1971 Florida State Seminoles football team

1971 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl, L 38–45 vs. Arizona State
Conference Independent
1971 record 8–4
Head coach Larry Jones (1st year)
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)

The 1971 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1971 college football season. Larry Jones was head coach, Steve Sloan was an assistant coach/offensive coordinator, and Bill Parcells coached the linebackers.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 vs. Southern Mississippi Ernest F. Ladd Memorial StadiumMobile, AL W 24–9  
September 18 at Miami (FL) Orange BowlMiami, FL (Rivalry) W 20–17  
September 25 Kansas Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL W 30–7  
October 2 at Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA W 17–3  
October 9 Mississippi Statedagger Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 27–9  
October 16 at Florida No. 19 Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Rivalry) L 15–17  
October 23 South Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 49–18  
October 30 at Houston No. 19 AstrodomeHouston, TX L 7–14  
November 13 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 6–12  
November 20 Tulsa Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 45–10  
November 27 Pittsburgh Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 31–13  
December 27 vs. No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) L 38–45  
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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