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1977 Florida State

10–⁠2, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1977, game by game: won at Southern Miss 35–6; won at Kansas State 18–10; lost vs. Miami 17–23; won at Oklahoma State 25–17; won vs. Cincinnati 14–0; won vs. Auburn 24–3; won vs. North Texas 35–14; won at Virginia Tech 23–21; won vs. Memphis 30–9; lost at San Diego State 16–41; won at Florida 37–9; won vs. Texas Tech 40–17+29−25Won 35–6 at Southern Miss+29Southern MissWon 18–10 at Kansas State+8Kansas StateLost 17–23 vs. Miami-6MiamiWon 25–17 at Oklahoma State+8Oklahoma StateWon 14–0 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 24–3 vs. Auburn+21AuburnWon 35–14 vs. North Texas+21North TexasWon 23–21 at Virginia Tech+2Virginia TechWon 30–9 vs. Memphis+21MemphisLost 16–41 at San Diego State-25San Diego StateWon 37–9 at Florida+28FloridaWon 40–17 vs. Texas Tech+23Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atSouthern MissW 35–⁠643%
Sep 17atKansas StateW 18–⁠1063%
Sep 24vsMiamiL 17–⁠2371%
Oct 1atOklahoma StateW 25–⁠1727%
Oct 8vsCincinnatiW 14–⁠048%
Oct 22vsAuburnW 24–⁠370%
Oct 29vsNorth TexasW 35–⁠1452%
Nov 5atVirginia TechW 23–⁠2166%
Nov 12vsMemphisW 30–⁠968%
Nov 19atSan Diego StateL 16–⁠4142%
Dec 3atFloridaW 37–⁠944%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechTangerine BowlW 40–⁠1756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 40–⁠17 in the Tangerine Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 20
  2. Wk 9: 15
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Wk 11: 13
  5. Wk 12: 20
  6. Wk 13: 19
  7. Final: 14

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 1977.

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
314–⁠170
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1673 +200 this season
SP+ rating
21.6 No. 14 of 140; offense No. 19, defense No. 11
SRS
17.6 No. 15 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Jack Stanton
Captains
Aaron Carter, Bill Duley, Larry Key, Tom Rushing and Nat Terry
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 6Bobby Jackson DBNew York Jets