower
G 73Reggie DixonSr
WR 'Omar Ellison
QB Kenny Felder
OL John Fiath
FB 44 William Floyd So
WR 12Matt FrierSo
OL 61Eric GibbsJr
RB Felix Harris
TE Warren Hart
RB 35Sean JacksonSo
QB 14 Brad Johnson Sr
TE Lonnie Johnson
WR Kevin Knox
RB 42 Amp Lee Jr
OT 67Kevin ManciniSr
WR 88 Kez McCorvey Fr
OT 76Eric McGillJr
RB Tiger McMillon
OL 69Patrick McNeillFr
RB Paul Moore
G 60Mike MorrisSr
RB Jason Peirce
RB Marquette Smith
OL Robert Stevenson
WR Eric Turral
QB Charlie Ward
QB 11 Casey Weldon Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Clifton Abraham
LB Kevin Adams
LB Ken Alexander
LB Derrick Brooks
DB 31Lavon BrownJr
CB 27 Terrell Buckley Jr
LB 46Kirk CarruthersSo
DL James Chaney
DB John Davis
LB Howard Dinkins
DL Dan Footman
DB Leon Fowler
LB 97 Reggie Freeman Jr
LB 55 Marvin Jones Fr
DB Errol McCorvey
DL Toddrick McIntosh
DL Henry Ostaszewski
LB Sterling Palmer
DB Corey Sawyer
DL Carl Simpson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9Dan MowreyFr
K 15Gerry ThomasSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following Seminoles were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season. [10]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
15 Terrell Buckley Cornerback Green Bay Packers
245 Amp Lee Running back San Francisco 49ers
373 Howard Dinkins Linebacker Atlanta Falcons
4102 Casey Weldon Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles
4103 Edgar Bennett Running back Green Bay Packers
9227 Brad Johnson Quarterback Minnesota Vikings

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References

  1. ↑ "Seminoles ride past Green Wave". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ugly win for No. 1 Seminoles". Fort Myers News-Press. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Seminoles' rally buries LSU, 27–16". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Florida finally solves slumping Florida State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida State Is Much Too Mighty for Michigan". The New York Times . September 29, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
  7. ↑ "MIAMI BEATS FLORIDA STATE OUT OF TOP RANK, 17-16". The Washington Post . November 17, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
  10. ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


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