1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl, W, 28–3 vs. North Carolina
Conference Independent
1983 record 8-4
Head coach Bobby Bowden (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator Jack Stanton
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 55,246)
1983 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Miami   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
#19 Boston College   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
#16 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
#20 East Carolina   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
#18 Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Memphis   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –       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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM East Carolina #7 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 47–46   46,261
September 10 3:00 PM at #13 LSU #12 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ABC W 40–35   79,665
September 17 2:30 PM at Tulane #9 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 28-34 (Tulane forfeit)   35,463
October 1 2:30 PM at #10 Auburn #17 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 24–27   75,625
October 8 1:30 PM at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 16–17   52,102
October 15 7:00 PM Cincinnatidagger Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 43–17   55,102
October 20 8:00 PM Louisville Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 51–7   42,117
October 29 10:30 PM at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 29–26   69,986
November 5 7:00 PM South Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 45–30   52,542
November 12 7:00 PM #6 Miami Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) NBC L 16–17   57,333
December 3 12:30 PM at #12 Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) CBS L 14–53   74,113
December 30 3:00 PM vs. North Carolina Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) CBS W 28–3   25,648
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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