1954 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1954 Florida State Seminoles football
Sun Bowl, L 20–47 vs. Texas Western
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Miami (FL)     8 1 0
Delaware     8 2 0
No. 5 Navy     8 2 0
Tampa     8 2 0
Florida State     8 4 0
Abilene Christian     6 3 1
Chattanooga     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Memphis State     3 4 3
Louisville     3 6 0
Arkansas State     1 8 0
Sewanee     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 8–4. Florida State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Texas Western.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18GeorgiaL 0–1415,000[2]
September 25Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–13
October 2at LouisvilleW 47–6
October 9Villanova
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 52–13
October 16at NC StateW 13–720,000[3]
October 23at AuburnL 0–3315,000[4]
October 30vs. VMIW 33–197,000[5]
November 13Furmandagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–1414,112[6]
November 20at StetsonW 47–6
November 27Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–18[7]
December 4at TampaW 13–0
January 1, 1955vs. Texas WesternL 20–47

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Florida St. Yearly Results: 1950–1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "Georgia scores 14–0 win over Seminoles". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "FSU Seminoles squeeze past North Carolina State, 13–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn wakes up, tramples Seminoles, 33–0, before 15,000". The Atlanta Journal. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Freshman paces FSU over VMI". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "FSU routs Furman in homecoming game, 33 to 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Florida State shades Mississippi Southern 19–18". Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.