1953 Florida State Seminoles football team

1953 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Kalenich
  • Bobby Fiveash
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Miami (FL)
L 0–2726,629
October 3Louisville
W 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 Southern
L 0–2111,000[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 Tampa
W 41–6

References

  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.
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