1992 Florida State Seminoles football team
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Orange Bowl Champions
ACC Champions |
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Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska, W, 27–14
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | #2 |
| AP | #2 |
| 1992 record | 11–1 (8–0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Bowden (17th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Florida State finished #2 in the AP and Coaches polls with an 11–1 record. The season was FSU's first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and saw them win the league championship with an undefeated record in conference play. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points.
Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in the Heisman voting while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.
Season
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 7:00 PM | Duke | #4 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | PPV | W 48–21 | 60,751 | ||
| September 12 | 7:30 PM | at #15 Clemson | #5 | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 24–20 | 83,170 | ||
| September 19 | 12:00 PM | at #16 NC State | #3 | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | JPS | W 34–13 | 53,900 | ||
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | Wake Forest | #3 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | PPV | W 35–7 | 62,915 | ||
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | at #2 Miami (FL)* | #3 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | L 16–19 | 77,338 | ||
| October 10 | 12:00 PM | North Carolina | #8 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | JPS | W 36–13 | 60,553 | ||
| October 17 | 4:00 PM | at #16 Georgia Tech | #6 | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | W 29–24 | 46,226 | ||
| October 31 | 3:30 PM | at #23 Virginia | #6 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) | ABC | W 13–3 | 45,000 | ||
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | #6 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | JPS | W 69–21 | 64,127 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | Tulane* | #5 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 70–7 | 60,127 | |||
| November 28 | 12:00 PM | #6 Florida* | #3 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) | ABC | W 45–24 | 68,311 | ||
| January 1 | 8:00 PM | vs. #11 Nebraska* | #3 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 27–14 | 57,324 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Marvin Jones | Linebacker | 1 | 4 | New York Jets |
| Carl Simpson | Defensive Tackle | 2 | 35 | Chicago Bears |
| Dan Footman | Defensive End | 2 | 42 | Cleveland Browns |
| Reggie Freeman | Linebacker | 2 | 53 | New Orleans Saints |
| Sterling Palmer | Defensive End | 4 | 101 | Washington Redskins |
| Shannon Baker | Wide Receiver | 8 | 205 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors
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