1957 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1957 Florida State Seminoles football Independent 4–6 Tom Nugent 5th Ron Schomburger Doak Campbell Stadium The 1957 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 4–6. Burt Reynolds was on this team.https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article173980636.html How NC State's football team turned Burt Reynolds into a movie star Raleigh News & Observer September 18, 2018 Schedule 1957 AP September 21 w Furman Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 27–7 16,712 Seminoles roll over Furman in opening grid battle Tampa Sunday Tribune September 22, 1957 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109615459/seminoles-roll-over-furman-in-opening-gr/ September 15, 2022 Newspapers.com September 28 l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 7–20 10,000 Boston College Upends FSU, 20–7 Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press September 29, 1957 11A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17566802/boston_college_upends_fsu_207/ Newspapers.com October 5 l y Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 7–21 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-villanova-jars/199212817/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Public Ledger Villanova jars Fla. State, 21–7; Grazione stars October 6, 1957 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 l NC State 13 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 0–7 16,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-nc-state-beats-fsu-b/138913058/ Tampa Sunday Tribune N.C. State beats FSU by 7 to 0 October 13, 1957 January 16, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 w 1957 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 34–7 15,340 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-fsu-pounds-ac-by-34/199212483/ Tallahassee Democrat FSU pounds AC by 34–7 October 20, 1957 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 w VPI Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 20–7 18,556 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-virginia-tech-is-beat/199212252/ The Progress-Index Virginia Tech is beaten by Florida State, 20 to 7 October 27, 1957 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com November 8 l Miami (FL) Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry 13–40 15,712 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-miami-downs-fl/199212131/ The Montgomery Advertiser Miami downs Florida State by 40 to 13 November 9, 1957 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Mississippi Southern Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 0–20 12,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74691480/mississippi-southern-rips-fsu-200 The Orlando Sentinel Mississippi Southern rips FSU, 20–0 November 17, 1957 March 29, 2021 Newspapers.com November 23 l Auburn 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 7–29 15,000 Auburn, No. 2 Team, Defeats FSU 29-7; Majors' Passes Click Bill McGrotha Tallahassee Democrat November 24, 1957 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99103582/auburn-no-2-team-defeats-fsu-29-7/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y Tampa Phillips Field Tampa, FL 21–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daytona-beach-morning-journal-fsu-whips/199211995/ Daytona Beach Morning Journal FSU whips Tampans by 21–7 December 1, 1957 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com 1957 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/1957-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 8, 2026 Schedule/Results (1957 Florida State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129573 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics June 8, 2026 Roster 86 Jim Arnold E 83 Clare "Bud" Bagnell E 52 Troy Barnes C 42 Carmen Battaglia FB 63 Abner Bigbie G 81 Ham Bisbee E 77 George Boyer T Bill Brown T 76 Royce Bryan T 21 Bob Carnes HB 54 Ron Clark C 27 Stan Dobosz HB 66 Bob Douglas T Jim Dukate G 89 Jim Elk E 78 Tony Fekany T 88 Pete Fleming E 65 Bob Fountain G Willie Gardner T 67 Jerry Graham G Wayne Helms HB 14 Jerry Henderson QB 71 Steve Holton T 88 Jim Hooks E 82 Bill Jacobs E 68 Jon Jenkins C 44 Eddie Johnson FB 87 Roy Jones R 53 Stu Keith C 84 Bill Kimber E 70 Jerry Lane T 22 Lenny Levy HB 13 Joe Majors QB 43 Lou Manning FB 12 Gene McCormick QB 61 Joe McGee G 28 Wes Minton HB 69 Patsy Monaco G 76 Jerry Moore T 73 Bill Musselman T 85 Bob Nellums E John Nevelle FB 28 Pete Overton E Arnold Peebles G 24 Jerry Philp HB 25 Fred Pickard HB 74 Mel Pope C Vic Prinzi QB 15 Bobby Renn QB 20 Burt "Buddy" Reynolds HB 11 Ted Rodrigue QB 64 Jim Rogers G 51 Ramon Rogers C 29 Pappy Rozman HB 66 Joe Russo G 83 Gene Schlickman E 80 Ron Schomburger E 23 Johnny Sheppard HB-K 50 Paul Slaton C 75 Paul Smith G 60 Don Speirs G 87 John Spivey E 72 Dan Strickland T 40 Terrell Teague FB 62 Al Ulmer G 79 Lou Wallace T 70 Joe Wallis T 26 Billy Weaver HB 16 Ron Williams QB 1957 FSU Football Handbook, page 18 and the Florida Times Union, September 2, 1957, page 23 References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Florida State Seminoles football