1995 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion. They played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

1995 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 31–26 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record10–2 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (12th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Florida State +  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 16 Virginia +  7 –1   9 –4  
Clemson  6 –2   8 –4  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   6 –5  
North Carolina  4 –4   7 –5  
Maryland  4 –4   6 –5  
NC State  2 –6   3 –8  
Duke  1 –7   3 –8  
Wake Forest  0 –8   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Running back Warrick Dunn finished ninth place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Florida State scored 563 points, setting a single-season record.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23:30 p.m.vs. DukeNo. 1
ABCW 70–2651,200[1]
September 912:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 1
ABCW 45–2678,133[2]
September 1612:00 p.m.NC StateNo. 1
JPSW 77–1772,800[3]
September 237:00 p.m.UCF*No. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 46–1476,600[4]
October 77:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*No. 1
ESPNW 41–1780,350[5]
October 142:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 72–1373,400[6]
October 213:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 42–1076,400[7]
November 28:00 p.m.at No. 24 VirginiaNo. 2
ESPNL 28–3344,300[8]
November 1112:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 6
JPSW 28–1236,000[9]
November 1812:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 59–1768,400[10]
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 3 Florida*No. 6
ABCL 24–3585,711[11]
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Notre Dame*No. 8
CBSW 31–2672,198[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster
1995 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Thad Busby So
WR 1 Andre Cooper Jr
RB 28 Warrick Dunn Jr
WR 19 E. G. Green So
QB 13 Danny Kanell Sr
WR 88 Randy Moss Fr
WR 15 Phillip Riley Sr
WR 9 Peter Warrick Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 58 Peter Boulware So
CB 20 James Colzie Jr
LB 56 Sam Cowart Jr
LB 45 Henri Crockett Jr
LB 40 Lamont Green Fr
CB 11 Dexter Jackson Fr
CB 2 Samari Rolle So
DL 98 Orpheus Roye Sr
DL 85 Andre Wadsworth So
DE 55 Reinard Wilson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Scott Bentley Jr
P Sean Liss
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1 (31)1 (31)1 (38)1 (33)1 (36)1 (42)1 (37)1 (40)1 (38)1 (34)2 (31)666884
Coaches Poll1 (28)1 (36)1 (31)1 (33)1 (35)1 (34)1 (33)1 (34)1 (34)2 (24)666885

References
  1. "Seminoles show lots of weapons in opening rout". The Kansas City Star. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "FSU rips Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Seminoles do number on 'Pack". St. Petersburg Times. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Noles roll past Knights". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "No. 1 Florida State clobbers rival Miami, 41–17". The Press Democrat. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "FSU stampedes through ACC". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Seminoles take to air to beat Georgia Tech". The Tennessean. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "ACC-ya! FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Florida State piles points on UM, 59–17". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Florida set up for title bid". The Greenville News. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Florida St. figures out Irish puzzle". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1995 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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