1951 Florida State Seminoles football team

1951 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Don Veller (4th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

1951 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Maryland State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					8	–	1	–	2
Florida State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Texas Southern			–					7	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					5	–	3	–	0
McNeese State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	5	–	0
Grambling			–					4	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					2	–	6	–	1
Delta State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1951 college football season. 1951 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with Miami. The Hurricanes won the first meeting by a score of 35–13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Troy State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 40–0
October 5	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 13–35
October 13	Delta State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 34–0
October 20	Sul Ross	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 35–13
October 27	Stetson	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–10
November 3	at Jacksonville NAS	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 39–0
November 10	Wofford	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 14–0
November 17	Tampa	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–14