1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

1990 Florida State Seminoles football
Blockbuster Bowl champion
Blockbuster Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Penn State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation, pro set
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Lawrence Dawsey Corian Freeman Anthony Moss Bill Ragans
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 10–2 with win in the Blockbuster Bowl over Penn State. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 45–24	61,983	[1]
September 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 (I-AA) Georgia Southern	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 48–6	62,111	[2]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	PPV	W 31–13	32,170	[3]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 39–28	60,301	[4]
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 22–31	80,396	[5]
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Auburn	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 17–20	85,214	[6]
October 27	12:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WTBS	W 42–3	60,111	[7]
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 12	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SUN	W 41–10	71,438	[8]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 70–21	59,678	[9]
November 17	1:00 p.m.	vs. Memphis State	No. 9	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 35–3	55,190	[10]
December 1	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Florida	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–30	63,190	[11]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Penn State	No. 6	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	Raycom	W 24–17	75,129	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (6)	3 т (7)	3 (11)	2 (10)	2 (11)	2 (10)	10	7	12	12	12	9	8	8	6	4
Coaches	3 (8)	3	2 (10)	2 (9)	2 (13)	2 (10)	8	7	11	11	11	10	9	8	5	4

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	6	3	13	22
•Hurricanes	10	14	0	7	31

• Date: October 6
• Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
• Game attendance: 80,396

See also: 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Auburn

#7 Florida State at #5 Auburn

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	17	0	0	17
•Tigers	7	0	3	10	20

• Date: October 20
• Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium

See also: 1990 Auburn Tigers football team

LSU

See also: 1990 LSU Tigers football team

LSU Tigers at #12 Florida State Seminoles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	3	0	0	0	3
Florida St	14	14	0	14	42

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: October 27
• Game attendance: 60,111
• Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards. LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards. FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive: Second quarter FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays. FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards. FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive: Top passers LSU FSU – Casey Weldon – 15/25, 229 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers LSU FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards

Bobby Bowden's 200th win

Florida

See also: 1990 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

#6 Florida Gators (9–1) at #8 Florida State Seminoles (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	3	7	6	14	30
Florida St	17	7	14	7	45

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: December 1, 1990
• Game weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 63,190
• Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter FSU – Lawrence Dawsey 76-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 14:03. Florida St 7–0. Drive: FSU – Richie Andrews 47-yard field goal, 12:57. Florida St 10–0. Drive: FLA – Arden Czyzewski 41-yard field goal, 8:35. Florida St 10–3. Drive: FSU - Amp Lee 8-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 2:36. Florida St 17–3. Drive: Second quarter FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 5:12. Florida St 17–10. Drive: FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 1:11. Florida St 24–10. Drive: Third quarter FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 10:59. Florida St 31–10. Drive: FLA – Ernie Mills 14-yard pass from Shane Matthews (kick blocked), 4:03. Florida St 31–16. Drive: FSU – Amp Lee 16-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:08. Florida St 38–16. Drive: Fourth quarter FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (pass good), 12:38. Florida St 38–24. Drive: FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 11:56. Florida St 45–24. Drive: FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick 9-yard pass from Shane Matthews (pass failed), 8:50. Florida St 45–30. Drive: Top passers FLA – Shane Matthews – 29/48, 351 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT FSU – Casey Weldon – 13/23, 325 yards, 2 TD Top rushers FLA – Errict Rhett – 14 rushes, 57 yards FSU – Amp Lee – 26 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD Top receivers FLA – Ernie Mills – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD FSU – Lawrence Dawsey – 4 receptions, 172 yards, TD

Vs. Penn State—Blockbuster Bowl

Main article: 1990 Blockbuster Bowl

See also: 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Roster

1990 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Clyde Allen OL Robbie Baker WR Shannon Baker RB Edgar Bennett WR Lawrence Dawsey OL Reggie Dixon QB Kenny Felder WR Matt Frier RB Felix Harris TE Warren Hart OL Howard Haynes RB Sean Jackson QB 14 Brad Johnson Jr TE Reggie Johnson WR Kevin Knox RB Amp Lee OL Kevin Mancini RB Paul Moore OL Mike Morris RB Chris Parker RB Jason Pierce RB Maurice Pinckney TE Dave Roberts OL Robert Stevenson WR Eric Turral QB 11 Casey Weldon Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Bryce Abbott LB Ken Alexander CB 27 Terrell Buckley So LB Kirk Carruthers DL James Chaney DB John Davis LB Howard Dinkins DB Leon Fowler LB 97 Reggie Freeman So LB 55 Marvin Jones So DB Errol McCorvey DL Toddrick McIntosh LB Anthony Moss DL Henry Ostaszewski DL Joe Ostaszewski DB Bill Ragans DL Troy Sanders DL Carl Simpson DB John Wyche	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Richie Andrews P Scott McLaren K Gerry Thomas P John Wimberly	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Amato (DL) Mickey Andrews (DC) Wally Burnham (LB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "FSU tops Georgia Southern 48–6". The Palm Beach Post. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Seminoles roll again, smack Tulane, 31–13". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "FSU's big-play defense holds off Hokies 39–28". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hurricanes run all over Florida State 31–22". The Sacramento Bee. October 7, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "200, Bowden's milestone is marred by fight". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Florida St. rolls over Gamecocks, 41–10". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Noles feast on defenseless Bearcats". Florida Today. November 11, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Florida State rips apart out-manned Tigers, 35–3". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "No. 8 Florida St. rips No. 6 Florida". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "FSU holds off Penn St". St. Petersburg Times. December 29, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1990 Football - Year in Review".