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1991 Florida State

11–⁠2, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1991, game by game: won vs. No. 19 BYU 44–28; won vs. Tulane 38–11; won vs. Western Michigan 58–0; won at No. 3 Michigan 51–31; won vs. No. 10 Syracuse 46–14; won vs. Virginia Tech 33–20; won vs. Middle Tennessee 39–10; won at LSU 27–16; won at Louisville 40–15; won vs. South Carolina 38–10; lost vs. No. 2 Miami 16–17; lost at No. 5 Florida 9–14; won vs. No. 9 Texas A&M 10–2+58−5Won 44–28 vs. No. 19 BYU+16No. 19 BYUWon 38–11 vs. Tulane+27TulaneWon 58–0 vs. Western Michigan+58Western MichiganWon 51–31 at No. 3 Michigan+20No. 3 MichiganWon 46–14 vs. No. 10 Syracuse+32No. 10 SyracuseWon 33–20 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechWon 39–10 vs. Middle Tennessee+29Middle TennesseeWon 27–16 at LSU+11LSUWon 40–15 at Louisville+25LouisvilleWon 38–10 vs. South Carolina+28South CarolinaLost 16–17 vs. No. 2 Miami-1No. 2 MiamiLost 9–14 at No. 5 Florida-5No. 5 FloridaWon 10–2 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M+8No. 9 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vs19BYUW 44–⁠2865%
Sep 7vsTulaneW 38–⁠1189%
Sep 14vsWestern MichiganW 58–⁠081%
Sep 28at3MichiganW 51–⁠3146%
Oct 5vs10SyracuseW 46–⁠1470%
Oct 12vsVirginia TechW 33–⁠2082%
Oct 19vsMiddle TennesseeW 39–⁠1096%
Oct 26atLSUW 27–⁠1683%
Nov 2atLouisvilleW 40–⁠1588%
Nov 9vsSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠1089%
Nov 16vs2MiamiL 16–⁠1761%
Nov 30at5FloridaL 9–⁠1449%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9Texas A&MCotton BowlW 10–⁠255%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 10–⁠2 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1991.

Heisman voteCasey Weldon, second

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardCasey Weldon, QB

Jim Thorpe AwardTerrell Buckley, CB

2 consensus All-AmericansMarvin Jones, LB; Terrell Buckley, CB

Walter Camp Coach of the YearBobby Bowden, coach

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
449–⁠188
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1815 +117 this season
SP+ rating
30.9 No. 3 of 104; offense No. 6, defense No. 4
SRS
23.1 No. 4 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Kirk Carruthers, Errol McCorvey and Casey Weldon
Offense
I formation, pro set
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Terrell Buckley DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Amp Lee RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Howard Dinkins LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Casey Weldon QBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Edgar Bennett RBGreen Bay Packers