1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 Florida State Seminoles football

Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1987 record	11–1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (4th year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)

1987 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
#2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
#17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1987 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.	Texas Tech	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 40–16	52,893
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	No. 8	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 44–3	33,937
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Memphis State	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–24	50,191
September 26	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 31–3	76,887
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL)	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	L 25–26	62,561
October 10	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	No. 6	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 61–10	25,853
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 32–9	53,114
October 31	3:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 73–14	53,210
November 7	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Auburn	No. 4	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 34–6	85,170
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Furman	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–10	50,087
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Florida	No. 3	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 28–14	74,613
January 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Nebraska	No. 3	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 31–28	72,112
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.