1963_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

1963 Florida State Seminoles football team

1963 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

The 1963 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's fourth year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.

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While an FSU student and before he became famous as lead vocalist for The Doors, Jim Morrison was arrested for public drunkenness, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace at the September 28 game against TCU.[1]

The game against Auburn was one of only 5 games across the country not to be canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Jim Morrison's Arrest History".
  2. [2]
    "FSU upsets Miami". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. September 21, 1963. p. 6.
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    "Seminoles bomb Wake Forest". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "FSU plays scoreless tie". Tallahassee Democrat. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Breakaway runners give FSU runaway". The News Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Seminoles force Tech to late effort for win". The Dothan Eagle. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Florida State blanks North Carolina State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Auburn dumps FSU on Sidle TDs 21–15". Panama City News-Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Dupree paces Florida over FSU 7–0". The Bradenton Herald. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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