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1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1987
teamFlorida State Seminoles
sportfootball
imageFlorida State Seminoles old logo.svg
image_size150
conferenceIndependent
CoachRank2
APRank2
record11–1
head_coachBobby Bowden
hc_year12th
off_coachWayne McDuffie
oc_year5th
off_schemeI formation, Pro set
def_coachMickey Andrews
dc_year4th
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
captainDanny McManus
captain2Paul McGowan
captain3Marty Riggs
captain4Pat Carter
championNational champion (Berryman)
Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl[Fiesta Bowl](1988-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_resultW 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

  1. "2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  2. (September 6, 1987). "Florida State boots Raiders". San Angelo Standard-Times.
  3. (September 13, 1987). "Rockabye-bye, Sammie". Tallahassee Democrat.
  4. (September 20, 1987). "Carter's three TDs lead Seminoles over Tigers 41–24". The Palm Beach Post.
  5. Jack Ebling. (September 27, 1987). "Florida State picks apart MSU: Spartans sputter, 31–3". Lansing State Journal.
  6. (October 4, 1987). "Kick yourself, FSU". Tallahassee Democrat.
  7. (October 11, 1987). "S. Miss. falls into FSU's trap, 61–10". The Miami Herald.
  8. (October 18, 1987). "Sluggish FSU pounds Louisville". The Clarion-Ledger.
  9. (November 1, 1987). "FSU rips Tulane by 73–14". The Palm Beach Post.
  10. (November 8, 1987). "Auburn falls flat on the Plain". The Columbus Ledger.
  11. (November 15, 1987). "Big plays let FSU loose in 41–10 rout of Furman". Fort Lauderdale News.
  12. (November 29, 1987). "No. 3 Florida State ends Florida's 6-year hex, 28–14". The Baltimore Sun.
  13. (January 2, 1988). "McManus. 'luck' spur Seminoles in Fiesta thriller". The Arizona Republic.
  14. "Florida State Football - 1987 Year In Review".
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