1971 Florida State
8–4, coached by Larry Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 45–10Nov 20
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Southern Miss | W 24–9 | 68% |
| Sep 18 | at Miami | W 20–17 | 66% |
| Sep 25 | vs Kansas | W 30–7 | 70% |
| Oct 2 | at Virginia Tech | W 17–3 | 64% |
| Oct 9 | vs Mississippi State | W 27–9 | 82% |
| Oct 16 | at Florida | L 15–17 | 67% |
| Oct 23 | vs South Carolina | W 49–18 | 66% |
| Oct 30 | at Houston | L 7–14 | 41% |
| Nov 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–12 | 49% |
| Nov 20 | vs Tulsa | W 45–10 | 84% |
| Nov 27 | vs Pittsburgh | W 31–13 | 83% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs 8Arizona StateFiesta Bowl | L 38–45 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 45–38 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 19
- Wk 8: 19
Led the nationGary Huff: passing yards (2,736 yds), passing touchdowns (23 TD), total offense per game (241.2)
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 309–174
- Coach
- Larry Jones
- Elo
- 1615 +49 this season
- SP+ rating
- 14.7 No. 20 of 120; offense No. 25, defense No. 26
- SRS
- 15.0 No. 21 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Sloan
- Captains
- Rhett Dawson and John Lanahan