1968 Florida State Seminoles football team

1968 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl, L 27–31 vs. LSU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
Record	8–3
Head coach	Bill Peterson (9th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–14	33,600	[1]
September 28	No. 5 Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	L 3–9	45,256	[2]
October 5	No. 17 Texas A&M		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–14	35,494
October 19	Memphis State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–10	30,182
October 26	at South Carolina	No. 20	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 35–28	42,038	[3]
November 2	Virginia Tech	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 22–40	31,342	[4]
November 9	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 27–14	17,000	[5]
November 16	at NC State		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 48–7	26,800	[6]
November 23	Wake Forest		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 42–24	35,108	[7]
November 29	vs. No. 10 Houston		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 40–20	39,800
December 30	vs. LSU	No. 19	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 27–31	35,545	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Bill Cappleman Jr OT 77 Jeff Curchin Jr C 62 Jon Harrison Fr TE 84 Chip Glass Sr WR 34 Ron Sellers Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Dale McCullers Sr DB 43 Hal Montgomery Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 40 Duane Carrell So PK 33 Grant Guthrie Jr	Head coach Bill Peterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Perella – Assistant 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)

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References

1. "Air power lifts FSU". The Orlando Sentinel. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Gators win battle of Tallahassee". The Bradenton Herald. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Seminoles top Gamecocks in 35 to 28 cliffhanger". The News and Observer. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia Tech Gobblers clout luckless FSU Seminoles 40–22". News-Press. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi State bows to Florida Seminoles". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Seminoles blast Wolfpack 48–7". The High Point Enterprise. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "FSU flips Deacons, 42–24". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tigers roar past Seminoles". The Shreveport Journal. December 31, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Palm Beach Post. 1968 Nov 24. Retrieved 2015-Jan-01.