1978 Florida State Seminoles football team

1978 Florida State Seminoles football

Conference	Independent
1978 record	8–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 47,413)

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Syracuse	No. 17	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY		W 28–0	24,272
September 16	Oklahoma State	No. 16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 38–20	40,338
September 23	at Miami (FL)	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–21	25,002
September 30	Houston	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 21–27	41,142
October 7	Cincinnati	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 26–21	39,599
October 14	at Mississippi State	No. 15	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 27–55	36,000
October 21	at No. 16 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 3–7	55,104
October 28	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 38–16	23,248
November 11	Virginia Tech		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–14	38,654
November 18	Navy		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 38–6	45,795
November 25	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)		W 38–21	48,432
*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 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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