Head Coach: Bobby Bowden (22nd season)
Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
Record: 11-1
Previous: 1996
Next: 1998
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6 | @ USC | W | 14-7 | 1-0 |
| 9/13 | Maryland | W | 50-7 | 2-0 |
| 9/20 | @ Clemson | W | 35-28 | 3-0 |
| 10/4 | Miami (FL) | W | 47-0 | 4-0 |
| 10/11 | @ Duke | W | 51-27 | 5-0 |
| 10/18 | Georgia Tech | W | 38-0 | 6-0 |
| 10/25 | @ Virginia | W | 47-21 | 7-0 |
| 11/1 | North Carolina State | W | 48-35 | 8-0 |
| 11/8 | @ North Carolina | W | 20-3 | 9-0 |
| 11/15 | Wake Forest | W | 58-7 | 10-0 |
| 11/22 | @ Florida | L | 29-32 | 10-1 |
| Sugar Bowl (@ Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA) | ||||
| 1/1 | Ohio State | W | 31-14 | 11-1 |