1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected national champion by Berryman.[1]

1987 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Berryman)
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (4th season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 60,519)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –6 –0
Army   –  – 5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –7 –1
Temple   –  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 2 –9 –0
Navy   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 8
W 40–1652,893
September 127:00 p.m.at East CarolinaNo. 8
W 44–333,937[2]
September 197:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 7
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 41–2450,191
September 261:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 6
W 31–376,887
October 32:30 p.m.No. 3 Miami (FL)No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
CBSL 25–2662,561
October 102:00 p.m.at Southern MissNo. 6
W 61–1025,853[3]
October 177:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 32–953,114
October 313:00 p.m.TulanedaggerNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 73–1453,210[4]
November 72:30 p.m.at No. 6 AuburnNo. 4
CBSW 34–685,170
November 142:00 p.m.FurmanNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, Florida
W 41–1050,087[5]
November 2812:00 p.m.at FloridaNo. 3
CBSW 28–1474,613
January 11:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 NebraskaNo. 3
NBCW 31–2872,112
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1987 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 8 Terry Anthony So
G 61 Jim Bekas Fr
FB 22 Edgar Bennett Fr
OT 50 John Brown  So
TB 13 Dexter Carter So
TE 85 Pat Carter Sr
WR 29 Lawrence Dawsey  Fr
WR 1 Scott DiMare  So
OT 69 Joey Ionata  Jr
OT 73 Anthony Johnson Jr
QB 14 Brad Johnson Fr
TE 45 Reggie Johnson  Fr
TB 10 Brady Jones So
RB 33 Sammie Smith So
QB 11 Casey Weldon Fr
TE 87 Gaylon White  Sr
WR 23 Pat White  So
WR 82 Randy White  Sr
QB 4 Peter Tom Willis So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 6 LeRoy Butler So
LB 47 Kevin Grant  So
FS 21 John Hadley  Jr
LB 53 Odell Haggins  So
DB 22 Kenny Kitchens Jr
CB 32 Martin Mayhew  Sr
LB 38 Paul McGowan Sr
FS 40 Greg Newell  Sr
DT 74 Henry Ostaszewski Fr
DT 75 Joe Ostaszewski Fr
LB 48 David Palmer Sr
CB 2 Deion Sanders Jr
LB 93 Shelton Thompson  So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 18 Derek Schmidt Sr
P 12 Rick Tuten Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Wayne McDuffie (Offensive coordinator)
  • Mickey Andrews (Defensive coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP8876464444443332
Coaches141178487554443332

Game summaries

Texas Tech
See also: 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1 234Total
Red Raiders 13 300 16
• Seminoles 13 1773 40

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At East Carolina
See also: 1987 East Carolina Pirates football team
1 234Total
• Seminoles 3 131414 44
Pirates 0 300 3

[8]

Memphis State
See also: 1987 Memphis State Tigers football team
1 234Total
Tigers 0 1077 24
• Seminoles 21 3710 41
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,191

[9]

At Michigan State
See also: 1987 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 71014 31
Spartans 0 300 3

[10]

Miami (FL)
See also: 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry
1 234Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes 3 0815 26
No. 4 Seminoles 0 1096 25
Scoring summary
12:58MiamiGreg Cox 29-yard field goalMiami 3–0
2FSUD. Williams 1-yard run (Schmidt kick)FSU 7–3
22:37FSUDerek Schmidt 36-yard field goalFSU 10–3
37:50FSUWilliams blocked punt return (kick failed)FSU 16–3
32:37FSUDerek Schmidt 25-yard field goalFSU 19–3
3MiamiBratton 49-yard pass from Walsh (Brian Blades pass from Walsh)FSU 19–11
4MiamiIrvin 26-yard pass from Walsh (Williams pass from Walsh)Tied 19–19
42:22MiamiIrvin 73-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick)Miami 26–19
40:42FSULewis 18-yard pass from McManus (pass failed)Miami 26–25

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At Southern Miss
1 234Total
• Seminoles 21 101416 61
Golden Eagles 7 300 10

[12]

Louisville
See also: 1987 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 234Total
Cardinals 3 006 9
• Seminoles 6 1277 32
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,114

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Tulane
See also: 1987 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 234Total
Green Wave 7 007 14
• Seminoles 7 31287 73
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,210

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At Auburn
See also: 1987 Auburn Tigers football team
1 234Total
• Seminoles 14 1307 34
Tigers 0 330 6

[15]

Furman
1 234Total
Paladins 7 003 10
• Seminoles 10 10714 41
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,087

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At Florida
See also: 1987 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
1 234Total
• Seminoles 3 6118 28
Gators 7 700 14
Scoring summary
Q110:10FSUSchmidt 26 yard field goalFSU 3–0
Q12:21FLAE. Smith 5 yard run (McGinty kick)FLA 7–3
Q214:55FLAE. Smith 4 yard run (McGinty kick)FLA 14–3
Q22:44FSUSchmidt 23 yard field goalFLA 14–6
Q20:00FSUSchmidt 53 yard field goalFLA 14–9
Q310:59FSUSchmidt 37 yard field goalFLA 14–12
Q34:50FSUD. Williams 1 yard run (Bennett run)FSU 20–14
Q410:36FSUD. Williams 1 yard run (Gainer pass from McManus)FSU 28–14

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Vs. Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl)
See also: 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and 1988 Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers 14 0140 28
• No. 3 Seminoles 0 2137 31
Scoring summary
1NebKeith Jones 3-yard run (Chris Drennan kick)Neb 7–0
1NebDana Brinson 52-yard punt return (Drennan kick)Neb 14–0
2FSUHerb Gainer 10-yard pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt kick)Neb 14–7
2FSUDayne Williams 4-yard run (Schmidt kick)Tied 14–14
2FSUGainer 25-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick)FSU 21–14
3NebSteve Taylor 2-yard run (Drennan kick)Tied 21–21
3FSUSchmidt 32-yard field goalFSU 24–21
3NebTyreese Knox 4-yard run (Drennan kick)Neb 28–24
4FSURonald Lewis 15-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick)FSU 31–28

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References
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  2. "Rockabye-bye, Sammie". Tallahassee Democrat. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "S. Miss. falls into FSU's trap, 61–10". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "FSU rips Tulane by 73–14". The Palm Beach Post. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Big plays let FSU loose in 41–10 rout of Furman". Fort Lauderdale News. November 15, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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