1962 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1962 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon James (1st season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State     8 1 0
Oregon State     9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State     9 2 0
West Texas State     9 2 0
Boston College     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Villanova     7 3 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Oregon
    6 3 1
Houston     7 4 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Louisville     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Florida State     4 3 3
Air Force     5 5 0
Montana     5 5 0
Navy     5 5 0
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Pacific (CA)     5 5 0
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Texas Western     4 5 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Colgate     3 5 1
Idaho     2 6 1
San Jose State     2 8 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Detroit     1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons     1 9 0
Colorado State     0 10 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1962 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's third year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–3–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15The CitadelW 49–0[1]
September 22at KentuckyT 0–034,000[2]
September 29Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–0[3]
October 5at No. 9 Miami (FL)L 6–7
October 20at GeorgiaW 18–031,500[4]
October 27VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–716,000[5]
November 3Houston
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–720,000
November 10at Georgia TechT 14–1443,802[6]
November 17at FloridaL 7–2047,000[7]
November 24at
Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • T 14–1420,000[8]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

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