1980 Florida State Seminoles football team

1980 Florida State Seminoles football
Orange Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1980 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 51,094)
Seasons

1980 Division I-A independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1980 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 6	at LSU	#13	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 16–0	77,535
September 13	Louisville	#10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 52–0	52,623
September 20	East Carolina	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 63–7	50,547
September 27	at Miami	#9	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)		L 9–10	50,008
October 4	at #3 Nebraska	#16	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 18–14	76,152
October 11	#4 Pittsburgh	#11	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 36–22	52,894
October 18†	Boston College	#7	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–7	52,396
October 25	at Memphis State	#6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ABC	W 24–3	28,778
November 1	Tulsa	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 45–2	47,683
November 8	Virginia Tech	#3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 31–7	51,487
December 6	#19 Florida	#3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ABC	W 17–13	53,772
January 1	vs. #4 Oklahoma	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 17–18	71,043
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.