1986 Florida State Seminoles football
All American Bowl champion
All American Bowl, W 27–13 vs. Indiana
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record7–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (4th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  – 7 –4 –1
Army   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Temple   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 p.m.ToledoNo. 11
W 24–053,891
September 68:00 p.m.at No. 8 NebraskaNo. 11
ABCL 17–3475,865
September 2012:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
TBST 10–1057,611
September 2712:30 p.m.at No. 5 MichiganNo. 20
TBSL 18–20105,578
October 117:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 54–2153,701[1]
October 187:00 p.m.Wichita State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 59–356,222[2]
October 257:00 p.m.at Louisville
W 54–1822,822
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)No. 20
CBSL 23–4162,834
November 81:30 p.m.at South Carolina
W 45–2871,689
November 153:00 p.m.Southern Missdagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–1360,103[3]
November 297:00 p.m.Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 13–1762,370[4]
December 313:00 p.m.vs. Indiana
WTBSW 27–1330,000
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Season summary

Toledo

1 234Total
Toledo 0 000 0
• Florida St 3 0147 24

[6]

Nebraska

1 234Total
Florida St 7 730 17
• Nebraska 0 101410 34

[7]

North Carolina

1 234Total
North Carolina 7 003 10
Florida St 0 0100 10
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

[8]

At Michigan

1 234Total
Florida St 3 708 18
• Michigan 7 337 20

[9]

Tulane

1 234Total
Tulane 0 687 21
• Florida St 0 141426 54
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,701

[10]

Wichita St

1 234Total
Wichita St 0 003 3
• Florida St 14 24147 59
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

[11]

At Louisville

1 234Total
• Florida St 7 30107 54
Louisville 10 800 18

[12]

At Miami (FL)

1 234Total
Florida St 14 360 23
• Miami (FL) 14 0720 41

[13]

At South Carolina

1 234Total
• Florida St 3 10293 45
South Carolina 7 1407 28

[14]

Southern Miss

1 234Total
Southern Miss 0 0130 13
• Florida St 7 21147 49
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

Homecoming [15]

Florida

1 234Total
• Florida 7 307 17
Florida St 3 730 13
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,303
  • Game weather: Rain

[16]

Vs. Indiana (All-American Bowl)

Indiana vs. Florida State
1 234Total
Hoosiers 3 073 13
• Seminoles 6 777 27

[17]

References

  1. ↑ "'Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Shock-proof, FSU routs Wichita State 59–3". Tallahassee Democrat. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "FSU rolls 49–13 as talk turns to bowls". Tampa Bay Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gators grab a six-pack". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1986 Football - Year in Review".
  6. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  7. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  8. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  9. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  10. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  11. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  12. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  13. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  14. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  15. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  16. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
  17. ↑ NoleFan.org. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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