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

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and played their home games at

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. 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 Wide Right I is the colloquial name for a 1991 college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles. The game is one of the most significant in the history of the Florida State–Miami football rivalry, and its name is ...

. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points. After the completion of the regular season, they competed in the

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. Quarterback

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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

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Awards and honors

*Terrell Buckley, Jim Thorpe Award *Casey Weldon, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

References

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Florida State Seminoles football seasons Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons

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