1951 Florida State Seminoles football team

1951 Southern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1951 Florida State Seminoles football
1951 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1951 record	6–2
Head coach	Don Veller (4th season);
Captain	Bill Dawkins
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (capacity: 15,000)
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

The 1951 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1951 college football season. 1951 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with Miami. The Hurricanes won the first meeting by a score of 35–13.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Troy State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 40–0
October 5	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 13–35
October 13	Delta State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 34–0		^[2]
October 20	Sul Ross	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 35–13
October 27	Stetson	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–10	13,700	^[3]^[4]
November 3	at Jacksonville NAS	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 39–0
November 10	Wofford	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 14–0
November 17	Tampa	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–14
Homecoming

^ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ "FSU subdues Delta State as Italiano sets aerial mark". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1951. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hicks, Bobby (October 28, 1951). "FSU Beats Stetson By 13-10". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hicks, Bobby (October 28, 1951). "FSU Beats Stetson Hatters, 13-10 In Homecoming Battle (continued)". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. B4. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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National championship seasons in bold

1951 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 13 Virginia		–		8	–	1	–	0
Maryland State		–		7	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Stetson		–		8	–	1	–	2
Florida State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tampa		–		7	–	3	–	1
Delaware		–		5	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee		–		5	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		6	–	5	–	0
Grambling		–		3	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		2	–	6	–	1
Delta State		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll