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ACC champion | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 11–1 (8–0 ACC) |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season, running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 3 | ABC | W 44–7 | 80,032 | [2] | |
September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 3 | ESPN | W 51–17 | 45,700 | [3] | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 13–0 | 80,120 | [4] |
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 34–3 | 76,360 | [5] |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Miami (FL) * | No. 3 | CBS | W 34–16 | 75,913 | [6] | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Virginia ![]() | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 31–24 | 80,237 | [7] |
November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 3 | ESPN | W 49–3 | 46,311 | [8] | |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 3 |
| JPS | W 44–7 | 34,974 | [9] |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Southern Miss * | No. 3 |
| ESPN | W 54–14 | 77,280 | [10] |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | No. 3 | ABC | W 48–10 | 31,989 | [11] | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Florida * | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 24–21 | 80,932 | [12] |
January 2 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Florida* | No. 1 |
| ABC | L 20–52 | 78,344 | [13] |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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 |
1996 Florida State Seminoles football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following Seminoles were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, including four players taken in the first fourteen picks.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Peter Boulware | Linebacker | 1 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens |
Walter Jones | Offensive tackle | 1 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks |
Warrick Dunn | Running back | 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Reinard Wilson | Linebacker | 1 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Henri Crockett | Linebacker | 4 | 100 | Atlanta Falcons |
Vernon Crawford | Linebacker | 5 | 159 | New England Patriots |
Byron Capers | Cornerback | 7 | 225 | Philadelphia Eagles |