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1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 7W 47–4646,261[1]
September 103:00 p.m.at No. 13 LSUNo. 12ABCW 40–3579,665[2]
September 172:30 p.m.at TulaneNo. 9W 28–34 (Tulane forfeit)35,463[3][4]
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 10 AuburnNo. 17L 24–2775,625[5]
October 81:30 p.m.at PittsburghL 16–1752,102
October 157:00 p.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–1755,102
October 208:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 51–742,117
October 2910:30 p.m.at Arizona StateW 29–2669,986
November 57:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–3052,542[6]
November 127:00 p.m.No. 6 Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
WSVNL 16–1757,333
December 312:30 p.m.at No. 12 FloridaCBSL 14–5374,113[7]
December 303:00 p.m.vs. North CarolinaCBSW 28–325,648[8]

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Game summaries

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Miami (FL)

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At Florida

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Vs. North Carolina (Peach Bowl)

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References

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  1. ^ "TD-go-round! Seminoles take last ride, 46–46". The Orlando Sentinel. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida State drops LSU". Tulsa World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane gives FSU English lesson, 34–28". Pensacola News Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Supreme Court justice sacks English's bid to rejoin Green Wave". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Outnumbered FSU beaten by Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Defense FSU's escape clause". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unexpected rout, Florida rips rival Florida State, 53–14". Florida Today. December 4, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Thomas, Thompson winning combination". The Daily Advertiser. December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1983 Football - Year in Review".