1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

1984 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida Citrus Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#17
1984 record	7–3–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 55,246)

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
#18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	East Carolina	#20	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 48–17	54,211
September 15	1:30 PM	at Kansas	#18	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 42–16	38,600
September 22	4:00 PM	at #4 Miami (FL)	#15	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 38–3	60,210
September 29	7:00 PM	Temple	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 44–27	56,892
October 6	8:30 PM	at Memphis State	#6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		T 17–17	27,740
October 13	7:00 PM	#16 Auburn	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 41–42	58,671
October 20	7:00 PM	Tulane	#15	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 27–6	54,785
November 3	7:30 PM	at Arizona State	#14	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		W 52–44	68,574
November 10	3:30 PM	at #5 South Carolina	#11	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ABC	L 26–38	75,000
November 17	7:00 PM	Chattanooga	#17	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 37–0	55,443
December 1	3:30 PM	#3 Florida	#12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 17–27	58,930
December 22	12:30 PM	vs. Georgia	#15	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	NBC	T 17–17	51,821
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

1. http://nolefan.org/summary/f1984.html