American college football season
The 1968 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season . This was Bill Peterson 's ninth year as head coach, and he led the team to an 8–3 record.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 21 at Maryland W 24–1433,600
September 28 No. 5 Florida L 3–945,256
October 5 No. 17 Texas A&M Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–1435,494
October 19 Memphis State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–1030,182
October 26 at South Carolina No. 20 W 35–2842,038
November 2 VPI No. 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 22–4031,342
November 9 at Mississippi State W 27–1417,000
November 16 at NC State W 48–726,800
November 23 Wake Forest Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 42–2435,108
November 29 vs. No. 10 Houston W 40–2039,800
December 30 vs. LSU No. 19 L 27–3135,545
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1968 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
50
Dale McCullers
Sr
DB
43
Hal Montgomery
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary
Wake Forest
Bill Cappleman 22/33, 365 Yds (set school single season passing yards and attempts records)
Ron Sellers 14 Rec, 260 Yds (set NCAA career receiving yards record and school records for TD receptions in a game, TD receptions in a career and points in a career)
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References
^ Palm Beach Post. 1968 Nov 24. Retrieved 2015-Jan-01.
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