1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

1986 Florida State Seminoles football
All American Bowl Champions
All American Bowl vs. Indiana, W 27-13
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
1986 record	7-4-1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games in Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Toledo	#11	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–0	53,891
September 6	8:00 PM	at #8 Nebraska	#11	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–34	75,865
September 20	12:30 PM	North Carolina	#15	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	TBS	T 10–10	57,611
September 27	12:30 PM	at #5 Michigan	#20	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 18–20	105,578
October 11	7:00 PM	Tulane		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 54–21	53,701
October 18	7:00 PM	Wichita State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–3	56,222
October 25	7:00 PM	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 54–18	22,822
November 1	12:00 PM	at #1 Miami	#20	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	ABC	L 23–41	62,834
November 8	1:30 PM	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 45–28	71,689
November 15†	3:00 PM	Southern Miss		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 49–13	60,103
November 29	7:00 PM	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		L 13–17	62,307
December 31	3:00 PM	vs. Indiana		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	WTBS	W 27–13	30,000
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.