1953 Florida State Seminoles football team

1953 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Kalenich
  • Bobby Fiveash
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1953 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State – 8–0–2
Delaware – 7–1–0
Maryland State – 7–1–0
Mississippi Southern – 9–2–0
Navy – 4–3–2
Memphis State – 6–4–0
Florida State – 5–5–0
Tampa – 6–6–0
Miami (FL) – 4–5–0
Sewanee – 3–5–0
Marshall – 2–5–2
Mississippi Vocational – 2–4–0
Chattanooga – 3–7–0
Louisville – 1–7–0
Virginia – 1–8–0

The 1953 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1953 college football season. In 1953, Tom Nugent, the creator of the I formation, became head coach and led the team to a 5–5 record. He was coach for six years, and compiled a 34–28–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Miami (FL)
L 0–2726,692[1]
October 3Louisville
W 59–0[2]
October 10Abilene Christian
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–2011,815[3]
October 17at Louisiana Tech
L 21–326,000[4]
October 31VMI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 12–714,000[5]
November 7at Mississippi Southern
L 0–2111,000[6]
November 14Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–14[7]
November 21Stetsondagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–610,952[8]
November 28NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–135,000[9]
December 5at Tampa
W 41–6[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "Miami whips Florida State in opener 27–0". Fort Myers News-Press. September 26, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Florida State romps, 59–0, on Louisville". The Miami Herald. October 4, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ACC Wildcats surprise Florida State crew, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 11, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "La. Tech outscores Seminoles". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Seminoles trip VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mississippian eleven topples Seminoles in 21 to 0 setback". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Furman wins 14–7, as fourth-period FSU drive stalls". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "FSU records 13 to 6 homecoming win over Stetson". The Florida Times-Union. November 22, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Florida State beats Pack in fumble-filled contest". The News and Observer. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "FSU drubs Tampa, 41–6 in finale". The Orlando Sentinel. December 6, 1953. Retrieved June 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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