1979 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1979 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Florida State finished #6 in the AP poll and #8 in the UPI poll with an 11β1 record. The Seminoles' offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 160 points. The Seminoles finished the regular season unbeaten for only the second time in program history and played in the Orange Bowl.Schedule
Season summary
Southern Miss
Arizona State
Miami (FL)
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Mississippi State
LSU
Cincinnati
South Carolina
Memphis State
Florida
Orange Bowl
Roster
Awards and honors
- Associated Press β 3rd Team All-American
Bobby Butler
Jackie Flowers
- Football News β 2nd Team All-American
- United Press International β 2nd Team All-American
- Associated Press β All-American β Honorable Mention
- The Sporting News β All-American β Honorable Mention
Mike Good
- Associated Press β All-American β Honorable Mention
Ken Lanier
- Associated Press β All-American β Honorable Mention
Ron Simmons
- American Football Coaches Association β 1st Team All-American
- Associated Press β 1st Team All-American
- Walter Camp β 1st Team All-American
- Football News β 1st Team All-American
- Kodak β 1st Team All-American
- United Press International β 1st Team All-American
- NCAA β Consensus All-American
- The Sporting News β All-American β Honorable Mention
Scott Warren
- Churchman's β 1st Team All-American
- Associated Press β All-American β Honorable Mention