| 1992 Florida State Seminoles football | |
ACC Champions Orange Bowl Champions | |
|---|---|
Orange Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1992 record | 11–1 (8–0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Bowden (17th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) |
Seasons | |
| 1992 ACC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Florida State † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team finished #2 in the AP and Coaches poll with an 11–1 record. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles competed in the Orange Bowl.
Regular season[]
Season schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 7:00 PM | Duke | #4 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 48–21 | 60,751 | ||
| September 12* | 7:30 PM | at #15 Clemson | #5 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 24–20 | 83,170 | |
| September 19 | 12:00 PM | at #16 NC State | #3 | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | JPS | W 34–13 | 53,900 | |
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | Wake Forest | #3 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | PPV | W 35–7 | 62,915 | |
| October 3* | 12:00 PM | at #2 Miami | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | L 16–19 | 77,338 | |
| October 10 | 12:00 PM | North Carolina | #8 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | JPS | W 36–13 | 60,553 | |
| October 17 | 4:00 PM | at #16 Georgia Tech | #6 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | W 29–24 | 46,226 | |
| October 31 | 3:30 PM | at #23 Virginia | #6 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ABC | W 13–3 | 45,000 | |
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | #6 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | JPS | W 69–21 | 64,127 | |
| November 14* | 2:00 PM | Tulane | #5 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 70–7 | 60,127 | ||
| November 28* | 12:00 PM | #6 Florida | #3 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup) | ABC | W 45–24 | 68,311 | |
| January 1* | 8:00 PM | vs. #11 Nebraska | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 27–14 | 57,324 | |
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Team players in the NFL[]
The following were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Marvin Jones | Linebacker | 1 | 4 | New York Jets |
| Carl Simpson | Defensive Tackle | 2 | 35 | Chicago Bears |
| Dan Footman | Defensive End | 2 | 42 | Cleveland Browns |
| Reggie Freeman | Linebacker | 2 | 53 | New Orleans Saints |
| Sterling Palmer | Defensive End | 4 | 101 | Washington Redskins |
| Shannon Baker | Wide Receiver | 8 | 205 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors[]
References[]
| ||||||||||||||||||||