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1968 Florida State

8–⁠3, coached by Bill Peterson.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1968, game by game: won at Maryland 24–14; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 3–9; won vs. No. 17 Texas A&M 20–14; won vs. Memphis 20–10; won at South Carolina 35–28; lost vs. Virginia Tech 22–40; won at Mississippi State 27–14; won at NC State 48–7; won vs. Wake Forest 42–24; won vs. No. 10 Houston 40–20; lost vs. LSU 27–31+41−18Won 24–14 at Maryland+10MarylandLost 3–9 vs. No. 5 Florida-6No. 5 FloridaWon 20–14 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M+6No. 17 Texas A&MWon 20–10 vs. Memphis+10MemphisWon 35–28 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaLost 22–40 vs. Virginia Tech-18Virginia TechWon 27–14 at Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 48–7 at NC State+41NC StateWon 42–24 vs. Wake Forest+18Wake ForestWon 40–20 vs. No. 10 Houston+20No. 10 HoustonLost 27–31 vs. LSU-4LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atMarylandW 24–⁠1474%
Sep 28vs5FloridaL 3–⁠964%
Oct 5vs17Texas A&MW 20–⁠1457%
Oct 19vsMemphisW 20–⁠1062%
Oct 26atSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠2871%
Nov 2vsVirginia TechL 22–⁠4070%
Nov 9atMississippi StateW 27–⁠1480%
Nov 16atNC StateW 48–⁠742%
Nov 23vsWake ForestW 42–⁠2483%
Nov 29vs10HoustonW 40–⁠2045%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsLSUPeach BowlL 27–⁠3162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 31–⁠27 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19
  2. Wk 7: 20
  3. Wk 8: 18
  4. Wk 13: 19

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 1968.

Led the nationGreg Cook: passing touchdowns (25 TD); Ron Sellers: receiving yards (1,496 yds)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
308–⁠211
Coach
Bill Peterson
Elo
1665 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.1 No. 20 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Harbison
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Ron Sellers WRBoston Patriots
Rd 3Charles Glass TECleveland Browns
Rd 4Bill Rhodes OGSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 7Walt Sumner DBCleveland Browns