1982 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1982 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–12 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George Henshaw (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 10 Pittsburgh  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 13 Florida State  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 19 West Virginia  – – 9 –3 –0
Boston College  – – 8 –3 –1
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 7 –3 –1
East Carolina  – – 7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 7 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 6 –4 –1
Cincinnati  – – 6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 6 –5 –0
Navy  – – 6 –5 –0
Louisville  – – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers  – – 5 –6 –0
Army  – – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – – 4 –7 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Syracuse  – – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State  – – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m. Cincinnati
W 38–3149,253
September 187:00 p.m.No. 2 Pittsburgh
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 17–3756,236
September 258:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
W 24–1732,591 [1]
October 21:30 p.m.at Ohio State
W 34–1789,491
October 97:00 p.m. Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 59–851,233
October 167:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 19
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 56-1746,283 [2]
October 3012:30 p.m.at No. 16 Miami (FL) No. 14
 CBS W 24–754,962
November 61:30 p.m.at South Carolina No. 12
W 56–2662,821 [3]
November 138:00 p.m. Louisville No. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 TBS W 49–1451,233
November 208:30 p.m.at No. 12 LSU No. 7
L 21–5576,637 [4]
December 47:00 p.m. Florida No. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 10–1357,369 [5]
December 301:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 West Virginia
ABC W 31–1280,913 [6]

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Roster

1982 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 6 Dennis McKinnon Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 76 Alphonso Carreker Jr
DB 24 Harvey Clayton Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "Lowrey TD off fake field goal carries FSU to 24–17 triumph". Tampa Bay Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "56–17: 'Noles run rampant". Tampa Bay Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Florida State trounces USC". The Sun-News. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU puts an Orange crush on FSU". St. Petersburg Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Second-string quarterback sparks Florida". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Seminoles rout Mountaineers in Gator Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1982 Football - Year in Review".


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