1951 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1951 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent in the 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Veller, the Seminoles compiled a record of 6–2. On October 5, Florida state played the Miami Hurricanes, losing 35–13. The game was the first meeting between the two schools and the beginning of the longstanding rivalry.^[1]

1951 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Don Veller (4th season)
Captain	Bill Dawkins
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Maryland State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					8	–	1	–	2
Florida State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Texas Southern			–					7	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					5	–	3	–	0
McNeese State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	5	–	0
Grambling			–					4	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					2	–	6	–	1
Delta State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Troy State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 40–0	8,459	[2]
October 5		at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 13–35
October 13		Delta State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 34–0		[3]
October 20		Sul Ross	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 35–13
October 27		Stetson	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–10	13,700	[4][5]
November 3		at Jacksonville NAS	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 39–0
November 10		Wofford	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 14–0
November 17	8:00 p.m.	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–14	12,000	[6][7][8][9]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
2. "FSU Seminoles beat Troy State 34 to 0". Pensacola News Journal. September 30, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "FSU subdues Delta State as Italiano sets aerial mark". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1951. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hicks, Bobby (October 28, 1951). "FSU Beats Stetson By 13-10". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Hicks, Bobby (October 28, 1951). "FSU Beats Stetson Hatters, 13-10 In Homecoming Battle (continued)". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. B4. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Hicks, Bobby (November 17, 1951). "Spartans To Meet FSU Eleven Tonight". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Hicks, Bobby (November 17, 1951). "Spartans To Meet Florida State At Philips Field (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Hicks, Bobby (November 18, 1951). "Spartans Grind Out 14-6 Victory Over Seminoles In Rugged Grid Battle". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. Hicks, Bobby (November 18, 1951). "Tampa Turns In 14-6 Win Over Florida State Team (continued)". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 3B. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .