1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

1990 Florida State Seminoles football
Blockbuster Bowl Champions
Blockbuster Bowl vs. Penn State, W 24–17
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1990 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons

1990 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Arkansas State			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1990 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 8	7:00 PM	East Carolina	#3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 45–24	61,983
September 15	7:00 PM	Georgia Southern	#3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 48–6	62,111
September 22	8:00 PM	at Tulane	#2	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 31–13	32,170
September 29	7:00 PM	Virginia Tech	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 39–28	60,301
October 6	2:00 PM	at #9 Miami	#2	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	NBC	L 21–31	80,396
October 20	7:30 PM	at #5 Auburn	#7	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 17–20	85,214
October 27	12:30 PM	LSU	#12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	WTBS	W 42–3	60,111
November 3	12:00 PM	at South Carolina	#12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SUN	W 41–10	71,438
November 10†	2:00 PM	Cincinnati	#12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 70–21	59,678
November 17	1:00 PM	vs. Memphis State	#9	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 35–3	55,190
December 1	7:30 PM	#6 Florida	#8	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 45–30	63,190
December 28	8:00 PM	vs. #7 Penn State	#6	Joe Robbie Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	ABC	W 24–17	74,021
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.