1996 Florida State Seminoles football team

1996 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 20–52 vs. Florida
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1996 record 11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Bowden (21st season)
Offensive coordinator Mark Richt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (13th season)
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 80,000)
1996 ACC 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.

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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 3:30 p.m. Duke No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC W 44–7   80,032
September 19 8:00 p.m. at NC State No. 3 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN W 51–17   45,700
September 28 3:30 p.m. No. 11 North Carolina No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC W 13–0   80,120
October 5 7:00 p.m. Clemson No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry) ESPN W 34–3   76,300
October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 6 Miami (FL)* No. 3 Orange Bowl • Miami (Rivalry) CBS W 34–16   75,913
October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Virginiadagger No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) ABC W 31–24   80,237
November 2 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 3 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ESPN W 49–3   46,311
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 3 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Dowdy Aviation Classic) JPS W 44–7   34,974
November 16 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Southern Miss* No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN W 54–14   77,280
November 23 3:30 p.m. vs. Maryland No. 3 Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida ABC W 48–10   31,989
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Florida‡* No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry) ABC W 24–21   80,932
January 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Florida‡* No. 1 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 20–52   78,344
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ http://nolefan.org/summary/f1996.html


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