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1970 Florida State

7–⁠4, coached by Bill Peterson.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1970, game by game: won vs. Louisville 9–7; lost at Georgia Tech 13–23; won vs. Wake Forest 19–14; lost vs. Florida 27–38; lost at Memphis 12–16; won at South Carolina 21–13; won at Miami 27–3; won vs. Clemson 38–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–8; won vs. Kansas State 33–7; lost vs. Houston 21–53+26−32Won 9–7 vs. Louisville+2LouisvilleLost 13–23 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechWon 19–14 vs. Wake Forest+5Wake ForestLost 27–38 vs. Florida-11FloridaLost 12–16 at Memphis-4MemphisWon 21–13 at South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 27–3 at Miami+24MiamiWon 38–13 vs. Clemson+25ClemsonWon 34–8 vs. Virginia Tech+26Virginia TechWon 33–7 vs. Kansas State+26Kansas StateLost 21–53 vs. Houston-32Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsLouisvilleW 9–⁠775%
Sep 19atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠2357%
Sep 26vsWake ForestW 19–⁠1480%
Oct 10vsFloridaL 27–⁠3854%
Oct 17atMemphisL 12–⁠1642%
Oct 24atSouth CarolinaW 21–⁠1339%
Oct 30atMiamiW 27–⁠358%
Nov 7vsClemsonW 38–⁠1377%
Nov 14vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠867%
Nov 21vsKansas StateW 33–⁠764%
Nov 26vsHoustonL 21–⁠5348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 53–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠195
Coach
Bill Peterson
Elo
1599 +21 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 34 of 117; offense No. 42, defense No. 31
SRS
6.3 No. 45 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don Harbison
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3