1992 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1992 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 Sagarin.[1]

1992 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Sagarin) ACC champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1992 record	11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (9th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 70,123)

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State finished #2 in the AP and Coaches polls with an 11–1 record. The season was FSU's first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and saw them win the league championship with an undefeated record in conference play. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points.

Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in the Heisman voting while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	PPV	W 48–21	60,751
September 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Clemson	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	83,170
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 NC State	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	JPS	W 34–13	53,900
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	PPV	W 35–7	62,915
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Orange Bowl Miami (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–19	77,338
October 10	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	JPS	W 36–13	60,553
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia Tech	No. 6	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	ESPN	W 29–24	46,226
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia	No. 6	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ABC	W 13–3	45,000
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	JPS	W 69–21	64,127
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida		W 70–7	60,127
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Florida*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)	ABC	W 45–24	68,311
January 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Nebraska*	No. 3	Orange Bowl Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 27–14	57,324
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 44 William Floyd Jr WR 12 Matt Frier Jr QB 17 Charlie Ward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Clifton Abraham So LB 10 Derrick Brooks So LB 97 Reggie Freeman Sr CB 4 Corey Fuller So LB 55 Marvin Jones Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 7 3 3 3 16 • Hurricanes 0 10 0 9 19 Date: October 3 Location: Orange Bowl Miami Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 77,338 Game weather: 83° F, Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph Referee: Joe Rider TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese

Scoring summary 1 FSU Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick) FSU 7–0 2 UM Dane Prewitt 24-yard field goal FSU 7–3 7:36 UM C. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–7 FSU Dan Mowrey 22-yard field goal Tied 10–10 3 FSU Dan Mowrey 38-yard field goal FSU 13–10 4 FSU Dan Mowrey 41-yard field goal FSU 16–10 UM L. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–16 UM Team safety MIA 19–16

Florida

vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#3 Florida State vs. #11 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Seminoles 7 13 7 0 27 Cornhuskers 0 7 0 7 14 Date: January 1 Location: Miami Orange Bowl Miami Game attendance: 57,324 Referee: Bill Goss (SEC) TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, John Dockery

Awards and honors

• Marvin Jones, Butkus Award[2]
• Marvin Jones, Lombardi Award[2]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Marvin Jones	Linebacker	1	4	New York Jets
Carl Simpson	Defensive tackle	2	35	Chicago Bears
Dan Footman	Defensive end	2	42	Cleveland Browns
Reggie Freeman	Linebacker	2	53	New Orleans Saints
Sterling Palmer	Defensive end	4	101	Washington Redskins
Shannon Baker	Wide receiver	8	205	Atlanta Falcons

[3]

References

1. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
2. http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/pastwinners.aspx
3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1993.htm