1972 Florida State Seminoles football team

1972 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	7–4
Head coach	Larry Jones (2nd year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

The 1972 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1972 college 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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 9	at Pittsburgh	#19	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 19–7
September 16	at Miami (FL)	#20	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	W 37–14
September 23	Virginia Tech	#17	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 27–15
September 30	at Kansas	#16	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 44–22
October 7	at Florida	#13	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	L 13–42
October 14	at Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 25–21
October 21	Colorado State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 37–0
October 28	at #12 Auburn	#17	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–27
November 4	Houston		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 27–31
November 11	Tulsa		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 23–21
November 18	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 21–24
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved 2012-10-29.

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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