1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

1984 Florida State Seminoles football
Citrus Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 20W 48–1754,211[1]
September 151:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 18W 42–1638,600
September 224:00 p.m.at No. 4 Miami (FL)No. 15CBSW 38–362,210
September 297:00 p.m.TempleNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–2756,892
October 68:30 p.m.at Memphis StateNo. 6T 17–1727,740
October 137:00 p.m.No. 16 AuburnNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 41–4258,671[2]
October 207:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–654,785[3]
November 37:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 14W 52–4468,574
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 11ABCL 26–3875,000[4]
November 177:00 p.m.Chattanooga No. 17
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–055,443
December 13:30 p.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 17–2758,930[5]
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. GeorgiaNo. 15NBCT 17–1751,821[6]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1984 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Greg Allen Sr
QB 11 Kirk Coker   Jr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Jr
WR 4 Jessie Hester Sr
RB 24 Darrin Holloman   Fr
FB 43 Cletis Jones Jr
RB 20 Roosevelt Snipes Jr
QB 1 Eric Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 31 Billy Allen Sr
S 13 Kim Mack Sr
CB 32 Martin Mayhew   Fr
S 43 Bobby McCrary Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan Fr
CB 8 Eric Riley   Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Louis Berry So
K 18 Derek Schmidt Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 Jul 2019

Season summary

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East Carolina

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Kansas

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Miami (FL)

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#15 Florida State at #4 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 6 31514 38
Hurricanes 0 003 3
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Television network: CBS
  • Jessie Hester 5 Rec, 116 Yds

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Temple

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Memphis State

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Auburn

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#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1 234Total
Tigers 10 12713 42
Seminoles 3 14159 41

Tulane

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Arizona State

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#14 Florida State at Arizona State
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 172114 52
Sun Devils 10 101014 44
  • Greg Allen 22 Rush, 223 Yds
  • Jessie Hester 3 Rec, 104 Yds

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South Carolina

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Chattanooga

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Florida

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Florida Gators (8–1–1) at Florida State Seminoles (7–2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 10 7327
Florida St 0 3 7717

at Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida

  • Date: December 1
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 58,930
  • NoleFan.org
Game information

Vs. Georgia (Citrus Bowl)

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References

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  1. ^ "Stunning - Seminoles overwhelm Pirates with tough defense and offense". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Special teams lead Seminoles to 27–6 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26". The Sun-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hall: We are the best team in the nation". St. Lucie News Tribune. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Orlando Sentinel". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1984 Football - Year in Review".
  8. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.