1980 Florida State Seminoles football team

1980 Florida State Seminoles football
Co-national champion (FACT)
Orange Bowl, L 17–18 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Henshaw (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
Tennessee State      9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame      9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)      9 3 0
Southern Miss      9 3 0
Navy      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      7 4 0
Rutgers      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Tulane      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
North Texas State      6 5 0
Villanova      6 5 0
West Virginia      6 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
East Carolina      4 7 0
Illinois State      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
William & Mary      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 10–2 with a loss to Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The team was selected co-national champion by Rothman (FACT).

Florida State finished No. 5 in the AP poll and the UPI poll. The Seminoles' offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 103 points. Sam Platt led the team in rushing with 983 yards and 6 touchdowns. Rick Stockstill led the team in passing with 1377 yards and 15 touchdown passes. Michael Whiting led the team with 25 receptions while Hardis Johnson led with 419 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. Keith Jones led the team with 5 pass interceptions.

Monk Bonasorte (DB), Bobby Butler (DB), Bill Capece (K), Greg Futch (G), Reggie Herring (LB), Ken Lanier (OT), Mark Macek (DT), Paul Piurowski (LB), and Rohn Stark (P) were selected to the first-team All-South independent team. Butler, Capece, Ron Simmons (NG), and Stark were selected as First team All-Americans. Bonasorte, Herring and Lanier were selected as second-team All-Americans, and Futch, Macek, and Piurowski were named honorable mention All-Americans by the Associated Press. Butler, Lanier, Simmons, Piurowski, and Capece were selected in the 1981 NFL draft. Butler was a first-round pick.