1952 Florida State Seminoles football team

1952 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–8–1
Head coach	Don Veller (5th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

1952 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					10	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Arkansas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					3	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	7	–	2
Memphis State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	8	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by Don Veller in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Seminoles compiled a record of 1–8–1.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Louisiana Tech	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–32	7,843	[2]
October 4	Louisville	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–41
October 10	VMI	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–28	6,227	[3]
October 25	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–13	6,000	[4]
November 1	vs. Stetson	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL	T 6–6
November 8	Mississippi Southern	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 21–50
November 15	Furman	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–9	8,096	[5]
November 22	at No. 2 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–30	25,000	[6]
November 29	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 27–13
December 6	Tampa	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–39
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "FSU Football 1950–1959". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
2. "FSU team handed 32 to 13 blasting by Louisiana Tech". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1952. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "VMI rolls over Florida State after slow start by 28–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "NC Staters beat FSU 13–7". The State. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Furman spoils homecoming for Florida State, 9–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia Tech whitewashes Florida State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.