1995 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
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The 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the ACC title the Virginia. Florida State was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Notre Dame. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
| 1995 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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ACC co-champion Orange Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (12th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Virginia + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Running back Warrick Dunn finished ninth place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Florida State scored 563 points, setting a single-season program record.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Duke | No. 1 | ABC | W 70–26 | 51,200 | [1] | |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | No. 1 | ABC | W 45–26 | 78,133 | [2] | |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 1 | JPS | W 77–17 | 72,800 | [3] | |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 1 |
| PPV | W 46–14 | 76,600 | [4] |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Miami (FL)* | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 41–17 | 80,350 | [5] |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 1 |
| PPV | W 72–13 | 73,400 | [6] |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 42–10 | 76,400 | [7] |
| November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Virginia | No. 2 | ESPN | L 28–33 | 44,300 | [8] | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 6 | JPS | W 28–12 | 36,000 | [9] | |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 6 |
| JPS | W 59–17 | 68,400 | [10] |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Florida* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 24–35 | 85,711 | [11] |
| January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame* | No. 8 | CBS | W 31–26 | 72,198 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (38) | 1 (33) | 1 (36) | 1 (42) | 1 (37) | 1 (40) | 1 (38) | 1 (34) | 2 (31) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Coaches Poll | 1 (28) | 1 (36) | 1 (31) | 1 (33) | 1 (35) | 1 (34) | 1 (33) | 1 (34) | 1 (34) | 2 (24) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Game summaries
At Virginia
Florida State at Virginia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 2 Seminoles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| • No. 24 Cavaliers | 7 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
- Date: November 2
- Location: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Game attendance: 44,300
- TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried
| 1 | 8:05 | FSU | Phillip Riley 35-yard touchdown pass from Danny Kanell (Scott Bentley kick) | FSU 7-0 |
| 1 | 6:09 | UVA | Tiki Barber 64-yard run (Raphael Garcia kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 1 | 1:14 | FSU | Warrick Dunn 14-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Scott Bentley kick) | FSU 14-7 |
| 2 | 13:26 | UVA | Tiki Barber 1-yard pass from Mike Groh (Raphael Garcia kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 2 | 11:16 | UVA | Raphael Garcia 35-yard field goal | UVA 17-14 |
| 2 | 3:05 | UVA | Demetrius Allen 72-yard pass from Mike Groh (Raphael Garcia kick) | UVA 24-14 |
| 2 | 2:13 | FSU | E. G. Green 38-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Scott Bentley kick) | UVA 24-21 |
| 2 | 1:14 | UVA | Raphael Garcia 48-yard field goal | UVA 27-21 |
| 3 | 10:38 | UVA | Raphael Garcia 41-yard field goal | UVA 30-21 |
| 4 | 6:57 | UVA | Raphael Garcia 35-yard field goal | UVA 33-21 |
| 4 | 6:13 | FSU | Warrick Dunn 7-yard run (Scott Bentley kick) | UVA 33-28 |
At Florida
Florida State at Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 6 Seminoles | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| • No. 3 Gators | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
- Date: November 25
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
- Game attendance: 85,711
- Game weather: Cloudy
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson
| 1 | 12:51 | FSU | Scott Bentley 40 yard field goal | FSU 3-0 |
| 1 | 5:04 | FLA | Jacquez Green 22 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick) | FLA 7-3 |
| 1 | 0:27 | FSU | Scott Bentley 38 yard field goal | FLA 7-6 |
| 2 | 11:52 | FLA | Terry Jackson 1 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick) | FLA 14-6 |
| 2 | 3:54 | FLA | Ike Hilliard 42 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick) | FLA 21-6 |
| 2 | 0:47 | FLA | Chris Doering 20 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick) | FLA 28-6 |
| 3 | 4:30 | FSU | Warrick Dunn 3 yard run (Danny Kanell to E.G. Green pass) | FLA 28-14 |
| 3 | 4:10 | FLA | Ike Hilliard 74 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick) | FLA 35-14 |
| 3 | 2:20 | FSU | Scott Bentley 27 yard field goal | FLA 35-17 |
| 3 | 0:53 | FSU | Andre Cooper 8 yard pass from Danny Kanell (Scott Bentley kick) | FLA 35-24 |
Vs. Notre Dame—Orange Bowl
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 8 Seminoles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| No. 6 Fighting Irish | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
- Date: January 1, 1996
- Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 72,198
- Referee: Jimmy Harper (SEC)
- TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough and Pat Haden
Roster
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