# 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.
Florida State finished the season ranked No. 4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 19 BYU | No. 1 | Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) | Raycom | W 44–28 | 38,363 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | PPV | W 38–11 | 61,801 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | PPV | W 58–0 | 60,913 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Michigan | No. 1 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ABC | W 51–31 | 106,145 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Syracuse | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC | W 46–14 | 61,231 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech | No. 1 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL | JPS | W 33–20 | 58,991 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 (I-AA) Middle Tennessee | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 39–10 | 60,202 |
| October 26 | 7:40 p.m. | at LSU | No. 1 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN | W 27–16 | 71,019 |
| November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 1 | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | W 40–15 | 34,270 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | JPS | W 38–10 | 60,244 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 1 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 16–17 | 63,442 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Florida | No. 3 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 9–14 | 85,461 |
| January 1 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Texas A&M | No. 5 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 10–2 | 73,728 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 1 (49) | 1 (54) | 1 (53) | 1 (47) | 1 (48) | 1 (56) | 1 (58) | 1 (56) | 1 (56) | 1 (53) | 1 (53) | 1 (53) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Coaches | 1 (42) | 1 (43) | 1 (51) | 1 (47) | 1 (49) | 1 (55) | 1 (55) | 1 (55) | 1 (53) | 1 (47) | 1 (47) | 1 (47) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |

## Game summaries
### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Seminoles | 19 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
| Wolverines | 10 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 31 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Seminoles | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### At Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida St | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Florida | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 30
* Game attendance: 85,461
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
* Recap/Box
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
FSU – Gerry Thomas 19-yard field goal, 8:31. Florida St 3–0. Drive:
UF – Errict Rhett 3-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 3:11. Florida 7–3. Drive:
Third quarter
UF – Harrison Houston 72-yard pass from Shane Matthews (Arden Czyzewski kick), 7:32. Florida 14–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
FSU – Amp Lee 25-yard pass from Casey Weldon (pass failed), 5:24. Florida 14–9. Drive:
Top passers
FSU – Casey Weldon – 24/51, 305 yards, TD, INT
UF – Shane Matthews – 13/30, 208 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
FSU – Amp Lee – 9 rushes, 24 yards
UF – Errict Rhett – 24 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Top receivers
FSU – Kez McCorvey – 6 receptions, 89 yards
UF – Harrison Houston – 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD :

### Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)
## 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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 1 | 5 | Terrell Buckley | Cornerback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | 45 | Amp Lee | Running back | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | 73 | Howard Dinkins | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons |
| 4 | 102 | Casey Weldon | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | 103 | Edgar Bennett | Running back | Green Bay Packers |
| 9 | 227 | Brad Johnson | Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings |