1973 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0–11.^[1]

1973 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–11
Head coach	Larry Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–9	18,000	^[2]
September 22	Kansas	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–28	19,240–19,934
September 29	No. 18 Miami (FL)	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	L 10–14	22,278
October 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–21	29,000
October 13	Mississippi State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 12–37	19,829	^[3]
October 20	Memphis State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 10–13	28,883
October 27	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 17–38	26,492
November 3	at No. 18 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas	L 3–34	27,587
November 10	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 13–36	25,000	^[4]
November 17	South Carolina	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 12–52	17,778	^[5]
December 1	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–49	62,273	^[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Mike Allen OL Bob Anderson TE Rocky Blythe TE Ed Davis RB Mike Davison OL Bobby Elam WR Jim Everett OL Jeff Gardner WR Joe Goldsmith OL Bob Jones RB Bobby McKinnon RB Hodges Mitchell Sr QB Mark Orlando QB Billy Prescott Fr OL Smokey Ragins OL Rocky Saldana QB Billy Sexton WR Mike Shumann OL Don Sparkman WR Joe Thomas	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Phil Arnold LB Bruce Bell DL Steve Bratton DB Phil Cahoon DL Tom Chandler DL Randy Coffield DB Chad Griffin DB Earl Humes DB Randy Kaiser CB Buzzy Lewis DL John Malkiewicz DL Scott Meseroll LB John Murphy LB Greg Pounds LB Detroit Reynolds DB Andy Stockton	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Ahmet Askin P Joe Downey	Head coach Larry Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Gene Henderson Defensive Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	7	0	7	14
Florida St	0	3	7	0	10

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: September 29
• Game attendance: 22,278
• ^[7]

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter FSU – Ahmet Askin 51-yard field goal, 6:40. Florida St 3–0. MIA – Coy Hall 1-yard run (kick good), 0:10. Miami (FL) 7–3. Third quarter FSU – Hodges Mitchell 1-yard run (Ahmet Askin kick), 3:22. Florida St 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards. Fourth quarter MIA – Woody Thompson 4-yard run (kick good), 6:24. Miami (FL) 14–10. Drive: 72 yards. Top passers MIA FSU – Billy Sexton – 7/14, 61 yards Top rushers MIA – Woody Thompson – 24 rushes, 119 yards FSU – Bobby McKinnon – 13 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers MIA FSU – Joe Goldsmith – 2 receptions, 23 yards

At Florida

Florida State Seminoles (0–10) at Florida Gators (6–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida St	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	14	14	7	14	49

at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 62,273
• Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter FLA – Nat Moore 1-yard run (kick good), 11:51. Florida 7–0. Drive: 54 yards. FLA – Nat Moore 5-yard run (kick good), 2:37. Florida 14–0. Second quarter FLA – James Richards 62-yard run (kick good), 14:47. Florida 21–0. FLA – Vince Kendrick 1-yard run (kick good), 6:46. Florida 28–0. Third quarter FLA – Lee McGriff 31-yard pass from Don Gaffney (kick good), 5:38. Florida 35–0. Fourth quarter FLA – Severs 2-yard pass from Chan Gailey (kick good), 4:49. FLorida 42–0. FLA – Larry Brinson 12-yard run (kick good), 0:00. Florida 49–0. Top passers FSU – Billy Prescott – 5/21, 70 yards, INT FLA – Don Gaffney – 6/12, TD Top rushers FSU – Hodges Mitchell – 15 rushes, 74 yards FLA – James Richards – 7 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD Top receivers FSU – Mike Allen – 2 receptions, 32 yards FLA – Lee McGriff/Hank Foldberg – 3 receptions

References

1. "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
2. "Ramsey FG at 3-second mark boosts Deacons over FSU, 9–7". The Miami Herald. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "VPI rips hapless Seminoles". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "South Carolina whips Seminoles". Sun Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "WHAMO! Gators 49, Tribe 0 ... it was no day for Tribe miracles". The Pensacola News Journal. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Recap/Box