1997 Florida State Seminoles football team

1997 Florida State Seminoles football
1997 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion; Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (22nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Richt (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (14th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Kevin Long; Daryl Bush; Shevin Smith;
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 22nd-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, where the Seminoles defeated Ohio State. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

CoachesNo. 3

APNo. 3

Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)

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1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 6 North Carolina	7	–	1	11	–	1
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 25 Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maryland	1	–	7	2	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at No. 23 USC*	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 14–7	72,783	^[1]
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 50–7	72,238	^[2]
September 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Clemson	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–28	80,939	^[3]
October 4	12:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 47–0	80,165	^[4]
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at Duke	No. 4	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	W 51–27	21,557	^[5]
October 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Georgia Tech	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 38–0	78,157	^[6]
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 3	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	W 47–21	45,300	^[7]
November 1	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 48–35	71,415	^[8]
November 8	7:30 p.m.	at No. 5 North Carolina	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 20–3	62,000	^[9]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 58–7	70,026	^[10]
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida*	No. 2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 29–32	85,677	^[11]
January 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Ohio State*	No. 4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 31–14	67,289	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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1997 Florida State Seminoles football

ACC champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Richt (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (14th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Kevin Long Daryl Bush Shevin Smith
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →