1964 Florida State Seminoles football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 11

The 1964 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1964 college football season. They were the first Seminole team to beat the rival Florida Gators.

Schedule

September 19at Miami (FL)

• Orange Bowl
• Miami (Rivalry)

W 14–0 September 26at TCU

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

W 10–0 October 3New Mexico State

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, Florida

W 36–0 October 10No. 5 Kentucky

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, Florida

W 48–6 October 17at GeorgiaNo. 10

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, Georgia

W 17–14 October 24at VPINo. 10

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, Virginia

L 11–20 October 31Southern Miss

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, Florida

W 34–0 November 7at Houston

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas

T 13–13 November 14NC State

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, Florida

W 28–6 November 21Florida

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry)

W 16–7 January 2, 1965vs. Oklahoma

• Gator Bowl Stadium
• Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)

W 36–19

Season summary

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 7 7 0 0 14 Miami (FL) 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 19 Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 51,065

Scoring summary Q1 2:03 FSU Biletnikoff 15 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 7–0 Q2 0:46 FSU Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 14–0

• Fred Biletnikoff 9 Rec, 165 Yds

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 0 0 7 7 • Florida St 0 7 3 6 16 Date: November 21 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Game attendance: 43,000

Scoring summary Q2 10:57 FSU Biletnikoff 55 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 7–0 Q3 10:37 FSU Murdock 24 yard field goal FSU 10–0 Q4 12:03 FSU Murdock 34 yard field goal FSU 13–0 Q4 9:03 FLA Harper 6 yard run (Hall kick) FSU 13–7 Q4 6:42 FSU Murdock 40 yard field goal FSU 16–7

Florida State accepted the Gator Bowl bid following the victory.