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1991 Florida State Seminoles football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Scott (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (8th season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 21 Tulsa   –   10 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   10 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 6 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana   –   2 – 8 – 1
Louisville   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 10 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.

Florida State finished the season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 299:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 BYU*No. 1
RaycomW 44–2838,363
September 77:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 1
PPVW 38–1161,801
September 147:00 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
PPVW 58–060,913
September 2812:00 p.m.at No. 3 Michigan*No. 1
ABCW 51–31106,145
October 53:30 p.m.No. 10 Syracuse*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
ABCW 46–1461,231
October 121:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*No. 1
JPSW 33–2058,991
October 192:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 39–1060,202
October 267:40 p.m.at LSU*No. 1
ESPNW 27–1671,019
November 28:00 p.m.at Louisville*No. 1
W 40–1534,270
November 912:00 p.m.South Carolina*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
JPSW 38–1060,244
November 1612:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
ABCL 16–1763,442
November 3012:00 p.m.at No. 5 Florida*No. 3
ABCL 9–1485,461
January 11:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Texas A&M*No. 5
CBSW 10–273,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1991 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Edgar Bennett Sr
G 73 Reggie Dixon Sr
FB 44 William Floyd So
WR 12 Matt Frier So
OL 61 Eric Gibbs Jr
RB 35 Sean Jackson So
QB 14 Brad Johnson Sr
RB 42 Amp Lee Jr
OT 67 Kevin Mancini Sr
WR 88 Kez McCorvey Fr
OT 76 Eric McGill Jr
OL 69 Patrick McNeill Fr
G 60 Mike Morris Sr
QB 11 Casey Weldon Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 31 Lavon Brown Jr
CB 27 Terrell Buckley Jr
LB 46 Kirk Carruthers So
LB 97 Reggie Freeman Jr
LB 55 Marvin Jones Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 Dan Mowrey Fr
K 15 Gerry Thomas So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (49)1 (54)1 (53)1 (47)1 (48)1 (56)1 (58)1 (56)1 (56)1 (53)1 (53)1 (53)3354
Coaches1 (42)1 (43)1 (51)1 (47)1 (49)1 (55)1 (55)1 (55)1 (53)1 (47)1 (47)1 (47)4464

Season summary

BYU

See also: 1991 BYU Cougars football team and Pigskin Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Tulane

See also: 1991 Tulane Green Wave football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–0 1990 W 31–13

Western Michigan

See also: 1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Michigan

#1 Florida State at #3 Michigan
1 234Total
• Seminoles 19 12614 51
Wolverines 10 1308 31
See also: 1991 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1986 L 18–20

[1] [2]

Syracuse

See also: 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Virginia Tech

See also: 1991 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami (FL)

#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State
1 234Total
• Hurricanes 7 0010 17
Seminoles 3 733 16
   
Scoring summary
1MIAStephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7-0
FSUGerry Thomas 25-yard field goalMIA 7-3
2FSUPaul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick)FSU 10-7
3FSUGerry Thomas 31-yard field goalTied 13-7
4FSUGerry Thomas 20-yard field goalFSU 16-7
9:48MIACarlos Huerta 45-yard field goalFSU 16-10
3:01MIALarry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 17-16
Main article: Wide Right I
See also: 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–20 1990 L 22–31

[3]

at Florida

#3 Florida State at #5 Florida
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 306 9
• Gators 0 770 14
Scoring summary
2Florida StThomas 19 yard field goalFlorida St 3-0
2FloridaRhett 3 yard run (Czyzewski kick)Florida 7-3
3FloridaHouston 72 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick)Florida 14-3
4Florida StLee 25 yard pass from Weldon (pass failed)Florida 14-9
See also: 1991 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–22–1 1990 W 45–30

Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)

Main article: 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1991 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Terrell Buckley Cornerback 1 5 Green Bay Packers
Amp Lee Running back 2 45 San Francisco 49ers
Howard Dinkins Linebacker 3 73 Atlanta Falcons
Casey Weldon Quarterback 4 102 Philadelphia Eagles
Edgar Bennett Running back 4 103 Green Bay Packers
Brad Johnson Quarterback 9 227 Minnesota Vikings

Awards and honors

  • Terrell Buckley, Jim Thorpe Award[5]
  • Casey Weldon, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6]

References

  1. ^ "Florida State Is Much Too Mighty for Michigan". The New York Times. September 29, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
  3. ^ "MIAMI BEATS FLORIDA STATE OUT OF TOP RANK, 17-16". The Washington Post. November 17, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm
  5. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/jimthorpeaward.htm
  6. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=12


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