1948 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1948 Florida State Seminoles football
Dixie Conference champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record7–1 (4–0 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Florida State $ 4 0 0 7 1 0
Mississippi College 2 1 0 4 5 0
Tampa 1 1 0 2 6 0
Stetson 1 3 0 2 7 0
Millsaps 0 3 0 2 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Veller, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title.[1]

Florida State was ranked at No. 242 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Cumberland (TN)*
W 30–0
October 16at Erskine*Due West, SCL 6–14
October 23at MillsapsJackson, MSW 7–6
October 30at StetsonW 18–7
November 13Mississippi College
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–6
November 20Livingston State*
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 12–6
November 27at Troy State*
W 20–13[3]
December 4Tampa
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–12
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU rally nips Troy State, 20–13". The Dothan Eagle. November 28, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.