1982 Florida State Seminoles football team

1982 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl, W 31–12 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 13
1982 record	9–3
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 55,246)
Seasons

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				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		–		–				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
William & Mary		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the 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

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 38–31	49,253
September 18	7:00 PM	#2 Pittsburgh		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 17–37	56,236
September 25	8:00 PM	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 24–17	32,591
October 2	1:30 PM	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 34–17	89,491
October 9†	7:00 PM	Southern Illinois		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–8	51,233
October 16	7:00 PM	East Carolina	#19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 47–46	46,283
October 30	12:30 PM	at #16 Miami	#14	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	CBS	W 24–7	54,962
November 6	1:30 PM	at South Carolina	#12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 56–26	62,821
November 13	8:00 PM	Louisville	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	TBS	W 49–14	51,233
November 20	8:30 PM	at #12 LSU	#7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		L 21–55	76,637
December 4	7:00 PM	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		L 10–13	57,369
December 30	1:00 PM	vs. West Virginia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	W 31–12	80,913
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Season summary

Miami (FL)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 3 7 0 14 24 Miami (FL) 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 30 Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida Scoring summary 1 FSU Hall 34 yard field goal Florida St 3-0 2 FSU G. Allen 3 yard run (Hall kick) Florida St 10-0 3 MIA Griffin 1 yard run (Davis kick) Florida St 10-7 4 FSU Mobley 26 yard pass from Lowrey (Hall kick) Florida St 17-7 4 FSU G. Allen 2 yard run (Hall kick) Florida St 24-7