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1970 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Peterson, the Seminoles compiled a record of 7–4.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Louisville
W 9–727,389
September 19at Georgia Tech
ABCL 13–2350,324[2]
September 26Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–1427,196[3]
October 10Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 27–3842,704[4]
October 17at Memphis State
L 12–1629,047
October 24at South Carolina
W 21–1342,537[5]
October 30at Miami (FL)
W 27–324,168
November 7Clemson
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
W 38–1325,176[6]
November 14Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–825,291[7]
November 21Kansas State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–723,448
November 26vs. Houston
ABCL 21–5318,053

Roster

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1970 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Rhett Dawson Jr
QB 19 Gary Huff So
TE 84 Gary Parris So
WR 22 Barry Smith So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 50 Charlie Hunt So
DB 40 Eddie McMillan So
DB 26 J. T. Thomas So
DE 57 Steve Bratton So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tech jolts FSU, 23–13". The Bradenton Herald. September 20, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida State wins over Wake Forest". The Times and Democrat. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Reaves awakens drowsy Florida against FSU". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football in Florida: FSU lone bright spot". The Palm Beach Post. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Warren passes Seminoles to triumph over Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seminoles humble Techmen 34–8". The Tampa Tribune. November 15, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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