1996 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
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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.
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ACC champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 11–1 (8–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (13th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Florida State $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 3 | ABC | W 44–7 | 80,032 | [2] | |
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 3 | ESPN | W 51–17 | 45,700 | [3] | |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 13–0 | 80,120 | [4] |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 34–3 | 76,360 | [5] |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | CBS | W 34–16 | 75,913 | [6] | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 Virginia | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 31–24 | 80,237 | [7] |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 3 | ESPN | W 49–3 | 46,311 | [8] | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Wake Forest | No. 3 |
| JPS | W 44–7 | 34,974 | [9] |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Southern Miss* | No. 3 |
| ESPN | W 54–14 | 77,280 | [10] |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | No. 3 | ABC | W 48–10 | 31,989 | [11] | |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Florida* | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 24–21 | 80,932 | [12] |
| January 2 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Florida* | No. 1 |
| ABC | L 20–52 | 78,344 | [13] |
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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 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 3 (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 |
| Coaches | 3 (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
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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 |
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| 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 |
