1972 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1972 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
1972 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 1
Tulane   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   3 – 7 – 1
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   2 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   2 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Seminoles began the season ranked #19 in the AP poll and rose to #13 (#20, #17, #16, #13 in the second through fifth weeks respectively) before falling out completely following their loss to Florida. They entered again at #17 after their victory against Colorado State, but dropped out again after the loss at Auburn.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at PittsburghNo. 19
W 19–717,661
September 16at Miami (FL)No. 20
W 37–1435,421
September 23Virginia TechNo. 17
W 27–1536,400[2]
September 30at KansasNo. 16
W 44–2241,500
October 7FloridaNo. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
L 13–4243,758
October 14at Mississippi State
W 25–2130,000
October 21Colorado State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 37–031,327
October 28at No. 12 AuburnNo. 17
L 14–2758,122
November 4Houston
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
L 27–3129,482
November 11Tulsa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 23–2124,016
November 18at South Carolina
L 21–2435,585
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

  • QB #19 Gary Huff, Sr.

References[]

  1. ^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. ^ "Florida State whips Virginia Tech 27–15". News-Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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