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American college football season
The 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 USC* | No. 5 | | ABC | W 14–7 | 72,783 |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | No. 5 | | ABC | W 50–7 | 72,238 |
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Clemson | No. 5 | | ABC | W 35–28 | 80,939 |
October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (FL)* | No. 4 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry)
| ABC | W 47–0 | 80,165 |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 4 | | PPV | W 51–27 | 21,557 |
October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| ABC | W 38–0 | 78,157 |
October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 3 | | ESPN | W 47–21 | 45,300 |
November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 3 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| ABC | W 48–35 | 71,415 |
November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 North Carolina | No. 3 | | ESPN | W 20–3 | 62,000 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 2 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, Florida
| JPS | W 58–7 | 70,026 |
November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida* | No. 2 | | CBS | L 29–32 | 85,677 |
January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Ohio State* | No. 4 | | ABC | W 31–14 | 67,289 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings[edit]
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 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | 5 (6) | 5 (4) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (9) | 3 (8) | 3 (5) | 2 (23) | 2 (24) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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Coaches | 4 (3) | | 5 (3) | 6 (3) | 5 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (26) | 1 (29) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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1997 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
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
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National championship seasons in bold |
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National championships in bold |