1992 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title in their first season competing as a member. Florida State was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Nebraska. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida

1992 Florida State Seminoles football
National champion (Sagarin) ACC champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State finished the season No. 2 in both the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The team was selected as the national champion by Sagarin.^[1] The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in voting for the Heisman Trophy, while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 48–21	60,751	[2]
September 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Clemson	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	83,170	[3]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 NC State	No. 3	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	JPS	W 34–13	53,900	[4]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 35–7	62,915	[5]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–19	77,338	[6]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 8	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 36–13	60,553	[7]
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia Tech	No. 6	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 29–24	46,226	[8]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia	No. 6	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	JPS	W 13–3	45,000	[9]
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 69–21	64,127	[10]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 70–7	60,127	[11]
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Florida*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 45–24	68,311	[12]
January 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Nebraska*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 27–14	57,324	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

No. 3 Florida State at No. 2 Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	3	3	3	16
• Hurricanes	0	10	0	9	19

• Date: October 3
• Location: Orange Bowl
  Miami
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 77,338
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph (23 km/h)
• Referee: Joe Rider
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese

    

Scoring summary

1		FSU	Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick)	FSU 7–0
2		UM	Dane Prewitt 24-yard field goal	FSU 7–3
	7:36	UM	C. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)	MIA 10–7
		FSU	Dan Mowrey 22-yard field goal	Tied 10–10
3		FSU	Dan Mowrey 38-yard field goal	FSU 13–10
4		FSU	Dan Mowrey 41-yard field goal	FSU 16–10
		UM	L. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)	MIA 17–16
		UM	Team safety	MIA 19–16

Main article: Wide Right II

See also: 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Florida

See also: 1992 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	7	13	7	0	27
Cornhuskers	0	7	0	7	14

• Date: January 1
• Location: Miami Orange Bowl
  Miami
• Game attendance: 57,324
• Referee: Bill Goss (SEC)
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy, John Dockery

Main article: 1993 Orange Bowl

See also: 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Roster

1992 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 44 William Floyd Jr WR 12 Matt Frier Jr QB 17 Charlie Ward Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Clifton Abraham So LB 10 Derrick Brooks So LB 97 Reggie Freeman Sr CB 4 Corey Fuller So LB 55 Marvin Jones Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• Marvin Jones: Butkus Award,^[15] Lombardi Award^[15]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Marvin Jones	Linebacker	1	4	New York Jets
Carl Simpson	Defensive tackle	2	35	Chicago Bears
Dan Footman	Defensive end	2	42	Cleveland Browns
Reggie Freeman	Linebacker	2	53	New Orleans Saints
Sterling Palmer	Defensive end	4	101	Washington Redskins
Shannon Baker	Wide receiver	8	205	Atlanta Falcons

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