1996 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1996 Florida State Seminoles football
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ACC Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Florida, L, 20–52
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
1996 record 11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Bowden (21st year)
Offensive coordinator Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 80,000)
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
1996 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Florida State $   8 0         11 1  
#10 North Carolina   6 2         10 2  
Clemson   6 2         7 5  
Virginia   5 3         7 5  
Georgia Tech   4 4         5 6  
Maryland   3 5         5 6  
NC State   3 5         3 8  
Wake Forest   1 7         3 8  
Duke   0 8         0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season, running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 3:30 PM Duke #3 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL ABC W 44–7   80,032
September 19 8:00 PM at NC State #3 Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ESPN W 51–17   45,700
September 28 3:30 PM #11 North Carolina #2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC W 13–0   80,120
October 5 7:00 PM Clemson #2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ESPN W 34–3   76,300
October 12 3:30 PM at #6 Miami (FL)* #3 Orange BowlMiami, FL (Rivalry) CBS W 34–16   75,913
October 26 3:30 PM #14 Virginiadagger #3 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy) ABC W 31–24   80,237
November 2 7:00 PM at Georgia Tech #3 Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN W 49–3   46,311
November 9 12:00 PM at Wake Forest #3 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Dowdy Aviation Classic) JPS W 44–7   34,974
November 16 7:00 PM #25 Southern Miss* #3 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 54–14   77,280
November 23 3:30 PM vs. Maryland #3 Pro Player StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ABC W 48–10   31,989
November 30 12:00 PM #1 Florida* #2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC W 24–21   80,932
January 2 8:00 PM vs. #3 Florida* #1 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 20–52   78,344
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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