1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

1986 No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987  →

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 24–0	53,891
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Nebraska	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–34	75,865
September 20	12:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	TBS	T 10–10	57,611	[1]
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 20	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	TBS	L 18–20	105,578	[2]
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Tulane		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 54–21	53,701	[3]
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Wichita State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 59–3	56,222	[4]
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 54–18	22,822
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 20	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 23–41	62,834
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 45–28	71,689	[5]
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Southern Miss		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 49–13	60,103	[6]
November 29	7:00 p.m.	Florida		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)		L 13–17	62,370	[7]
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	WTBS	W 27–13	30,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida St 3 0 14 7 24 Date: August 30 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Game attendance: 53,891

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Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Florida St 7 7 3 0 17 • Nebraska 0 10 14 10 34 Date: September 6 Location: Memorial Stadium

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North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 7 0 0 3 10 Florida St 0 0 10 0 10 Date: September 20 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

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At Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Florida St 3 7 0 8 18 • Michigan 7 3 3 7 20 Date: September 27 Location: Michigan Stadium

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Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 6 8 7 21 • Florida St 0 14 14 26 54 Date: October 11 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Game attendance: 53,701

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Wichita St

1 2 3 4 Total Wichita St 0 0 0 3 3 • Florida St 14 24 14 7 59 Date: October 18 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

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At Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 7 30 10 7 54 Louisville 10 8 0 0 18 Date: October 25 Location: Cardinal Stadium

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At Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total Florida St 14 3 6 0 23 • Miami (FL) 14 0 7 20 41 Date: November 1 Location: Orange Bowl

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At South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 3 10 29 3 45 South Carolina 7 14 0 7 28 Date: November 8 Location: Williams–Brice Stadium Game attendance: 71,689

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Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 0 0 13 0 13 • Florida St 7 21 14 7 49 Date: November 15 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium

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Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 7 3 0 7 17 Florida St 3 7 3 0 13 Date: November 29 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Game attendance: 61,303 Game weather: Rain

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Vs. Indiana (All-American Bowl)

Indiana vs. Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 3 0 7 3 13 • Seminoles 6 7 7 7 27 Date: December 31 Location: Legion Field

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References