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1997 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (14th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 6 North Carolina   7 – 1     11 – 1  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 22nd-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. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Ohio State. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 63:30 p.m.at No. 23 USC*No. 5
ABCW 14–772,783[1]
September 133:30 p.m.MarylandNo. 5
ABCW 50–772,238[2]
September 203:30 p.m.at No. 16 ClemsonNo. 5
ABCW 35–2880,939[3]
October 412:00 p.m.Miami (FL)*No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 47–080,165[4]
October 117:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 4
PPVW 51–2721,557[5]
October 183:30 p.m.No. 21 Georgia TechNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–078,157[6]
October 257:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 3
ESPNW 47–2145,300[7]
November 13:30 p.m.NC StatedaggerNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 48–3571,415[8]
November 87:30 p.m.at No. 5 North CarolinaNo. 3
ESPNW 20–362,000[9]
November 1512:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 58–770,026[10]
November 223:30 p.m.at No. 10 Florida*No. 2
CBSL 29–3285,677[11]
January 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Ohio State*No. 4
ABCW 31–1467,289[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP3 (7)3 (6)5 (6)5 (4)5 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)3 (3)3 (9)3 (8)3 (5)2 (23)2 (24)5443
Coaches4 (3)5 (3)6 (3)5 (2)4 (1)443 (1)3 (3)3 (3)2 (2)1 (26)1 (29)5443

Personnel

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Roster

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1997 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Peter Warrick So
QB 12 Thad Busby Sr
WR 19 E. G. Green Sr
OT 70 Tra Thomas Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Samari Rolle Sr
CB 11 Dexter Jackson Jr
CB 15 Mario Edwards Jr
FS 16 Sean Key Jr
LB 40 Lamont Green Jr
DL 53 Corey Simon So
DL 85 Andre Wadsworth Sr
DE 90 Greg Spires Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Depth chart

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida State survives mistakes". The Olympian. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Terps no match for Seminoles". The Star-Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "No taunting, just TDs". Albuquerque Journal. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A mighty fall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fla. State rolls 51–27 after Duke leads early". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 3 FSU wakes up, routs Tech". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Double dip; Memory of only ACC loss sparks Florida State to rout of U.Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles outslug Wolfpack 48–35". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FSU downs Heels". The Index-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "10 and 0, Gators to go". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gator redemption: Rally shocks FSU". The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida State stymies Ohio St. in Sugar Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1997 Football - Year in Review".
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