1959 Florida State Seminoles football team

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1959 Florida State Seminoles football
1959 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1959 record	4–6
Head coach	Perry Moss (1st season);
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 19,000)
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Wake Forest	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 20–22	19,300
September 26	The Citadel	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 47–6
October 3	Miami (FL)	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	L 6–7
October 10	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 7–6	15,000
October 17	at Memphis State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 6–16
October 24	Richmond	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 22–6
October 31	at No. 14 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–42
November 14	William & Mary	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–9
November 21	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 8–18	38,359
November 28	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 33–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Venues	Centennial Field (1947–1949) Doak Campbell Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia
Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award Tomahawk chop
People	Alumni Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Annual awards
Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Oregon		–		8	–	2	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State		–		6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		5	–	4	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marquette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		1	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll