1953 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1953 college football season. In 1953, Tom Nugent, the creator of the I formation, became head coach and led the team to a 5–5 record. He was coach for six years, and compiled a 34–28–1 record.

1953 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State     8 0 2
Delaware     7 1 0
Maryland State     7 1 0
Mississippi Southern     9 2 0
Navy     4 3 2
Memphis State     6 4 0
Florida State     5 5 0
Tampa     6 6 0
Miami (FL)     4 5 0
Sewanee     3 5 0
Marshall     2 5 2
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Virginia     1 8 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Miami (FL)L 0–27
October 3LouisvilleW 59–0
October 10Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–20
October 17at Louisiana Tech
L 21–326,000[1]
October 31VMI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 12–714,000[2]
November 7at Mississippi SouthernL 0–21[3]
November 14Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–14[4]
November 21Stetson
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–6
November 28NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–135,000[5]
December 5at TampaW 41–6

References

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  1. ^ "La. Tech outscores Seminoles". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles trip VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippian eleven topples Seminoles in 21 to 0 setback". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman wins 14–7, as fourth-period FSU drive stalls". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida State beats Pack in fumble-filled contest". The News and Observer. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.