Season
|
Head coach
|
Conference
|
Season results
|
Bowl result
|
Final ranking
|
Conference finish
|
Division finish
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
Associated Press Poll
|
USA Today Coaches' Poll
|
Florida State Seminoles
|
1947
|
Ed Williamson
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1948*
|
Don Veller
|
Dixie Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1949*
|
Dixie Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
Win 1950 Cigar Bowl against Wofford, 19–6^
|
—
|
—
|
1950*
|
Dixie Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1951
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1952
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1953
|
Tom Nugent
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1954
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
Loss 1955 Sun Bowl against Texas-El Paso, 20–47^
|
—
|
—
|
1955
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1956
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1957
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1958
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
Loss 1958 Bluegrass Bowl against Oklahoma State, 6–15^
|
—
|
—
|
1959
|
Perry Moss
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1960
|
Bill Peterson
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1961
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1962
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1963
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1964
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
Won 1965 Gator Bowl against Oklahoma, 36–19^
|
—
|
11
|
1965
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1966
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
Loss 1966 Sun Bowl against Wyoming, 20–28^
|
—
|
—
|
1967
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
Tied 1967 Gator Bowl against Penn State, 17–17^
|
—
|
15
|
1968
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
Loss 1968 Peach Bowl against LSU, 27–31^
|
—
|
14
|
1969
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1970
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1971
|
Larry Jones
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
Loss 1971 Fiesta Bowl against Arizona State, 38–45^
|
—
|
14
|
1972
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1973
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1974
|
Darrell Mudra
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1975
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1976
|
Bobby Bowden
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1977
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Won 1977 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech, 40–17^
|
14
|
11
|
1978
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1979
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Loss 1980 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma, 7–24^
|
6
|
8
|
1980
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Loss 1981 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma, 17–18^
|
5
|
5
|
1981
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1982
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Won 1982 Gator Bowl against West Virginia, 31–12^
|
13
|
10
|
1983
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
Won 1983 Peach Bowl against North Carolina, 28–3^
|
—
|
—
|
1984
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
Tied 1984 Citrus Bowl against Georgia, 17–17^
|
17
|
19
|
1985
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Won 1985 Gator Bowl against Oklahoma State, 34–23^
|
15
|
13
|
1986
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
Won 1986 All-American Bowl against Indiana, 27–13^
|
—
|
20
|
1987
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won 1988 Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska, 31–28^
|
2
|
2
|
1988
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won 1989 Sugar Bowl against Auburn, 13–7^
|
3
|
3
|
1989
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Won 1990 Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska, 41–17^
|
3
|
2
|
1990
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Won 1990 Blockbuster Bowl against Penn State, 24–17^
|
4
|
4
|
1991
|
Independent
|
—
|
—
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
Won 1990 Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M, 10–2^
|
4
|
4
|
1992*
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
Won 1993 Orange Bowl against Nebraska, 27–14^
|
2
|
2
|
1993 *
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
Won 1994 Orange Bowl against Nebraska, 18–16^
|
1
|
1
|
1994*
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
Won 1995 Sugar Bowl against Florida, 23–17^
|
4
|
5
|
1995*
|
Atlantic Coast Conference
|
1st*
|
—
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
Won 1996 Orange Bowl against Notre Dame, 31–26^
|
4
|
5
|
Total
|
458
|
223
|
15
|
(only includes regular season games; 66 seasons)
|
25
|
14
|
2
|
(only includes bowl games; 41 appearances)
|
483
|
237
|
17
|
(all games; 66 seasons)
|