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1977 Florida State Seminoles football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 40–17 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 14
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Southern Miss
W 35–619,376
September 17at Kansas State
W 18–1026,200
September 24Miami (FL)
L 17–2340,060
October 1at No. 17 Oklahoma State
W 25–1746,500
October 8Cincinnati
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 14–033,755
October 22Auburn
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 24–342,464
October 29North Texas StatedaggerNo. 20
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 35–1440,597
November 5at Virginia TechNo. 15
W 23–2136,500
November 12Memphis StateNo. 16
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 30–940,127
November 19at San Diego StateNo. 13
L 16–4150,453
December 3at FloridaNo. 19
ABCW 37–963,563
December 23vs. Texas TechNo. 19
MizlouW 40–1744,502
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Season summary

at Southern Miss

See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6–1 1976 W 30–27

at Kansas State

Florida State at Kansas State
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 0810 18
Wildcats 0 703 10
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: KSU Stadium
  • Game attendance: 26,200
Scoring summary
Q2KSUBrown 50 yard blocked punt return (Thompson kick)KSU 7–0
Q3FSUSchumann 9 yard pass from Jordan (Schumann pass from Jordan)
Q4KSUThompson 19 yard field goalKSU 10–8
Q4FSUCappelen 27 yard field goalFSU 11–10
Q42:17FSUSchumann 36 yard pass from Jordan (Cappelen kick)FSU 18–10
See also: 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1976 W 20–10

[3]

Miami (FL)

See also: 1977 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–11 1976 L 0–47

at Oklahoma State

See also: 1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1958 L 6–15

Cincinnati

See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Auburn

See also: 1977 Auburn Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–9–1 1976 L 19–31

North Texas State

North Texas State at Florida State
1 234Total
Mean Green 0 770 14
• No. 20 Seminoles 7 1477 35
Scoring summary
17:38FSUWally Woodham 1-yard run (Dave Cappelen kick)FSU 7–0
26:52UNTMike Jones 1-yard run (Khoury kick)Tied 7–7
23:08FSUIvory Joe Hunter 19-yard blocked punt return (Cappelen kick)FSU 14–7
22:24FSUWillie Jones fumble recovery in end zone (Cappelen kick)FSU 21–7
36:47FSUWally Woodham 1-yard run (Dave Cappelen kick)FSU 28–7
32:24UNTKen Washington 4-yard run (Khoury kick)FSU 28–14
41:57FSULarry Key 1-yard run (Cappelen kick)FSU 35–14
See also: 1977 North Texas State Mean Green football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1976 W 21–20

at Virginia Tech

See also: 1977 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10–1 1976 W 28–21

Memphis State

See also: Memphis State Tigers football
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 1976 L 12–21

at San Diego State

See also: 1977 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1973 L 17–38

at Florida

Florida State at Florida
1 234Total
• No. 19 Seminoles 10 7713 37
Gators 0 900 9
Scoring summary
111:40FSUUnglaub 38-yard pass from Woodham (Cappelen kick)FSU 7-0
14:35FSUCappelen 47-yard field goalFSU 10-0
213:39FLAYepremian 32-yard field goalFSU 10-3
26:12FSUOverby 4-yard pass from Jimmy Jordan (Cappelen kick)FSU 17-3
22:32FLAYepremian 50-yard field goalFSU 17-6
20:00FLAYepremian 41-yard field goalFSU 17-9
310:04FSUOverby 30-yard pass from Jordan (Cappelen kick)FSU 24-9
412:30FSUMark Lyles 1-yard run (Cappelen kick)FSU 31-9
411:25FSURoger Overby 20-yard pass from Jordan (kick failed)FSU 37-9
See also: 1977 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–16–1 1976 L 26–33

Bobby Bowden got his first win over the Gators, as Florida State beat Florida 37–9.[4]


Texas Tech (Tangerine Bowl)

Texas Tech vs. Florida State
1 234Total
Red Raiders 0 368 17
• No. 19 Seminoles 3 131113 40
Scoring summary
15:50FSUDave Cappelen 23-yard field goalFSU 3-0
210:24TTUMike Mock 24-yard field goalTied 3-3
29:37FSULarry Key 93-yard kickoff return (Cappelen kick)FSU 10-3
23:55FSURoger Overby 37-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Jordan (kick failed)FSU 16-3
312:30FSUMike Shumann 40-yard touchdown pass from Jordan (King pass from Jordan)FSU 24-3
39:13FSUCappelen 22-yard field goalFSU 27-3
37:46TTUNelson 44-yard touchdown pass from Rodney Allison (Allison pass failed)FSU 27-9
43:39FSURoger Overby 15-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Jordan (Cappelen kick)FSU 34-9
42:01TTUBilly Taylor 21-yard touchdown run (Taylor pass from Allison)FSU 34-17
40:48FSUChip Sanders 44-yard touchdown pass from Wally Woodham (Cappelen kick)FSU 40-17
Main article: 1977 Tangerine Bowl
See also: 1977 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1975 L 20–31

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ http://nolefan.org/summary/f1977.html
  3. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Sep 18. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  4. ^ "1977 FSU team ended losing streak to Florida". Orlando Sentinel.


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