1968 Florida State Seminoles football team

1968 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl, L 27–31 vs. LSU
Conference	Independent
1968 record	8–3
Head coach	Bill Peterson (9th year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 40,500)

The 1968 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1968 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 24–14
September 28	No. 5 Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	L 3–9
October 5	No. 17 Texas A&M		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 20–14
October 19	Memphis State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 20–10
October 26	at South Carolina	No. 20	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 35–28
November 2	Virginia Tech	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 22–40
November 9	at Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 27–14
November 16	at NC State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 48–7
November 23	Wake Forest		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 42–24
November 29	vs. Houston		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 40–20
December 30	vs. LSU	No. 19	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 27–31
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Bill Cappleman 22/33, 365 Yds (set school single season passing yards and attempts records)
Ron Sellers 14 Rec, 260 Yds (set NCAA career receiving yards record and school records for TD receptions in a game, TD receptions in a career and points in a career)

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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