American college football season
The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium . This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.
Florida State finished the season ranked No. 4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I . The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic .
Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source 9:00 p.m. vs. No. 19 BYU No. 1 Raycom W 44–2838,363 September 7 7:00 p.m. Tulane No. 1 PPV W 38–1161,801 [ 1] September 14 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL PPV W 58–060,913 September 28 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan No. 1 ABC W 51–31106,145 October 5 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Syracuse No. 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC W 46–1461,231 October 12 1:00 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech No. 1 JPS W 33–2058,991 [ 2] October 19 2:00 p.m. No. 7 (I-AA ) Middle Tennessee No. 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 39–1060,202 October 26 7:40 p.m. at LSU No. 1 ESPN W 27–1671,019 [ 3] November 2 8:00 p.m. at Louisville No. 1 W 40–1534,270 November 9 12:00 p.m. South Carolina No. 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL JPS W 38–1060,244 November 16 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ABC L 16–17 63,442 November 30 12:00 p.m. at No. 5 Florida No. 3 ABC L 9–1485,461 [ 4] January 1 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 9 Texas A&M No. 5 CBS W 10–273,728
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 1 (49) 1 (54) 1 (53) 1 (47) 1 (48) 1 (56) 1 (58) 1 (56) 1 (56) 1 (53) 1 (53) 1 (53) 3 3 5 4 Coaches 1 (42) 1 (43) 1 (51) 1 (47) 1 (49) 1 (55) 1 (55) 1 (55) 1 (53) 1 (47) 1 (47) 1 (47) 4 4 6 4
#1 Florida State at #3 Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total • Seminoles 19 12 6 14 51 Wolverines 10 13 0 8 31
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#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State 1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 7 0 0 10 17 Seminoles 3 7 3 3 16
Scoring summary 1 MIA Stephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7-0 FSU Gerry Thomas 25-yard field goal MIA 7-3 2 FSU Paul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick) FSU 10-7 3 FSU Gerry Thomas 31-yard field goal Tied 13-7 4 FSU Gerry Thomas 20-yard field goal FSU 16-7 9:48 MIA Carlos Huerta 45-yard field goal FSU 16-10 3:01 MIA Larry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 17-16
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Game information First quarter
Second quarter
FSU – Gerry Thomas 19-yard field goal, 8:31. Florida St 3–0. Drive: UF – Errict Rhett 3-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 3:11. Florida 7–3. Drive: Third quarter
UF – Harrison Houston 72-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Arden Czyzewski kick), 7:32. Florida 14–3. Drive: Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers FSU – Kez McCorvey – 6 receptions, 89 yards UF – Harrison Houston – 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)[ edit ]
1991 Florida State Seminoles football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Dan Mowrey Fr K 15 Gerry Thomas So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following Seminoles were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[ 10]
^ "Seminoles ride past Green Wave" . The Tampa Tribune . September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Ugly win for No. 1 Seminoles" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Seminoles' rally buries LSU, 27–16" . The Tampa Tribune . October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Florida finally solves slumping Florida State" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Florida State Is Much Too Mighty for Michigan" . The New York Times . September 29, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018 . ^ NoleFan.org . Retrieved 2018-Nov-03. ^ "MIAMI BEATS FLORIDA STATE OUT OF TOP RANK, 17-16" . The Washington Post . November 17, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018 . ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?" . Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2009 . ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN" . ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
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