1973 Florida State Seminoles football team

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The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0–11.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Headcoach
Captains
  • Jim Malkiewicz
  • Don Sparkman
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1973 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Malkiewicz
  • Don Sparkman
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
 1972
1974 
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1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1100
No. 5 Penn State  1200
No. 9 Houston  1110
Temple  910
No. 20 Tulane  930
Memphis State  830
Tampa  830
Boston College  740
South Carolina  740
Utah State  740
Air Force  640
Southern Miss  641
Northern Illinois  650
Rutgers  650
West Virginia  650
Pittsburgh  651
Colgate  550
Dayton  551
Xavier  551
Georgia Tech  560
Holy Cross  560
Miami (FL)  560
Cincinnati  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Southern Illinois  371
Villanova  380
Syracuse  290
Virginia Tech  290
Army  0100
Florida State  0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Wake ForestL 7–918,000[2]
September 22KansasL 0–2819,240[3]
September 294:00 p.m.No. 18 Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 10–1422,278[4]
October 6at BaylorL 14–2122,000[5]
October 13Mississippi State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 12–3719,829[6]
October 202:01 p.m.Memphis State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 10–1323,883[7]
October 27at San Diego StateL 17–3826,492[8]
November 3at No. 18 HoustonL 3–3427,587[9]
November 10at Virginia TechL 13–3625,000[10]
November 17South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 12–5217,778[11]
December 1at FloridaL 0–4962,273[12]
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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 7 0714
Florida St 0 3 7010
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at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game attendance: 22,278
  • [14]
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At Florida

Florida State Seminoles (0–10) at Florida Gators (6–4)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida St 0 0 000
Florida 14 14 71449
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at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 62,273
  • Recap/Box
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Roster

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1973 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Mike Allen
OL Bob Anderson
TE Rocky Blythe
TE Ed Davis
RB Mike Davison
OL Bobby Elam
WR Jim Everett
OL Jeff Gardner
WR Joe Goldsmith
OL Bob Jones
RB Bobby McKinnon
RB Hodges Mitchell Sr
QB Mark Orlando
QB Billy Prescott Fr
OL Smokey Ragins
OL Rocky Saldana
QB Billy Sexton
WR Mike Shumann
OL Don Sparkman
WR Joe Thomas
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Phil Arnold
LB Bruce Bell
DL Steve Bratton
DB Phil Cahoon
DL Tom Chandler
DL Randy Coffield
DB Chad Griffin
DB Earl Humes
DB Randy Kaiser
CB Buzzy Lewis
DL John Malkiewicz
DL Scott Meseroll
LB John Murphy
LB Greg Pounds
LB Detroit Reynolds
DB Andy Stockton
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Ahmet Askin
P Joe Downey
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gene Henderson
    Defensive coordinator
  • Dick Hopkins
    Student assistant

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