1976 Florida State Seminoles football team

1976 Florida State Seminoles football

Conference	Independent
1976 record	5–6
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 40,500)

The 1976 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It marked the first season for Bobby Bowden as coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 12–21	30,194
September 18	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry)	L 0–47	22,710
September 25	at No. 4 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 9–24	71,184
October 2	Kansas State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 20–10	30,353
October 9	at No. 13 Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–9	22,866
October 16	No. 12 Florida	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	L 26–33	42,803
October 23	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 19–31	58,500
October 30	Clemson	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	L 12–15	27,198
November 6	Southern Miss	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 30–27	29,173
November 13	at North Texas State	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	W 21–20	3,850
November 20	Virginia Tech	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 28–21	16,148
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Florida State Seminoles football

Venues	Doak Campbell Stadium

Bowls & rivalries	Bowls Florida Cup Clemson Florida Miami Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Culture & lore	Osceola and Renegade The War Chant Marching Chiefs FSU Hymns Sod Cemetery Wide Right I Wide Right II 1993 'Game of the Century' Choke at Doak/The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter Bob Crenshaw Award

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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