1992 Florida State Seminoles football team explained

Year:1992
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Coachrank:2
Aprank:2
Record:11–1
Conf Record:8–0
Hc Year:17th
Oc Year:3rd
Dc Year:9th
Champion:National champion (Sagarin)
ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 27–14 vs. Nebraska

The 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected national champion by Sagarin.[1]

Florida State finished #2 in the AP and Coaches polls with an 11–1 record. The season was FSU's first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and saw them win the league championship with an undefeated record in conference play. The Seminoles offense scored 446 points while the defense allowed 186 points.

Linebacker Marvin Jones finished in fourth place in the Heisman voting while quarterback Charlie Ward finished sixth.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Marvin Jones Linebacker 1 4 New York Jets
Carl SimpsonDefensive tackle2 35 Chicago Bears
Dan Footman Defensive end 2 42 Cleveland Browns
Reggie Freeman Linebacker 2 53 New Orleans Saints
Sterling PalmerDefensive end 4 101 Washington Redskins
Shannon BakerWide receiver 8 205 Atlanta Falcons
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Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records . The National Collegiate Athletic Association . November 13, 2018 . 114–115.
  2. Web site: 1992 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. February 4, 2024.
  3. Web site: Past Winners.
  4. Web site: 1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231902/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1993.htm. 2007-12-21.