1996 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1996 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl (BA NCG), L 20–52 vs. Florida
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mark Richt (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (13th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Florida State $  8 0   11 1  
No. 10 North Carolina  6 2   10 2  
Clemson  6 2   7 5  
Virginia  5 3   7 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   5 6  
Maryland  3 5   5 6  
NC State  3 5   3 8  
Wake Forest  1 7   3 8  
Duke  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1996 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 Alderson. [1]

Contents

Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season, running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 73:30 p.m. Duke No. 3 ABC W 44–780,032 [2]
September 198:00 p.m.at NC State No. 3 ESPN W 51–1745,700 [3]
September 283:30 p.m.No. 11 North Carolina No. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 13–080,120 [4]
October 57:00 p.m. Clemson No. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–376,360 [5]
October 123:30 p.m.at No. 6 Miami (FL) *No. 3 CBS W 34–1675,913 [6]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 14 Virginia Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
ABCW 31–2480,237 [7]
November 27:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech No. 3ESPNW 49–346,311 [8]
November 912:00 p.m.at Wake Forest No. 3
JPS W 44–734,974 [9]
November 167:00 p.m.No. 25 Southern Miss *No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 54–1477,280 [10]
November 233:30 p.m.vs. Maryland No. 3ABCW 48–1031,989 [11]
November 3012:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida *No. 2
ABCW 24–2180,932 [12]
January 28:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Florida*No. 1ABCL 20–5278,344 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 3 (5)3 (5)3 (5)3 (3)3 (4)2 (13)2 (8)3 (4)3 (5)3 (5)3 (3)3 (2)3 (2)3 (4)2 (5)1 (61)1 (62)3
Coaches 3 (6)3 (3)3 (1)3 (1)2 (22)2 (9)3 (6)2 (7)2 (5)2 (5)2 (5)3 (8)3 (7)2 (7)1 (56)1 (57)3

Roster

1996 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Andre Cooper Sr
WR 9 Peter Warrick Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 12 Thad Busby Jr
WR 19 E. G. Green Jr
RB 28 Warrick Dunn Sr
OT 70 Tra Thomas Jr
OT 71 Todd Fordham Sr
OT 76 Walter Jones Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 Samari Rolle Jr
CB 11 Dexter Jackson So
CB 15 Mario Edwards So
FS 16Sean KeySo
CB 20 James Colzie Sr
CB 23 Andrew Howard II So
LB 40 Lamont Green So
LB 45 Henri Crockett Sr
LB 47 Vernon Crawford Sr
DL 53 Corey Simon Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 55 Reinard Wilson Sr
LB 56 Sam Cowart Sr
DE 58 Peter Boulware Jr
DL 85 Andre Wadsworth Jr
DE 90 Greg Spires Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Scott Bentley Sr
K 29 Bill Gramatica Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

1997 NFL Draft

The following Seminoles were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, including four players taken in the first fourteen picks.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Peter Boulware Linebacker14 Baltimore Ravens
Walter Jones Offensive tackle16 Seattle Seahawks
Warrick Dunn Running back112 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reinard Wilson Linebacker114 Cincinnati Bengals
Henri Crockett Linebacker4100 Atlanta Falcons
Vernon Crawford Linebacker5159 New England Patriots
Byron Capers Cornerback7225 Philadelphia Eagles

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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 defense dukes it out". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tigers fall to Seminoles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Seminoles avenge only ACC loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Left in their Wake: Seminoles roll, 44–7". The Miami Herald. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Showdown is on track, FSU stays unbeaten with 54–14 victory". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "FSU takes pains but gets by". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Noles' defensive materpiece puts Gators on canvas". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Such sweet revenge". Austin American-Statesman. January 3, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1996 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  15. "1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2021.