1954 Florida State Seminoles football team

1954 Florida State Seminoles football
Sun Bowl, L 20–47 vs. Texas Western
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1954 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Navy   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 2 – 0
  –   8 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   6 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   3 – 4 – 3
Louisville   –   3 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Sewanee   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 8–4. Florida State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Texas Western.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Georgia
L 0–1415,000[2]
September 25Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–13
October 2at Louisville
W 47–6
October 9Villanova
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 52–13
October 16at NC State
W 13–720,000[3]
October 23at Auburn
L 0–3315,000[4]
October 30vs. VMI
W 33–197,000[5]
November 13Furmandagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–1414,112[6]
November 20at Stetson
W 47–6
November 27Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–18[7]
December 4at Tampa
W 13–0
January 1, 1955vs. Texas Western
L 20–4714,000[8]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Florida St. Yearly Results: 1950–1954". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Georgia scores 14–0 win over Seminoles". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU Seminoles squeeze past North Carolina State, 13–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn wakes up, tramples Seminoles, 33–0, before 15,000". The Atlanta Journal. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Freshman paces FSU over VMI". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU routs Furman in homecoming game, 33 to 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida State shades Mississippi Southern 19–18". Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas team routs FSU by 47 to 20". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1955. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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