1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Nebraska
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1987 record 11–1
Head coach Bobby Bowden (12th season)
Offensive coordinator Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (4th season)
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 60,519)
1987 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  –   11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  –   8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  –   8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis   –  –   5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  –   5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  –   6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –6 –0
Army   –  –   5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Akron   –  –   4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  –   3 –7 –1
Temple   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 8 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 40–16   52,893
September 12 7:00 p.m. at East Carolina No. 8 Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 44–3   33,937
September 19 7:00 p.m. Memphis State No. 7 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 41–24   50,191
September 26 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 6 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 31–3   76,887
October 3 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry) CBS L 25–26   62,561
October 10 2:00 p.m. at Southern Miss No. 6 M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi W 61–10   25,853
October 17 7:00 p.m. Louisville No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 32–9   53,114
October 31 3:00 p.m. Tulanedagger No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 73–14   53,210
November 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Auburn No. 4 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS W 34–6   85,170
November 14 2:00 p.m. Furman No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 41–10   50,087
November 28 12:00 p.m. at Florida No. 3 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry) CBS W 28–14   74,613
January 1 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Nebraska No. 3 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) NBC W 31–28   72,112
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Season summary

Texas Tech

1 234Total
Texas Tech 13 300 16
• Florida St 13 1773 40

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East Carolina

1 234Total
• Florida St 3 131414 44
East Carolina 0 300 3

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Memphis St

1 234Total
Memphis St 0 1077 24
• Florida St 21 3710 41
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,191

[4]

Michigan St

1 234Total
• Florida St 0 71014 31
Michigan St 0 300 3

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Miami (FL)

1 234Total
Miami (FL) 3 0815 26
• Florida St 0 10914 33
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 62,561

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Southern Miss

1 234Total
• Florida St 21 101416 61
Southern Miss 7 300 10

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Louisville

1 234Total
Louisville 3 006 9
• Florida St 6 1277 32
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,114

[8]

Tulane

1 234Total
Tulane 7 007 14
• Florida St 7 31287 73
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,210

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Auburn

1 234Total
• Florida St 14 1307 34
Auburn 0 330 6

[10]

Furman

1 234Total
Furman 7 003 10
• Florida St 10 10714 41
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,087

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Florida

1 234Total
• Florida St 3 6118 28
Florida 7 700 14

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Fiesta Bowl

1 234Total
Nebraska 14 0140 28
• Florida St 0 2137 31

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References

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