1972 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1972 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
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Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State  – 10 –2 –0
No. 14 Notre Dame  – 8 –3 –0
Utah State  – 8 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –4 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Northern Illinois  – 7 –4 –0
Rutgers  – 7 –4 –0
No. 20 Georgia Tech  – 7 –4 –1
Air Force  – 6 –4 –0
Army  – 6 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – 6 –4 –1
Houston  – 6 –4 –1
Tulane  – 6 –5 –0
Temple  – 5 –4 –0
Colgate  – 5 –4 –1
Holy Cross  – 5 –4 –1
Syracuse  – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 5 –6 –0
Dayton  – 4 –6 –1
Boston College  – 4 –7 –0
Navy  – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – 4 –7 –0
Southern Miss  – 3 –7 –1
Xavier  – 3 –8 –0
Marshall  – 2 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – 2 –9 –0
Villanova  – 2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Seminoles began the season ranked #19 in the AP poll and rose to #13 (#20, #17, #16, #13 in the second through fifth weeks respectively) before falling out completely following their loss to Florida. They entered again at #17 after their victory against Colorado State, but dropped out again after the loss at Auburn. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Pittsburgh No. 19
W 19–717,661 [2]
September 167:33 p.m.at Miami (FL) No. 20
W 37–1435,421 [3]
September 23 Virginia Tech No. 17
W 27–1536,400 [4]
September 30at Kansas No. 16
W 44–2241,500 [5]
October 7 Florida No. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 13–4243,758 [6]
October 14at Mississippi State
W 25–2130,000 [7]
October 21 Colorado State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–031,327 [8]
October 28at No. 12 Auburn No. 17
L 14–2758,122 [9]
November 4 Houston
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 27–3129,482 [10]
November 11 Tulsa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–2124,016 [11]
November 18at South Carolina
L 21–2435,585 [12]

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Roster

References

  1. ↑ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tribe beats Pitt on Huff's bombs". Panama City News. September 10, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "FSU's Huff finds happiness". The Bradenton Herald. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Florida State whips Virginia Tech 27–15". News-Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Huff's aerial antics rip Jayhawks 44–22". News-Press. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Seminoles are upset by Gators". The Sacramento Bee. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "FSU tops 'Dogs on Huff passes". The Bradenton Herald. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Seminoles Roll Over Rams, 37–0". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1972. p. 3D.
  9. ↑ "Auburn's defense handles Huff, Florida State, 27–14". Pensacola News Journal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Houston holds off Seminoles in 31–27 win". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 5, 1972. Retrieved April 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Seminoles hold off Tulsa, 23–21". The Pensacola News-Journal. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "South Carolina stuns FSU 24–21". News-Press. November 19, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1972 Florida State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 27, 2025.
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