1992 Florida State Seminoles football team

1992 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Sagarin) ACC champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (17th season)
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
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 48–21	60,751	[2]
September 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Clemson	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	83,170	[3]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 NC State	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	JPS	W 34–13	53,900	[4]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 35–7	62,915	[5]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL) *	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–19	77,338	[6]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 36–13	60,553	[7]
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia Tech	No. 6	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 29–24	46,226	[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia	No. 6	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	JPS	W 13–3	45,000	[9]
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 69–21	64,127	[10]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Tulane *	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 70–7	60,127	[11]
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Florida *	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 45–24	68,311	[12]
January 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Nebraska *	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 27–14	57,324	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 44 William Floyd Jr WR 12 Matt Frier Jr QB 17 Charlie Ward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Clifton Abraham So LB 10 Derrick Brooks So LB 97 Reggie Freeman Sr CB 4 Corey Fuller So LB 55 Marvin Jones Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• Marvin Jones, Butkus Award ^[15]
• Marvin Jones, Lombardi Award ^[15]

Team players in the NFL

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

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References

1. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
2. "FSU rolls in achy breaky start". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fla. State slips past Clemson". The State. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wolfpack bombed; Seminoles last only TNT in blow out". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "No. 2 Miami escapes again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "FSU wins and takes ACC lead". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Defense wins title for FSU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ward chops apart Terps". The Daily Times. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "FSU busts loose". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "FSU humiliates Florida 45–24". The Naples Daily News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Nebraska's bowl skid extended to six games". The Alliance Times-Herald. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1992 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
15. "Past Winners".
16. "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.