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1964 Florida State

9–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Bill Peterson.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1964, game by game: won at Miami 14–0; won at TCU 10–0; won vs. New Mexico State 36–0; won vs. No. 5 Kentucky 48–6; won at Georgia 17–14; lost at Virginia Tech 11–20; won vs. Southern Miss 34–0; tied at Houston 13–13; won vs. NC State 28–6; won vs. Florida 16–7; won vs. Oklahoma 36–19+42−9Won 14–0 at Miami+14MiamiWon 10–0 at TCU+10TCUWon 36–0 vs. New Mexico State+36New Mexico StateWon 48–6 vs. No. 5 Kentucky+42No. 5 KentuckyWon 17–14 at Georgia+3GeorgiaLost 11–20 at Virginia Tech-9Virginia TechWon 34–0 vs. Southern Miss+34Southern MissTied 13–13 at Houston0HoustonWon 28–6 vs. NC State+22NC StateWon 16–7 vs. Florida+9FloridaWon 36–19 vs. Oklahoma+17Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMiamiW 14–⁠048%
Sep 26atTCUW 10–⁠049%
Oct 3vsNew Mexico StateW 36–⁠081%
Oct 10vs5KentuckyW 48–⁠660%
Oct 17atGeorgiaW 17–⁠1455%
Oct 24atVirginia TechL 11–⁠2062%
Oct 31vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠071%
Nov 7atHoustonT 13–⁠1366%
Nov 14vsNC StateW 28–⁠668%
Nov 21vsFloridaW 16–⁠758%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsOklahomaGator BowlW 36–⁠1950%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 36–⁠19 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 10
  2. Wk 5: 10
  3. Wk 10: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Led the nationFred Biletnikoff: receiving yards (1,179 yds), receiving touchdowns (15 TD)

Consensus All-AmericanFred Biletnikoff, WR

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
263–⁠85
Coach
Bill Peterson
Elo
1669 +161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.9 No. 7 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Crutchfield
Defensive coordinator
Don James
Captains
William “Red” Dawson, Fred Biletnikoff and George D’Alessandro
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 3Fred Biletnikoff WRDetroit Lions