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1954 Florida State Seminoles football team

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

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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
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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.


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