# 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0–11.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 15 | at Wake Forest | Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | L 7–9 | 18,000 |
| September 22 | Kansas | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 0–28 | 19,240–19,934 |
| September 29 | No. 18 Miami (FL) | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | L 10–14 | 22,278 |
| October 6 | at Baylor | Baylor StadiumWaco, TX | L 14–21 | 29,000 |
| October 13 | Mississippi State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 12–37 | 19,829 |
| October 20 | Memphis State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 10–13 | 28,883 |
| October 27 | at San Diego State | San Diego StadiumSan Diego, CA | L 17–38 | 26,492 |
| November 3 | at No. 18 Houston | Houston AstrodomeHouston, Texas | L 3–34 | 27,587 |
| November 10 | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | L 13–36 | 25,000 |
| November 17 | South Carolina | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | L 12–52 | 17,778 |
| December 1 | at Florida | Florida FieldGainesville, FL (rivalry) | L 0–49 | 62,273 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Season summary
### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (FL) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Florida St | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
* Date: September 29
* Game attendance: 22,278
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
FSU – Ahmet Askin 51-yard field goal, 6:40. Florida St 3–0.
MIA – Coy Hall 1-yard run (kick good), 0:10. Miami (FL) 7–3.
Third quarter
FSU – Hodges Mitchell 1-yard run (Ahmet Askin kick), 3:22. Florida St 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards.
Fourth quarter
MIA – Woody Thompson 4-yard run (kick good), 6:24. Miami (FL) 14–10. Drive: 72 yards.
Top passers
MIA
FSU – Billy Sexton – 7/14, 61 yards
Top rushers
MIA – Woody Thompson – 24 rushes, 119 yards
FSU – Bobby McKinnon – 13 rushes, 27 yards
Top receivers
MIA
FSU – Joe Goldsmith – 2 receptions, 23 yards :

### At Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 62,273
* Recap/Box
Game information :
First quarter
FLA – Nat Moore 1-yard run (kick good), 11:51. Florida 7–0. Drive: 54 yards.
FLA – Nat Moore 5-yard run (kick good), 2:37. Florida 14–0.
Second quarter
FLA – James Richards 62-yard run (kick good), 14:47. Florida 21–0.
FLA – Vince Kendrick 1-yard run (kick good), 6:46. Florida 28–0.
Third quarter
FLA – Lee McGriff 31-yard pass from Don Gaffney (kick good), 5:38. Florida 35–0.
Fourth quarter
FLA – Severs 2-yard pass from Chan Gailey (kick good), 4:49. FLorida 42–0.
FLA – Larry Brinson 12-yard run (kick good), 0:00. Florida 49–0.
Top passers
FSU – Billy Prescott – 5/21, 70 yards, INT
FLA – Don Gaffney – 6/12, TD
Top rushers
FSU – Hodges Mitchell – 15 rushes, 74 yards
FLA – James Richards – 7 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
FSU – Mike Allen – 2 receptions, 32 yards
FLA – Lee McGriff/Hank Foldberg – 3 receptions :