1996 Florida State Seminoles football team

1996 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl (BA NCG), L 20–52 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (13th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 21st-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. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, the Bowl Alliance's national championship game, where the Seminoles lost to Florida. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida State was selected as the national champion by Alderson.[1] Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 73:30 p.m.DukeNo. 3
ABCW 44–780,032[2]
September 198:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 3
ESPNW 51–1745,700[3]
September 283:30 p.m.No. 11 North CarolinaNo. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 13–080,120[4]
October 57:00 p.m.ClemsonNo. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–376,360[5]
October 123:30 p.m.at No. 6 Miami (FL)*No. 3
CBSW 34–1675,913[6]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 14 VirginiaNo. 3
ABCW 31–2480,237[7]
November 27:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 3
ESPNW 49–346,311[8]
November 912:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 3
JPSW 44–734,974[9]
November 167:00 p.m.No. 25 Southern Miss*No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 54–1477,280[10]
November 233:30 p.m.vs. MarylandNo. 3
ABCW 48–1031,989[11]
November 3012:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida*No. 2
ABCW 24–2180,932[12]
January 28:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Florida*No. 1
ABCL 20–5278,344[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP3 (5)3 (5)3 (5)3 (3)3 (4)2 (13)2 (8)3 (4)3 (5)3 (5)3 (3)3 (2)3 (2)3 (4)2 (5)1 (61)1 (62)3
Coaches3 (6)3 (3)3 (1)3 (1)2 (22)2 (9)3 (6)2 (7)2 (5)2 (5)2 (5)3 (8)3 (7)2 (7)1 (56)1 (57)3

Roster

1996 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Andre Cooper Sr
WR 9 Peter Warrick  Fr
QB 12 Thad Busby Jr
WR 19 E. G. Green Jr
RB 28 Warrick Dunn Sr
OT 70 Tra Thomas Jr
OT 71 Todd Fordham Sr
OT 76 Walter Jones Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Samari Rolle Jr
CB 11 Dexter Jackson So
CB 15 Mario Edwards So
FS 16 Sean Key So
CB 20 James Colzie Sr
LB 40 Lamont Green So
LB 45 Henri Crockett Sr
LB 47 Vernon Crawford Sr
DL 53 Corey Simon  Fr
DE 55 Reinard Wilson Sr
LB 56 Sam Cowart Sr
DE 58 Peter Boulware Jr
DL 85 Andre Wadsworth Jr
DE 90 Greg Spires Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Scott Bentley Sr
K 29 Bill Gramatica Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

1997 NFL draft

The following Seminoles were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, including four players taken in the first 14 picks.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Peter Boulware Linebacker 1 4 Baltimore Ravens
Walter Jones Offensive tackle 1 6 Seattle Seahawks
Warrick Dunn Running back 1 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Reinard Wilson Linebacker 1 14 Cincinnati Bengals
Henri Crockett Linebacker 4 100 Atlanta Falcons
Vernon Crawford Linebacker 5 159 New England Patriots
Byron Capers Cornerback 7 225 Philadelphia Eagles

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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 defense dukes it out". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers fall to Seminoles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16". The Bellingham Herald. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seminoles avenge only ACC loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3". Florida Today. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Left in their Wake: Seminoles roll, 44–7". The Miami Herald. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Showdown is on track, FSU stays unbeaten with 54–14 victory". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FSU takes pains but gets by". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Noles' defensive materpiece puts Gators on canvas". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Such sweet revenge". Austin American-Statesman. January 3, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1996 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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