1973 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Wake Forest
L 7–918,000
September 22Kansas
L 0–2819,240–19,934
September 29No. 18 Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 10–1422,278
October 6at Baylor
L 14–2129,000
October 13Mississippi State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 12–3719,829[2]
October 20Memphis State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 10–1328,883
October 27at San Diego State
L 17–3826,492
November 3at No. 18 Houston
L 3–3427,587
November 10at Virginia Tech
L 13–3625,000
November 17South Carolina
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 12–5217,778
December 1at Florida
L 0–4962,273[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Ahmet Askin
P Joe Downey
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gene Henderson
    Defensive Coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 7 0714
Florida St 0 3 7010

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game attendance: 22,278
  • [4]
Game information

At Florida

Florida State Seminoles (0–10) at Florida Gators (6–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida St 0 0 000
Florida 14 14 71449

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

References

  1. ↑ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Recap/Box


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