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
^ "Air power lifts FSU" . The Orlando Sentinel . September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators win battle of Tallahassee" . The Bradenton Herald . September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles top Gamecocks in 35 to 28 cliffhanger" . The News and Observer . October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech Gobblers clout luckless FSU Seminoles 40–22" . News-Press . November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi State bows to Florida Seminoles" . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7" . The High Point Enterprise . November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU flips Deacons, 42–24" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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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