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The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium . The team was selected national champion by Alderson .[ 1]
Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season, running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 3:30 p.m. Duke No. 3 ABC W 44–780,032 [ 2]
8:00 p.m. at NC State No. 3 ESPN W 51–1745,700 [ 3]
September 28 3:30 p.m. No. 11 North Carolina No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC W 13–080,120 [ 4]
October 5 7:00 p.m. Clemson No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 34–376,360 [ 5]
October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 6 Miami (FL) * No. 3 CBS W 34–1675,913 [ 6]
October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Virginia No. 3 ABC W 31–2480,237 [ 7]
November 2 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 3 ESPN W 49–346,311 [ 8]
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 3 JPS W 44–734,974 [ 9]
November 16 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Southern Miss * No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 54–1477,280 [ 10]
November 23 3:30 p.m. vs. Maryland No. 3 ABC W 48–1031,989 [ 11]
November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Florida * No. 2 ABC W 24–2180,932 [ 12]
January 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Florida* No. 1 ABC L 20–5278,344 [ 13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (3) 3 (4) 2 (13) 2 (8) 3 (4) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (3) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (4) 2 (5) 1 (61) 1 (62) 3 Coaches 3 (6) 3 (3) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (22) 2 (9) 3 (6) 2 (7) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (5) 3 (8) 3 (7) 2 (7) 1 (56) 1 (57) 3
1996 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
The following Seminoles were selected in the 1997 NFL draft , including four players taken in the first fourteen picks.
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^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
^ "FSU defense dukes it out" . St. Petersburg Times . September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State" . Austin American-Statesman . September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State" . The Commercial Appeal . September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers fall to Seminoles" . Anderson Independent-Mail . October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16" . The Bellingham Herald . October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles avenge only ACC loss" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3" . Florida Today . November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Left in their Wake: Seminoles roll, 44–7" . The Miami Herald . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Showdown is on track, FSU stays unbeaten with 54–14 victory" . The Miami Herald . November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU takes pains but gets by" . St. Petersburg Times . November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Noles' defensive materpiece puts Gators on canvas" . The Courier-Journal . December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Such sweet revenge" . Austin American-Statesman . January 3, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1996 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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