1978 Florida State Seminoles football team

1978 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	8–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 47,413)
Seasons

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Syracuse	#17	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY		W 28–0	24,272
September 16	Oklahoma State	#16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 38–20	40,338
September 23	at Miami	#13	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	ABC	W 31–21	25,002
September 30	Houston	#10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 21–27	41,142
October 7	Cincinnati	#18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 26–21	39,599
October 14	at Mississippi State	#15	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 27–55	36,000
October 21	at #16 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 3–7	55,104
October 28	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 38–16	23,248
November 11	Virginia Tech		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–14	38,654
November 18†	Navy		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 38–6	45,795
November 25	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		W 38–21	48,432
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.