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American college football season
The 1968 Florida State Seminoles football team represented
Florida State University as an independent during the
1968 NCAA University Division football season . This was
Bill Peterson 's ninth year as head coach, and he led the team to an 8–3 record.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at
Maryland W 24–1433,600
[1]
September 28 No. 5
Florida L 3–945,256
[2]
October 5 No. 17
Texas A&M Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–1435,494
October 19
Memphis State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–1030,182
October 26 at
South Carolina No. 20 W 35–2842,038
[3]
November 2
VPI No. 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 22–4031,342
[4]
November 9 at
Mississippi State W 27–1417,000
[5]
November 16 at
NC State W 48–726,800
[6]
November 23
Wake Forest Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 42–2435,108
[7]
November 29 vs. No. 10
Houston W 40–2039,800
December 30 vs.
LSU No. 19 L 27–3135,545
[8]
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1968 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
50
Dale McCullers
Sr
DB
43
Hal Montgomery
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary
Wake Forest
Bill Cappleman 22/33, 365 Yds (set school single season passing yards and attempts records)
Ron Sellers 14 Rec, 260 Yds (set NCAA career receiving yards record and school records for TD receptions in a game, TD receptions in a career and points in a career)
[9]
References
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"Air power lifts FSU" . The Orlando Sentinel . September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators win battle of Tallahassee" . The Bradenton Herald . September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seminoles top Gamecocks in 35 to 28 cliffhanger" . The News and Observer . October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Virginia Tech Gobblers clout luckless FSU Seminoles 40–22" . News-Press . November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Mississippi State bows to Florida Seminoles" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7" . The High Point Enterprise . November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FSU flips Deacons, 42–24" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers roar past Seminoles" . The Shreveport Journal . December 31, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Palm Beach Post. 1968 Nov 24. Retrieved 2015-Jan-01.
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