1982 Florida State Seminoles football team

1982 Florida State Seminoles football

Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl, W, 31–12 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#13
1982 record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 55,246)

	Conf					Overall
1982 Division I-A independents football records
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
North Texas		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1982 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 4	7:00 PM	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 38–31	49,253
September 18	7:00 PM	#2 Pittsburgh		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 17–37	56,236
September 25	8:00 PM	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 24–17	32,591
October 2	1:30 PM	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 34–17	89,491
October 9	7:00 PM	Southern Illinois		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–8	51,233
October 16	7:00 PM	East Carolina	#19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 47–46	46,283
October 30	12:30 PM	at #16 Miami	#14	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–7	54,962
November 6	1:30 PM	at South Carolina	#12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 56–26	62,821
November 13	8:00 PM	Louisville	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	TBS	W 49–14	51,233
November 20	8:30 PM	at #12 LSU	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 21–55	76,637
December 4	7:00 PM	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)		L 10–13	57,369
December 30	1:00 PM	vs. #10 West Virginia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 31–12	80,913
*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 Clemson Florida (Florida Cup) Georgia Tech Miami (Florida Cup) Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade Sod Cemetery War Chant FSU Hymns Marching Chiefs Wide Right I Wide Right II Game of the Century Choke at Doak

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

National championship seasons in bold