1969 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1969 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's tenth year as head coach, and he led the team to an 6–3–1 record.

1969 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State     11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia     10 1 0
No. 12 Houston     9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame     8 2 1
Buffalo     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Villanova     6 3 0
Florida State     6 3 1
Colgate     5 3 1
Air Force     6 4 0
West Texas State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
New Mexico State     5 5 0
Southern Miss     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Army     4 5 1
VPI     4 5 1
Georgia Tech     4 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marshall     3 7 0
Northern Illinois     3 7 0
Tulane     3 7 0
Utah State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 8 0
Navy     1 9 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wichita StateW 24–031,821
September 26at Miami (FL)W 16–1455,478
October 4at No. 12 FloridaL 6–2163,957[1]
October 18at TulsaW 38–2016,500
October 25Mississippi State 
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–1733,011[2]
November 1South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 34–934,519[3]
November 8at Virginia TechT 10–1025,000[4]
November 15Memphis State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 26–2828,532
November 22NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 33–2225,343[5]
November 29at No. 18 HoustonL 13–4136,508
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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  • QB #14 Bill Cappleman, Sr.

References

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  1. ^ "Gator defenders muscle into act". St. Petersburg Times. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Halfback pass winning one for FSU Seminoles". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Everything falls in place for Seminoles, 34 to 9". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field goals rescues Seminoles, 10–10". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defense propels Florida State past N.C. State, 33 to 22". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 23, 1969. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.