1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

1990 Florida State Seminoles football
1990 Florida State Seminoles football
Blockbuster Bowl champion
Blockbuster Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Penn State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	10–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 60,519)
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 45–24	61,983	^[1]
September 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 (I-AA) Georgia Southern	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 48–6	62,111
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	PPV	W 31–13	32,170	^[2]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 39–28	60,301	^[3]
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Miami (FL)	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 22–31	80,396
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Auburn	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 17–20	85,214	^[4]
October 27	12:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WTBS	W 42–3	60,111	^[5]
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 12	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SUN	W 41–10	71,438	^[6]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 70–21	59,678
November 17	1:00 p.m.	vs. Memphis State	No. 9	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 35–3	55,190
December 1	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Florida	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–30	63,190	^[7]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Penn State	No. 6	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	Raycom	W 24–17	74,021
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1990 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Clyde Allen
OL		Robbie Baker
WR		Shannon Baker
RB		Edgar Bennett
WR		Lawrence Dawsey
OL		Reggie Dixon
QB		Kenny Felder
WR		Matt Frier
RB		Felix Harris
TE		Warren Hart
OL		Howard Haynes
RB		Sean Jackson
QB	`14`	Brad Johnson	Jr
TE		Reggie Johnson
WR		Kevin Knox
RB		Amp Lee
OL		Kevin Mancini
RB		Paul Moore
OL		Mike Morris
RB		Chris Parker
RB		Jason Pierce
RB		Maurice Pinckney
TE		Dave Roberts
OL		Robert Stevenson
WR		Eric Turral
QB	`11`	Casey Weldon	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Bryce Abbott
LB		Ken Alexander
CB	`27`	Terrell Buckley	So
LB		Kirk Carruthers
DL		James Chaney
DB		John Davis
LB		Howard Dinkins
DB		Leon Fowler
LB	`97`	Reggie Freeman	So
LB	`55`	Marvin Jones	So
DB		Errol McCorvey
DL		Toddrick McIntosh
LB		Anthony Moss
DL		Henry Ostaszewski
DL		Joe Ostaszewski
DB		Bill Ragans
DL		Troy Sanders
DL		Carl Simpson
DB		John Wyche

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Richie Andrews
P		Scott McLaren
K		Gerry Thomas
P		John Wimberly

Head coach

Bobby Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Chuck Amato (DL)
Mickey Andrews (DC)
Wally Burnham (LB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (6)	3 т (7)	3 (11)	2 (10)	2 (11)	2 (10)	10	7	12	12	12	9	8	8	6	4
Coaches	3 (8)	3	2 (10)	2 (9)	2 (13)	2 (10)	8	7	11	11	11	10	9	8	5	4

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	6	3	13	22
• Hurricanes	10	14	0	7	31

Date: October 6
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 80,396

Auburn

#7 Florida State at #5 Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	17	0	0	17
• Tigers	7	0	3	10	20

Date: October 20
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium

LSU

LSU Tigers at #12 Florida State Seminoles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	3	0	0	0	3
Florida St	14	14	0	14	42

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 27
Game attendance: 60,111
Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter

FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards.
LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards.
FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive:

Second quarter

FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays.
FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive:

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards.
FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive:

Top passers

LSU
FSU – Casey Weldon – 15/25, 229 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards
FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

LSU
FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards

Bobby Bowden's 200th win

Florida

#6 Florida Gators (9–1) at #8 Florida State Seminoles (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	3	7	6	14	30
Florida St	17	7	14	7	45

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: December 1, 1990
Game weather: Clear
Game attendance: 63,190
Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter

FSU – Lawrence Dawsey 76-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 14:03. Florida St 7–0. Drive:
FSU – Richie Andrews 47-yard field goal, 12:57. Florida St 10–0. Drive:
FLA – Arden Czyzewski 41-yard field goal, 8:35. Florida St 10–3. Drive:
FSU - Amp Lee 8-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 2:36. Florida St 17–3. Drive:

Second quarter

FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 5:12. Florida St 17–10. Drive:
FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 1:11. Florida St 24–10. Drive:

Third quarter

FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 10:59. Florida St 31–10. Drive:
FLA – Ernie Mills 14-yard pass from Shane Matthews (kick blocked), 4:03. Florida St 31–16. Drive:
FSU – Amp Lee 16-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:08. Florida St 38–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (pass good), 12:38. Florida St 38–24. Drive:
FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 11:56. Florida St 45–24. Drive:
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick 9-yard pass from Shane Matthews (pass failed), 8:50. Florida St 45–30. Drive:

Top passers

FLA – Shane Matthews – 29/48, 351 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
FSU – Casey Weldon – 13/23, 325 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

FLA – Errict Rhett – 14 rushes, 57 yards
FSU – Amp Lee – 26 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

FLA – Ernie Mills – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
FSU – Lawrence Dawsey – 4 receptions, 172 yards, TD

Vs. Penn State (Blockbuster Bowl)

References

^ "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Seminoles roll again, smack Tulane, 31–13". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FSU's big-play defense holds off Hokies 39–28". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "200, Bowden's milestone is marred by fight". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida St. rolls over Gamecocks, 41–10". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 8 Florida St. rips No. 6 Florida". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1990 Football - Year in Review".

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[1] "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Seminoles roll again, smack Tulane, 31–13". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "FSU's big-play defense holds off Hokies 39–28". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "200, Bowden's milestone is marred by fight". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Florida St. rolls over Gamecocks, 41–10". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "No. 8 Florida St. rips No. 6 Florida". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "1990 Football - Year in Review".

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