The 1964 Florida State Seminoles football team was an American football team that represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season . In their fifth season under head coach Bill Peterson , the Seminoles compiled a 9–1–1 record, were ranked No. 11 in the final UPI Coaches Poll , defeated Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl , and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 85.[ 1]
After five losses and a tie in the first six games of the Florida–Florida State football rivalry , the Seminoles defeated Florida for the first time. The next day, the sports editor of The Tampa Tribune wrote: "Yesterday, on a technicolor afternoon of brisk wind and refreshing chill, in a stadium that maybe squeaked with an overload, FSU ceased to be the OTHER school, became the football team in this state in the year of 1964, will hereafter claim equal time in all things."[ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Tensi with 1,986 passing yards, Phil Spooner with 682 rushing yards, and Fred Biletnikoff with 1,179 receiving yards and 90 points scored (15 touchdowns).[ 3] 1964 All-America team .[ 4]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at Miami (FL) W 14–051,605 [ 5] September 26 at TCU W 10–018,167 [ 6] October 3 New Mexico State W 36–0> 25,000 [ 7] October 10 No. 5 Kentucky Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 48–634,248 [ 8] October 17 at Georgia No. 10 W 17–1431,000 [ 9] October 24 at Virginia Tech No. 10 L 11–2022,000 [ 10] October 31 Southern Miss Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 34–026,142 [ 11] November 7 at Houston T 13–1316,000 [ 12] November 14 NC State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 28–624,250 [ 13] November 21 Florida Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) W 16–743,000 [ 14] January 2, 1965 vs. Oklahoma W 36–1950,408 [ 15] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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• Seminoles
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14
Hurricanes
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0 0 0
0
Date: September 19Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 51,065 Scoring summary Q1 2:03 FSU Biletnikoff 15 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 7–0 Q2 0:46 FSU Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 14–0
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Gators
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7
• Seminoles
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7 3 6
16
Date: November 21Location: Doak Campbell StadiumGame attendance: 43,000 Scoring summary Q2 10:57 FSU Biletnikoff 55 yard pass from Tensi (Murdock kick) FSU 7–0 Q3 10:37 FSU Murdock 24 yard field goal FSU 10–0 Q4 12:03 FSU Murdock 34 yard field goal FSU 13–0 Q4 9:03 FLA Harper 6 yard run (Hall kick) FSU 13–7 Q4 6:42 FSU Murdock 40 yard field goal FSU 16–7
Florida State accepted the Gator Bowl bid following the victory.
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