1987 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1987
No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented

Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected national champion by Berryman.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 8W 40–1652,893
September 127:00 p.m.at East CarolinaNo. 8W 44–333,937[2]
September 197:00 p.m.Memphis StateNo. 7
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–2450,191
September 261:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 6W 31–376,887
October 32:30 p.m.No. 3 Miami (FL)No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 25–2662,561
October 102:00 p.m.at Southern MissNo. 6W 61–1025,853[3]
October 177:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 32–953,114
October 313:00 p.m.TulanedaggerNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 73–1453,210[4]
November 72:30 p.m.at No. 6 AuburnNo. 4CBSW 34–685,170[5]
November 142:00 p.m.FurmanNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–1050,087[6]
November 2812:00 p.m.at FloridaNo. 3CBSW 28–1474,613[7]
January 11:30 p.m.vs. No. 5
Mountain American Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
  • NBCW 31–2872,112
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [8]

    Roster

    1987 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 8 Terry Anthony So
    G 61 Jim Bekas Fr
    FB 22 Edgar Bennett Fr
    OT 50 John Brown  So
    TB 13 Dexter Carter So
    TE 85 Pat Carter Sr
    WR 29 Lawrence Dawsey  Fr
    WR 1 Scott DiMare  So
    OT 69 Joey Ionata  Jr
    OT 73 Anthony Johnson Jr
    QB 14 Brad Johnson Fr
    TE 45 Reggie Johnson  Fr
    TB 10 Brady Jones So
    RB 33 Sammie Smith So
    QB 11 Casey Weldon Fr
    TE 87 Gaylon White  Sr
    WR 23 Pat White  So
    WR 82 Randy White  Sr
    QB 4 Peter Tom Willis So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 6 LeRoy Butler So
    LB 47 Kevin Grant  So
    FS 21 John Hadley  Jr
    LB 53 Odell Haggins  So
    DB 22 Kenny Kitchens Jr
    CB 32 Martin Mayhew  Sr
    LB 38 Paul McGowan Sr
    FS 40 Greg Newell  Sr
    DT 74 Henry Ostaszewski Fr
    DT 75 Joe Ostaszewski Fr
    LB 48 David Palmer Sr
    CB 2 Deion Sanders Jr
    LB 93 Shelton Thompson  So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 18 Derek Schmidt Sr
    P
    12 Rick Tuten Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    8876464444443332
    Coaches141178487554443332

    Game summaries

    Texas Tech

    1 234Total
    Red Raiders 13 300 16
    Seminoles 13 1773 40

    [9]

    At East Carolina

    1 234Total
    Seminoles 3 131414 44
    Pirates 0 300 3
    • Date: September 12
    • Location:
      Ficklen Memorial Stadium
    • Game attendance: 33,937

    [10]

    Memphis State

    1 234Total
    Tigers 0 1077 24
    Seminoles 21 3710 41
    • Date: September 19
    • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
    • Game attendance: 50,191

    [11]

    At Michigan State

    1 234Total
    Seminoles 0 71014 31
    Spartans 0 300 3

    [12]

    Miami (FL)

    1 234Total
    No. 3 Hurricanes 3 0815 26
    No. 4 Seminoles 0 1096 25

    [13]

    At Southern Miss

    1 234Total
    Seminoles 21 101416 61
    Golden Eagles 7 300 10

    [14]

    Louisville

    1 234Total
    Cardinals 3 006 9
    Seminoles 6 1277 32
    • Date: October 17
    • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
    • Game attendance: 53,114

    [15]

    Tulane

    1 234Total
    Green Wave 7 007 14
    Seminoles 7 31287 73
    • Date: October 31
    • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
    • Game attendance: 53,210

    [16]

    At Auburn

    1 234Total
    Seminoles 14 1307 34
    Tigers 0 330 6
    • Date: November 7
    • Location:
      Jordan–Hare Stadium
    • Game attendance: 85,170

    [17]

    Furman

    1 234Total
    Paladins 7 003 10
    Seminoles 10 10714 41
    • Date: November 14
    • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
    • Game attendance: 50,087

    [18]

    At Florida

    1 234Total
    Seminoles 3 6118 28
    Gators 7 700 14
    • Date: November 28
    • Location:
      Florida Field
    • Game attendance: 74,613

    [19]

    Vs. Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl)

    1 234Total
    No. 5 Cornhuskers 14 0140 28
    No. 3 Seminoles 0 2137 31
    • Date: January 1
    • Location:
      Sun Devil Stadium
    • Game attendance: 72,112

    [20]

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