1957 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1957 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 4–6.

1957 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(capacity: 19,000)
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy    9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame    7 3 0
No. 18 Army    7 2 0
Drake    7 2 0
Penn State    6 3 0
Detroit    6 3 0
Dayton    6 3 1
Oklahoma State    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Syracuse    5 3 1
Pacific (CA)    5 3 2
Rutgers    5 4 0
Miami (FL)    5 4 1
Xavier    5 5 0
Florida State    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Air Force    3 6 1
Colgate    3 6 0
Villanova    3 6 0
San Jose State    3 7 0
Texas Tech    2 8 0
Marquette    0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Burt Reynolds was on this team.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21FurmanW 27–716,712[2]
September 28at Boston CollegeL 7–2010,000[3]
October 5at VillanovaL 7–21
October 12No. 13 NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–7
October 19Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 34–7
October 26VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–718,556
November 8Miami (FL)
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
L 13–40
November 16at Mississippi SouthernL 0–2012,500[4]
November 23No. 2 Auburn
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–2915,000[5]
November 30at TampaW 21–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB Joe Majors, So.

References

  1. "How NC State's football team turned Burt Reynolds into a movie star". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. "Seminoles roll over Furman in opening grid battle". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 22, 1957. Retrieved September 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Boston College Upends FSU, 20–7". Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press. September 29, 1957. p. 11A via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mississippi Southern rips FSU, 20–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bill McGrotha (November 24, 1957). "Auburn, No. 2 Team, Defeats FSU 29-7; Majors' Passes Click". Tallahassee Democrat. pp. 1, 3 via Newspapers.com.
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