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]
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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 7:00 p.m. Duke No. 4 PPV W 48–2160,751 [ 2] September 12 7:30 p.m. at No. 15 Clemson No. 5 ESPN W 24–2083,170 [ 3] September 19 12:00 p.m. at No. 16 NC State No. 3 JPS W 34–1353,900 [ 4] September 26 7:00 p.m. Wake Forest No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL PPV W 35–762,915 [ 5] October 3 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Miami (FL) * No. 3 ABC L 16–19 77,338 [ 6] October 10 12:00 p.m. North Carolina No. 8 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL JPS W 36–1360,553 [ 7] October 17 4:00 p.m. at No. 16 Georgia Tech No. 6 ESPN W 29–2446,226 [ 8] October 31 12:00 p.m. at No. 23 Virginia No. 6 JPS W 13–345,000 [ 9] November 7 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 6 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL JPS W 69–2164,127 [ 10] November 14 2:00 p.m. Tulane * No. 5 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 70–760,127 [ 11] November 28 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Florida * No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 45–2468,311 [ 12] January 1 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 Nebraska * No. 3 NBC W 27–1457,324 [ 13] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Marvin Jones, Butkus Award[ 15]
Marvin Jones, Lombardi Award[ 15] Team players in the NFL
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^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .^ "FSU rolls in achy breaky start" . The Charlotte Observer . September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fla. State slips past Clemson" . The State . September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Wolfpack bombed; Seminoles last only TNT in blow out" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Big plays send FSU to big win" . Pensacola News Journal . September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "No. 2 Miami escapes again" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU wins and takes ACC lead" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs" . Anderson Independent-Mail . October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Defense wins title for FSU" . Fort Myers News-Press . November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Ward chops apart Terps" . The Daily Times . November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU busts loose" . The Miami Herald . November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "FSU humiliates Florida 45–24" . The Naples Daily News . November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Nebraska's bowl skid extended to six games" . The Alliance Times-Herald . January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "1992 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024 .^ a b "Past Winners" .^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
