1982 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1982 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 31–12 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Henshaw (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.Cincinnati
W 38–3149,253
September 187:00 p.m.No. 2 Pittsburgh
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 17–3756,236
September 258:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
W 24–1732,591[1]
October 21:30 p.m.at Ohio State
W 34–1789,491
October 97:00 p.m.Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 59–851,233
October 167:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 19
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 56-1746,283[2]
October 3012:30 p.m.at No. 16 Miami (FL)No. 14
CBSW 24–754,962
November 61:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 12
W 56–2662,821[3]
November 138:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
TBSW 49–1451,233
November 208:30 p.m.at No. 12 LSUNo. 7
L 21–5576,637[4]
December 47:00 p.m.FloridaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 10–1357,369[5]
December 301:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 West Virginia
ABCW 31–1280,913[6]

[7]

Roster[edit]

1982 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 6 Dennis McKinnon Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 76 Alphonso Carreker Jr
DB 24 Harvey Clayton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lowrey TD off fake field goal carries FSU to 24–17 triumph". Tampa Bay Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "56–17: 'Noles run rampant". Tampa Bay Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida State trounces USC". The Sun-News. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU puts an Orange crush on FSU". St. Petersburg Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Second-string quarterback sparks Florida". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seminoles rout Mountaineers in Gator Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. December 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1982 Football - Year in Review".


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