1977 Florida State Seminoles football team

1977 Florida State Seminoles football

Tangerine Bowl Champions
Tangerine Bowl vs. Texas Tech, W, 40–17
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#14
1977 record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 40,500)

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		W 35–6	19,376
September 17	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 18–10	26,200
September 24	Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)		L 17–23	40,060
October 1	at #17 Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 25–17	46,500
October 8	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 14–0	33,755
October 22	Auburn		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–3	42,464
October 29	North Texas State	#20	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 35–14	40,597
November 5	at Virginia Tech	#15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 23–21	36,500
November 12	Memphis State	#16	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 30–9	40,127
November 19	at San Diego State	#13	San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 16–41	50,453
December 3	at Florida	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 37–9	63,563
December 23	vs. Texas Tech	#19	Orlando Stadium • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	Mizlou	W 40–17	44,502
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://nolefan.org/summary/f1977.html

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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