FSU Football 1950 - 1959

1950
Coach: Don Veller

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/30	Postgame	Box	A	Troy State	W 26- 7							3-6-1
10/07	Postgame	Box	H	Randolph-Macon Coll First game played at Doak S. Campball Stadium	W 40- 7							5-4
10/14	Postgame	Box	H	Howard	W 20- 6							2-8
10/21	Postgame	Box	A	Newberry College	W 24- 0							1-9
10/28	Postgame	Box	H	Sewanee Stadium dedicated, band named "Marching Chiefs", FSU Fight Song introduced	W 14- 8							3-6
11/10	Postgame	Box	A	Stetson	W 27- 7							8-3
11/18	Postgame	Box	H	Mississippi College	W 33- 0							6-2
11/25	Postgame	Box	H	Tampa	W 35-19							5-4

       Conference games in bold

       FSU record is   8- 0
       vs Dixie Conf   4- 0 - Conference Champion

1951
Coach: Don Veller

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/29	Postgame	Box	H	Troy State	W 40- 0							2-7
10/05	Postgame	Box	A	Miami Miami	L 13-35							8-3
10/13	Postgame	Box	H	Delta State	W 34- 0							1-8
10/20	Postgame	Box	H	Sul Ross State	W 35-13							3-7
10/27	Postgame	Box	H	Stetson	W 13-10							6-1-2
11/03	Postgame	Box	A	Jacksonville NAS	W 39- 0							Unknown
11/10	Postgame	Box	H	Wofford College	W 14- 0							6-3
11/17	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	L 6-14							7-3-1

       FSU record is   6- 2

1952
Coach: Don Veller

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/27	Postgame	Box	H	Louisiana Tech	L 13-32							6-1-2
10/04	Postgame	Box	H	Louisville	L 14-41							3-5
10/10	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Military	L 7-28							3-6-1
10/25	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina State	L 7-13							3-7
11/01	Postgame	Box	N	Stetson Orlando	T 6- 6							3-4-3
11/08	Postgame	Box	H	Mississippi Southern	L 21-50							10-2
11/15	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	L 0- 9							6-3-1
11/22	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	L 0-30			2	2	2	2	12-0
11/29	Postgame	Box	A	Wofford College	W 27-13							6-5
12/06	Postgame	Box	H	Tampa	L 6-39							8-3-1

       FSU record is   1- 8-1
       Against Top 25  0- 1

1953
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/25	Postgame	Box	A	Miami Miami	L 0-27							4-5
10/03	Postgame	Box	H	Louisville	W 59- 0							1-7
10/10	Postgame	Box	H	Abilene Christian	L 7-20							7-3
10/17	Postgame	Box	A	Louisiana Tech	L 21-32							6-3
10/31	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Military	W 12- 7							5-5
11/07	Postgame	Box	A	Mississippi Southern	L 0-21							9-2
11/14	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	L 7-14							7-2
11/21	Postgame	Box	H	Stetson	W 13- 6							3-6
11/28	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	W 23-13							1-9
12/05	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	W 41- 6							6-6

       FSU record is   5- 5

1954
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/18	Postgame	Box	H	Georgia	L 0-14							6-3-1
09/25	Postgame	Box	H	Abilene Christian	L 0-13							6-3-1
10/02	Postgame	Box	A	Louisville	W 47- 6							3-6
10/09	Postgame	Box	H	Villanova	W 52-13							1-9
10/16	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina State	W 13- 7							2-8
10/23	Postgame	Box	A	Auburn	L 0-33					13		8-3
10/30	Postgame	Box	N	Virginia Military Lynchburg, Va.	W 33-19							4-6
11/13	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	W 33-14							5-5
11/20	Postgame	Box	A	Stetson	W 47- 6							1-7
11/27	Postgame	Box	H	Mississippi Southern	W 19-18							6-4
12/04	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	W 13- 0							8-2
01/01	Postgame	Box	A	Texas Western Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tex.	L 20-47							8-3

       FSU record is   8- 4

1955
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/17	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	W 7- 0							4-5-1
09/30	Postgame	Box	A	Miami Miami	L 0-34					14	18	6-3
10/08	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Tech	L 20-24							6-3-1
10/15	Postgame	Box	H	Georgia	L 14-47							4-6
10/22	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	L 0-34			13		7	7	9-1-1
11/05	Postgame	Box	H	Villanova	W 16-13							1-9
11/11	Postgame	Box	A	Furman	W 19- 6							1-9
11/19	Postgame	Box	H	Citadel	W 39- 0							5-4
11/25	Postgame	Box	A	Mississippi Southern	L 6-21							9-1
12/03	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	W 26- 7							7-2

       FSU record is   5- 5
       Against Top 25  0- 1

1956
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/22	Postgame	Box	H	Ohio	W 47- 7							2-7
09/29	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia	L 0- 3							3-6-1
10/06	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Tech	L 7-20							7-2-1
10/13	Postgame	Box	A	North Carolina State	W 14- 0							3-7
10/20	Postgame	Box	H	Wake Forest	T 14-14							2-5-3
10/27	Postgame	Box	A	Villanova Philadelphia, Pa.	W 20-13							5-4
11/02	Postgame	Box	A	Miami Miami	L 7-20			9		6	6	8-1-1
11/10	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	W 42- 7							2-8
11/17	Postgame	Box	H	Mississippi Southern	W 20-19							7-2-1
11/24	Postgame	Box	A	Auburn	L 7-13							7-3

       FSU record is   5- 4-1
       Against Top 25  0- 1

1957
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/21	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	W 27- 7							3-7
09/28	Postgame	Box	A	Boston College Boston, Mass.	L 7-20							7-2
10/05	Postgame	Box	A	Villanova Philadelphia, Pa.	L 7-21							3-6
10/12	Postgame	Box	H	North Carolina State	L 0- 7			13		15	20	7-1-2
10/19	Postgame	Box	H	Abilene Christian	W 34- 7							5-3-1
10/26	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Tech	W 20- 7							4-6
11/08	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	L 13-40							5-4-1
11/16	Postgame	Box	A	Mississippi Southern	L 0-20							8-3
11/23	Postgame	Box	H	Auburn	L 7-29			2		1	2	10-0
11/30	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	W 21- 7							5-4

       FSU record is   4- 6
       Against Top 25  0- 2

1958
Coach: Tom Nugent

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/13	Postgame	Box	H	Tennessee Tech	W 22- 7							7-3
09/20	Postgame	Box	H	Furman	W 42- 6							2-7
09/26	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia Tech	L 3-17							5-4-1
10/04	Postgame	Box	H	Wake Forest	W 27-24							3-7
10/11	Postgame	Box	N	Georgia Jacksonville	L 13-28							4-6
10/18	Postgame	Box	H	Virginia Tech	W 28- 0							5-4-1
10/25	Postgame	Box	A	Tennessee	W 10- 0							4-6
11/01	Postgame	Box	H	Tampa	W 43- 0							6-4
11/07	Postgame	Box	A	Miami Miami	W 17- 6							2-8
11/22	Postgame	Box	A	Florida	L 7-21			12		14	15	6-4-1
12/13	Postgame	Box	N	Oklahoma State Bluegrass Bowl, Louisville, Ky.	L 6-15			19		19		8-3

       FSU record is   7- 4
       Against Top 25  0- 2

1959
Coach: Perry Moss

						GAME DAY
						FSU		OPP		OPP EOY
DATE	POST GAME	BOX SCORE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	AP	UPI	REC
09/19	Postgame	Box	H	Wake Forest	L 20-22							6-4
09/26	Postgame	Box	H	Citadel	W 47- 6							8-2
10/03	Postgame	Box	H	Miami	L 6- 7							6-4
10/10	Postgame	Box	A	Virginia Tech	W 7- 6							6-4
10/17	Postgame	Box	A	Memphis State	L 6-16							6-4
10/24	Postgame	Box	H	Richmond	W 22- 6							4-5-1
10/31	Postgame	Box	A	Georgia	L 0-42			14		5	5	10-1
11/14	Postgame	Box	H	William & Mary	L 0- 9							4-6
11/21	Postgame	Box	A	Florida	L 8-18					19	19	5-4-1
11/28	Postgame	Box	A	Tampa	W 33- 0							3-7

       FSU record is   4- 6
       Against Top 25  0- 1