1981 Florida State Seminoles football team

1981 Florida State Seminoles football

Conference	Independent
1981 record	6–5
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 51,094)

1981 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#4 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#8 Miami		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#17 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 17–0	50,735
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Memphis State	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 10–5	51,454
September 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 14–34	76,289
October 3	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 36–27	87,158
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	No. 20	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 19–13	59,075
October 17	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Pittsburgh	No. 11	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 14–42	52,112
October 24	8:30 p.m.	at LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 38–14	74,816
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	No. 17	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 56–31	52,721
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Miami (FL)	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 19–27	52,685
November 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 Southern Miss	No. 20	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 14–58	51,819
November 28	1:30 p.m.	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)		L 3–35	64,437
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

National championship seasons in bold

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