1986 Florida State Seminoles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1986
| team = Florida State Seminoles
| sport = football
| image = Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Independent
| CoachRank= 20
| record = 7–4–1
| head_coach = Bobby Bowden
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach = Wayne McDuffie
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme = No-huddle spread
| def_coach = Mickey Andrews
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| champion = All American Bowl champion
| bowl = All American Bowl
| bowl_result = W 27–13 vs. Indiana
}}
{{1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 7–4–1 with a win in the All American Bowl over Indiana. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1986
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 11
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 24–0
| attend = 53,891
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-seminoles-give-rockets-mil/170680992/|work=Florida Today|title=Seminoles give Rockets mild beating|date=August 31, 1986|accessdate=April 19, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–34
| attend = 75,865
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-big-second-half-lif/170681097/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Big second half lifts No. 8 Nebraska|date=September 7, 1986|accessdate=April 19, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = t
| rank = 15
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = TBS
| score = 10–10
| attend = 57,611
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-missed-fg-gets-tar-h/140054907/|work=The Greenville News|title=Missed FG gets Tar Heels a tie|date=September 21, 1986|accessdate=February 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| tv = TBS
| score = 18–20
| attend = 105,578
| source = {{cite news|title=U-M slips past FSU, 20-18|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Tommy George|date=September 28, 1986|pages=1D, 8D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43490846/um_slips_past_fsu_2018/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 54–21
| attend = 53,701
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94459423/noles-roll-over-tulane-5421/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title='Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21|date=October 12, 1986|accessdate=February 7, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wichita State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 59–3
| attend = 56,222
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72132146/shock-proof-fsu-routs-wichita-state/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Shock-proof, FSU routs Wichita State 59–3|date=October 19, 1986|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| score = 54–18
| attend = 22,822
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-fsu-hammers-louisvil/170674911/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=FSU hammers Louisville 54–18|date=October 26, 1986|accessdate=April 19, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 23–41
| attend = 62,834
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-hurricane-blows-pa/170681214/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Hurricane blows past gut-check|date=November 2, 1986|accessdate=April 19, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 45–28
| attend = 71,689
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-fsu-rips-gamecocks/139999336/|work=The Index-Journal|title=FSU rips Gamecocks|date=November 9, 1986|accessdate=January 31, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = 49–13
| attend = 60,103
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74526739/fsu-rolls-4913-as-talk-turns-to-bowls|work=Tampa Bay Times|title=FSU rolls 49–13 as talk turns to bowls|date=November 16, 1986|accessdate=March 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–17
| attend = 62,370
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-gators-grab-a-six-pack/135003480/|work=Fort Myers News-Press|title=Gators grab a six-pack|date=November 30, 1986|accessdate=November 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = All-American Bowl
| tv = WTBS
| score = 27–13
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-smith-alias-mvp-sp/170681355/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Smith, alias MVP, sparks Seminole win|date=January 1, 1987|accessdate=April 19, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{Cite web|url=http://nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html|title = 1986 Football - Year in Review}}
Game summaries
=Toledo=
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|Visitor=Toledo
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|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=14 |H4=7
|Date=August 30
|Location=Doak Campbell Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Toledo Rockets football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_08_30 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Nebraska=
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|Visitor=Florida St
|V1=7 |V2= 7|V3= 3|V4=0
|Host=Nebraska
|H1= 0|H2=10 |H3=14 |H4=10
|Date=September 6
|Location=Memorial Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_09_06 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=North Carolina=
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|Visitor=North Carolina
|V1=7 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=3
|Host=Florida St
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3= 10|H4=0
|Date=September 20
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{{See also|1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_09_20 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=At Michigan=
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|Title=
|Visitor=Florida St
|V1= 3|V2= 7|V3=0 |V4=8
|Host=Michigan
|H1= 7|H2= 3|H3=3 |H4=7
|Date=September 27
|Location=Michigan Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_09_27 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Tulane=
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|Visitor=Tulane
|V1=0 |V2=6 |V3=8 |V4=7
|Host=Florida St
|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=14 |H4=26
|Date=October 11
|Location=Doak Campbell Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Tulane Green Wave football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_10_11 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Wichita St=
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|Visitor=Wichita St
|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=3
|Host=Florida St
|H1=14 |H2=24 |H3=14 |H4=7
|Date=October 18
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{{See also|1986 Wichita State Shockers football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_10_18 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=At Louisville=
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|Title=
|Visitor=Florida St
|V1= 7|V2=30 |V3=10 |V4=7
|Host=Louisville
|H1= 10|H2=8 |H3=0 |H4=0
|Date=October 25
|Location=Cardinal Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Louisville Cardinals football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_10_25 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=At Miami (FL)=
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|Visitor=Florida St
|V1=14 |V2=3 |V3= 6|V4=0
|Host=Miami (FL)
|H1=14 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=20
|Date=November 1
|Location=Orange Bowl
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{{see also|1986 Miami Hurricanes football team|Florida State–Miami football rivalry}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_11_01 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=At South Carolina=
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|Title=
|Visitor=Florida St
|V1= 3|V2=10 |V3=29 |V4=3
|Host=South Carolina
|H1= 7|H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=November 8
|Location=Williams–Brice Stadium
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|Attendance=71,689
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{{See also|1986 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_11_08 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Southern Miss=
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|Title=
|Visitor=Southern Miss
|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=13 |V4=0
|Host=Florida St
|H1=7 |H2=21 |H3=14 |H4=7
|Date=November 15
|Location=Doak Campbell Stadium
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{{See also|1986 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}}
Homecoming
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_11_15 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Florida=
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|Title=
|Visitor=Florida
|V1=7 |V2=3 |V3=0 |V4=7
|Host=Florida St
|H1=3 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=0
|Date=November 29
|Location=Doak Campbell Stadium
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|Attendance=61,303
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{{See also|1986 Florida Gators football team|Florida–Florida State football rivalry}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_11_29 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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=Vs. Indiana (All-American Bowl)=
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|Title=Indiana vs. Florida State
|Visitor=Hoosiers
|V1=3 |V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=3
|Host=Seminoles
|H1=6 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7
|Date=December 31
|Location=Legion Field
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{{main|1986 All-American Bowl}}
{{See also|1986 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
[http://www.nolefan.org/summary/f1986.html#1986_12_31 NoleFan.org]. Retrieved 2018-Sep-01.
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References
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