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American college football season
The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0–11.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Wake Forest | | L 7–9 | 18,000 | [2] |
September 22 | Kansas | | L 0–28 | 19,240–19,934 | |
September 29 | No. 18 Miami (FL) | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| L 10–14 | 22,278 | |
October 6 | at Baylor | | L 14–21 | 29,000 | |
October 13 | Mississippi State | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| L 12–37 | 19,829 | [3] |
October 20 | Memphis State | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| L 10–13 | 28,883 | |
October 27 | at San Diego State | | L 17–38 | 26,492 | |
November 3 | at No. 18 Houston | | L 3–34 | 27,587 | |
November 10 | at Virginia Tech | | L 13–36 | 25,000 | [4] |
November 17 | South Carolina | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| L 12–52 | 17,778 | [5] |
December 1 | at Florida | | L 0–49 | 62,273 | [6] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1973 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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WR
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Mike Allen
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OL
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Bob Anderson
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TE
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Rocky Blythe
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TE
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Ed Davis
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RB
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Mike Davison
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OL
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Bobby Elam
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WR
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Jim Everett
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OL
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Jeff Gardner
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WR
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Joe Goldsmith
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OL
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Bob Jones
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RB
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Bobby McKinnon
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RB
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Hodges Mitchell
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Sr
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QB
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Mark Orlando
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QB
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Billy Prescott
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Fr
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OL
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Smokey Ragins
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OL
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Rocky Saldana
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QB
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Billy Sexton
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WR
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Mike Shumann
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OL
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Don Sparkman
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WR
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Joe Thomas
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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Phil Arnold
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LB
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Bruce Bell
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DL
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Steve Bratton
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DB
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Phil Cahoon
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DL
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Tom Chandler
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DL
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Randy Coffield
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DB
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Chad Griffin
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DB
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Earl Humes
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DB
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Randy Kaiser
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CB
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Buzzy Lewis
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DL
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John Malkiewicz
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DL
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Scott Meseroll
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LB
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John Murphy
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LB
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Greg Pounds
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LB
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Detroit Reynolds
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DB
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Andy Stockton
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Ahmet Askin
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P
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Joe Downey
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Gene Henderson
Defensive Coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- FSU – Ahmet Askin 51-yard field goal, 6:40. Florida St 3–0.
- MIA – Coy Hall 1-yard run (kick good), 0:10. Miami (FL) 7–3.
- Third quarter
- FSU – Hodges Mitchell 1-yard run (Ahmet Askin kick), 3:22. Florida St 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards.
- Fourth quarter
- MIA – Woody Thompson 4-yard run (kick good), 6:24. Miami (FL) 14–10. Drive: 72 yards.
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- Top passers
- MIA
- FSU – Billy Sexton – 7/14, 61 yards
- Top rushers
- MIA – Woody Thompson – 24 rushes, 119 yards
- FSU – Bobby McKinnon – 13 rushes, 27 yards
- Top receivers
- MIA
- FSU – Joe Goldsmith – 2 receptions, 23 yards
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Game information
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- First quarter
- FLA – Nat Moore 1-yard run (kick good), 11:51. Florida 7–0. Drive: 54 yards.
- FLA – Nat Moore 5-yard run (kick good), 2:37. Florida 14–0.
- Second quarter
- FLA – James Richards 62-yard run (kick good), 14:47. Florida 21–0.
- FLA – Vince Kendrick 1-yard run (kick good), 6:46. Florida 28–0.
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- FLA – Severs 2-yard pass from Chan Gailey (kick good), 4:49. FLorida 42–0.
- FLA – Larry Brinson 12-yard run (kick good), 0:00. Florida 49–0.
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- Top passers
- FSU – Billy Prescott – 5/21, 70 yards, INT
- FLA – Don Gaffney – 6/12, TD
- Top rushers
- FSU – Hodges Mitchell – 15 rushes, 74 yards
- FLA – James Richards – 7 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- FSU – Mike Allen – 2 receptions, 32 yards
- FLA – Lee McGriff/Hank Foldberg – 3 receptions
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- ^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ "Ramsey FG at 3-second mark boosts Deacons over FSU, 9–7". The Miami Herald. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI rips hapless Seminoles". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina whips Seminoles". Sun Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WHAMO! Gators 49, Tribe 0 ... it was no day for Tribe miracles". The Pensacola News Journal. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Recap/Box
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