The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1891 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 11–2 with win in the Cotton Bowl Classic over Texas A&M. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida State finished the season ranked No. 4 in both polls. The Seminoles started the season ranked atop of the polls and stayed at No.1 until losing to the No. 2 Miami Hurricanes on November 16, in a game known as Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
This was Florida State's final season as an independent as the Seminoles joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1992.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries BYU
Tulane
Western Michigan
Michigan
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Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Miami (FL)
At Florida
Texas A&M—Cotton Bowl
Roster
Awards and honors Terrell Buckley, Jim Thorpe Award Casey Weldon, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Team players in the NFL The following Seminoles were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.
15Terrell BuckleyCornerbackGreen Bay Packers245Amp LeeRunning backSan Francisco 49ers373Howard DinkinsLinebackerAtlanta Falcons4102Casey WeldonQuarterbackPhiladelphia Eagles4103Edgar BennettRunning backGreen Bay Packers9227Brad JohnsonQuarterbackMinnesota Vikings
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