1961 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers    9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona    8 1 1
Memphis State    8 2 0
Villanova    8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State    8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse    8 3 0
Holy Cross    7 3 0
Navy    7 3 0
Miami (FL)    7 4 0
Army    6 4 0
San Jose State    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Colgate    5 4 0
Detroit    5 4 0
Houston    5 4 1
Notre Dame    5 5 0
Oregon State    5 5 0
Florida State    4 5 1
Boston University    4 5 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Oregon    4 6 0
Air Force    3 7 0
Pittsburgh    3 7 0
Washington State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 7 0
Dayton    2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's second year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16George WashingtonW 15–719,200[1]
September 30at No. 17 FloridaT 3–346,000[2]
October 7at No. 2 Ole MissL 0–3312,000[3]
October 14Georgia
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 3–021,200[4]
October 21Richmond
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–713,600[5]
October 28at VPIL 7–10
November 4at KentuckyL 0–2020,000[6]
November 11The Citadel
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–8
November 18Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–1218,700[7]
November 25at HoustonL 8–287,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "FSU gets by GW, 15–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 17, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "FSU gets biggest kick out of 3–3 'victory'". St. Petersburg Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss scalps Seminoles, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "FSU upsets Georgia 3–0 on Messer's field goal". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rally of FSU backboned by Kinderman". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kentucky ruins Vandy homecoming". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "FSU walloped by MS 12–0; fumbles help". Tallahassee Democrat. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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