1983 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

1983 Florida State Seminoles football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 28–3 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 47–46	46,261	[1]
September 10	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	W 40–35	79,665	[2]
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 28–34 (Tulane forfeit)	35,463	[3][4]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Auburn	No. 17	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 24–27	75,625	[5]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 16–17	52,654	[6]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 43–17	55,102	[7]
October 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisville		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 51–7	42,117	[8]
October 29	10:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 29–26	69,986	[9]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 45–30	52,542	[10]
November 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	WSVN	L 16–17	57,333	[11]
December 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–53	74,113	[12]
December 30	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 28–3	25,648	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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