1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

1990 Florida State Seminoles football
Blockbuster Bowl champion
Blockbuster Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Penn State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–2
Head coach
  • Bobby Bowden (15th season)
Offensive coordinatorBrad Scott (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.East CarolinaNo. 3PPVW 45–2461,983[1]
September 157:00 p.m.No. 6 (I-AA) Georgia SouthernNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 48–662,111
September 228:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 2PPVW 31–1332,170[2]
September 297:00 p.m.Virginia TechNo. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 39–2860,301[3]
October 62:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)No. 2CBSL 22–3180,396
October 207:30 p.m.at No. 5 AuburnNo. 7ESPNL 17–2085,214[4]
October 2712:30 p.m.LSUNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
WTBSW 42–360,111[5]
November 312:00 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 12SUNW 41–1071,438[6]
November 102:00 p.m.CincinnatidaggerNo. 12
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 70–2159,678
November 171:00 p.m.vs. Memphis StateNo. 9W 35–355,190
December 17:30 p.m.No. 6 FloridaNo. 8
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 45–3063,190[7]
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Penn StateNo. 6RaycomW 24–1774,021

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Roster

1990 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Clyde Allen
OL Robbie Baker
WR Shannon Baker
RB Edgar Bennett
WR Lawrence Dawsey
OL Reggie Dixon
QB Kenny Felder
WR Matt Frier
RB Felix Harris
TE Warren Hart
OL Howard Haynes
RB Sean Jackson
QB 14 Brad Johnson Jr
TE Reggie Johnson
WR Kevin Knox
RB Amp Lee
OL Kevin Mancini
RB Paul Moore
OL Mike Morris
RB Chris Parker
RB Jason Pierce
RB Maurice Pinckney
TE Dave Roberts
OL Robert Stevenson
WR Eric Turral
QB 11 Casey Weldon Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Bryce Abbott
LB Ken Alexander
CB 27 Terrell Buckley So
LB Kirk Carruthers
DL James Chaney
DB John Davis
LB Howard Dinkins
DB Leon Fowler
LB 97 Reggie Freeman So
LB 55 Marvin Jones So
DB Errol McCorvey
DL Toddrick McIntosh
LB Anthony Moss
DL Henry Ostaszewski
DL Joe Ostaszewski
DB Bill Ragans
DL Troy Sanders
DL Carl Simpson
DB John Wyche
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Richie Andrews
P Scott McLaren
K Gerry Thomas
P John Wimberly
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
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP4 (6)3 т (7)3 (11)2 (10)2 (11)2 (10)10712121298864
Coaches3 (8)32 (10)2 (9)2 (13)2 (10)87111111109854

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 6313 22
• Hurricanes 10 1407 31

Auburn

#7 Florida State at #5 Auburn
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 1700 17
• Tigers 7 0310 20

LSU

LSU Tigers at #12 Florida State Seminoles
Period 1 2 34Total
LSU 3 0 003
Florida St 14 14 01442

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: October 27
  • Game attendance: 60,111
  • Recap/Box
Game information

First quarter

  • FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards.
  • LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards.
  • FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive:

Second quarter

  • FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays.
  • FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive:

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards.
  • FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
  • LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards
  • FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
  • LSU
  • FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards

Bobby Bowden's 200th win

Florida

#6 Florida Gators (9–1) at #8 Florida State Seminoles (8–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 3 7 61430
Florida St 17 7 14745

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: December 1, 1990
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 63,190
  • Recap/Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • FSU – Lawrence Dawsey 76-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 14:03. Florida St 7–0. Drive:
  • FSU – Richie Andrews 47-yard field goal, 12:57. Florida St 10–0. Drive:
  • FLA – Arden Czyzewski 41-yard field goal, 8:35. Florida St 10–3. Drive:
  • FSU - Amp Lee 8-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 2:36. Florida St 17–3. Drive:

Second quarter

  • FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 5:12. Florida St 17–10. Drive:
  • FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 1:11. Florida St 24–10. Drive:

Third quarter

  • FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 10:59. Florida St 31–10. Drive:
  • FLA – Ernie Mills 14-yard pass from Shane Matthews (kick blocked), 4:03. Florida St 31–16. Drive:
  • FSU – Amp Lee 16-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:08. Florida St 38–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (pass good), 12:38. Florida St 38–24. Drive:
  • FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 11:56. Florida St 45–24. Drive:
  • FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick 9-yard pass from Shane Matthews (pass failed), 8:50. Florida St 45–30. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Vs. Penn State (Blockbuster Bowl)

References

  1. ^ "FSU holds off East Carolina 45–24". The Palm Beach Post. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles roll again, smack Tulane, 31–13". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU's big-play defense holds off Hokies 39–28". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FSU falls 20–17". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "200, Bowden's milestone is marred by fight". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida St. rolls over Gamecocks, 41–10". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No. 8 Florida St. rips No. 6 Florida". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1990 Football - Year in Review".
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