| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Score | Site |
| Aug. 28 | Kansas | W 42- 0 | Meadowlands, NJ | |
| Sept. 4 | Duke | W 45- 7 | Durham, NC | |
| Sep. 11 | Clemson | #17 | W 57- 0 | Home |
| Sept. 18 | North Carolina | #13 | W 33- 7 | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Oct. 2 | Georgia Tech | W 51- 0 | Home | |
| Oct. 9 | Miami | #3 | W 28-10 | Home |
| Oct. 16 | Virginia | #15 | W 40-14 | Home |
| Oct. 30 | Wake Forest | W 54- 0 | Home | |
| Nov. 6 | Maryland | W 49-20 | College Park, MD | |
| Nov. 13 | Notre Dame | #2 | L 24-31 | South Bend, IN |
| Nov. 20 | NC State | W 62- 3 | Home | |
| Nov. 27 | Florida | #7 | W 33-21 | Gainesville, FL |
| Jan. 1 | Nebraska | #2 | W 18-16 | Orange Bowl |
Final ESPN/USA Today Rankings Final AP Rankings
1. FLORIDA STATE (12-1) 1. FLORIDA STATE
2. Notre Dame (11-1) 2. Notre Dame
3. Nebraska (11-1) 3. Nebraska
4. Florida (11-2) 4. Auburn
5. Wisconsin (10-1-1) 5. Florida
6. West Virginia (11-1) 6. Wisconsin
7. Penn State (10-2) 7. West Virginia
8. Texas A&M (10-2) 8. Penn State
9. Arizona (10-2) 9. Texas A&M
10. Ohio State (10-1-1) 10. Arizona
11. Tennessee (9-2-1) 11. Ohio State
12. Boston College (9-3) 12. Tennessee
13. Alabama (9-3-1) 13. Boston College
14. Oklahoma (9-3) 14. Alabama
15. Miami (9-3) 15. Miami
16. Colorado (8-3-1) 16. Colorado
17. UCLA (8-4) 17. Oklahoma
18. Kansas State (9-2-1) 18. UCLA
19. Michigan (8-4) 19. North Carolina
20. Virginia Tech (9-3) 20. Kansas State
21. North Carolina (10-3) 21. Michigan
22. Clemson (9-3) 22. Virginia Tech
23. Louisville (9-3) 23. Clemson
24. California (9-4) 24. Louisville
25. Southern Cal (8-5) 25. California
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