Bobby Bowden
Last coached Florida State Seminoles, 2009- Record
- 357-124-4
- Win percentage
- .740
- Games
- 485
- Seasons
- 401970–2009
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Florida State | 7-6 | #18 | — | 8.0 | 8.8 | 38.5 | 30.6 |
| 2008 | Florida State | 9-4 | — | #21 | 12.9 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 17.7 |
| 2007 | Florida State | 7-6 | #19 | — | 4.6 | 9.6 | 25.9 | 17.5 |
| 2006 | Florida State | 7-6 | #11 | — | 7.1 | 11.9 | 25.5 | 13.9 |
| 2005 | Florida State | 8-5 | #14 | #23 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 23.7 | 18.2 |
| 2004 | Florida State | 9-3 | #5 | #15 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 32.7 | 13.4 |
| 2003 | Florida State | 10-3 | #13 | #11 | 21.3 | 26.0 | 41.1 | 17.2 |
| 2002 | Florida State | 9-5 | #3 | #21 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 42.1 | 20.2 |
| 2001 | Florida State | 8-4 | #6 | #15 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 44.4 | 26.9 |
| 2000 | Florida State | 11-2 | #2 | #5 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 45.0 | 13.1 |
| 1999 | Florida State | 12-0 | #1 | #1 | 28.6 | 32.6 | 47.1 | 17.4 |
| 1998 | Florida State | 11-2 | #2 | #3 | 24.7 | 29.0 | 39.8 | 11.2 |
| 1997 | Florida State | 11-1 | #3 | #3 | 30.0 | 33.9 | 47.1 | 15.6 |
| 1996 | Florida State | 11-1 | #3 | #3 | 26.3 | 30.2 | 44.9 | 15.9 |
| 1995 | Florida State | 10-2 | #1 | #4 | 26.3 | 29.5 | 51.5 | 28.1 |
| 1994 | Florida State | 10-1-1 | #3 | #4 | 22.6 | 28.6 | 44.4 | 17.7 |
| 1993 | Florida State | 12-1 | #1 | #1 | 30.3 | 36.8 | 46.8 | 12.0 |
| 1992 | Florida State | 11-1 | #5 | #2 | 24.9 | 29.5 | 44.9 | 17.5 |
| 1991 | Florida State | 11-2 | #1 | #4 | 23.1 | 30.9 | 44.0 | 13.9 |
| 1990 | Florida State | 10-2 | #4 | #4 | 22.5 | 28.8 | 46.0 | 19.6 |
| 1989 | Florida State | 10-2 | #6 | #3 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 45.1 | 15.9 |
| 1988 | Florida State | 11-1 | #1 | #3 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 45.2 | 18.0 |
| 1987 | Florida State | 11-1 | #8 | #2 | 30.5 | 34.7 | 48.3 | 15.1 |
| 1986 | Florida State | 7-4-1 | #11 | — | 15.0 | 19.2 | 39.3 | 22.5 |
| 1985 | Florida State | 9-3 | #19 | #15 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 40.1 | 26.6 |
| 1984 | Florida State | 7-3-2 | #20 | #17 | 17.1 | 20.7 | 43.3 | 25.4 |
| 1983 | Florida State | 7-5 | #7 | — | 14.4 | 20.4 | 43.6 | 26.4 |
| 1982 | Florida State | 9-3 | — | #13 | 19.2 | 24.9 | 44.8 | 22.5 |
| 1981 | Florida State | 6-5 | #19 | — | 5.6 | 10.3 | 33.6 | 25.0 |
| 1980 | Florida State | 10-2 | #13 | #5 | 29.4 | 36.1 | 40.7 | 5.9 |
| 1979 | Florida State | 11-1 | #19 | #6 | 18.5 | 21.6 | 34.4 | 14.0 |
| 1978 | Florida State | 8-3 | #17 | — | 16.1 | 20.7 | 38.5 | 18.8 |
| 1977 | Florida State | 10-2 | — | #14 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 34.4 | 13.5 |
| 1976 | Florida State | 5-6 | — | — | 1.9 | -2.4 | 24.5 | 27.1 |
| 1975 |  West Virginia | 9-3 | — | #20 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 32.2 | 14.6 |
| 1974 | West Virginia | 4-7 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.7 | 25.4 | 22.5 |
| 1973 | West Virginia | 6-5 | — | — | 1.9 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 26.3 |
| 1972 | West Virginia | 8-4 | — | — | 8.4 | 12.4 | 40.8 | 31.2 |
| 1971 | West Virginia | 7-4 | — | — | 5.1 | 9.8 | 32.0 | 23.5 |
| 1970 | West Virginia | 8-3 | #20 | — | -0.6 | -0.7 | 28.4 | 29.0 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976–2009 | Florida State | Head Coach |
| 1970–1975 | West Virginia | Head Coach |
| 1966–1969 | West Virginia | Offensive Coordinator |
| 1963–1965 | Florida State | Wide Receivers Coach |
| 1959–1962 | Samford | Head Coach |
| 1954–1955 | Samford | Offensive Coordinator |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 | Manny Diaz | Graduate Assistant | Duke 2023– |
| 2002–2003 | Kirby Smart | Graduate Assistant | Georgia 2015– |
| 2007–2009 | Jimbo Fisher | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach | Texas A&M 2018–2023 |
| 1985–2000 | Mark Richt | Assistant Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach | Miami 2015–2018 |
| 1998–1999 | Chris Demarest | Cornerbacks Coach | Hudson Catholic 2009 |
| 1982–1999 | Chuck Amato | Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Linebackers Coach | NC State 2000–2006 |
| 1986 | Todd Stroud | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach | West Alabama 1994–1996 |