1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (7th season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 55,246)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 7
W 47–4646,261
September 103:00 p.m.at No. 13 LSUNo. 12
ABCW 40–3579,665
September 172:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 9
W 28–34 (Tulane forfeit)35,463[1][2]
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 10 AuburnNo. 17
L 24–2775,625
October 81:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
L 16–1752,102
October 157:00 p.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 43–1755,102
October 208:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 51–742,117
October 2910:30 p.m.at Arizona State
W 29–2669,986
November 57:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 45–3052,542
November 127:00 p.m.No. 6 Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
WSVNL 16–1757,333
December 312:30 p.m.at No. 12 Florida
CBSL 14–5374,113
December 303:00 pmvs. North Carolina
CBSW 28–325,648
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

Miami (FL)[]

See also: 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry


at Florida[]

See also: 1983 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry


vs. North Carolina (Peach Bowl)[]

Main article: 1983 Peach Bowl
See also: 1983 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

References[]

  1. ^ "Tulane gives FSU English lesson, 34–28". Pensacola News Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court justice sacks English's bid to rejoin Green Wave". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1983 Football - Year in Review".
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