1971 Florida State Seminoles football team

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1971 Florida State Seminoles football
1971 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
1971 record	8–4
Head coach	Larry Jones (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Sloan (1st season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 40,500)
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Larry Jones was head coach, Steve Sloan was an assistant coach/offensive coordinator, and Bill Parcells coached the linebackers.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	vs. Southern Miss		Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, Alabama		W 24–9	12,133	^[2]
September 18	at Miami (FL)		Orange Bowl Miami (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–17	20,266
September 25	Kansas		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 30–7	34,784
October 2	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia		W 17–3	30,001	^[3]
October 9	Mississippi State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 27–9	27,415
October 16	at Florida	No. 19	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)		L 15–17	65,109
October 23	South Carolina		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 49–18	30,764
October 30	at Houston	No. 19	Astrodome Houston, Texas		L 7–14	33,598
November 13	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta		L 6–12	44,261
November 20	Tulsa		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 45–10	20,528
November 27	Pittsburgh		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 31–13	19,292
December 27	vs. No. 8 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	Mizlou	L 38–45	51,089
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`82`	Rhett Dawson	Sr
C	`55`	Allen Dees
WR	`18`	Kent Gaydos
QB	`19`	Gary Huff	Jr
FB	`48`	James Jarrett
OG	`65`	J.W. McKinnie
RB	`27`	Art Munroe
TE	`84`	Gary Parris	Jr
WR	`22`	Barry Smith	Jr
OT	`74`	Don Sparkman
OG	`53`	Jay Stokes
OT	`66`	Joe Strickler

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`75`	Richard Amman
S	`28`	Robert Ashmore
DE	`57`	Steve Bratton	Jr
DT	`70`	Bill Henson
DE	`50`	Charlie Hunt	Jr
S	`24`	John Lanahan
CB	`40`	Eddie McMillan	Jr
OLB	`60`	Clint Parker
DE	`85`	Bill Shaw
ILB	`59`	Larry Strickland
CB	`26`	J.T. Thomas	Jr
OLB	`50`	Dan Whitehurst

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Frank Fontes

Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida St	0	0	0	15	15
Florida	0	14	0	3	17

Game information

Second quarter

FLA – Mike Rich 1-yard run (kick failed), 14:58. Florida 6–0. Drive: 75 yards.
FLA – Jimmy Barr 26-yard fumble return (pass good), 14:40. Florida 14–0.

Fourth quarter

FSU – Paul Magalski 3-yard run (Frank Fontes kick), 13:57. Florida 14–7. Drive: 73 yards.
FLA – Richard Franco 42-yard field goal, 9:19. Florida 17–7. Drive:
FSU – Rhett Dawson 6-yard pass from Gary Huff (pass good), 3:02. Florida 17–15. Drive:

^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ "Seminoles rap Southern 24–9". The Tampa Tribune. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Seminoles: 4–0, Huff hits 21 of 25". The Orlando Sentinel. October 3, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll