1953 Florida State Seminoles football team

1953 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	5–5
Head coach	Tom Nugent (1st year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1953 college football season. In 1953, Tom Nugent, the creator of the I formation, became head coach. He was coach for six years, and compiled a 34–28–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 25	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	L 0–27
October 3	Louisville	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 59–0
October 10	Abilene Christian	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–20
October 17	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 21–32
October 31	VMI	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–7
November 7	at Southern Mississippi	Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–21
November 14	Furman	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–14
November 21	Stetson	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–6
November 28	NC State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 23–13
December 5	at Tampa	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 41–6
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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