1976 Florida State Seminoles football team

1976 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	5–6
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons

The 1976 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 1976 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Memphis State		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 12–21	30,194
September 18	at Miami (FL)		Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Florida State-Miami rivalry)	L 0–47	22,710
September 25	at #4 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 9–24	71,184
October 2	Kansas State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 20–10
October 9	at #13 Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–9	22,866
October 16	#12 Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida-Florida State football rivalry)	L 26–33	42,803
October 23	at Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 19–31	58,500
October 30	Clemson		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 12–15	27,198
November 6	Southern Mississippi		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 30–27	29,173
November 13	at North Texas State		Fouts Field • Denton, TX	W 21–20	3,850
November 20	Virginia Tech		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 28–21	16,148
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Boston College

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida State 0 7 7 14 28 Boston College 3 3 3 0 9 Date: October 9 Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA Game attendance: 22,866 Scoring summary 1 2:12 BC Moorman 23 yard field goal BC 3-0 2 7:50 BC Moorman 24 yard field goal BC 6-0 2 2:33 FSU Thomas 12 yard run (Cappelen kick) FSU 7-6 3 13:35 FSU Black 10 yard run (Cappelen kick) FSU 14-6 3 9:03 BC Moorman 37 yard field goal FSU 14-9 4 11:10 FSU Lyles 1 yard run (Cappelen kick) FSU 21-9 4 1:14 FSU Maloy 65 yard fumble return (Cappelen kick) FSU 28-9