FSU Football 1980 - 1989
1980
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/06
Postgame
Box
A
Louisiana State
W 16- 0
13
 
 
 
 
 
7-4
09/13
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 52- 0
10
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
09/20
Postgame
Box
H
East Carolina
W 63- 7
9
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
09/27
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami
L 9-10
9
 
 
19
18
18
9-3
10/04
Postgame
Box
A
Nebraska
W 18-14
16
 
3
3
7
7
10-2
10/11
Postgame
Box
H
Pittsburgh
W 36-22
11
 
4
3
2
2
11-1
10/18
Postgame
Box
H
Boston College
W 41- 7
7
7
 
 
 
 
7-4
10/25
Postgame
Box
A
Memphis State
W 24- 3
6
 
 
 
 
 
2-9
11/01
Postgame
Box
H
Tulsa
W 45- 2
5
5
 
 
 
 
8-3
11/08
Postgame
Box
H
Virginia Tech
W 31- 7
3
 
 
 
 
 
8-4
12/06
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
W 17-13
3
 
19
 
 
19
8-4
01/01
Postgame
Box
N
Oklahoma
Orange Bowl, Miami
L 17-18
2
 
4
 
3
3
10-2
       FSU record is  10- 2
       Against Top 25  3- 2
       Final  AP  -  5
       Final UPI  -  5

1981
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/05
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 17- 0
19
13
 
 
 
 
5-6
09/12
Postgame
Box
H
Memphis State
W 10- 5
18
 
 
 
 
 
1-10
09/19
Postgame
Box
A
Nebraska
L 14-34
19
 
17
 
11
9
9-3
10/03
Postgame
Box
A
Ohio State
W 36-27
 
 
7
 
15
12
9-3
10/10
Postgame
Box
A
Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind.
W 19-13
20
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
10/17
Postgame
Box
A
Pittsburgh
L 14-42
11
 
3
 
4
2
11-1
10/24
Postgame
Box
A
Louisiana State
W 38-14
20
 
 
 
 
 
3-7-1
10/31
Postgame
Box
H
Western Carolina
W 56-31
17
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
11/07
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
L 19-27
14
 
13
 
8
 
9-2
11/14
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Mississippi
L 14-58
20
 
14
 
 
19
9-2-1
11/28
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
L 3-35
 
 
 
 
 
 
7-5
       FSU record is   6- 5
       Against Top 25  1- 4

1982
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/04
Postgame
Box
H
Cincinnati
W 38-31
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
09/18
Postgame
Box
H
Pittsburgh
L 17-37
 
 
2
 
10
9
9-3
09/25
Postgame
Box
A
Southern Mississippi
W 24-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
7-4
10/02
Postgame
Box
A
Ohio State
W 34-17
 
 
 
 
12
12
9-3
10/09
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Illinois
W 59- 8
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
10/16
Postgame
Box
H
East Carolina
W 56-17
19
 
 
 
 
 
7-4
10/30
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami
W 24- 7
14
 
16
 
 
 
7-4
11/06
Postgame
Box
A
South Carolina
W 56-26
12
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
11/13
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 49-14
9
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
11/20
Postgame
Box
A
Louisiana State
L 21-55
7
 
12
 
11
11
8-3-1
12/04
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
L 10-13
15
 
 
 
 
 
8-4
12/30
Postgame
Box
N
West Virginia
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville
W 31-12
 
 
10
 
19
19
9-3
       FSU record is   9- 3
       Against Top 25  2- 2
       Final  AP  - 13
       Final UPI  - 10

1983
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/03
Postgame
Box
H
East Carolina
W 47-46
7
 
 
 
20
 
8-3
09/10
Postgame
Box
A
Louisiana State
W 40-35
12
 
13
 
 
 
4-7
09/17
Postgame
Box
A
Tulane
Forfeit, Tallahassee Democrat, 2/18/1986, page 25, score was 28-34 Tulane
W 1- 0
9
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
10/01
Postgame
Box
A
Auburn
L 24-27
17
 
10
 
3
3
11-1
10/08
Postgame
Box
A
Pittsburgh
L 16-17
 
 
 
 
18
19
8-3-1
10/15
Postgame
Box
H
Cincinnati
W 43-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
4-6-1
10/20
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 51- 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
10/29
Postgame
Box
A
Arizona State
W 29-26
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-4-1
11/05
Postgame
Box
H
South Carolina
W 45-30
 
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
11/12
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
L 16-17
 
 
6
 
1
1
11-1
12/03
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
L 14-53
 
 
12
 
6
6
9-2-1
12/30
Postgame
Box
N
North Carolina
Peach Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.
W 28- 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
8-4
       FSU record is   8- 4
       Against Top 25  1- 3

1984
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/01
Postgame
Box
H
East Carolina
W 48-17
20
 
 
 
 
 
2-9
09/15
Postgame
Box
A
Kansas
W 42-16
18
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
09/22
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami
W 38- 3
15
 
4
 
18
 
8-5
09/29
Postgame
Box
H
Temple
W 44-27
9
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
10/06
Postgame
Box
A
Memphis State
T 17-17
6
 
 
 
 
 
5-5-1
10/13
Postgame
Box
H
Auburn
L 41-42
9
 
16
 
14
14
9-4
10/20
Postgame
Box
H
Tulane
W 27- 6
15
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
11/03
Postgame
Box
A
Arizona State
W 52-44
14
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
11/10
Postgame
Box
A
South Carolina
L 26-38
11
 
5
 
11
13
10-2
11/17
Postgame
Box
H
UT-Chattanooga
W 37- 0
17
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
12/01
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
L 17-27
12
 
3
 
3
7
9-1-1
12/22
Postgame
Box
N
Georgia
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
T 17-17
15
 
 
 
 
 
7-4-1
       FSU record is   7- 3-2
       Against Top 25  1- 3
       Final  AP  - 17
       Final UPI  - 19

1985
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
08/31
Postgame
Box
A
Tulane
W 38-12
19
 
 
 
 
 
1-10
09/07
Postgame
Box
A
Nebraska
W 17-13
17
 
10
 
11
10
9-3
09/21
Postgame
Box
H
Memphis State
W 19-10
6
 
 
 
 
 
2-7-2
09/28
Postgame
Box
H
Kansas
W 24-20
4
 
 
 
 
 
6-6
10/12
Postgame
Box
A
Auburn
L 27-59
4
 
12
 
 
 
8-4
10/19
Postgame
Box
H
Tulsa
W 76-14
13
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
10/26
Postgame
Box
A
North Carolina
W 20-10
11
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
11/02
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
L 27-35
10
 
11
 
9
8
10-2
11/09
Postgame
Box
H
South Carolina
W 56-14
16
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
11/16
Postgame
Box
H
Western Carolina
W 50-10
15
 
 
 
 
 
4-6-1
11/30
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
L 14-38
12
 
6
 
5
 
9-1-1
12/30
Postgame
Box
N
Oklahoma State
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville
W 34-23
18
 
19
 
 
 
8-4
       FSU record is   9- 3
       Against Top 25  2- 3
       Final  AP  - 15
       Final UPI  - 13

1986
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
08/30
Postgame
Box
H
Toledo
W 24- 0
11
 
 
 
 
 
7-4
09/06
Postgame
Box
A
Nebraska
L 17-34
11
 
8
 
5
4
10-2
09/20
Postgame
Box
H
North Carolina
T 10-10
15
 
 
 
 
 
7-4-1
09/27
Postgame
Box
A
Michigan
L 18-20
20
 
5
 
8
7
11-2
10/11
Postgame
Box
H
Tulane
W 54-21
 
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
10/18
Postgame
Box
H
Wichita State
W 59- 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
10/25
Postgame
Box
A
Louisville
W 54-18
 
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
11/01
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami
L 23-41
20
 
1
 
2
2
11-1
11/08
Postgame
Box
A
South Carolina
W 45-28
 
 
 
 
 
 
3-6-2
11/15
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Mississippi
W 49-13
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
11/29
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
L 13-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
12/31
Postgame
Box
N
Indiana
All-American Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.
W 27-13
 
 
 
 
 
 
6-6
       FSU record is   7- 4-1
       Against Top 25  0- 3
       Final UPI  - 20

1987
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/05
Postgame
Box
H
Texas Tech
W 40-16
8
 
 
 
 
 
6-4-1
09/12
Postgame
Box
A
East Carolina
W 44- 3
8
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
09/19
Postgame
Box
H
Memphis State
W 41-24
7
 
 
 
 
 
5-5-1
09/26
Postgame
Box
A
Michigan State
W 31- 3
6
 
 
 
8
8
9-2-1
10/03
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
L 25-26
4
 
3
 
1
1
12-0
10/10
Postgame
Box
A
Southern Mississippi
W 61-10
6
 
 
 
 
 
6-5
10/17
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 32- 9
4
 
 
 
 
 
3-7-1
10/31
Postgame
Box
H
Tulane
W 73-14
4
 
 
 
 
 
6-6
11/07
Postgame
Box
A
Auburn
W 34- 6
4
 
6
 
7
7
9-1-2
11/14
Postgame
Box
H
Furman
W 41-10
4
 
 
 
 
 
7-4
11/28
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
W 28-14
3
 
 
 
 
 
6-6
01/01
Postgame
Box
N
Nebraska
Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.
W 31-28
3
 
5
 
6
6
10-2
       FSU record is  11- 1
       Against Top 25  2- 1
       Final  AP  -  2
       Final UPI  -  2

1988
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/03
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami
L 0-31
1
 
6
 
2
2
11-1
09/10
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Mississippi
W 49-13
10
 
 
 
 
 
10-2
09/17
Postgame
Box
A
Clemson
W 24-21
10
 
3
 
9
8
10-2
09/24
Postgame
Box
H
Michigan State
W 30- 7
9
 
 
 
 
 
6-5-1
10/01
Postgame
Box
A
Tulane
W 48-28
6
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
10/08
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia Southern
W 28-10
6
 
 
 
 
 
12-3
10/15
Postgame
Box
H
East Carolina
W 45-21
5
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
10/22
Postgame
Box
H
Louisiana Tech
W 66- 3
7
 
 
 
 
 
4-7
11/05
Postgame
Box
A
South Carolina
W 59- 0
5
 
15
 
 
 
8-4
11/12
Postgame
Box
H
Virginia Tech
W 41-14
5
 
 
 
 
 
3-8
11/26
Postgame
Box
H
Florida
W 52-17
5
 
 
 
 
 
7-5
01/02
Postgame
Box
N
Auburn
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La.
W 13- 7
4
 
7
 
8
7
10-2
       FSU record is  11- 1
       Against Top 25  3- 1
       Final  AP  -  3
       Final UPI  -  3

1989
Coach: Bobby Bowden
           
GAME DAY
 
           
FSU
OPP
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
AP
UPI
REC
09/02
Postgame
Box
N
Southern Mississippi
Jacksonville
L 26-30
6
 
 
 
 
 
5-6
09/09
Postgame
Box
H
Clemson
L 23-34
16
 
10
 
12
11
10-2
09/16
Postgame
Box
A
Louisiana State
W 31-21
 
 
21
 
 
 
4-7
09/23
Postgame
Box
H
Tulane
W 59- 9
 
 
 
 
 
 
4-8
10/07
Postgame
Box
A
Syracuse
W 41-10
22
 
17
 
 
 
8-4
10/14
Postgame
Box
A
Virginia Tech
W 41- 7
19
 
 
 
 
 
6-4-1
10/21
Postgame
Box
H
Auburn
W 22-14
14
 
11
 
6
6
10-2
10/28
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
W 24-10
9
 
2
 
1
1
11-1
11/04
Postgame
Box
H
South Carolina
W 35-10
6
 
 
 
 
 
6-4-1
11/18
Postgame
Box
H
Memphis State
W 57-20
5
 
 
 
 
 
2-9
12/02
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
W 24-17
6
 
 
 
 
 
7-5
01/01
Postgame
Box
N
Nebraska
Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.
W 41-17
5
 
6
 
11
12
10-2
       FSU record is  10- 2
       Against Top 25  5- 1
       Final  AP  -  3
       Final UPI  -  2