Bobby Bowden - Head Coaching Record

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°
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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