1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–3 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (1st season)
Offensive scheme No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)  – – 11 –1 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 9 –2 –0
No. 19 Boston College  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 16 West Virginia  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 20 East Carolina  – – 8 –3 –0
No. 18 Pittsburgh  – – 8 –3 –1
Penn State  – – 8 –4 –1
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State  – – 6 –4 –1
Florida State  – – 8 –4 –0
Notre Dame  – – 7 –5 –0
Syracuse  – – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina  – – 5 –6 –0
Cincinnati  – 4 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 4 –6 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Louisville  – – 3 –8 –0
Navy  – – 3 –8 –0
Rutgers  – – 3 –8 –0
Army  – – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1983 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 37:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 7
W 47–4646,261 [1]
September 103:00 p.m.at No. 13 LSU No. 12
 ABC W 40–3579,665 [2]
September 172:30 p.m.at Tulane No. 9
W 28–34 (Tulane forfeit)35,463 [3] [4]
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 10 Auburn No. 17
L 24–2775,625 [5]
October 81:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
L 16–1752,102
October 157:00 p.m. Cincinnati Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–1755,102
October 208:00 p.m. Louisville
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 51–742,117
October 2910:30 p.m.at Arizona State
W 29–2669,986
November 57:00 p.m. South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–3052,542 [6]
November 127:00 p.m.No. 6 Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
WSVNL 16–1757,333
December 312:30 p.m.at No. 12 Florida
CBS L 14–5374,113 [7]
December 303:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
CBSW 28–325,648 [8]

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

At Florida

Vs. North Carolina (Peach Bowl)

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References

  1. ↑ "TD-go-round! Seminoles take last ride, 46–46". The Orlando Sentinel. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Florida State drops LSU". Tulsa World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tulane gives FSU English lesson, 34–28". Pensacola News Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Supreme Court justice sacks English's bid to rejoin Green Wave". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Outnumbered FSU beaten by Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Defense FSU's escape clause". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Unexpected rout, Florida rips rival Florida State, 53–14". Florida Today. December 4, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Thomas, Thompson winning combination". The Daily Advertiser. December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1983 Football - Year in Review".


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