1973 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

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

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

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

^ "FSU Football 1970–1979". Nolefan.org. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
^ "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.
^ "Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VPI rips hapless Seminoles". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "South Carolina whips Seminoles". Sun Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ Recap/Box

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