1989 Florida State Seminoles football team

1989 Florida State Seminoles football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–17 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (7th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:30 p.m.vs. Southern MissNo. 6
TBSL 26–3048,746[1]
September 97:30 p.m.No. 10 ClemsonNo. 16
ESPNL 23–3461,897[2]
September 167:30 p.m.at No. 21 LSU
ESPNW 31–2175,524[3]
September 237:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 59–961,613
October 71:30 p.m.at No. 17 SyracuseNo. 22
W 41–1049,832
October 1412:00 p.m.at Virginia TechNo. 19
SUNW 41–741,832[4]
October 217:30 p.m.No. 11 AuburnNo. 14
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 22–1462,711[5]
October 288:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 24–1062,602
November 42:00 p.m.South CarolinadaggerNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 35–1061,852[6]
November 182:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 57–2057,511
December 27:30 p.m.at FloridaNo. 6
ESPNW 24–1775,124[7]
January 14:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 NebraskaNo. 5
NBCW 41–1773,953

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Personnel

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1989 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Terry Anthony Sr
WR Shannon Baker
RB 22 Edgar Bennett So
OL John Brown
RB 13 Dexter Carter
TE Johnny Clower
WR Lawrence Dawsey
OL Hayward Haynes
QB 14 Brad Johnson So
TE Reggie Johnson
WR Bruce LaSane
RB 42 Amp Lee
WR 7 Ronald Lewis Sr
OL Kevin Mancini
RB Paul Moore
OL Mike Morris
RB Chris Parker
RB Maurice Pinckney
TE Dave Roberts
OL Robert Stevenson
OL Michael Tanks
QB, P Charlie Ward
QB Casey Weldon
QB 4 Peter Tom Willis Sr
OL Tony Yeomans
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 27 Terrell Buckley Fr
S 6 LeRoy Butler Sr
LB 45 Kirk Carruthers So
DL Keith Carter
LB Howard Dinkins
DB Dedrick Dodge
DB Leon Fowler
LB 97 Reggie Freeman  Fr
OLB Kevin Grant
DL 53 Odell Haggins Sr
DT 78 Eric Hayes Sr
DB Errol McCorvey
LB Anthony Moss
DL Henry Ostaszewski
DB Bill Ragans
LB Kelvin Smith
LB Shelton Thompson
DB John Wyche
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 9 Richie Andrews Jr
K 43 Bill Mason  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Further information: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP6 (2)16——25221914965556553 (2)
Coaches6 (1)16——2020 т16 т138545565 (1)2 (7)

Game summaries

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Southern Miss

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Florida State vs. Southern Miss
1 234Total
#6 Seminoles 10 0133 26
• Golden Eagles 3 14013 30
      
Scoring summary
Q1FSUDexter Carter 11-yard run (Mason kick)FSU 7–0
FSUBill Mason 24-yard field goalFSU 10–0
0:17USMChuck Davis 22-yard field goalFSU 10–3
Q2USMEddie Ray Jackson 3-yard run (Davis kick)Tied 10–10
0:11USMAlfred Williams 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Davis kick)USM 17–10
Q3FSULawrence Dawsey 23-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Mason kick)Tied 17–17
FSUDexter Carter 9-yard run (kick failed)FSU 23–17
Q4USMRickey Bradley 10-yard run (Davis kick)USM 24–23
6:57FSUBill Mason 27-yard field goalFSU 26–24
0:23USMAnthony Harris 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (pass failed)USM 30–26
See also: 1989 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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Clemson

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Clemson at Florida State
1 234Total
• #10 Tigers 7 2106 34
#16 Seminoles 0 1067 23
See also: 1989 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–Florida State football rivalry

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At LSU

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Florida State at LSU
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 10714 31
#21 Tigers 3 387 21
See also: 1989 LSU Tigers football team

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Tulane

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Tulane at Florida State
1 234Total
Green Wave 0 063 9
• Seminoles 17 14217 59
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1989 Tulane Green Wave football team

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At Syracuse

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Florida State at Syracuse
1 234Total
• #22 Seminoles 10 7177 41
#17 Orangemen 0 370 10
See also: 1989 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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At Virginia Tech

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Florida State at Virginia Tech
1 234Total
• #19 Seminoles 7 17107 41
Hokies 0 007 7
See also: 1989 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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Auburn

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Auburn at Florida State
1 234Total
#11 Tigers 3 0011 14
• #14 Seminoles 3 1630 22
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1989 Auburn Tigers football team

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Miami (FL)

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See also: 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
#2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes at #9 Florida State Seminoles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 10 0 0010
Florida St 14 0 7324

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Game information

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Prior to the Miami-FSU game, University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis was tackled by a group of police officers for attempting to put out Chief Osceola's flaming spear. Sebastian was wearing a fireman’s helmet and yellow raincoat and holding a fire extinguisher. When a police officer attempted to grab the fire extinguisher, the officer was sprayed in the chest. Sebastian was handcuffed by four officers but ultimately released. Miami quarterback Gino Torretta, who started the game in place of injured Craig Erickson, told ESPN, "Even if we weren't bad boys, it added to the mystique that, 'Man, look, even their mascot's getting arrested.'"[19]

South Carolina

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South Carolina at Florida State
1 234Total
Gamecocks 0 703 10
• #6 Seminoles 7 14140 35
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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Memphis State

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Memphis State at Florida State
1 234Total
Tigers 6 707 20
• #5 Seminoles 17 3406 57
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1989 Memphis State Tigers football team

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At Florida

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Florida State at Florida
1 234Total
• #6 Seminoles 7 377 24
Gators 3 707 17
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Florida Field
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 75,154
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Television network: ESPN
   
Scoring summary
Q13:22FSUAnthony 62 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 7–0
0:20FLAFrancis 46 yard field goalFSU 7–3
Q28:21FLASimmons 3 yard run (Francis kick)FLA 10–7
2:50FSUAndrews 24 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q38:00FSULaSane 22 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 17–10
Q48:05FSURoberts 10 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 24–10
4:08FLAE. Smith 2 yard run (Francis kick)FSU 24–17
See also: 1989 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

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Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl)

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Nebraska vs. Florida State
1 234Total
#6 Cornhuskers 7 307 17
• #5 Seminoles 0 21200 41
     
Scoring summary
Q111:19NebMorgan Gregory 9-yard pass from Gerry Gdowski (Barrios kick)Neb 7–0
Q2FSUTerry Anthony 14-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick)Tied 7–7
NebChris Drennan 39-yard field goalNeb 10–7
FSUReggie Johnson 5-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 14–10
FSUDexter Carter 10-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 21–10
Q3FSUPaul Moore 1-yard run (kick failed)FSU 27–10
FSUReggie Johnson 8-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 34–10
FSUTerry Anthony 24-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 41–10
Q4NebMickey Joseph 2-yard run (Drennan kick)FSU 41–17
Main article: 1990 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

References

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  1. ^ "S. Mississippi surprises Florida State". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson hands FSU a 34–23 'routrooskie'". The Tampa Tribune. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles overtake Tigers 31–21". The Palm Beach Post. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Seminoles hand VPI crushing setback". Winston-Salem Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sweet repeat for 'Noles". The Tampa Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A porous defense, not a poor offense, betrays Gamecocks". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FSU air attack down Gators 24–17". Press Journal. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1989 Football - Year in Review".
  9. ^ "EAGLES GET A BREAK VS. SEMINOLES (FSU ISN'T ANGRY OVER A LOSS TO UM)". Sun-Sentinel. September 2, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Florida State Is Upset At Finish". The New York Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  11. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  12. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  13. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  14. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  15. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  16. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  17. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  18. ^ "Miami Undone By Turnovers". The New York Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  19. ^ "The true story of Sebastian the Ibis, a fire extinguisher and a near arrest". October 30, 2019.
  20. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  21. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
  22. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
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