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1988 Florida State Seminoles football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1988

| team = Florida State Seminoles

| sport = football

| image = Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 3

| APRank = 3

| record = 11–1

| head_coach = Bobby Bowden

| hc_year = 13th

| off_coach = Wayne McDuffie

| oc_year = 6th

| off_scheme = I formation, Pro set

| def_coach = Mickey Andrews

| dc_year = 5th

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain =

| stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| champion = Sugar Bowl champion

| bowl = Sugar Bowl

| bowl_result = W 13–7 vs. Auburn

}}

{{1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}

The 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 11–1 with win in the Sugar Bowl over Auburn. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Defensive back Deion Sanders was a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing in eighth place.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1988

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 0–31

| attend = 77,836

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 49–13

| attend = 53,129

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74549420/seminoles-regroup-rout-southern-miss-4|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Seminoles regroup, rout Southern Miss, 49–13|date=September 11, 1988|accessdate=March 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Clemson, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 24–21

| attend = 85,576

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-fake-punt-with-133-to/140121044/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Fake punt with 1:33 to go helps FSU beat Clemson|date=September 18, 1988|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| tv = ESPN

| score = 30–7

| attend = 61,757

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 48–28

| attend = 34,364

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94482262/fsu-tames-tulane-4828-as-sammie-gains/|work=The Miami Herald|title=FSU tames Tulane, 48–28, as Sammie gains 212 yards|date=October 2, 1988|accessdate=February 7, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| opprank = 7 (I-AA)

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 28–10

| attend = 59,109

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 45–21

| attend = 56,391

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72751701/parker-sparkles-in-fsus-4521/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Parker sparkles in FSU's 45–21 victory over East Carolina|date=October 16, 1988|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 66–3

| attend = 51,703

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81001449/ferguson-is-lone-sore-spot-as-florida-st/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Ferguson is lone sore spot as Florida St. romps, 66–3|date=October 23, 1988|accessdate=July 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = South Carolina

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| tv = ESPN

| score = 59–0

| attend = 75,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-seminoles-destroy-so/140099819/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Seminoles destroy South Carolina 59–0|date=November 6, 1988|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 41–14

| attend = 50,910

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-20-point-period-fires-u/140099058/|work=The Miami Herald|title=20-point period fires up FSU, 41–14|date=November 13, 1988|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 52–17

| attend = 62,693

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-big-plays-by-fsu-bury-g/135025204/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Big plays by FSU bury Gators, 52–17|date=November 27, 1988|accessdate=November 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 2

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename = Sugar Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 13–7

| attend = 61,934

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-prime-time-stea/135021653/|work=Birmingham Post-Herald|title='Prime Time' steals the show|date=January 3, 1989|accessdate=November 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{Cite web|url=http://nolefan.org/summary/f1988.html|title = 1988 Football - Year in Review}}

Rankings

{{Further|1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 16

| poll1_0=1 (44)

| poll1_1=1 (41)

| poll1_2=10

| poll1_3=10

| poll1_4=9

| poll1_5=6

| poll1_6=6

| poll1_7=5

| poll1_8=7

| poll1_9=6

| poll1_10=5

| poll1_11=5

| poll1_12=5

| poll1_13=5

| poll1_14=4

| poll1_15=4

| poll1_16=3

| poll1_17=

| poll1_18=

| poll1_19=

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek =0

| poll2lastweek =16

| poll2_0=1 (37)

| poll2_1=1 (37)

| poll2_2=12

| poll2_3=12

| poll2_4=9

| poll2_5=8

| poll2_6=7

| poll2_7=6

| poll2_8=7

| poll2_9=7

| poll2_10=8 (1)

| poll2_11=5 (1)

| poll2_12=5 (1)

| poll2_13=5 (1)

| poll2_14=4 (1)

| poll2_15=4 (1)

| poll2_16=3 (1)

| poll2_17=

| poll2_18=

| poll2_19=

| poll2_20=

}}

{{cite web|access-date=August 26, 2018|website=collegepollarchive.com|title=Florida State 1988 AP Football Rankings|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=139&seasonid=1988}}

Game summaries

=At Miami (FL)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Florida State at Miami (FL)

|Visitor=#1 Seminoles

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=#6 Hurricanes

|H1=3 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7

|Date=September 3

|Location=Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=77,836

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

|TVStation=CBS Sports

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=11:46 |Team=MIA |Event= Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal|Score= MIA 3-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=14:27 |Team=MIA |Event=Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) |Score= MIA 10-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= 0:11|Team=MIA |Event=Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) |Score= MIA 17-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=8:54 |Team= MIA|Event=Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) |Score= MIA 24-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=1:30 |Team=MIA |Event=Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) |Score=MIA 31-0 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1988 Miami Hurricanes football team|Florida State–Miami football rivalry}}

[http://nolefan.org/summary/f1988.html#1988_09_03 NoleFan.Org]{{cite news |title=MIAMI CRUSHES FLORIDA STATE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-09-04-8801280002-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=September 4, 1988 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}

{{Clear}}

=Southern Miss=

{{see also|Southern Miss Golden Eagles football}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Southern Miss

|R1=0 |R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=3

|Home=Florida St

|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=14 |H4=7 }}

{{Clear}}

=At Clemson=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Florida State at Clemson

|Visitor=#10 Seminoles

|V1= 0|V2=7 |V3=14 |V4=3

|Host=#3 Tigers

|H1= 7|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|Date=September 17

|Location=Memorial Stadium

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=82,500

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team= CLEM|Event=Cooper 61 yard pass from C. Davis (Seyle kick) |Score=CLEM 7–0 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team=FSU |Event=D. Carter 40 yard pass from Ferguson (Andrews kick) |Score=Tie 7–7 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team=CLEM |Event=R. Williams 7 yard run (Seyle kick) |Score=CLEM 14–7 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter= Q3|Time= |Team=FSU |Event=D. Sanders 76 yard punt return (Andrews kick) |Score=Tie 14–14 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q3 |Time= |Team=FSU |Event=D. Williams 1 yard run (Andrews kick) |Score=FSU 21–14 |LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=CLEM |Event=T. Johnson 19 yard run |Score= Tie 21–21|LastEntry=}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=FSU |Event=Andrews 19 yard field goal |Score=FSU 24–21 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1988 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson–Florida State football rivalry}}

Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sep 18. Retrieved 2017-Aug-27.

{{Clear}}

=Michigan State=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Michigan State at Florida State

|Visitor=Spartans

|V1= 0|V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=0

|Host=#9 Seminoles

|H1=7 |H2=6 |H3=0 |H4=17

|Date=September 24

|Location=Doak Campbell Stadium

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=61,757

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1988 Michigan State Spartans football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Tulane=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Florida St

|R1=10 |R2=21 |R3=0 |R4=17

|Home=Tulane

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7 }}

{{see also|1988 Tulane Green Wave football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Georgia Southern=

{{see also|1988 Georgia Southern Eagles football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Georgia Southern

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=7

|Home=Florida St

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=21 }}

{{Clear}}

=East Carolina=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=East Carolina

|R1=0 |R2=14 |R3=0 |R4=7

|Home=Florida St

|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=3 |H4=14 }}

{{Clear}}

=Louisiana Tech=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Louisiana Tech

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=Florida St

|H1=28 |H2=7 |H3=17 |H4=14 }}

{{Clear}}

=At South Carolina=

{{see also|1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Florida St

|R1=14 |R2=17 |R3=14 |R4=14

|Home=South Carolina

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0 }}

{{Clear}}

=Virginia Tech=

{{see also|1988 Virginia Tech Hokies football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Virginia Tech

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=7

|Home=Florida St

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=20 |H4=7 }}

{{Clear}}

=Florida=

{{see also|1988 Florida Gators football team|Florida–Florida State football rivalry}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Florida

|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=7

|Home=Florida St

|H1=21 |H2=3 |H3=21 |H4=7 }}

{{Clear}}

=Vs. Auburn (Sugar Bowl)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Florida State vs. Auburn

|Visitor=#4 Seminoles

|V1=10 |V2=3 |V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=#7 Tigers

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=January 2

|Location=Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

|StartTime=7:45 p.m.

|TimeZone=CST

|ElapsedTime=3:11

|Attendance=61,934

|Weather=Indoors

|Referee=John Soffey

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |QuarterEntries=2 |Time=9:48 |Team=FSU |Event=Dayne Williams 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick) |Score=FSU 7–0 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=5:57 |Team=FSU |Event=Bill Mason 35-yard field goal |Score=FSU 10–0 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |QuarterEntries=2 |Time=11:00 |Team=FSU |Event=Bill Mason 31-yard field goal |Score=FSU 13–0 }}

{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=4:09 |Team=AUB |Event=Walter Reeves 20-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick) |Score=FSU 13–7 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{main|1989 Sugar Bowl}}

{{see also|1988 Auburn Tigers football team}}

{{cite news |title=SUGAR BOWL: FLORIDA STATE 13, AUBURN 7 : In Prime Time, Sanders and Florida State Stop Auburn Short |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-03-sp-164-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=January 3, 1989 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}

{{Clear}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1988

| team = Florida State Seminoles

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=So|first=Edgar|last=Bennett|pos=FB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=31|class=Sr|first=Marion|last=Butts|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=13|class=Jr|first=Dexter|last=Carter|pos=TB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Sr|first=Chip|last=Ferguson|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Fr|first=Brad|last=Johnson|dab=Brad Johnson (American football)|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=Jr|first=Sammie|last=Smith|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Fr|first=Casey|last=Weldon|pos=QB|rs=y|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=Jr|first=Peter Tom|last=Willis|pos=QB|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Jr|first=LeRoy|last=Butler|pos=DB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=Jr|first=Odell|last=Haggins|pos=DL|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Deion|last=Sanders|pos=CB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=28|class=So|first=Dedrick|last=Dodge|pos=DB}}

| special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=So|first=Richie|last=Andrews|pos=K}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Bobby Bowden

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

1989 NFL draft

{{main|1989 NFL draft}}

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|color=white}}"

| Player

PositionRoundPickNFL club
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Deion Sanders

Cornerback15Atlanta Falcons
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Sammie Smith

Running back19Miami Dolphins
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Pat Tomberlin

Guard499Indianapolis Colts
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Marion Butts

Running back7183San Diego Chargers
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Victor Floyd

Running back11287San Diego Chargers
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Stan Shiver

Defensive back12310Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor=""
{{cite web|website=Pro Football Reference|title=1989 NFL Draft|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm|access-date=November 23, 2019}}

References

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