1971 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1971 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Sloan (1st season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Larry Jones was head coach, Steve Sloan was an assistant coach/offensive coordinator, and Bill Parcells coached the linebackers.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Southern Miss
W 24–912,133[2]
September 18at Miami (FL)
ABCW 20–1720,266
September 25Kansas
W 30–734,784
October 2at Virginia Tech
W 17–330,001[3]
October 9Mississippi Statedagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–927,415[4]
October 16at FloridaNo. 19
L 15–1765,109[5]
October 23South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–1830,764[6]
October 30at HoustonNo. 19
L 7–1433,598
November 13at Georgia Tech
L 6–1244,261
November 20Tulsa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–1020,528
November 27Pittsburgh
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 31–1319,292
December 27vs. No. 8 Arizona State
MizlouL 38–4551,089
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1971 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Rhett Dawson Sr
C 55 Allen Dees
WR 18 Kent Gaydos
QB 19 Gary Huff Jr
FB 48 James Jarrett
G 65 J.W. McKinnie
RB 27 Art Munroe
TE 84 Gary Parris Jr
WR 22 Barry Smith Jr
OT 74 Don Sparkman
G 53 Jay Stokes
OT 66 Joe Strickler
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 75 Richard Amman
S 28 Robert Ashmore
DE 57 Steve Bratton Jr
DT 70 Bill Henson
DE 50 Charlie Hunt Jr
S 24 John Lanahan
CB 40 Eddie McMillan Jr
OLB 60 Clint Parker
DE 85 Bill Shaw
ILB 59 Larry Strickland
CB 26 J.T. Thomas Jr
OLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Frank Fontes
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Theron Bass (GA)
  • Bill Canty (Freshman)
  • John Devlin (DL)
  • Al Guy (GA)
  • Bob Harbison (OL)
  • Gene Henderson (DC/DB)
  • Pat Hodgson (WR/TE)
  • Doug Jackson (GA)
  • Wayne McDuffie (GA)
  • Bill Parcells (LB)
  • Steve Sloan (OC)
  • Hank Small (GA)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

At Florida[edit]

See also: 1971 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida St 0 0 01515
Florida 0 14 0317

at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 16, 1971
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 65,109
  • Recap/Box Score
Game information

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Seminoles rap Southern 24–9". The Tampa Tribune. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles: 4–0, Huff hits 21 of 25". The Orlando Sentinel. October 3, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gary Huff leads Seminoles past Mississippi State 27–9". Fort Myers News-Press. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators stun Seminoles on Franco's field goal". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida State's Gary Huff picks Gamecocks, 49–18". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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