1962 Florida State Seminoles football team

1962 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–3
Head coach	Bill Peterson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Don James (1st season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Oregon State			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					6	–	3	–	1
Houston			–					7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Air Force			–					5	–	5	–	0
Montana			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western			–					4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	1
Idaho			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					1	–	9	–	0
Colorado State			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's third year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–3–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	The Citadel	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 49–0
September 22	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	T 0–0
September 29	Furman	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 42–0
October 5	at No. 9 Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl Miami (rivalry)	L 6–7
October 20	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	W 18–0
October 27	VPI	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 20–7
November 3	Houston	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 0–7
November 10	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta	T 14–14
November 17	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	L 7–20
November 24	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	T 14–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• WR Fred Biletnikoff, So.