1953 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1953 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State     8 0 2
Delaware     7 1 0
Maryland State     7 1 0
Mississippi Southern     9 2 0
Navy     4 3 2
Memphis State     6 4 0
Florida State     5 5 0
Tampa     6 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 5 0
Sewanee     3 5 0
Marshall     2 5 2
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Virginia     1 8 0

The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1953 college football season. In 1953, Tom Nugent, the creator of the I formation, became head coach and led the team to a 5–5 record. He was coach for six years, and compiled a 34–28–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Miami (FL)L 0–27
October 3LouisvilleW 59–0
October 10Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–20
October 17at Louisiana Tech
L 21–326,000[1]
October 31VMI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 12–714,000[2]
November 7at Mississippi SouthernL 0–21[3]
November 14Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–14[4]
November 21Stetson
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–6
November 28NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–135,000[5]
December 5at TampaW 41–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "La. Tech outscores Seminoles". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles trip VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippian eleven topples Seminoles in 21 to 0 setback". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman wins 14–7, as fourth-period FSU drive stalls". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida State beats Pack in fumble-filled contest". The News and Observer. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.