1977 Florida State Seminoles football team

1977 Florida State Seminoles football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 40–17 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
1977 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 40,500)

The 1977 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi		W 35–6	19,376
September 17	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 18–10	26,200
September 24	Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry)		L 17–23	40,060
October 1	at No. 17 Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 25–17	46,500
October 8	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		W 14–0	33,755
October 22	Auburn		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		W 24–3	42,464
October 29	North Texas State	No. 20	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		W 35–14	40,597
November 5	at Virginia Tech	No. 15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia		W 23–21	36,500
November 12	Memphis State	No. 16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida		W 30–9	40,127
November 19	at San Diego State	No. 13	San Diego Stadium • San Diego		L 16–41	50,453
December 3	at Florida	No. 19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry)	ABC	W 37–9	63,563
December 23	vs. Texas Tech	No. 19	Orlando Stadium • Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	Mizlou	W 40–17	44,502
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Season summary

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