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American college football season
The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented
Florida State University in the
1996 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
Alderson .
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Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season, running back
Warrick Dunn was a
Heisman Trophy finalist.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 7 3:30 p.m.
Duke No. 3
ABC W 44–780,032
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8:00 p.m. at
NC State No. 3
ESPN W 51–1745,700
[3]
September 28 3:30 p.m. No. 11
North Carolina No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC W 13–080,120
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October 5 7:00 p.m.
Clemson No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (
rivalry ) ESPN W 34–376,360
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October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 6
Miami (FL) * No. 3
CBS W 34–1675,913
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October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 14
Virginia No. 3 ABC W 31–2480,237
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November 2 7:00 p.m. at
Georgia Tech No. 3 ESPN W 49–346,311
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November 9 12:00 p.m. at
Wake Forest No. 3
JPS W 44–734,974
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November 16 7:00 p.m. No. 25
Southern Miss * No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 54–1477,280
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November 23 3:30 p.m. vs.
Maryland No. 3 ABC W 48–1031,989
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November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1
Florida * No. 2 ABC W 24–2180,932
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January 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Florida* No. 1 ABC L 20–5278,344
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*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final
AP 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (3) 3 (4) 2 (13) 2 (8) 3 (4) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (3) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (4) 2 (5) 1 (61) 1 (62) 3
Coaches 3 (6) 3 (3) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (22) 2 (9) 3 (6) 2 (7) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (5) 3 (8) 3 (7) 2 (7) 1 (56) 1 (57) 3
Roster
1996 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
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
1997 NFL Draft
The following Seminoles were selected in the
1997 NFL Draft , including four players taken in the first fourteen picks.
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References
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2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
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"FSU defense dukes it out" . St. Petersburg Times . September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"No. 3 Florida State buzzes N.C. State" . Austin American-Statesman . September 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State" . The Commercial Appeal . September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers fall to Seminoles" . Anderson Independent-Mail . October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seminoles storm past Hurricanes, 34–16" . The Bellingham Herald . October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seminoles avenge only ACC loss" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seminoles squash Yellow Jackets 49–3" . Florida Today . November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Left in their Wake: Seminoles roll, 44–7" . The Miami Herald . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Showdown is on track, FSU stays unbeaten with 54–14 victory" . The Miami Herald . November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FSU takes pains but gets by" . St. Petersburg Times . November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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" 'Noles' defensive materpiece puts Gators on canvas" . The Courier-Journal . December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Such sweet revenge" . Austin American-Statesman . January 3, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1996 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
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"1997 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" .
Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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