1989 Florida State Seminoles football team

1989 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl Champions
Fiesta Bowl vs. Nebraska, W 41–17
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
1989 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1989 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 2	12:30 PM	vs. Southern Miss	#6	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	WTBS	L 26–30	48,746
September 9	7:30 PM	#10 Clemson	#16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 23–34	61,897
September 16	7:30 PM	at #21 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 31–21	75,524
September 23	7:00 PM	Tulane		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–9	61,613
October 7	1:30 PM	at #17 Syraucse	#22	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 41–10	49,832
October 14	12:00 PM	at Virginia Tech	#19	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	SUN	W 41–7	41,832
October 21	7:30 PM	#11 Auburn	#14	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 22–14	62,711
October 28	8:00 PM	#2 Miami	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–10	62,602
November 4†	2:00 PM	South Carolina	#6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 35–10	61,852
November 18	2:00 PM	Memphis State	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 57–20	57,511
December 2	7:30 PM	at Florida	#6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 24–17	75,154
January 1	4:30 PM	vs. #6 Nebraska	#5	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 41–17	73,953
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Florida

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 7 3 7 7 24 Florida 3 7 0 7 17 Date: December 2 Location: Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida Scoring summary 1 6:20 FSU Anthony 62 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 7-0 1 0:20 FLA Francis 48 yard field goal FSU 7-3 2 8:21 FLA Simmons 3 yard run (Francis kick) FLA 10-7 2 2:50 FSU Andrews 24 yard field goal Tied 10-10 3 8:00 FSU LaSane 22 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 17-10 4 8:05 FSU Roberts 10 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 24-10 4 4:08 FLA E. Smith 2 yard run (Francis kick) FSU 24-17