1948 Florida State Seminoles football team

1948 Florida State Seminoles football
Dixie Conference champion
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	7–1 (4–0 Dixie)
Head coach	Don Veller (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1948 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Florida State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tampa	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Stetson	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Veller, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title.^[1]

Florida State was ranked at No. 242 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 9	Cumberland (TN)*	Centennial Field Tallahassee, FL	W 30–0
October 16	at Erskine*	Due West, SC	L 6–14
October 23	at Millsaps	Jackson, MS	W 7–6
October 30	at Stetson	DeLand Municipal Stadium DeLand, FL	W 18–7
November 13	Mississippi College	Centennial Field Tallahassee, FL	W 26–6
November 20	Livingston State*	Centennial Field Tallahassee, FL	W 12–6
November 27	at Troy State*	Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL	W 20–13	[3]
December 4	Tampa	Centennial Field Tallahassee, FL	W 33–12
*Non-conference game

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "FSU rally nips Troy State, 20–13". The Dothan Eagle. November 28, 1948. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.