1952 Florida State Seminoles football team

1952 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     9 1 0
Mississippi Southern     10 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Sewanee     7 2 0
No. 17 Navy     6 2 1
Arkansas State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 1
Chattanooga     7 3 0
Northeast Louisiana State     5 4 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Louisville     3 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 7 0
Marshall     2 7 2
Memphis State     2 7 0
Florida State     1 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by Don Veller in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Seminoles compiled a record of 1–8–1.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Louisiana TechL 13–327,843[2]
October 4Louisville
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 14–41
October 10VMI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–286,227[3]
October 25at NC StateL 7–136,000[4]
November 1vs. StetsonT 6–6
November 8Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–50
November 15Furmandagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–98,096[5]
November 22at No. 2 Georgia TechL 0–3025,000[6]
November 29at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 27–13
December 6Tampa
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 6–39
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "FSU team handed 32 to 13 blasting by Louisiana Tech". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI rolls over Florida State after slow start by 28–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NC Staters beat FSU 13–7". The State. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman spoils homecoming for Florida State, 9–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech whitewashes Florida State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.