1992 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 11–1 (8–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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No. 2 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected national champion by Sagarin. [1]
Florida State finished #2 in the AP and Coaches polls with an 11–1 record. The season was FSU's first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and saw them win the league championship with an undefeated record in conference play. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points.
Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in the Heisman voting while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 4 | PPV | W 48–21 | 60,751 | [2] | |
September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Clemson | No. 5 | ESPN | W 24–20 | 83,170 | [3] | |
September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 NC State | No. 3 | JPS | W 34–13 | 53,900 | [4] | |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 3 |
| PPV | W 35–7 | 62,915 | [5] |
October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Miami (FL) * | No. 3 | ABC | L 16–19 | 77,338 | [6] | |
October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 8 |
| JPS | W 36–13 | 60,553 | [7] |
October 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Georgia Tech | No. 6 | ESPN | W 29–24 | 46,226 | [8] | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Virginia | No. 6 | JPS | W 13–3 | 45,000 | [9] | |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 6 |
| JPS | W 69–21 | 64,127 | [10] |
November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulane * | No. 5 |
| W 70–7 | 60,127 | [11] | |
November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 Florida * | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 45–24 | 68,311 | [12] |
January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Nebraska * | No. 3 |
| NBC | W 27–14 | 57,324 | [13] |
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1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Marvin Jones | Linebacker | 1 | 4 | New York Jets |
Carl Simpson | Defensive tackle | 2 | 35 | Chicago Bears |
Dan Footman | Defensive end | 2 | 42 | Cleveland Browns |
Reggie Freeman | Linebacker | 2 | 53 | New Orleans Saints |
Sterling Palmer | Defensive end | 4 | 101 | Washington Redskins |
Shannon Baker | Wide receiver | 8 | 205 | Atlanta Falcons |