1980 Florida State Seminoles football team

1980 Florida State Seminoles football

Orange Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1980 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 51,094)

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	at LSU	No. 13	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 16–0	77,535
September 13	Louisville	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 52–0	52,623
September 20	East Carolina	No. 9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 63–7	50,547
September 27	at Miami (FL)	No. 9	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)		L 9–10	50,008
October 4	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 16	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 18–14	76,152
October 11	No. 4 Pittsburgh	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 36–22	52,894
October 18	Boston College	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–7	52,396
October 25	at Memphis State	No. 6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ABC	W 24–3	28,778
November 1	Tulsa	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 45–2	47,683
November 8	Virginia Tech	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 31–7	51,487
December 6	No. 19 Florida	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 17–13	53,772
January 1	vs. No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 17–18	71,043
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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