# 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1984 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Running back Greg Allen became the first Heisman finalist at Florida State, finishing in seventh place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 20 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 48–17 | 54,211 |
| September 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 18 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | | W 42–16 | 38,600 |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Miami (FL) | No. 15 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 38–3 | 60,210 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 9 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 44–27 | 56,892 |
| October 6 | 8:30 p.m. | at Memphis State | No. 6 | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | | T 17–17 | 27,740 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Auburn | No. 9 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | L 41–42 | 58,671 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 15 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 27–6 | 54,785 |
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 14 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 52–44 | 68,574 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 South Carolina | No. 11 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | ABC | L 26–38 | 75,000 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 17 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 37–0 | 55,443 |
| December 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Florida | No. 12 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–27 | 58,930 |
| December 22 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia | No. 15 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | NBC | T 17–17 | 51,821 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||||

## Season summary
### East Carolina
### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Seminoles | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
* Jessie Hester 5 Rec, 116 Yds

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tigers | 10 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 42 |
| Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Seminoles | 0 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| Sun Devils | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
* Greg Allen 22 Rush, 223 Yds
* Jessie Hester 3 Rec, 104 Yds

### Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Florida St | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
* Date: December 1
* Game weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 58,930
* NoleFan.org
Game information :
Florida
Kerwin Bell 5/14, 71 Yds, 2 TD
Neal Anderson 94 Rush Yds
Lorenzo Hampton 94 Rush Yds, TD
Florida St
Kirk Coker 5/11, 48 Yds, TD
Roosevelt Snipes 20 Rush, 108 Yds
Jessie Hester 4 Rec, 47 Yds, TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | FLA | FSU |
| 1 | 12:08 | | | | Florida | Frankie Neal 33-yard touchdown reception from Kerwin Bell, Bobby Raymond kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 7:42 | | | | Florida St | 23-yard field goal by Derek Schmidt | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:44 | | | | Florida | John L. Williams 5-yard touchdown reception from Kerwin Bell, Bobby Raymond kick good | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | 0:08 | | | | Florida | 33-yard field goal by Bobby Raymond | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | 11:29 | | | | Florida | Lorenzo Hampton 8-yard touchdown run, kick good | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | 6:33 | | | | Florida St | Jessie Hester 10-yard touchdown reception from Kirk Coker, Derek Schmidt kick good | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | 6:32 | | | | Florida | 26-yard field goal by Bobby Raymond | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | 1:14 | | | | Florida St | Pat Carter 8-yard touchdown reception from Eric Thomas, Derek Schmidt kick good | 27 | 17 |
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