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American college football season
The 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the
Florida State University as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the
1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach
Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion. They played their home games at
Doak Campbell Stadium in
Tallahassee, Florida.
Running back
Warrick Dunn finished ninth place in the
Heisman Trophy voting. Florida State scored 563 points, setting a single-season record.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs.
Duke | No. 1 | |
ABC | W 70–26 | 51,200 |
[1] |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Clemson | No. 1 | | ABC | W 45–26 | 78,133 |
[2] |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. |
NC State | No. 1 | |
JPS | W 77–17 | 72,800 |
[3] |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. |
UCF* | No. 1 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
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PPV | W 46–14 | 76,600 |
[4] |
October 7 | 7:30 p.m. |
Miami (FL)* | No. 1 | |
ESPN | W 41–17 | 80,350 |
[5] |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. |
Wake Forest | No. 1 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| PPV | W 72–13 | 73,400 |
[6] |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. |
Georgia Tech | No. 1 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ABC | W 42–10 | 76,400 |
[7] |
| 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24
Virginia | No. 2 | | ESPN | L 28–33 | 44,300 |
[8] |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at
North Carolina | No. 6 | | JPS | W 28–12 | 36,000 |
[9] |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. |
Maryland | No. 6 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| JPS | W 59–17 | 68,400 |
[10] |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3
Florida* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 24–35 | 85,711 |
[11] |
January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6
Notre Dame* | No. 8 | |
CBS | W 31–26 | 72,198 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[13]
Roster
1995 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (38) | 1 (33) | 1 (36) | 1 (42) | 1 (37) | 1 (40) | 1 (38) | 1 (34) | 2 (31) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
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Coaches Poll | 1 (28) | | 1 (36) | 1 (31) | 1 (33) | 1 (35) | 1 (34) | 1 (33) | 1 (34) | 1 (34) | 2 (24) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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References
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"Seminoles show lots of weapons in opening rout". The Kansas City Star. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"FSU rips Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Seminoles do number on 'Pack". St. Petersburg Times. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Noles roll past Knights". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"No. 1 Florida State clobbers rival Miami, 41–17". The Press Democrat. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"FSU stampedes through ACC". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Seminoles take to air to beat Georgia Tech". The Tennessean. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"ACC-ya! FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida State piles points on UM, 59–17". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida set up for title bid". The Greenville News. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida St. figures out Irish puzzle". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1995 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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