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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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.CincinnatiW 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 MissW 24–1732,591[1]
October 21:30 p.m.at Ohio StateW 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. 14CBSW 24–754,962
November 61:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 12W 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. 7L 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 VirginiaABCW 31–1280,913[6]

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Roster

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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

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  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".