1973 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1973 Florida State Seminoles football Independent 0–11 Larry Jones 3rd Jim Malkiewicz Don Sparkman Doak Campbell Stadium The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0 11.http://nolefan.org/fsco197.html FSU Football 1970–1979 Nolefan.org 2012-10-29 Schedule 1973 AP Eastern September 15 l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 7–9 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-ramsey-fg-at-3-second-m/139571435/ The Miami Herald Ramsey FG at 3-second mark boosts Deacons over FSU, 9–7 September 16, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 l Kansas Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 0–28 19,240 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-seminoles-fall-to-k/181583955/ The Bradenton Herald Seminoles fall to Kansas, 28–0 September 23, 1973 September 22, 2025 Newspapers.com September 29 4:00 p.m. l Miami (FL) 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry 10–14 22,278 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-miami-shades-fs/181584059/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Miami shades FSU, 14–10 September 30, 1973 September 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 l y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 14–21 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-baylor-outla/169064037/ The Marshall News Messenger Baylor outlasts Seminoles, 21–14 October 7, 1973 March 28, 2025 Newspapers.com October 13 l Mississippi State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 12–37 19,829 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-mississippi-st-breezes/134087235/ The Miami Herald Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU October 14, 1973 October 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 2:01 p.m. l Memphis State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 10–13 23,883 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-fsu-gambles-for-win-but-loses/181584280/ News-Press FSU gambles for win but loses, 13–10 October 21, 1973 September 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 l y San Diego State San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA 17–38 26,492 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-aztecs-whip-florida/181584415/ Daily Times-Advocate Aztecs whip Florida St. October 28, 1973 September 22, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 l y Houston 18 Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas 3–34 27,587 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-parker-willin/170046453/ The Austin American-Statesman Parker, Willingham lead Cougar victory November 4, 1973 April 10, 2025 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 13–36 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90586160/vpi-rips-hapless-seminoles/ The Miami Herald VPI rips hapless Seminoles November 11, 1973 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 l South Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 12–52 17,778 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-south-carolina-whips-seminole/139558693/ Sun Herald South Carolina whips Seminoles November 18, 1973 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 1 l y Florida Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 0–49 62,273 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-whamo-gators-49/134133622/ The Pensacola News Journal WHAMO! Gators 49, Tribe 0 ... it was no day for Tribe miracles December 2, 1973 October 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1973 Florida State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363778 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics September 23, 2025 Game summaries Miami (FL) Florida State Seminoles 2; text-align:center collapsed Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles September 29 Miami (FL) 0 7 0 7 Florida St 0 3 7 0 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida 22,278 Recap/Box First quarter No scoring Second quarter FSU – Ahmet Askin 51-yard field goal, 6:40. Florida St 3–0. MIA – Coy Hall 1-yard run (kick good), 0:10. Miami (FL) 7–3. Third quarter FSU – Hodges Mitchell 1-yard run (Ahmet Askin kick), 3:22. Florida St 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards. Fourth quarter MIA – Woody Thompson 4-yard run (kick good), 6:24. Miami (FL) 14–10. Drive: 72 yards. Top passers MIA FSU – Billy Sexton – 7/14, 61 yards Top rushers MIA – Woody Thompson – 24 rushes, 119 yards FSU – Bobby McKinnon – 13 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers MIA FSU – Joe Goldsmith – 2 receptions, 23 yards At Florida Florida State Seminoles 2; text-align: center collapsed Florida State Seminoles (0–10) at Florida Gators (6–4) December 1 2:00 p.m. EST Florida St 0 0 0 0 Florida 14 14 7 14 Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida 62,273 Sunny Recap/Box First quarter FLA – Nat Moore 1-yard run (kick good), 11:51. Florida 7–0. Drive: 54 yards. FLA – Nat Moore 5-yard run (kick good), 2:37. Florida 14–0. Second quarter FLA – James Richards 62-yard run (kick good), 14:47. Florida 21–0. FLA – Vince Kendrick 1-yard run (kick good), 6:46. Florida 28–0. Third quarter FLA – Lee McGriff 31-yard pass from Don Gaffney (kick good), 5:38. Florida 35–0. Fourth quarter FLA – Severs 2-yard pass from Chan Gailey (kick good), 4:49. FLorida 42–0. FLA – Larry Brinson 12-yard run (kick good), 0:00. Florida 49–0. Top passers FSU – Billy Prescott – 5/21, 70 yards, INT FLA – Don Gaffney – 6/12, TD Top rushers FSU – Hodges Mitchell – 15 rushes, 74 yards FLA – James Richards – 7 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD Top receivers FSU – Mike Allen – 2 receptions, 32 yards FLA – Lee McGriff/Hank Foldberg – 3 receptions Roster 1973 Florida State Seminoles y Mike Allen WR Bob Anderson OL Rocky Blythe TE Ed Davis TE Mike Davison RB Bobby Elam OL Jim Everett WR Jeff Gardner OL Joe Goldsmith WR Bob Jones OL Bobby McKinnon RB Sr Hodges Mitchell RB Mark Orlando QB Fr Billy Prescott QB Smokey Ragins OL Rocky Saldana OL Billy Sexton QB Mike Shumann WR Don Sparkman OL Joe Thomas WR Phil Arnold LB Bruce Bell LB Steve Bratton DL Phil Cahoon DB Tom Chandler DL Randy Coffield DL Chad Griffin DB Earl Humes DB Randy Kaiser DB Buzzy Lewis CB John Malkiewicz DL Scott Meseroll DL John Murphy LB Greg Pounds LB Detroit Reynolds LB Andy Stockton DB Ahmet Askin K Joe Downey P Larry Jones Gene HendersonDefensive coordinator Dick HopkinsStudent assistant References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Florida State Seminoles football Category:Long stubs with short prose