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1976 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1976 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers     11 0 0
San Diego State     10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame     9 3 0
Colgate     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Cincinnati     8 3 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
North Texas State *     7 4 0
Southern Illinois     7 4 0
Penn State     7 5 0
Villanova     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
Army     5 6 0
Florida State     5 6 0
Illinois State     5 6 0
Richmond     5 6 0
West Virginia     5 6 0
Georgia Tech     4 6 1
Temple     4 6 0
Air Force     4 7 0
Dayton     4 7 0
Louisville     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Indiana State     3 7 0
Hawaii     3 8 0
Holy Cross     3 8 0
Miami (FL)     3 8 0
Syracuse     3 8 0
Utah State     3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
Southern Miss     2 9 0
Tulane     2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–6. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Memphis StateL 12–2130,194
September 18at Miami (FL)L 0–4722,710
September 25at No. 4 OklahomaL 9–2471,184
October 2Kansas StateW 20–1030,353
October 9at No. 13 Boston CollegeW 28–922,866
October 16No. 12 Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 26–3342,803[2]
October 23at AuburnL 19–3158,500[3]
October 30Clemson
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 12–1527,473[4]
November 6Southern Miss
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 30–2729,173[5]
November 13at North Texas StateW 21–203,850
November 20Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 28–2116,148[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1976 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Mike Barnes
TE Ed Beckman
QB Jimmy Black
WR Jackie Flowers
OL Mike Good
OL Wade Johnson
QB Jimmy Jordan
RB Larry Key
OL Mike Kissner
TE Greg Lazzaro
RB Jeff Leggett
RB Mark Lyles
OL Mark Meseroll
OL Alan Risk
OL Vic Rivas
OL Tom Rushing
OL Bill Sawyer
OL Jon Thomas
RB Rudy Thomas
WR Kurt Unglaub
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Joe Camps
LB Aaron Carter
DL Walter Carter
DL Jimmy Heggins
DB Ivory Joe Hunter
DB Bobby Jackson
DL Willie Jones
DB Joe Joyner
DB Mike Kincaid
DL Rudy Maloy
LB Detroit Reynolds
DB Jeff Ridings
DL Gary Rose
DL Abe Smith
LB Mike Stewart
DB Nat Terry
DL Scott Warren
DB Gary Woolford
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Dave Cappelen
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

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Florida

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#12 Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 10 10 7633
Florida St 0 17 6326

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: October 17
  • Game attendance: 42,803
  • Recap/Box
Game information

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "FSU's respect is at expense of Gator win". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gargis paces Auburn over Florida State". Panama City News-Herald. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson tops FSU; No winning season". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU rallies, downs Southern Mississippi". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU ends on high note". Pensacola News Journal. November 21, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ NoleFan.Org - 1976 season.