American college football season
The 1989 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 12:30 p.m. vs. Southern Miss No. 6 TBS L 26–3048,746 [ 1]
September 9 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Clemson No. 16 ESPN L 23–3461,897 [ 2]
September 16 7:30 p.m. at No. 21 LSU ESPN W 31–2175,524 [ 3]
September 23 7:00 p.m. Tulane Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 59–961,613
October 7 1:30 p.m. at No. 17 Syracuse No. 22 W 41–1049,832
October 14 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech No. 19 SUN W 41–741,832 [ 4]
October 21 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Auburn No. 14 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 22–1462,711 [ 5]
October 28 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 9 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 24–1062,602
November 4 2:00 p.m. South Carolina No. 6 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 35–1061,852 [ 6]
November 18 2:00 p.m. Memphis State No. 5 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 57–2057,511
December 2 7:30 p.m. at Florida No. 6 ESPN W 24–1775,124 [ 7]
January 1 4:30 p.m. vs. No. 6 Nebraska No. 5 NBC W 41–1773,953
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1989 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
9
Richie Andrews
Jr
K
43
Bill Mason
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 6 (2) 16 — — 25 22 19 14 9 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 (2) Coaches 6 (1) 16 — — 20 20 т 16 т 13 8 5 4 5 5 6 5 (1) 2 (7)
Florida State vs. Southern Miss
1
2 3 4 Total
#6 Seminoles
10
0 13 3
26
• Golden Eagles
3
14 0 13
30
Scoring summary Q1 FSU Dexter Carter 11-yard run (Mason kick) FSU 7–0
FSU Bill Mason 24-yard field goal FSU 10–0
0:17 USM Chuck Davis 22-yard field goal FSU 10–3
Q2 USM Eddie Ray Jackson 3-yard run (Davis kick) Tied 10–10
0:11 USM Alfred Williams 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Davis kick) USM 17–10
Q3 FSU Lawrence Dawsey 23-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Mason kick) Tied 17–17
FSU Dexter Carter 9-yard run (kick failed) FSU 23–17
Q4 USM Rickey Bradley 10-yard run (Davis kick) USM 24–23
6:57 FSU Bill Mason 27-yard field goal FSU 26–24
0:23 USM Anthony Harris 2-yard pass from Brett Favre (pass failed) USM 30–26
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Clemson at Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #10 Tigers
7
21 0 6
34
#16 Seminoles
0
10 6 7
23
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Florida State at LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
0
10 7 14
31
#21 Tigers
3
3 8 7
21
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Tulane at Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
Green Wave
0
0 6 3
9
• Seminoles
17
14 21 7
59
Date: September 23Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
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Florida State at Syracuse
1
2 3 4 Total
• #22 Seminoles
10
7 17 7
41
#17 Orangemen
0
3 7 0
10
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Florida State at Virginia Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• #19 Seminoles
7
17 10 7
41
Hokies
0
0 0 7
7
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Auburn at Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
#11 Tigers
3
0 0 11
14
• #14 Seminoles
3
16 3 0
22
Date: October 21Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
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Game information
First quarter
FSU – Dexter Carter 37-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 14:37. Florida St 7–0. Drive:
MIA – Randal Hill 8-yard pass from Gino Torretta (Carlos Huerta kick), 9:57. Tie 7–7. Drive: 80 yards.
FSU – Edgar Bennett 1-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 5:11. Florida St 14–7. Drive: 82 yards.
MIA – Carlos Huerta 44-yard field goal, 1:09. Florida St 14–10. Drive:
Third quarter
FSU – Amp Lee 1-yard run (Richie Andrews kick), 2:20. Florida St 21–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
FSU – Richie Andrews 41-yard field goal, 14:18. 'Florida St 24–10. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Prior to the Miami-FSU game, University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis was tackled by a group of police officers for attempting to put out Chief Osceola's flaming spear. Sebastian was wearing a fireman’s helmet and yellow raincoat and holding a fire extinguisher. When a police officer attempted to grab the fire extinguisher, the officer was sprayed in the chest. Sebastian was handcuffed by four officers but ultimately released. Miami quarterback Gino Torretta , who started the game in place of injured Craig Erickson , told ESPN , "Even if we weren't bad boys, it added to the mystique that, 'Man, look, even their mascot's getting arrested.'"[ 19]
South Carolina at Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks
0
7 0 3
10
• #6 Seminoles
7
14 14 0
35
Date: November 4Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
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Memphis State at Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
6
7 0 7
20
• #5 Seminoles
17
34 0 6
57
Date: November 18Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
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Florida State at Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
• #6 Seminoles
7
3 7 7
24
Gators
3
7 0 7
17
Date: December 2Location: Florida Field Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 75,154Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)Television network: ESPN
Scoring summary Q1 3:22 FSU Anthony 62 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick)FSU 7–0
0:20 FLA Francis 46 yard field goal FSU 7–3
Q2 8:21 FLA Simmons 3 yard run (Francis kick) FLA 10–7
2:50 FSU Andrews 24 yard field goal Tie 10–10
Q3 8:00 FSU LaSane 22 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 17–10
Q4 8:05 FSU Roberts 10 yard pass from Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 24–10
4:08 FLA E. Smith 2 yard run (Francis kick)FSU 24–17
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Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl)[ edit ]
Nebraska vs. Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
#6 Cornhuskers
7
3 0 7
17
• #5 Seminoles
0
21 20 0
41
Scoring summary Q1 11:19 Neb Morgan Gregory 9-yard pass from Gerry Gdowski (Barrios kick) Neb 7–0
Q2 FSU Terry Anthony 14-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick) Tied 7–7
Neb Chris Drennan 39-yard field goal Neb 10–7
FSU Reggie Johnson 5-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 14–10
FSU Dexter Carter 10-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 21–10
Q3 FSU Paul Moore 1-yard run (kick failed) FSU 27–10
FSU Reggie Johnson 8-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 34–10
FSU Terry Anthony 24-yard pass from Peter Tom Willis (Andrews kick) FSU 41–10
Q4 Neb Mickey Joseph 2-yard run (Drennan kick) FSU 41–17
^ "S. Mississippi surprises Florida State" . The Charlotte Observer . September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clemson hands FSU a 34–23 'routrooskie' " . The Tampa Tribune . September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles overtake Tigers 31–21" . The Palm Beach Post . September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Seminoles hand VPI crushing setback" . Winston-Salem Journal . October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sweet repeat for 'Noles" . The Tampa Tribune . October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A porous defense, not a poor offense, betrays Gamecocks" . Anderson Independent-Mail . November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU air attack down Gators 24–17" . Press Journal . December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1989 Football - Year in Review" .
^ "EAGLES GET A BREAK VS. SEMINOLES (FSU ISN'T ANGRY OVER A LOSS TO UM)" . Sun-Sentinel . September 2, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ "Florida State Is Upset At Finish" . The New York Times . September 3, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
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^ "Miami Undone By Turnovers" . The New York Times . October 29, 1989. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ "The true story of Sebastian the Ibis, a fire extinguisher and a near arrest" . October 30, 2019.
^ NoleFan.org . Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
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