American college football season
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]
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Wake Forest L 7–918,000 [2]
September 22 Kansas L 0–2819,240–19,934
September 29 No. 18 Miami (FL) Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) L 10–1422,278
October 6 at Baylor L 14–2129,000
October 13 Mississippi State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 12–3719,829 [3]
October 20 Memphis State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 10–1328,883
October 27 at San Diego State L 17–3826,492
November 3 at No. 18 Houston L 3–3427,587
November 10 at Virginia Tech L 13–3625,000 [4]
November 17 South Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 12–5217,778 [5]
December 1 at Florida L 0–4962,273 [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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Gene HendersonDefensive Coordinator
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary
Miami (FL)
Game information
First quarter
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
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
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 .
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