1970 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame    10 1 0
Villanova    9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force    9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech    9 3 0
Boston College    8 2 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane    8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Dayton    5 4 1
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Rutgers    5 5 0
Utah State    5 5 0
Colgate    5 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Marshall    3 6 0
Buffalo    2 9 0
Navy    2 9 0
Army    1 9 1
Xavier    1 9 0
Holy Cross    0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Peterson, the Seminoles compiled a record of 7–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12LouisvilleW 9–727,389
September 19at Georgia TechABCL 13–2350,324
September 26Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–1427,196
October 10Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 27–3842,704[2]
October 17at Memphis StateL 12–1629,047
October 24at South CarolinaW 21–1342,537
October 30at Miami (FL)W 27–324,168
November 7Clemson
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
W 38–1325,176
November 14Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–825,291[3]
November 21Kansas State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–723,448
November 26vs. HoustonABCL 21–5318,053

Roster

1970 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 82 Rhett Dawson Jr
QB 19 Gary Huff So
TE 84 Gary Parris So
WR 22 Barry Smith So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 50 Charlie Hunt So
DB 40 Eddie McMillan So
DB 26 J. T. Thomas So
DE 57 Steve Bratton So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. "Reaves awakens drowsy Florida against FSU". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Seminoles humble Techmen 34–8". The Tampa Tribune. November 15, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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