1974 Florida State Seminoles football team

1974 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Henning (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rodriguez (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Darrell Mudra in his first season, the Seminoles finished the season with a record of 1–10.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 13 Pittsburgh
L 6–930,076[2]
September 21Colorado State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–1430,984[3]
September 28at Kansas
L 9–4038,780[4]
October 5Baylor
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 17–2125,262[5]
October 12at No. 3 Alabama
L 7–858,394[6]
October 19No. 14 Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 14–2442,541[7]
October 26at No. 5 Auburn
L 6–3858,709[8]
November 2at Memphis State
L 14–4220,689[9]
November 8at Miami (FL)
W 21–1419,785[10]
November 16Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–5627,707[11]
November 23No. 15 Houston
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 8–2318,195[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Florida State Game by Game Results". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Panthers boot Florida State's upset bid, 9–6". News-Press. November 15, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles suffer 14th straight loss". The Bradenton Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kansas rips up Seminoles 40–9". Tallahassee Democrat. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor rally nips FSU". Pensacola News Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Browning, Al (October 13, 1974). "Prayer vs. The Bear". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved July 5, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Gators hand Seminoles 18th straight loss, 24–14". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn discovers key to FSU puzzle at half". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Another game, another loss for Seminoles". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Seminoles end streak". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 9, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gobblers crush Tribe". Panama City News-Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Well-tuned Houston Veer smashes Seminoles, 23–8". Valley Morning Star. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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