1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

1987 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl Champions
Fiesta Bowl vs. Nebraska, W 31-28
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1987 record	11-1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons

1987 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1987 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
September 5	7:00 PM	Texas Tech	#8	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 40–16	52,893
September 12	7:00 PM	at East Carolina	#8	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 44–3	33,937
September 19	7:00 PM	Memphis State	#7	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–24	50,191
September 26	1:00 PM	at Michigan State	#6	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 31–3	76,887
October 3	2:30 PM	#3 Miami	#4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	CBS	L 25–26	62,561
October 10	2:00 PM	at Southern Miss	#6	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 61–10	25,853
October 17	7:00 PM	Louisville	#4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 32–9	53,114
October 31†	3:00 PM	Tulane	#4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 73–14	53,210
November 7	2:30 PM	#6 Auburn	#4	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 34–6	85,170
November 14	2:00 PM	Furman	#4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–10	50,087
November 28	12:00 PM	at Florida	#3	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	CBS	W 28–14	74,613
January 1	1:30 PM	vs. #5 Nebraska	#3	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 31–28	72,112
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.