1979 Florida State Seminoles football team information
American college football season
1979Florida State Seminoles football
Orange Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Oklahoma
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 8
AP
No. 6
Record
11–1
Head coach
Bobby Bowden (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
George Henshaw (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Jack Stanton (4th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 47,413)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 7 Pittsburgh
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
UNLV
–
–
9
–
1
–
2
No. 17 Temple
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
Tulane
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
7
–
3
–
1
No. 20 Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Navy
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
4
–
1
Syracuse
–
–
7
–
5
–
0
Colgate
–
–
5
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
North Texas State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Villanova
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
Louisville
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
William & Mary
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Army
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Air Force
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Richmond
–
–
0
–
11
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1979 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Florida State finished #6 in the AP poll and #8 in the UPI poll with an 11–1 record. The Seminoles' offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 160 points. The Seminoles finished the regular season unbeaten for only the second time in program history and played in the Orange Bowl.
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