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1987 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1987 |
| team | Florida State Seminoles |
| sport | football |
| image | Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Independent |
| CoachRank | 2 |
| APRank | 2 |
| record | 11–1 |
| head_coach | Bobby Bowden |
| hc_year | 12th |
| off_coach | Wayne McDuffie |
| oc_year | 5th |
| off_scheme | I formation, Pro set |
| def_coach | Mickey Andrews |
| dc_year | 4th |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
| captain | Danny McManus |
| captain2 | Paul McGowan |
| captain3 | Marty Riggs |
| captain4 | Pat Carter |
| champion | National champion (Berryman) |
| Fiesta Bowl champion | |
| bowl | [Fiesta Bowl](1988-fiesta-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 31–28 vs. [Nebraska](1987-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) |
Fiesta Bowl champion The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 11–1 with win in the Fiesta Bowl over Nebraska. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The team was selected national champion by Berryman.
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Texas Tech
At East Carolina
Memphis State
At Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
Miami (FL)
Tallahassee, Florida
At Southern Miss
Louisville
Tulane
At Auburn
Furman
At Florida
Vs. Nebraska—Fiesta Bowl
Roster
- Wayne McDuffie (Offensive coordinator)
- Mickey Andrews (Defensive coordinator)
- Skip Holtz (Graduate assistant)
References
References
- "2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- (September 6, 1987). "Florida State boots Raiders". San Angelo Standard-Times.
- (September 13, 1987). "Rockabye-bye, Sammie". Tallahassee Democrat.
- (September 20, 1987). "Carter's three TDs lead Seminoles over Tigers 41–24". The Palm Beach Post.
- Jack Ebling. (September 27, 1987). "Florida State picks apart MSU: Spartans sputter, 31–3". Lansing State Journal.
- (October 4, 1987). "Kick yourself, FSU". Tallahassee Democrat.
- (October 11, 1987). "S. Miss. falls into FSU's trap, 61–10". The Miami Herald.
- (October 18, 1987). "Sluggish FSU pounds Louisville". The Clarion-Ledger.
- (November 1, 1987). "FSU rips Tulane by 73–14". The Palm Beach Post.
- (November 8, 1987). "Auburn falls flat on the Plain". The Columbus Ledger.
- (November 15, 1987). "Big plays let FSU loose in 41–10 rout of Furman". Fort Lauderdale News.
- (November 29, 1987). "No. 3 Florida State ends Florida's 6-year hex, 28–14". The Baltimore Sun.
- (January 2, 1988). "McManus. 'luck' spur Seminoles in Fiesta thriller". The Arizona Republic.
- "Florida State Football - 1987 Year In Review".
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