1969 Florida State

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Bill Peterson.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1969, game by game: won vs. Wichita State 24–0; won at Miami 16–14; lost at No. 12 Florida 6–21; won at Tulsa 38–20; won vs. Mississippi State 20–17; won vs. South Carolina 34–9; tied at Virginia Tech 10–10; lost vs. Memphis 26–28; won vs. NC State 33–22; lost at No. 18 Houston 13–41+25−28Won 24–0 vs. Wichita State+24Wichita StateWon 16–14 at Miami+2MiamiLost 6–21 at No. 12 Florida-15No. 12 FloridaWon 38–20 at Tulsa+18TulsaWon 20–17 vs. Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Won 34–9 vs. South Carolina+25South CarolinaTied 10–10 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechLost 26–28 vs. Memphis-2MemphisWon 33–22 vs. NC State+11NC StateLost 13–41 at No. 18 Houston-28No. 18 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

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 1969.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠182
Coach
Bill Peterson
Elo
1617 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.8 No. 38 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Harbison
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 2Bill Cappleman QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Grant Guthrie KBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Jeff Curchin OTChicago Bears