1991 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. This was Florida State's final season as an independent; it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference the following season.
Florida State finished the season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked at the top of the polls, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Quarterback Casey Weldon was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.Schedule
Roster
Rankings
Season summary
BYU
Tulane
Western Michigan
Michigan
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Miami (FL)
at Florida
Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Terrell Buckley | Cornerback | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers |
Amp Lee | Running back | 2 | 45 | San Francisco 49ers |
Howard Dinkins | Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Atlanta Falcons |
Casey Weldon | Quarterback | 4 | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Edgar Bennett | Running back | 4 | 103 | Green Bay Packers |
Brad Johnson | Quarterback | 9 | 227 | Minnesota Vikings |
Awards and honors