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

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]

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
September 127:30 p.m.at No. 15 ClemsonNo. 5
ESPNW 24–2083,170
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 16 NC StateNo. 3
JPSW 34–1353,900
September 267:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 35–762,915
October 312:00 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 3
ABCL 16–1977,338
October 1012:00 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 8
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 36–1360,553
October 174:00 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia TechNo. 6
ESPNW 29–2446,226
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 23 VirginiaNo. 6
JPSW 13–345,000
November 712:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 69–2164,127
November 142:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 70–760,127
November 2812:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida*No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 45–2468,311[2]
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Nebraska*No. 3
NBCW 27–1457,324
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 7 333 16
• Hurricanes 0 1009 19
    
Scoring summary
1FSUTamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick)FSU 7–0
2UMDane Prewitt 24-yard field goalFSU 7–3
7:36UMC. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 10–7
FSUDan Mowrey 22-yard field goalTied 10–10
3FSUDan Mowrey 38-yard field goalFSU 13–10
4FSUDan Mowrey 41-yard field goalFSU 16–10
UML. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 17–16
UMTeam safetyMIA 19–16

Florida

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#3 Florida State vs. #11 Nebraska
1 234Total
• Seminoles 7 1370 27
Cornhuskers 0 707 14

Awards and honors

  • Marvin Jones, Butkus Award[3]
  • Marvin Jones, Lombardi Award[3]

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

[4]

References

  1. ↑ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FSU humiliates Florida 45–24". The Naples Daily News. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Past Winners".
  4. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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