1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

1986 Florida State Seminoles football

All American Bowl champion
All American Bowl, W 27–13 vs. Indiana
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
1986 record	7–4–1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (3rd year)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 24–0	53,891
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 11	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–34	75,865
September 20	12:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	TBS	T 10–10	57,611
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 20	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	TBS	L 18–20	105,578
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Tulane		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 54–21	53,701
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Wichita State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 59–3	56,222
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 54–18	22,822
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 20	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	CBS	L 23–41	62,834
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 45–28	71,689
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Southern Miss		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 49–13	60,103
November 29	7:00 p.m.	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)		L 13–17	62,307
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	WTBS	W 27–13	30,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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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