| 1979 Florida State Seminoles football | |
Orange Bowl, L 7-24 vs. Oklahoma | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1979 record | 11-1 |
| Head coach | Bobby Bowden (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | George Henshaw |
| Defensive coordinator | Jack Stanton |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 47,413) |
Seasons | |
The 1979 Florida State Seminoles football team finished #6 in the AP and #8 UPI in the poll with an 11-1 record. The Seminoles offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles finished the regular season unbeaten for only the second time in program history and played in the Orange Bowl.
Season schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | Southern Miss | #19 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 17–14 | 45,467 | |||
| September 15 | vs. Arizona State | #18 | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 31–3 | 33,484 | |||
| September 22 | Miami | #14 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry) | W 40–23 | 47,679 | |||
| September 29 | at Virginia Tech | #12 | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ABC | W 17–10 | 39,200 | ||
| October 6 | at Louisville | #9 | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 27–0 | 27,306 | |||
| October 13 | Mississippi State | #9 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 17–6 | 48,701 | |||
| October 27 | at LSU | #8 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ABC | W 24–19 | 67,197 | ||
| November 3 | at Cincinnati | #6 | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 26–21 | 14,539 | |||
| November 10 | #19 South Carolina | #7 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 27–7 | 49,490 | |||
| November 17 | Memphis State | #5 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 66–17 | 48,021 | |||
| November 23 | at Florida | #5 | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup) | ABC | W 27–16 | 58,262 | ||
| January 1 | vs. #5 Oklahoma | #4 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | L 7–24 | 66,714 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Season summary[]
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Awards and honors[]
Monk Bonasorte
- Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
- Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Jackie Flowers
- Football News - 2nd Team All-American
- United Press International - 2nd Team All-American
- Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
- The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention
Mike Good
- Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
- Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
- American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
- Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
- Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
- Football News - 1st Team All-American
- Kodak - 1st Team All-American
- United Press International - 1st Team All-American
- NCAA - Consensus All-American
- The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention
Scott Warren
- Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
- Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
References[]
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/florida-state/417/1979
- ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Nov 24.
- ↑ http://nolefan.org/football/football_pros.html#award
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