# 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1990 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 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 3 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | PPV | W 45–24 | 61,983 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 (I-AA) Georgia Southern | No. 3 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | PPV | W 48–6 | 62,111 |
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 2 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | PPV | W 31–13 | 32,170 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 2 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | PPV | W 39–28 | 60,301 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Miami (FL) | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 22–31 | 80,396 |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Auburn | No. 7 | Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPN | L 17–20 | 85,214 |
| October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | LSU | No. 12 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | WTBS | W 42–3 | 60,111 |
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 12 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SUN | W 41–10 | 71,438 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 12 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 70–21 | 59,678 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Memphis State | No. 9 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL | | W 35–3 | 55,190 |
| December 1 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Florida | No. 8 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 45–30 | 63,190 |
| December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Penn State | No. 6 | Joe Robbie StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl) | Raycom | W 24–17 | 74,021 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = 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 | 4 (6) | 3 т (7) | 3 (11) | 2 (10) | 2 (11) | 2 (10) | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Coaches | 3 (8) | 3 | 2 (10) | 2 (9) | 2 (13) | 2 (10) | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |

## Game summaries
### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| • Hurricanes | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| • Tigers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |

### LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LSU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida St | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
* Date: October 27
* Game attendance: 60,111
* Recap/Box
Game information :
First quarter
FSU – Amp Lee 9-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:43. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards.
LSU – Pedro Suarez 35-yard field goal, 8:11. Florida St 7–3. Drive: 64 yards.
FSU – Amp Lee 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:16. Florida St 14–3. Drive:
Second quarter
FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 0:52. Florida St 21–3. Drive: 8 plays.
FSU – Shannon Baker 38-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 0:00. Florida St 28–3. Drive:
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
FSU – Paul Moore 6-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 12:30. Florida St 35–3. Drive: 50 yards.
FSU – Felix Harris 31-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:58. Florida St 42–3. Drive:
Top passers
LSU
FSU – Casey Weldon – 15/25, 229 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
LSU – Harvey Williams – 22 rushes, 93 yards
FSU – Maurice Pinckney – 4 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
LSU
FSU – Matt Frier – 1 reception, 54 yards :
Bobby Bowden's 200th win

### Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Florida St | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
* Date: December 1, 1990
* Game weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 63,190
* Recap/Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
FSU – Lawrence Dawsey 76-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 14:03. Florida St 7–0. Drive:
FSU – Richie Andrews 47-yard field goal, 12:57. Florida St 10–0. Drive:
FLA – Arden Czyzewski 41-yard field goal, 8:35. Florida St 10–3. Drive:
FSU - Amp Lee 8-yard pass from Casey Weldon (Richie Andrews kick), 2:36. Florida St 17–3. Drive:
Second quarter
FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (Arden Czyzewski kick), 5:12. Florida St 17–10. Drive:
FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 1:11. Florida St 24–10. Drive:
Third quarter
FSU – Edgar Bennett 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 10:59. Florida St 31–10. Drive:
FLA – Ernie Mills 14-yard pass from Shane Matthews (kick blocked), 4:03. Florida St 31–16. Drive:
FSU – Amp Lee 16-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 3:08. Florida St 38–16. Drive:
Fourth quarter
FLA – Shane Matthews 1-yard run (pass good), 12:38. Florida St 38–24. Drive:
FSU – Amp Lee 2-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 11:56. Florida St 45–24. Drive:
FLA – Kirk Kirkpatrick 9-yard pass from Shane Matthews (pass failed), 8:50. Florida St 45–30. Drive:
Top passers
FLA – Shane Matthews – 29/48, 351 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
FSU – Casey Weldon – 13/23, 325 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
FLA – Errict Rhett – 14 rushes, 57 yards
FSU – Amp Lee – 26 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
FLA – Ernie Mills – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
FSU – Lawrence Dawsey – 4 receptions, 172 yards, TD :