1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

1984 Florida State Seminoles football
Citrus Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 South Carolina   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Florida State   –   –   7 – 3 – 2
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 20
W 48–1754,211[1]
September 151:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 18
W 42–1638,600
September 224:00 p.m.at No. 4 Miami (FL)No. 15
CBSW 38–362,210
September 297:00 p.m.TempleNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–2756,892
October 68:30 p.m.at Memphis StateNo. 6
T 17–1727,740
October 137:00 p.m.No. 16 AuburnNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 41–4258,671[2]
October 207:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–654,785[3]
November 37:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 14
W 52–4468,574
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 11
ABCL 26–3875,000[4]
November 177:00 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 17
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–055,443
December 13:30 p.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 17–2758,930[5]
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. GeorgiaNo. 15
NBCT 17–1751,821[6]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Greg Allen Sr
QB 11 Kirk Coker  Jr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Jr
WR 4 Jessie Hester Sr
RB 24 Darrin Holloman  Fr
FB 43 Cletis Jones Jr
RB 20 Roosevelt Snipes Jr
QB 1 Eric Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 31 Billy Allen Sr
S 13 Kim Mack Sr
CB 32 Martin Mayhew  Fr
S 43 Bobby McCrary Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan Fr
CB 8 Eric Riley  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Louis Berry So
K 18 Derek Schmidt Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 Jul 2019

Season summary

East Carolina

See also: 1984 East Carolina Pirates football team

Kansas

See also: 1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Miami (FL)

#15 Florida State at #4 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
• Seminoles 6 31514 38
Hurricanes 0 003 3
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Television network: CBS
Scoring summary
Q110:16FSUSchmidt 54 yard field goalFSU 3–0
Q13:47FSUSchmidt 40 yard field goalFSU 6–0
Q24:10FSUSchmidt 38 yard field goalFSU 9–0
Q313:21FSUHester 77 yard run (Jones pass from Thomas)FSU 17–0
Q39:08FSUSnipes 4 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 24–0
Q414:05MIACox 36 yard field goalFSU 24–3
Q47:39FSUJones 25 yard pass from Thomas (Schmidt kick)FSU 31–3
Q46:24FSUSnipes 3 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 38–3
See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
  • Jessie Hester 5 Rec, 116 Yds

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Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

Memphis State

See also: Memphis Tigers football

Auburn

#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1 234Total
• Tigers 10 12713 42
Seminoles 3 14159 41
See also: 1984 Auburn Tigers football

Tulane

See also: 1984 Tulane Green Wave football team

Arizona State

#14 Florida State at Arizona State
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 172114 52
Sun Devils 10 101014 44
Scoring summary
Q19:32ASUZendejas 18 yard field goalASU 3–0
Q14:57ASUAllen 13 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)ASU 10–0
Q213:58ASUAllen 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)ASU 17–0
Q210:39FSUWessel 8 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick)ASU 17–7
Q27:36ASUZendejas 38 yard field goalASU 20–7
Q24:26FSUSchmidt 52 yard field goalASU 20–10
Q20:07FSUAllen 1 yard run (Schmidt kick)ASU 20–17
Q39:52FSUHester 28 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick)FSU 24–20
Q37:19ASUZendejas 34 yard field goalFSU 24–23
Q36:28FSUAllen 81 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 31–23
Q33:51FSUHester 69 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick)FSU 38–23
Q32:09ASUAmoia 14 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)FSU 38–30
Q410:30ASUCl. Jones 2 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 45–30
Q49:00FSUWessel 34 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick)FSU 52–30
Q47:32ASUCox 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (pass failed)FSU 52–37
Q42:43ASUAmoia 2 yard run (Crawford run)FSU 52–44
See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
  • Greg Allen 22 Rush, 223 Yds
  • Jessie Hester 3 Rec, 104 Yds

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South Carolina

See also: 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Chattanooga

See also: Chattanooga Mocs football

Florida

See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Florida Gators (8–1–1) at Florida State Seminoles (7–2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 10 7327
Florida St 0 3 7717

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: December 1
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 58,930
  • NoleFan.org
Game information

Vs. Georgia (Citrus Bowl)

Main article: 1984 Citrus Bowl
See also: 1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team

References

  1. ^ "Stunning - Seminoles overwhelm Pirates with tough defense and offense". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Special teams lead Seminoles to 27–6 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26". The Sun-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hall: We are the best team in the nation". St. Lucie News Tribune. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Orlando Sentinel". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1984 Football - Year in Review".
  8. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.


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