1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl, W 28–3 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Independent
1983 record	8-4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 55,246)
Seasons

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1983 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 3	7:00 PM	East Carolina	#7	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 47–46	46,261
September 10	3:00 PM	at #13 LSU	#12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 40–35	79,665
September 17	2:30 PM	at Tulane	#9	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 1–0	35,463
October 1	2:30 PM	at #10 Auburn	#17	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 24–27	75,625
October 8	1:30 PM	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–17	52,102
October 15†	7:00 PM	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 43–17	55,102
October 20	8:00 PM	Louisville		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 51–7	42,117
October 29	10:30 PM	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		W 29–26	69,986
November 5	7:00 PM	South Carolina		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 45–30	52,542
November 12	7:00 PM	#6 Miami		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	NBC	L 16–17	57,333
December 3	12:30 PM	at #12 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	CBS	L 14–53	74,113
December 30	3:00 PM	vs. North Carolina		Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 28–3	25,648
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.