1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

1984 Florida State Seminoles football
Citrus Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
Record	7–3–2
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 20	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 48–17	54,211	[1]
September 15	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 42–16	38,600
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Miami (FL)	No. 15	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–3	62,210
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 9	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 44–27	56,892
October 6	8:30 p.m.	at Memphis State	No. 6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		T 17–17	27,740
October 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Auburn	No. 9	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 41–42	58,671	[2]
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 27–6	54,785	[3]
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 52–44	68,574
November 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 South Carolina	No. 11	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ABC	L 26–38	75,000	[4]
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 17	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 37–0	55,443
December 1	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Florida	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–27	58,930	[5]
December 22	12:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia	No. 15	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	NBC	T 17–17	51,821	[6]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 26 Greg Allen Sr QB 11 Kirk Coker  Jr G 64 Jamie Dukes Jr WR 4 Jessie Hester Sr RB 24 Darrin Holloman  Fr FB 43 Cletis Jones Jr RB 20 Roosevelt Snipes Jr QB 1 Eric Thomas Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 31 Billy Allen Sr S 13 Kim Mack Sr CB 32 Martin Mayhew  Fr S 43 Bobby McCrary Sr LB 38 Paul McGowan Fr CB 8 Eric Riley  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 6 Louis Berry So K 18 Derek Schmidt Fr	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Amato (DL) Mickey Andrews (DC/DB) Art Baker (QB) John Eason (WR) Jim Gladden (LB) Bob Harbison (OL) Gene McDowell (LB) Wayne McDuffie (OC/OL) Billy Sexton (RB) Dave Van Halanger (Str+Cond) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 27 Jul 2019

Season summary

East Carolina

See also: 1984 East Carolina Pirates football team

Kansas

See also: 1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Miami (FL)

#15 Florida State at #4 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total • Seminoles 6 3 15 14 38 Hurricanes 0 0 0 3 3 Date: September 22 Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 62,210 Television network: CBS

Scoring summary Q1 10:16 FSU Schmidt 54 yard field goal FSU 3–0 Q1 3:47 FSU Schmidt 40 yard field goal FSU 6–0 Q2 4:10 FSU Schmidt 38 yard field goal FSU 9–0 Q3 13:21 FSU Hester 77 yard run (Jones pass from Thomas) FSU 17–0 Q3 9:08 FSU Snipes 4 yard run (Schmidt kick) FSU 24–0 Q4 14:05 MIA Cox 36 yard field goal FSU 24–3 Q4 7:39 FSU Jones 25 yard pass from Thomas (Schmidt kick) FSU 31–3 Q4 6:24 FSU Snipes 3 yard run (Schmidt kick) FSU 38–3

See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

• Jessie Hester 5 Rec, 116 Yds

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Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

Memphis State

See also: Memphis Tigers football

Auburn

#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 10 12 7 13 42 Seminoles 3 14 15 9 41 Date: October 13 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida Game attendance: 58,671

See also: 1984 Auburn Tigers football

Tulane

See also: 1984 Tulane Green Wave football team

Arizona State

#14 Florida State at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total • Seminoles 0 17 21 14 52 Sun Devils 10 10 10 14 44 Date: November 3 Location: Sun Devil Stadium Game attendance: 68,754

Scoring summary Q1 9:32 ASU Zendejas 18 yard field goal ASU 3–0 Q1 4:57 ASU Allen 13 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick) ASU 10–0 Q2 13:58 ASU Allen 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick) ASU 17–0 Q2 10:39 FSU Wessel 8 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick) ASU 17–7 Q2 7:36 ASU Zendejas 38 yard field goal ASU 20–7 Q2 4:26 FSU Schmidt 52 yard field goal ASU 20–10 Q2 0:07 FSU Allen 1 yard run (Schmidt kick) ASU 20–17 Q3 9:52 FSU Hester 28 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick) FSU 24–20 Q3 7:19 ASU Zendejas 34 yard field goal FSU 24–23 Q3 6:28 FSU Allen 81 yard run (Schmidt kick) FSU 31–23 Q3 3:51 FSU Hester 69 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick) FSU 38–23 Q3 2:09 ASU Amoia 14 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick) FSU 38–30 Q4 10:30 ASU Cl. Jones 2 yard run (Schmidt kick) FSU 45–30 Q4 9:00 FSU Wessel 34 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick) FSU 52–30 Q4 7:32 ASU Cox 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (pass failed) FSU 52–37 Q4 2:43 ASU Amoia 2 yard run (Crawford run) FSU 52–44

See also: 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

• Greg Allen 22 Rush, 223 Yds
• Jessie Hester 3 Rec, 104 Yds

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South Carolina

See also: 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Chattanooga

See also: Chattanooga Mocs football

Florida

See also: 1984 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	7	10	7	3	27
Florida St	0	3	7	7	17

Game information
Florida Kerwin Bell 5/14, 71 Yds, 2 TD Neal Anderson 94 Rush Yds Lorenzo Hampton 94 Rush Yds, TD Florida St Kirk Coker 5/11, 48 Yds, TD Roosevelt Snipes 20 Rush, 108 Yds Jessie Hester 4 Rec, 47 Yds, TD

Florida Gators (8–1–1) at Florida State Seminoles (7–2–1)

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: December 1
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 58,930
• NoleFan.org

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FLA FSU 1 12:08 Florida Frankie Neal 33-yard touchdown reception from Kerwin Bell, Bobby Raymond kick good 7 0 2 7:42 Florida St 23-yard field goal by Derek Schmidt 7 3 2 5:44 Florida John L. Williams 5-yard touchdown reception from Kerwin Bell, Bobby Raymond kick good 14 3 2 0:08 Florida 33-yard field goal by Bobby Raymond 17 3 3 11:29 Florida Lorenzo Hampton 8-yard touchdown run, kick good 24 3 3 6:33 Florida St Jessie Hester 10-yard touchdown reception from Kirk Coker, Derek Schmidt kick good 24 10 4 6:32 Florida 26-yard field goal by Bobby Raymond 27 10 4 1:14 Florida St Pat Carter 8-yard touchdown reception from Eric Thomas, Derek Schmidt kick good 27 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 17

Vs. Georgia (Citrus Bowl)

Main article: 1984 Citrus Bowl

See also: 1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team

References

1. "Stunning - Seminoles overwhelm Pirates with tough defense and offense". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Special teams lead Seminoles to 27–6 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26". The Sun-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hall: We are the best team in the nation". St. Lucie News Tribune. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "The Orlando Sentinel". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1984 Football - Year in Review".
8. NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
9. NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.