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1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1984 Florida State Seminoles football
Citrus Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 20W 48–1754,211[1]
September 151:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 18W 42–1638,600
September 224:00 p.m.at No. 4 Miami (FL)No. 15CBSW 38–362,210
September 297:00 p.m.TempleNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–2756,892
October 68:30 p.m.at Memphis StateNo. 6T 17–1727,740
October 137:00 p.m.No. 16 AuburnNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 41–4258,671[2]
October 207:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–654,785[3]
November 37:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 14W 52–4468,574
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 11ABCL 26–3875,000[4]
November 177:00 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 17
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–055,443
December 13:30 p.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 17–2758,930[5]
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. GeorgiaNo. 15NBCT 17–1751,821[6]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1984 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Greg Allen Sr
QB 11 Kirk Coker  Jr
G 64 Jamie Dukes Jr
WR 4 Jessie Hester Sr
RB 24 Darrin Holloman  Fr
FB 43 Cletis Jones Jr
RB 20 Roosevelt Snipes Jr
QB 1 Eric Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 31 Billy Allen Sr
S 13 Kim Mack Sr
CB 32 Martin Mayhew  Fr
S 43 Bobby McCrary Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan Fr
CB 8 Eric Riley  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 Louis Berry So
K 18 Derek Schmidt Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 Jul 2019

Season summary

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East Carolina

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Kansas

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Miami (FL)

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#15 Florida State at #4 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 6 31514 38
Hurricanes 0 003 3
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Television network: CBS
  • Jessie Hester 5 Rec, 116 Yds

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Temple

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Memphis State

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Auburn

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#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1 234Total
Tigers 10 12713 42
Seminoles 3 14159 41

Tulane

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Arizona State

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#14 Florida State at Arizona State
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 172114 52
Sun Devils 10 101014 44
  • Greg Allen 22 Rush, 223 Yds
  • Jessie Hester 3 Rec, 104 Yds

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South Carolina

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Chattanooga

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Florida

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Florida Gators (8–1–1) at Florida State Seminoles (7–2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 10 7327
Florida St 0 3 7717

at Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida

  • Date: December 1
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 58,930
  • NoleFan.org
Game information

Vs. Georgia (Citrus Bowl)

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References

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  1. ^ "Stunning - Seminoles overwhelm Pirates with tough defense and offense". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Special teams lead Seminoles to 27–6 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26". The Sun-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hall: We are the best team in the nation". St. Lucie News Tribune. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Orlando Sentinel". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1984 Football - Year in Review".
  8. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ^ NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.