1995 Florida State Seminoles football team
Appearance
1995 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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ACC co-champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 31–26 vs. Notre Dame | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 10–2 (7–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (12th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Florida State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion. They played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Running back Warrick Dunn finished ninth place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Florida State scored 563 points, setting a single-season record.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Duke | No. 1 | ABC | W 70–26 | 51,200 | [1] | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | No. 1 | ABC | W 45–26 | 78,133 | [2] | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 1 | JPS | W 77–17 | 72,800 | [3] | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 1 |
| PPV | W 46–14 | 76,600 | [4] |
October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami (FL)* | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 41–17 | 80,350 | [5] |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 1 |
| PPV | W 72–13 | 73,400 | [6] |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 42–10 | 76,400 | [7] |
November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Virginia | No. 2 | ESPN | L 28–33 | 44,300 | [8] | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 6 | JPS | W 28–12 | 36,000 | [9] | |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 6 |
| JPS | W 59–17 | 68,400 | [10] |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Florida* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 24–35 | 85,711 | [11] |
January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame* | No. 8 | CBS | W 31–26 | 72,198 | [12] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (38) | 1 (33) | 1 (36) | 1 (42) | 1 (37) | 1 (40) | 1 (38) | 1 (34) | 2 (31) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Coaches Poll | 1 (28) | 1 (36) | 1 (31) | 1 (33) | 1 (35) | 1 (34) | 1 (33) | 1 (34) | 1 (34) | 2 (24) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Seminoles show lots of weapons in opening rout". The Kansas City Star. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU rips Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles do number on 'Pack". St. Petersburg Times. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Noles roll past Knights". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 1 Florida State clobbers rival Miami, 41–17". The Press Democrat. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU stampedes through ACC". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles take to air to beat Georgia Tech". The Tennessean. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC-ya! FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State piles points on UM, 59–17". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida set up for title bid". The Greenville News. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida St. figures out Irish puzzle". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1995 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.