# 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1986 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | No. 11 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 24–0 | 53,891 |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Nebraska | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | L 17–34 | 75,865 |
| September 20 | 12:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 15 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | TBS | T 10–10 | 57,611 |
| September 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 20 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | TBS | L 18–20 | 105,578 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 54–21 | 53,701 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Wichita State | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 59–3 | 56,222 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisville | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | W 54–18 | 22,822 |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Miami (FL) | No. 20 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 23–41 | 62,834 |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | | W 45–28 | 71,689 |
| November 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 49–13 | 60,103 |
| November 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | | L 13–17 | 62,370 |
| December 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Indiana | | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (All-American Bowl) | WTBS | W 27–13 | 30,000 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Florida St | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida St | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Florida St | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida St | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| • Michigan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| • Florida St | 0 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 54 |

### Wichita St

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wichita St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Florida St | 14 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 59 |

### At Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida St | 7 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 54 |
| Louisville | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida St | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| • Miami (FL) | 14 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 41 |

### At South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida St | 3 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 45 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| • Florida St | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Homecoming

### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Florida St | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Vs. Indiana (All-American Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| • Seminoles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |