1972 Florida State Seminoles football team

1972 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Larry Jones (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 40,500)

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Seminoles began the season ranked #19 in the AP poll and rose to #13 (#20, #17, #16, #13 in the second through fifth weeks respectively) before falling out completely following their loss to Florida. They entered again at #17 after their victory against Colorado State, but dropped out again after the loss at Auburn.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Pittsburgh	No. 19	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh	W 19–7	17,661
September 16	at Miami (FL)	No. 20	Orange Bowl Miami (rivalry)	W 37–14	35,421
September 23	Virginia Tech	No. 17	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 27–15	36,400
September 30	at Kansas	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	W 44–22	41,500
October 7	Florida	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)	L 13–42	43,758
October 14	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 25–21	30,000
October 21	Colorado State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 37–0	31,327
October 28	at No. 12 Auburn	No. 17	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 14–27	58,122
November 4	Houston		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 27–31	29,482
November 11	Tulsa		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 23–21	24,016
November 18	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	L 21–24	35,585
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB #19 Gary Huff, Sr.