American college football season
The 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Defensive back Deion Sanders was a Heisman finalist, finishing in eighth place.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | No. 1 | | CBS | L 0–31 | 77,836 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | No. 10 | | | W 49–13 | 53,129 | [1] |
September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Clemson | No. 10 | | CBS | W 24–21 | 85,576 | [2] |
September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 9 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ESPN | W 30–7 | 61,757 | |
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 6 | | | W 48–28 | 34,364 | [3] |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 (I-AA) Georgia Southern![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 6 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 28–10 | 59,109 | |
October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 5 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 45–21 | 56,391 | [4] |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 5 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 66–3 | 51,703 | [5] |
November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 15 South Carolina | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 59–0 | 75,000 | [6] |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 5 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 41–14 | 50,910 | [7] |
November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida | No. 5 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 52–17 | 62,693 | [8] |
January 2 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Auburn | No. 4 | | ABC | W 13–7 | 61,934 | [9] |
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1988 Florida State Seminoles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 9 | Richie Andrews | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 1 (44) | 1 (41) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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Coaches | 1 (37) | 1 (37) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Miami (FL)[edit]
Florida State at Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #1 Seminoles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • #6 Hurricanes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:46 | MIA | Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal | MIA 3-0 | | 2 | 14:27 | MIA | Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 10-0 | | 2 | 0:11 | MIA | Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 17-0 | | 3 | 8:54 | MIA | Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 24-0 | | 4 | 1:30 | MIA | Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 31-0 | |
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Southern Miss[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Southern Miss | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Florida St | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
At Clemson[edit]
Florida State at Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #10 Seminoles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | #3 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | CLEM | Cooper 61 yard pass from C. Davis (Seyle kick) | CLEM 7–0 | | Q2 | | FSU | D. Carter 40 yard pass from Ferguson (Andrews kick) | Tie 7–7 | | Q2 | | CLEM | R. Williams 7 yard run (Seyle kick) | CLEM 14–7 | | Q3 | | FSU | D. Sanders 76 yard punt return (Andrews kick) | Tie 14–14 | | Q3 | | FSU | D. Williams 1 yard run (Andrews kick) | FSU 21–14 | | Q4 | | CLEM | T. Johnson 19 yard run | Tie 21–21 | | Q4 | | FSU | Andrews 19 yard field goal | FSU 24–21 | |
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Michigan State[edit]
Michigan State at Florida State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | • #9 Seminoles | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 | |
At Tulane[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida St | 10 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 48 |
Tulane | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Georgia Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Florida St | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
East Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
East Carolina | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Florida St | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
Louisiana Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Louisiana Tech | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Florida St | 28 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
At South Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida St | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Florida St | 0 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
Florida[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Florida St | 21 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
Vs. Auburn (Sugar Bowl)[edit]
Florida State vs. Auburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #4 Seminoles | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | #7 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:48 | FSU | Dayne Williams 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick) | FSU 7–0 | 5:57 | FSU | Bill Mason 35-yard field goal | FSU 10–0 | | 2 | 11:00 | FSU | Bill Mason 31-yard field goal | FSU 13–0 | 4:09 | AUB | Walter Reeves 20-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick) | FSU 13–7 | |
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1989 NFL Draft[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Seminoles regroup, rout Southern Miss, 49–13". The Orlando Sentinel. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fake punt with 1:33 to go helps FSU beat Clemson". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU tames Tulane, 48–28, as Sammie gains 212 yards". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parker sparkles in FSU's 45–21 victory over East Carolina". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ferguson is lone sore spot as Florida St. romps, 66–3". The Miami Herald. October 23, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles destroy South Carolina 59–0". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "20-point period fires up FSU, 41–14". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays by FSU bury Gators, 52–17". The Miami Herald. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Prime Time' steals the show". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Football - Year in Review".
- ^ "Florida State 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ NoleFan.Org
- ^ "MIAMI CRUSHES FLORIDA STATE". Chicago Tribune. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sep 18. Retrieved 2017-Aug-27.
- ^ "SUGAR BOWL: FLORIDA STATE 13, AUBURN 7 : In Prime Time, Sanders and Florida State Stop Auburn Short". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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