1972 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1972 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Pittsburgh No. 19W 19–717,661
September 16at Miami (FL) No. 20W 37–1435,421
September 23 Virginia Tech No. 17W 27–1536,400 [2]
September 30at Kansas No. 16W 44–2236,626–41,500
October 7 Florida No. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 13–4243,758 [3]
October 14at Mississippi State W 25–2130,000 [4]
October 21 Colorado State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–031,327 [5]
October 28at No. 12 Auburn No. 17L 14–2758,122 [6]
November 4 Houston
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 27–3129,482
November 11 Tulsa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–2124,016
November 18at South Carolina L 21–2435,585 [7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. "Florida State whips Virginia Tech 27–15". News-Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Seminoles are upset by Gators". The Sacramento Bee. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "FSU tops 'Dogs on Huff passes". The Bradenton Herald. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Seminoles Roll Over Rams, 37–0". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1972. p. 3D.
  6. "Auburn's defense handles Huff, Florida State, 27–14". Pensacola News Journal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "South Carolina stuns FSU 24–21". News-Press. November 19, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.