1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–3 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 47–46	46,261	[1]
September 10	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 40–35	79,665	[2]
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 28–34 (Tulane forfeit)	35,463	[3] [4]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Auburn	No. 17	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 24–27	75,625	[5]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–17	52,654	[6]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 43–17	55,102	[7]
October 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisville		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 51–7	42,117	[8]
October 29	10:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 29–26	69,986	[9]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 45–30	52,542	[10]
November 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	WSVN	L 16–17	57,333	[11]
December 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–53	74,113	[12]
December 30	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 28–3	25,648	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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. "Pitt comes from behind to edge Florida State". The Greenville News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Seminoles slap Cincy 43–17". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Seminoles click for 51–7 victory over Cardinals". The Tampa Tribune. October 21, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Substitute quarterback Davis leads 'Noles to 29–26 victory". Pensacola News Journal. October 31, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Defense FSU's escape clause". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Miami tips FSU with FG on last play of game". Fort Pierce Tribune. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Unexpected rout, Florida rips rival Florida State, 53–14". Florida Today. December 4, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Thomas, Thompson winning combination". The Daily Advertiser. December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1983 Football - Year in Review".