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1992 Florida State

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1992, game by game: won vs. Duke 48–21; won at No. 15 Clemson 24–20; won at No. 16 NC State 34–13; won vs. Wake Forest 35–7; lost at No. 2 Miami 16–19; won vs. North Carolina 36–13; won at No. 16 Georgia Tech 29–24; won at No. 23 Virginia 13–3; won vs. Maryland 69–21; won vs. Tulane 70–7; won vs. No. 6 Florida 45–24; won vs. No. 11 Nebraska 27–14+63−3Won 48–21 vs. Duke+27DukeWon 24–20 at No. 15 Clemson+4No. 15 ClemsonWon 34–13 at No. 16 NC State+21No. 16 NC StateWon 35–7 vs. Wake Forest+28Wake ForestLost 16–19 at No. 2 Miami-3No. 2 MiamiWon 36–13 vs. North Carolina+23North CarolinaWon 29–24 at No. 16 Georgia Tech+5No. 16 Georgia TechWon 13–3 at No. 23 Virginia+10No. 23 VirginiaWon 69–21 vs. Maryland+48MarylandWon 70–7 vs. Tulane+63TulaneWon 45–24 vs. No. 6 Florida+21No. 6 FloridaWon 27–14 vs. No. 11 Nebraska+13No. 11 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsDukeW 48–⁠2187%
Sep 12at15ClemsonW 24–⁠2055%
Sep 19at16NC StateW 34–⁠1360%
Sep 26vsWake ForestW 35–⁠792%
Oct 3at2MiamiL 16–⁠1943%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaW 36–⁠1381%
Oct 17at16Georgia TechW 29–⁠2464%
Oct 31at23VirginiaW 13–⁠362%
Nov 7vsMarylandW 69–⁠2193%
Nov 14vsTulaneW 70–⁠796%
Nov 28vs6FloridaW 45–⁠2472%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11NebraskaOrange BowlW 27–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 27–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1992.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteMarvin Jones, fourth

Lombardi AwardMarvin Jones, LB; also the Butkus

Consensus All-AmericanMarvin Jones, LB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
446–⁠186
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1832 +122 this season
SP+ rating
29.5 No. 1 of 105; offense No. 2, defense No. 11
SRS
24.9 No. 1 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Robbie Baker, Reggie Freeman, Carl Simpson and Robert Stevenson
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Marvin Jones LBNew York Jets
Rd 2Carl Simpson DTChicago Bears
Rd 2Dan Footman DECleveland Browns
Rd 2Reggie Freeman LBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Sterling Palmer DEWashington Redskins

All-ACC

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠12
NC State6–⁠29–⁠3–⁠117
North Carolina5–⁠39–⁠319
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠425
Virginia4–⁠47–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Clemson3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.