Coach record book

Larry Jones's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Larry Jones's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 25
Top score: 48/100
Overtime: 0

Teams coached in this list

Florida State history

National ranking

The top 25 of 34 attributable games

11 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1971PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Arizona State
Florida State 38, Arizona State 45
L · Coached Florida State vs. Arizona State
No. 19 Florida State vs. No. 8 Arizona State · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
1972Week 8
Florida State at Auburn
Florida State 14, Auburn 27
L · Coached Florida State vs. Auburn
No. 17 Florida State vs. No. 12 Auburn · 13-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
40
Game score
1973Week 5
Miami at Florida State
Miami 14, Florida State 10
L · Coached Florida State vs. Miami
No. 17 Miami vs. Unranked Florida State · 4-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
35
Game score
1971Week 6
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 15, Florida 17
L · Coached Florida State vs. Florida
No. 19 Florida State vs. Unranked Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
35
Game score
1972Week 10
Tulsa at Florida State
Tulsa 21, Florida State 23
W · Coached Florida State vs. Tulsa
Unranked Tulsa vs. Unranked Florida State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
1972Week 3
Virginia Tech at Florida State
Virginia Tech 15, Florida State 27
W · Coached Florida State vs. Virginia Tech
Unranked Virginia Tech vs. No. 17 Florida State · 12-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
1971Week 2
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 20, Miami 17
W · Coached Florida State vs. Miami
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
1972Week 6
Florida State at Mississippi State
Florida State 25, Mississippi State 21
W · Coached Florida State vs. Mississippi State
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
1971Week 8
Florida State at Houston
Florida State 7, Houston 14
L · Coached Florida State vs. Houston
No. 19 Florida State vs. Unranked Houston · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
1972Week 1
Florida State at Pittsburgh
Florida State 19, Pittsburgh 7
W · Coached Florida State vs. Pittsburgh
No. 19 Florida State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 12-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1973Week 3
Florida State at Wake Forest
Florida State 7, Wake Forest 9
L · Coached Florida State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
28
Game score
1973Week 8
Memphis at Florida State
Memphis 13, Florida State 10
L · Coached Florida State vs. Memphis
Unranked Memphis vs. Unranked Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
1972Week 11
Florida State at South Carolina
Florida State 21, South Carolina 24
L · Coached Florida State vs. South Carolina
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
1972Week 9
Houston at Florida State
Houston 31, Florida State 27
L · Coached Florida State vs. Houston
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Florida State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
26
Game score
1971Week 10
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Florida State 6, Georgia Tech 12
L · Coached Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Georgia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
24
Game score
1972Week 4
Florida State at Kansas
Florida State 44, Kansas 22
W · Coached Florida State vs. Kansas
No. 16 Florida State vs. Unranked Kansas · 22-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 8/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
23
Game score
1973Week 6
Florida State at Baylor
Florida State 14, Baylor 21
L · Coached Florida State vs. Baylor
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Baylor · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
23
Game score
1971Week 4
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Florida State 17, Virginia Tech 3
W · Coached Florida State vs. Virginia Tech
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
21
Game score
1971Week 1
Southern Miss at Florida State
Southern Miss 9, Florida State 24
W · Coached Florida State vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Florida State · 15-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
20
Game score
1972Week 2
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 37, Miami 14
W · Coached Florida State vs. Miami
No. 20 Florida State vs. Unranked Miami · 23-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 7/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
18
Game score
1971Week 12
Pittsburgh at Florida State
Pittsburgh 13, Florida State 31
W · Coached Florida State vs. Pittsburgh
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Florida State · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
17
Game score
1971Week 5
Mississippi State at Florida State
Mississippi State 9, Florida State 27
W · Coached Florida State vs. Mississippi State
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked Florida State · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
17
Game score
1972Week 5
Florida at Florida State
Florida 42, Florida State 13
L · Coached Florida State vs. Florida
Unranked Florida vs. No. 13 Florida State · 29-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 1/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
14
Game score
1971Week 3
Kansas at Florida State
Kansas 7, Florida State 30
W · Coached Florida State vs. Kansas
Unranked Kansas vs. Unranked Florida State · 23-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 7/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
12
Game score
1973Week 10
Florida State at Houston
Florida State 3, Houston 34
L · Coached Florida State vs. Houston
Unranked Florida State vs. No. 15 Houston · 31-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
11
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.