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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Scott (3rd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 17 NC State 6 –2 –09 –3 –1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 –4 –08 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Clemson 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Maryland 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Duke 0 –8 –02 –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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.DukeNo. 4
PPVW 48–2160,751[2]
September 127:30 p.m.at No. 15 ClemsonNo. 5
ESPNW 24–2083,170[3]
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 16 NC StateNo. 3
JPSW 34–1353,900[4]
September 267:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 35–762,915[5]
October 312:00 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 3
ABCL 16–1977,338[6]
October 1012:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 8
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 36–1360,553[7]
October 174:00 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia TechNo. 6
ESPNW 29–2446,226[8]
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 23 VirginiaNo. 6
JPSW 13–345,000[9]
November 712:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 69–2164,127[10]
November 142:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 70–760,127[11]
November 2812:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida*No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 45–2468,311[12]
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Nebraska*No. 3
NBCW 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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Roster
1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 44 William Floyd Jr
WR 12 Matt Frier Jr
QB 17 Charlie Ward Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors
  • Marvin Jones, Butkus Award[15]
  • Marvin Jones, Lombardi Award[15]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Marvin JonesLinebacker14New York Jets
Carl SimpsonDefensive tackle235Chicago Bears
Dan FootmanDefensive end242Cleveland Browns
Reggie FreemanLinebacker253New Orleans Saints
Sterling PalmerDefensive end4101Washington Redskins
Shannon BakerWide receiver8205Atlanta Falcons

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References
  1. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. "FSU rolls in achy breaky start". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fla. State slips past Clemson". The State. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wolfpack bombed; Seminoles last only TNT in blow out". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "No. 2 Miami escapes again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "FSU wins and takes ACC lead". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "FSU stuns Georgia Tech with late TDs". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Defense wins title for FSU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ward chops apart Terps". The Daily Times. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "FSU busts loose". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "FSU humiliates Florida 45–24". The Naples Daily News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Nebraska's bowl skid extended to six games". The Alliance Times-Herald. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1992 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  15. "Past Winners".
  16. "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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