NCAA Upholds Infractions Against FSU - Bowden Forfeits 14 Wins
- By Lucas Vancamp
- Published 01/5/2010
- College Football News
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Florida State Seminoles Bobby Bowden may have coached his final game for the Florida State Seminoles, but apparently he is still losing games. He has lost 14 of his victories and Bowden finishes with 375 victories in a coaching career that spanned 57 seasons, the last 34 in Tallahassee.
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld the decision to penalize Florida State for academic cheating, meaning former football coach Bobby Bowden's record has been stripped of 14 wins.
The Seminoles had appealed the sanctions, which included four years of probation, a loss of scholarships in 10 sports and the vacating of wins in sports which ineligible
Florida State, which self-reported the violations to the NCAA, accepted self-imposed penalties including loss of scholarships and player suspensions.
However, the NCAA's intent to take away wins and individual records prompted Florida State president T.K. Wetherell to fight that part of the penalty.
In March 2009, the committee issued an infractions report that included findings of academic fraud affecting more than 60 Florida State student-athletes across 10 sports.
The sports programs, other than football, involved were men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track, baseball, softball and men's golf.


