Head Coaching Record
In his 44 seasons as a head coach, Bowden had 40 winning seasons (including 33 consecutive at Florida State), and 36 Division 1-A winning seasons. During the period 1987–2000, Bowden coached Florida State to 14 straight seasons with 10 or more victories, and his team had a final ranking of fourth or better in both of the major polls.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Howard Bulldogs (Independent) | |||||||||
1959 | Howard | 9–1 | |||||||
1960 | Howard | 8–1 | |||||||
1961 | Howard | 7–2 | |||||||
1962 | Howard | 7–2 | |||||||
Howard: | 31–6 | ||||||||
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) | |||||||||
1970 | West Virginia | 8–3 | |||||||
1971 | West Virginia | 7–4 | |||||||
1972 | West Virginia | 8–4 | L Peach | ||||||
1973 | West Virginia | 6–5 | |||||||
1974 | West Virginia | 4–7 | |||||||
1975 | West Virginia | 9–3 | W Peach | 17 | 20 | ||||
West Virginia: | 42–26 | ||||||||
Florida State Seminoles (Independent) | |||||||||
1976 | Florida State | 5–6 | |||||||
1977 | Florida State | 10–2 | W Tangerine | 11 | 14 | ||||
1978 | Florida State | 8–3 | |||||||
1979 | Florida State | 11–1 | L Orange | 8 | 6 | ||||
1980 | Florida State | 10–2 | L Orange | 5 | 5 | ||||
1981 | Florida State | 6–5 | |||||||
1982 | Florida State | 9–3 | W Gator | 10 | 13 | ||||
1983 | Florida State | 8–4 (7–5) ‡ | W Peach | ||||||
1984 | Florida State | 7–3–2 | T Citrus | 19 | 17 | ||||
1985 | Florida State | 9–3 | W Gator | 13 | 15 | ||||
1986 | Florida State | 7–4–1 | W All-American | 20 | |||||
1987 | Florida State | 11–1 | W Fiesta | 2 | 2 | ||||
1988 | Florida State | 11–1 | W Sugar | 3 | 3 | ||||
1989 | Florida State | 10–2 | W Fiesta | 2 | 3 | ||||
1990 | Florida State | 10–2 | W Blockbuster | 4 | 4 | ||||
1991 | Florida State | 11–2 | W Cotton | 4 | 4 | ||||
Florida State Seminoles (ACC) | |||||||||
1992 | Florida State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Orange† | 2 | 2 | ||
1993 | Florida State | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Orange† | 1 | 1 | ||
1994 | Florida State | 10–1–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Sugar† | 5 | 4 | ||
1995 | Florida State | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Orange† | 5 | 4 | ||
1996 | Florida State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Sugar† | 3 | 3 | ||
1997 | Florida State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Sugar† | 3 | 3 | ||
1998 | Florida State | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L Fiesta† | 3 | 3 | ||
1999 | Florida State | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Sugar† | 1 | 1 | ||
2000 | Florida State | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L Orange† | 4 | 5 | ||
2001 | Florida State | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Gator | 15 | 15 | ||
2002 | Florida State | 9–5 | 7–1 | 1st | L Sugar† | 23 | 21 | ||
2003 | Florida State | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Orange† | 10 | 11 | ||
2004 | Florida State | 9–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Gator | 14 | 15 | ||
2005 | Florida State | 8–5 | 5–3 | 1st | L Orange† | 23 | 22 | ||
2006 | Florida State | 2–6 (7–6) ‡ | 1–5 (3–5) ‡ | 5th | V Emerald | ||||
2007 | Florida State | 0–6 (7–6) ‡ | 0–4 (4–4) ‡ | 3rd | V Music City | ||||
2008 | Florida State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–1st | W Champs Sports | 23 | 21 | ||
2009 | Florida State | 7–6 | 4–4 | 3rd | W Gator | ||||
Florida State: | 304–97–4 | 105–27 | |||||||
Total: | 377–129–4 | ||||||||
‡ In 1983 there was a forfeit win vs. Tulane. And In 2006 and 2007 12 results, including 6 conference results, were vacated for use of ineligible players. 5 wins from 2006 (including 2 conference wins ) and seven wins from 2007 (including 4 conference wins ) were ultimately vacated by the NCAA.
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