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1979 Florida State Seminoles football team

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Conference
  
Independent

AP
  
No. 6

Offensive coordinator
  
George Henshaw

Coaches
  
No. 8

1979 record
  
11–1


Head coach
  
Bobby Bowden (4th year)

The 1979 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Florida State finished #6 in the AP poll and #8 in the UPI poll with an 11–1 record. The Seminoles' offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 160 points. The Seminoles finished the regular season unbeaten for only the second time in program history and played in the Orange Bowl.

Awards and honors

Monk Bonasorte

  • Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American

    • Bobby Butler

  • Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • Jackie Flowers

  • Football News - 2nd Team All-American
  • United Press International - 2nd Team All-American
  • Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
  • The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • Mike Good

  • Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • Ken Lanier

  • Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • Ron Simmons

  • American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
  • Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
  • Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
  • Football News - 1st Team All-American
  • Kodak - 1st Team All-American
  • United Press International - 1st Team All-American
  • NCAA - Consensus All-American
  • The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • Scott Warren

  • Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
  • Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

    • References

    1979 Florida State Seminoles football team Wikipedia
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