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
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (1st season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 55,246)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 20
W 48–1754,211[1]
September 151:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 18
W 42–1638,600
September 224:00 p.m.at No. 4 Miami (FL)No. 15
CBSW 38–362,210
September 297:00 p.m.TempleNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–2756,892
October 68:30 p.m.at Memphis StateNo. 6
T 17–1727,740
October 137:00 p.m.No. 16 AuburnNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 41–4258,671
October 207:00 p.m.TulaneNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 27–654,785
November 37:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 14
W 52–4468,574
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 11
ABCL 26–3875,000
November 177:00 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 17
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 37–055,443
December 13:30 p.m.No. 3 FloridaNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 17–2758,930
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. GeorgiaNo. 15
NBCT 17–1751,821
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P 6 Louis Berry So
K 18 Derek Schmidt Fr
Head coach
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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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 234Total
• Seminoles 6 31514 38
Hurricanes 0 003 3
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Television network: CBS
Scoring summary
Q110:16FSUSchmidt 54 yard field goalFSU 3–0
Q13:47FSUSchmidt 40 yard field goalFSU 6–0
Q24:10FSUSchmidt 38 yard field goalFSU 9–0
Q313:21FSUHester 77 yard run (Jones pass from Thomas)FSU 17–0
Q39:08FSUSnipes 4 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 24–0
Q414:05MIACox 36 yard field goalFSU 24–3
Q47:39FSUJones 25 yard pass from Thomas (Schmidt kick)FSU 31–3
Q46:24FSUSnipes 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 234Total
• Tigers 10 12713 42
Seminoles 3 14159 41
See also: 1984 Auburn Tigers football

Tulane
See also: 1984 Tulane Green Wave football team

Arizona State
#14 Florida State at Arizona State
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 172114 52
Sun Devils 10 101014 44
Scoring summary
Q19:32ASUZendejas 18 yard field goalASU 3–0
Q14:57ASUAllen 13 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)ASU 10–0
Q213:58ASUAllen 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)ASU 17–0
Q210:39FSUWessel 8 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick)ASU 17–7
Q27:36ASUZendejas 38 yard field goalASU 20–7
Q24:26FSUSchmidt 52 yard field goalASU 20–10
Q20:07FSUAllen 1 yard run (Schmidt kick)ASU 20–17
Q39:52FSUHester 28 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick)FSU 24–20
Q37:19ASUZendejas 34 yard field goalFSU 24–23
Q36:28FSUAllen 81 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 31–23
Q33:51FSUHester 69 yard pass from Coker (Schmidt kick)FSU 38–23
Q32:09ASUAmoia 14 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (Zendejas kick)FSU 38–30
Q410:30ASUCl. Jones 2 yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 45–30
Q49:00FSUWessel 34 yard blocked punt return (Schmidt kick)FSU 52–30
Q47:32ASUCox 4 yard pass from Van Raaphorst (pass failed)FSU 52–37
Q42:43ASUAmoia 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
Florida Gators (8–1–1) at Florida State Seminoles (7–2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 10 7327
Florida St 0 3 7717

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

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

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. "1984 Football - Year in Review".
  3. NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. NoleFan.org. Retrieved September 23, 2018.


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