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1986 Florida State Seminoles football
All American Bowl champion
All American Bowl, W 27–13 vs. Indiana
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record7–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne McDuffie (4th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Army   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   3 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 7–4–1 with a win in the All American Bowl over Indiana. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 p.m.ToledoNo. 11
W 24–053,891[1]
September 68:00 p.m.at No. 8 NebraskaNo. 11
ABCL 17–3475,865[2]
September 2012:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 15
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
TBST 10–1057,611[3]
September 2712:30 p.m.at No. 5 MichiganNo. 20
TBSL 18–20105,578[4]
October 117:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 54–2153,701[5]
October 187:00 p.m.Wichita State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 59–356,222[6]
October 257:00 p.m.at Louisville
W 54–1822,822[7]
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 1 Miami (FL)No. 20
CBSL 23–4162,834[8]
November 81:30 p.m.at South Carolina
W 45–2871,689[9]
November 153:00 p.m.Southern Missdagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–1360,103[10]
November 297:00 p.m.Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 13–1762,370[11]
December 313:00 p.m.vs. Indiana
WTBSW 27–1330,000[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Toledo

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Team 1 234Total
Toledo 0 000 0
• Florida St 3 0147 24
See also: 1986 Toledo Rockets football team

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Nebraska

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Team 1 234Total
Florida St 7 730 17
• Nebraska 0 101410 34
See also: 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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North Carolina

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Team 1 234Total
North Carolina 7 003 10
Florida St 0 0100 10
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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At Michigan

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Team 1 234Total
Florida St 3 708 18
• Michigan 7 337 20
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Tulane

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Team 1 234Total
Tulane 0 687 21
• Florida St 0 141426 54
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,701
See also: 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team

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Wichita St

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Team 1 234Total
Wichita St 0 003 3
• Florida St 14 24147 59
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1986 Wichita State Shockers football team

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At Louisville

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Team 1 234Total
• Florida St 7 30107 54
Louisville 10 800 18
See also: 1986 Louisville Cardinals football team

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At Miami (FL)

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Team 1 234Total
Florida St 14 360 23
• Miami (FL) 14 0720 41
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,834
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Referee: Tommy Miller
See also: 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

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At South Carolina

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Team 1 234Total
• Florida St 3 10293 45
South Carolina 7 1407 28
See also: 1986 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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Southern Miss

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Team 1 234Total
Southern Miss 0 0130 13
• Florida St 7 21147 49
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
See also: 1986 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Homecoming [23]

Florida

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Team 1 234Total
• Florida 7 307 17
Florida St 3 730 13
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,303
  • Game weather: Rain
See also: 1986 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

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Vs. Indiana—All-American Bowl

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Indiana vs. Florida State
Team 1 234Total
Hoosiers 3 073 13
• Seminoles 6 777 27
Main article: 1986 All-American Bowl
See also: 1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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References

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  1. ^ "Seminoles give Rockets mild beating". Florida Today. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Big second half lifts No. 8 Nebraska". The Kansas City Star. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Missed FG gets Tar Heels a tie". The Greenville News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tommy George (September 28, 1986). "U-M slips past FSU, 20-18". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shock-proof, FSU routs Wichita State 59–3". Tallahassee Democrat. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FSU hammers Louisville 54–18". The Palm Beach Post. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hurricane blows past gut-check". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FSU rips Gamecocks". The Index-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FSU rolls 49–13 as talk turns to bowls". Tampa Bay Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gators grab a six-pack". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Smith, alias MVP, sparks Seminole win". The Birmingham News. January 1, 1987. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1986 Football - Year in Review".
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