1961 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1961 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's second year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.

1961 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5–1
Head coach	Bill Peterson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (capacity: 25,000)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Rutgers			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Arizona			–					8	–	1	–	1
Memphis State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse			–					8	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Houston			–					5	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Washington State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	George Washington	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 15–7	19,200	^[1]
September 30	at No. 17 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)	T 3–3
October 7	at No. 2 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	L 0–33
October 14	Georgia	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 3–0
October 21	Richmond	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 13–7	13,600	^[2]
October 28	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	L 7–10
November 4	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	L 0–20
November 11	The Citadel	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 44–8
November 18	Mississippi Southern	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 0–12	18,700	^[3]
November 25	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston	L 8–28
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "FSU gets by GW, 15–7". Tallahassee Democrat. September 17, 1961. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rally of FSU backboned by Kinderman". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "FSU walloped by MS 12–0; fumbles help". Tallahassee Democrat. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.