1977 Florida State Seminoles football team information
American college football season
1977Florida State Seminoles football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 40–17 vs. Texas Tech
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 11
AP
No. 14
Record
10–2
Head coach
Bobby Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Jack Stanton (2nd season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
North Texas State *
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 16 San Diego State
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
1
–
1
No. 14 Florida State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Pittsburgh
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
East Carolina
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Army
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Louisville
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
4
–
2
Georgia Tech
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Northwestern State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Hawaii
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Navy
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
5
–
7
–
0
Utah State
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Villanova
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Miami (FL)
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Richmond
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Air Force
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Holy Cross
–
–
2
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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