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1995 Florida State

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1995, game by game: won vs. Duke 70–26; won at Clemson 45–26; won vs. NC State 77–17; won vs. UCF 46–14; won vs. Miami 41–17; won vs. Wake Forest 72–13; won vs. Georgia Tech 42–10; lost at No. 24 Virginia 28–33; won at North Carolina 28–12; won vs. Maryland 59–17; lost at No. 3 Florida 24–35; won vs. No. 6 Notre Dame 31–26+60−11Won 70–26 vs. Duke+44DukeWon 45–26 at Clemson+19ClemsonWon 77–17 vs. NC State+60NC StateWon 46–14 vs. UCF+32UCFWon 41–17 vs. Miami+24MiamiWon 72–13 vs. Wake Forest+59Wake ForestWon 42–10 vs. Georgia Tech+32Georgia TechLost 28–33 at No. 24 Virginia-5No. 24 VirginiaWon 28–12 at North Carolina+16North CarolinaWon 59–17 vs. Maryland+42MarylandLost 24–35 at No. 3 Florida-11No. 3 FloridaWon 31–26 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame+5No. 6 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsDukeW 70–⁠2675%
Sep 9atClemsonW 45–⁠2672%
Sep 16vsNC StateW 77–⁠1781%
Sep 23vsUCFW 46–⁠1495%
Oct 7vsMiamiW 41–⁠1777%
Oct 14vsWake ForestW 72–⁠1394%
Oct 21vsGeorgia TechW 42–⁠1088%
Nov 2at24VirginiaL 28–⁠3362%
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠1272%
Nov 18vsMarylandW 59–⁠1789%
Nov 25at3FloridaL 24–⁠3539%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Notre DameOrange BowlW 31–⁠2657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 31–⁠26 in the Orange Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-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: 2
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 8
  16. Wk 16: 8
  17. 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 1995.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Virginia

Consensus All-AmericanClay Shiver, C

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
563–⁠246
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1789 +70 this season
SP+ rating
29.5 No. 4 of 107; offense No. 2, defense No. 57
SRS
26.3 No. 3 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Clay Shiver, Todd Rebol and Tyrant Marion
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Clay Shiver CDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Danny Kanell QBNew York Giants
Rd 6Phillip Riley WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Orpheus Roye DEPittsburgh Steelers

All-ACC

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠110–⁠24
Virginia7–⁠19–⁠416
Clemson6–⁠28–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠47–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠46–⁠5
NC State2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠8
Wake Forest0–⁠81–⁠10

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