1992 Florida State Seminoles football team

1992 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Sagarin)
ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Scott (3rd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title in their first season competing as a member. Florida State was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Nebraska. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State finished the season No. 2 in both the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The team was selected as the national champion by Sagarin.[1] The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in voting for the Heisman Trophy, while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.DukeNo. 4
PPVW 48–2160,751[2]
September 127:30 p.m.at No. 15 ClemsonNo. 5
ESPNW 24–2083,170[3]
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 16 NC StateNo. 3
JPSW 34–1353,900[4]
September 267:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 35–762,915[5]
October 312:00 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 3
ABCL 16–1977,338[6]
October 1012:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 8
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 36–1360,553[7]
October 174:00 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia TechNo. 6
ESPNW 29–2446,226[8]
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 23 VirginiaNo. 6
JPSW 13–345,000[9]
November 712:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 69–2164,127[10]
November 142:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 70–760,127[11]
November 2812:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida*No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 45–2468,311[12]
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Nebraska*No. 3
NBCW 27–1457,324[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

No. 3 Florida State at No. 2 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Seminoles 7 333 16
• Hurricanes 0 1009 19
    
Scoring summary
1FSUTamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick)FSU 7–0
2UMDane Prewitt 24-yard field goalFSU 7–3
7:36UMC. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 10–7
FSUDan Mowrey 22-yard field goalTied 10–10
3FSUDan Mowrey 38-yard field goalFSU 13–10
4FSUDan Mowrey 41-yard field goalFSU 16–10
UML. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 17–16
UMTeam safetyMIA 19–16
Main article: Wide Right II
See also: 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Florida

See also: 1992 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Nebraska
Team 1 234Total
• Seminoles 7 1370 27
Cornhuskers 0 707 14
Main article: 1993 Orange Bowl
See also: 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Roster

1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 44 William Floyd Jr
WR 12 Matt Frier Jr
QB 17 Charlie Ward Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Clifton Abraham So
LB 10 Derrick Brooks So
LB 97 Reggie Freeman Sr
CB 4 Corey Fuller So
LB 55 Marvin Jones Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt


Awards and honors

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

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References

  1. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "FSU rolls in achy breaky start". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fla. State slips past Clemson". The State. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack bombed; Seminoles last only TNT in blow out". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 2 Miami escapes again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FSU wins and takes ACC lead". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Defense wins title for FSU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ward chops apart Terps". The Daily Times. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FSU busts loose". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "FSU humiliates Florida 45–24". The Naples Daily News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nebraska's bowl skid extended to six games". The Alliance Times-Herald. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1992 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Past Winners".
  16. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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