Florida State Seminoles football
2013 Florida State Seminoles football team
First season	1947
Athletic director	Randy Spetman
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher 4th year, 31–10–0  (.756)
Other staff	Jeremy Pruitt, DC Rick Trickett, assistant HC
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Field	Bobby Bowden Field
Year built	1950
Stadium capacity	82,300 Largest crowd: 84,392 (September 17, 2011)
Stadium surface	Natural Grass
Location	Tallahassee, Florida
League	NCAA Division I (FBS)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Past conferences	Independent (1947,1951-1991) Dixie Conference (1948-1950)
All-time record	497–237–17 (.673)
Postseason bowl record	26–14–2 (.643)
Claimed national titles	2 (1993, 1999)
Unclaimed national titles	6 (1980, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996)
National Finalist	5 (1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Conference titles	16 (3 Dixie, 13 ACC)
Division titles	4 (1 Atlantic Championship; 3 Atlantic Co-Championships)
Heisman winners	2 (Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke)
Consensus All-Americans	36
Current uniform
Colors	Garnet and Gold
Fight song	FSU Fight Song High O'er Towering Pines and Hymn to the Garnet and Gold
Mascot	Osceola & Renegade
Marching band	Marching Chiefs
Outfitter	Nike
Rivals	Florida Gators Miami Hurricanes Clemson Tigers Virginia Cavaliers
Website	Seminoles.com

The Florida State Seminoles football team, known traditionally as the Florida State University Seminoles, represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of American football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Florida State has won two national championships (1993 and 1999) and finished in the top five of the AP Poll for 14 straight years from 1987 through 2000. The team has produced two Heisman Trophy winners: quarterback Charlie Ward in 1993 and quarterback Chris Weinke in 2000. The Florida State Seminoles have featured 36 players that have garnered consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Longtime Head Coach Bobby Bowden, the winningest coach in Division I-A college football, retired following the Seminoles' win in the 2010 Gator Bowl. The Noles have won two national championships and thirteen ACC titles in the 66-season history of their varsity football program.

Florida State officially began competing in intercollegiate football in 1947. They gained success during the 1980s and 1990s. The Seminoles joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992 after competing for many years as an independent program. In its short history, the team has been honored with many awards. Florida State has won or shared a total of sixteen conference titles (including thirteen ACC titles, as well as the title of inaugural champions of the ACC Championship Game), four Atlantic Division titles, three ACC championship game berths resulting in two wins, two national championships (including one BCS National Championship), five title games, and many bowl appearances as well as notable wins along with two Heisman winners, thirty-five consensus All-American players, many all-conference team selections including All-ACC player and All-ACC academics, multiple MVPs and Rhodes Scholar athletes along with other academic honors. Florida State coaches have been honored with the Coach of the Year (both conference and national) honor several times while players have received the honor of Player of the Year. Florida State athletes and coaches have also been nominated for and won many other awards. Multiple players and coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Florida State players have had success in the NFL Draft with several being first round picks, and former Seminoles have gone on to have successful careers in the NFL, winning the Rookie of the Year award with some being elected into the NFL Hall of Fame. FSU has also completed two undefeated seasons in its storied history.

The team is known for its distinctive helmet, fight song and colors as well as the many traditions associated with the school.

Despite the relatively short history of its football program, Florida State has been ranked in the AP Poll the seventeenth most times out of all college programs since the inception of the poll in 1936. The Seminoles also finished in the poll more times than any other school during the 90s, and is considered by the Associated Press as one of the greatest football programs of all time.^[1][2]

Through the end of the 2011 season, the Florida State Seminoles have the tenth-highest winning percentage among all college football programs in Division I FBS history (.6641),^[3] and have compiled 473 victories despite only having been in existence since 1947. The Seminoles have appeared in forty-two postseason bowl games and rank ninth nationally for bowl winning percentage. Florida State's archrival is in-state foe Florida. The Seminoles and Gators meet annually in the last game of the regular season, considered one of the biggest rivalries in all of college football. Florida State has a rivalry with their other in-state foe and conference rival Miami. The Seminoles also maintain rivalries with ACC foes Clemson and Virginia. Florida State has developed lesser rivalries with other teams over time. Florida State currently has the 25th highest winning percentage in the FBS.

The current head coach of the Seminoles is Jimbo Fisher, in his fourth year, and the team plays its home games on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, currently the 16th largest stadium in college football, the 30th largest non-racing stadium, and the largest stadium in the ACC, located on-campus at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Overview []

Seminole text logo

Florida State University joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 1991, and it is one of the fourteen current members of the ACC. Florida State is considered one of the teams that brought the conference to its pinnacle becoming the overall most successful program in the ACC. Since the ACC expanded from nine to twelve universities in 2005, and instituted divisional play in football, the Florida State Seminoles football team has competed in the ACC Atlantic Division.

Florida State plays an eight-game ACC football schedule. Five of these contests pit the Seminoles against the other members of the ACC Atlantic Division: Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina State, Syracuse and Wake Forest. The conference schedule is filled out with an annual game against Miami and two additional foes from the ACC Coastal Division on a rotating basis between the other teams in the conference: Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. Throughout a rotation schedule, Florida State plays each coastal division team at least twice every six years with possible meetings in the championship game in between regular season meetings. Florida State will also begin to play Louisville as an Atlantic Division partner when they join the conference in the coming seasons as well as Notre Dame as a home-and-home twice every six years per a conference agreement.

Key conference rivalries include the inter-divisional Florida State-Miami rivalry game with their permanent ACC Coastal Division foe, Miami, the Florida State–Clemson rivalry game which usually carries division implications, and the Florida State-Virginia game which is played on a rotating basis for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (this game was played on an annual basis until the ACC divided and the teams were placed in separate divisions).

In addition to the conference foes, the Seminoles face in-state rival Florida from the SEC at the end of the regular season. The two teams' emergence as perennial football powers in the 1980s and 1990s helped build the Florida–Florida State football rivalry into a game that has often held national title implications. Florida State remains the only team in the state of Florida to play both powers, Florida and Miami, meaning they are the only team in contention for the Florida Cup on a yearly basis.

The remaining dates on Florida State's regular season schedule are filled with various non-conference opponents that vary from year to year.

Origins []

Florida State College Eleven []

1899 West Florida Seminary football team at College Hall. College Hall was located at the present site of the Westcott Building on the campus of Florida State University

Florida State University traces the origins of its modern American football team to 1947, after the school became coeducational following more than forty years as a white women's college. However, football had been played at the school prior to its 1905 reorganization as a women's college. The sport was played at the school, which was known as the West Florida Seminary until 1901 and as Florida State College from 1901 to 1905. This includes a 3-1 record against what would later become the University of Florida.^[4] In 1904 Florida State would be the first team to beat all other football teams in Florida, becoming the state's first football champion.^[4]

Florida State College football in 1902.

In 1902 Florida State College students, supported by president Albert A. Murphree, organized the school's first official football club to play against other schools and teams. The team was known as the "Florida State College Eleven" and W. W. Hughes, professor of Latin and the head of men's sports at the school, served as the first coach.^[5] They played their first game against the Bainbridge Giants, a city team from Bainbridge, Georgia, defeating them 5–0. The team then played back-to-back matches against Florida Agricultural College (which later merged into what is now the University of Florida) one week apart, winning the first 6–0 and losing the second 0–6. The following season student enthusiasm grew even more, and the Eleven arranged a full schedule of six games. They competed against teams such as the University of Florida in Lake City (as Florida Agricultural College was then called), Georgia Tech, and the East Florida Seminary (another school that merged into the University of Florida), and finished the season by competing against Stetson College in Jacksonville for The Florida Times-Union's Championship Cup.^[6] The following year Jack Forsythe replaced Hughes as coach, and the Eleven won the unofficial "state championship" by defeating Stetson in Tallahassee.^[7]

This would be the Eleven's last season, however, as the Florida State Legislature passed the Buckman Act, which reorganized the state's colleges, and Florida State College became the Florida Female College (later Florida State College for Women), a school for white women. Four other institutions (including the University of Florida in Lake City and the East Florida Seminary) were merged into the new white men's-only University of the State of Florida in Gainesville. Many of Florida State's male students, including members of the fraternity system and the football team transferred to the new university.^[8] In 1906 the new school established its first official football team led by former Florida State College coach Jack Forsythe. Several former FSC players transferred to Grant University (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), with five joining Grant's football team. In 1909 several veterans of the FSC Eleven founded a city team named the Tallahassee Athletics, but this folded after one season. Except for this, until 1947 Tallahassee's only organized or collegiate football team were the team from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes (now Florida A&M University).^[9]

Since its beginnings in 1947, Florida State football has accumulated two national championships, sixteen conference championships, four divisional championships, two undefeated seasons, and two Heisman Trophy winners.

History []

Florida State University has officially fielded a football team since 1947, and the Seminoles are currently in their 67th season of play.

The program has achieved two Consensus Division I Football National Championships, sixteen conference championships, two undefeated seasons and four divisional titles. It has produced two Heisman Trophy winners, 192 All-Americans (thirty-six consensus), several Academic All-Americans, and 245 NFL players. Florida State has had four members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and one member inducted into the College Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Early years and beginnings []

The end of World War II brought enormous pressure on the university system in Florida, which saw an influx of veterans applying for college under the GI Bill. The Florida Legislature responded by renaming the Florida State College for Women the Florida State University and allowing men to attend the university for the first time since 1905. Football then returned to Florida State University, beginning in the 1947 season. From 1948 through 1959, the Seminole football program achieved much success under coaches Don Veller and Tom Nugent.

Ed Williamson era (1947) []

Ed Williamson served as the first coach of the Florida State Seminoles. In his first and only season with Florida State, the Seminoles posted an 0-5 record. Williamson has the worst record out of all the head coaches at Florida State and the only coach to have a winless mark.

Don Veller era (1948-1952) []

As the second coach at Florida State, Don Veller coached at Florida State for five years and compiled a record of 31-12-1. Veller was the first coach to find success coaching the Seminoles. In 1950, Veller led the Seminoles to an 8-0 record, the first unbeaten season ever for any Florida college.

Tom Nugent era (1953-1958) []

Once Veller left the school, Tom Nugent became the third coach at Florida State. He stayed at Florida State and compiled a record of 34-28-1. One of his most notable accomplisments, Nugent gave the Noles their first win over an SEC opponent with a 10-0 victory against Tennessee in 1958.

Perry Moss era (1959) []

The fourth coach at Florida State was Perry Moss who coached the Seminoles for one year after compiling a 4-6 record. He became the second Florida State coach to leave the school with a losing record and the second to coach at the school for only one season.

Bill Peterson era (1960-1970) []

With the arrival of Bill Peterson in 1960, the Seminoles began their move to national prominence. Under Peterson's direction, the Seminoles beat the Florida Gators for the first time in 1964 and earned their first major bowl bid. Peterson also led the Seminoles to their first ever top ten ranking. During his tenure as head coach, Peterson also gave a young assistant by the name of Bobby Bowden his first major college coaching opportunity.^[10]

In the summer of 1967, Peterson also engineered another first for the Seminole program when he decided to begin the recruitment of African American football players. Apparently, he did so without approval from either the school president or its athletic director. On December 16, 1967, the Seminoles signed Ernest Cook, a fullback from Daytona Beach. Several months later, the Seminoles would sign running back Calvin Patterson from Dade County. Ultimately, Cook decided to switch his allegiance to Minnesota where he would become an All-Big Ten running back. In the fall of 1968, Patterson would become the first African American student to play for the Seminoles as a starter for the Florida State freshmen football team. In the fall of 1970, J. T. Thomas would become the first black to play in a varsity game for the Seminoles.^[11][12]

Larry Jones era (1971-1973) []

Following Peterson's successful run, Larry Jones was appointed as the sixth head coach at Florida State. Jones coached for three years and compiled a record of 15-19, becoming the third Florida State coach to have a losing record.

Darrell Mudra era (1974-1975) []

After the disappointing tenure of Jones, Darrell Mudra was hired to be the seventh coach of the Seminoles. Mudra lasted just two years and compiled a record of 4-18. He became the fourth head coach to have a losing record at Florida State.

Bobby Bowden era (1976-2009) []

Legendary coach Bobby Bowden on sideline

Under head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminole football team became one of the nation's most competitive football teams, greatly expanding the tradition of football at Florida State. He is creditied with Florida State's rise to prominence. The Seminoles played in five national championship games between 1993 and 2001, and claimed the championship twice, in 1993 and 1999. The FSU football team was the most successful team in college football during the 1990s, boasting an 89% winning percentage. FSU also set an NCAA record for most consecutive Top 5 finishes in the AP football poll – receiving placement 14 years in a row, from 1987 to 2000. The Seminoles under Bowden were the first college football team in history to go wire-to-wire (ranked first place from preseason to postseason) since the AP began releasing preseason rankings in 1936. On December 1, 2009 Bowden announced that he would retire from coaching after the Seminoles' upcoming bowl game on New Year's Day 2010 against West Virginia, Bowden's former team, in the Gator Bowl. His legacy has led to the creation of two awards in his honor, the Bobby Bowden Award, an award presented to college football players, and the Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, an award presented to college football coaches.

Rise to Prominence []

The best years of Florida State football came in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. The Seminoles had 14 consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins and a top five finish. They had a record of 152–19–1 between these years (11 of their 19 losses were decided by seven points or less). They also had one of the best home records at the time. FSU's accomplishments in these 14 seasons included 11 bowl wins, nine ACC championships in nine years, two Heisman Trophy winners, and two national championships.

The Dynasty (1987–2000) []

Jimbo Fisher era (2010-present) []

On January 5, 2010, Fisher officially became the ninth head football coach in Florida State history. Jimbo Fisher had been a member of the Florida State staff for three years, serving as offensive coordinator. He was named head coach-in waiting during the 2007 season. Fisher's ascension helped lead Florida State to a top-10 recruiting class in 2010 and the #1 and #2 recruiting class in the country, according to ESPN and Rivals. In his first season as head coach, Florida State went 10-4 with a 6-2 record in ACC conference play. The Seminoles went to their first ACC Championship Game since 2005, losing to Virginia Tech 44-33, and had their first ten win season since 2003. Fisher's first Florida State team notably beat of its in-state rivals, the Miami Hurricanes 45-17 and the Florida Gators 31-7, for the first time since 1999. Florida State would go on to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, where they would beat Steve Spurrier's South Carolina Gamecocks, 26-17. In his second season, Florida State went 9-4 with a 5-3 record in ACC conference play. The Seminoles defeated both of their in-state rivals for the second year in a row. Fisher's second Florida State team also defeated Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl. Fisher brought in another top-ranked recruiting class in 2012. In his third season, he led the Seminoles to their first conference title in seven years and defeated Northern Illinois to win the Orange Bowl.

Historical ranking []

In terms of winning percentage, Florida State ranks as the 3rd most successful team in the past 25 years (as of the 2010 season) with a 77% win rate (231-69-2) and 12th over the last half century (1955–2010) with 67%.^[13]

The College Football Research Center lists Florida State as the 10th best college football program in history (ahead of rivals Miami and Florida, at #15 and #18 respectively).^[14] Seven Florida State squads were listed in Billingsley’s Top 200 Teams of All Time (1869–2010),^[15] and after the 2008 season, ESPN ranked Florida State the 9th most prestigious program in history.^[16]

The Associated Press poll statistics show Florida State with the 7th most appearances in the final AP Top 5 (with 15). Since the Coaches Poll first released a final poll in 1950, Florida State has 32 seasons where the team finished ranked in the top 25 in the Coaches Polls.

Florida State holds many current records. Some current records held by the Seminoles are: the tenth longest home winning streak with a total of 37 home wins from the 1992 through the 2001 seasons, the longest active bowl streak and the second longest of all-time, the current longest bowl winning streak as well as the longest overall bowl win streak, the longest active streak without a losing season, and the longest top five finish streak.^[17] Former head coach Bobby Bowden is the winningest Division I coach of all time with most of those wins coming from his time with the Seminoles. Florida State was the first team to go 'wire-to-wire' by keeping a number one ranking for an entire season.

Polls []

Florida State has ended their football season ranked 34 times in either the AP or Coaches Poll.^[18]

Year Record AP Poll† Coaches‡ 1964 9–1–1 – 11 1967 7–2–2 – 15 1968 8–3–0 – 14 1971 8–4–0 – 19 1977 10–2–0 14 11 1979 11–1–0 6 8 1980 10–2–0 5 5 1982 9–3–0 13 10 1984 7–3–2 17 19 1985 9–3–0 15 13 1986 7–4–1 – 20 1987 11–1–0 2 2 1988 11–1–0 3 3 1989 10–2–0 3 2 1990 10–2–0 4 4 1991 11–2–0 4 4 1992 11–1–0 2 2 1993 12–1–0 1 1 1994 10–1–1 4 5 1995 10–2–0 4 5 1996 11–1–0 3 3 1997 11–1–0 3 3 1998 11–2–0 3 3 1999 12–0–0 1 1 2000 11–2–0 5 4 2001 8–4–0 15 15 2002 9–5–0 21 23 2003 10–3–0 11 10 2004 9–3–0 15 14 2005 8–5–0 23 23 2008 9–4–0 21 23 2010 10–4–0 17 16 2011 9–4–0 23 23 2012 12–2–0 10 8 † AP Poll began selecting the nation's Top 20 teams in 1939. Only the Top 10 teams were recognized from 1962-1967. The AP Poll expanded back to the Top 20 teams in 1968. In 1989, it began recognizing the Top 25 teams. ‡ UPI/Coaches Poll began selecting its Top 20 teams on a weekly basis in 1950 before expanding to the nations's Top 25 teams in 1990. Associated Press Poll History [] The AP Poll began in 1936. Year AP Pre-Season Ranking AP Final Ranking 1947 NR NR 1948 NR NR 1949 NR NR 1950 NR NR 1951 NR NR 1952 NR NR 1953 NR NR 1954 NR NR 1955 NR NR 1956 NR NR 1957 NR NR 1958 NR NR 1959 NR NR 1960 NR NR 1961 NR NR 1962 NR NR 1963 NR NR 1964 NR NR 1965 NR NR 1966 NR NR 1967 NR NR 1968 NR NR 1969 NR NR 1970 NR NR 1971 NR NR 1972 19 NR 1973 NR NR 1974 NR NR 1975 NR NR 1976 NR NR 1977 NR 14 1978 17 NR 1979 19 6 1980 13 5 1981 19 NR 1982 NR 13 1983 7 NR 1984 20 17 1985 19 15 1986 11 NR 1987 8 2 1988 1 3 1989 6 3 1990 3 4 1991 1 4 1992 4 2 1993 1 1 1994 4 4 1995 1 4 1996 3 3 1997 3 3 1998 2 3 1999 1 1 2000 2 3 2001 6 15 2002 3 21 2003 13 11 2004 5 15 2005 14 23 2006 10 NR 2007 19 NR 2008 NR 21 2009 18 NR 2010 20 17 2011 6 23 2012 7 10 NR = Not Ranked N/A = Not Available Coaches Poll History [] The Coaches' Poll began in 1950. Year Coaches Pre-Season Ranking Coaches Final Ranking 1947 N/A N/A 1948 N/A N/A 1949 N/A N/A 1950 N/A N/A 1951 N/A N/A 1952 N/A N/A 1953 N/A N/A 1954 N/A N/A 1955 N/A N/A 1956 N/A N/A 1957 N/A N/A 1958 N/A N/A 1959 N/A N/A 1960 N/A N/A 1961 N/A N/A 1962 N/A N/A 1963 N/A N/A 1964 N/A N/A 1965 N/A 11 1966 N/A N/A 1967 N/A 15 1968 N/A 14 1969 N/A N/A 1970 N/A N/A 1971 NR 19 1972 N/A N/A 1973 N/A N/A 1974 N/A N/A 1975 N/A N/A 1976 NR NR 1977 NR 11 1978 N/A NR 1979 N/A 8 1980 N/A 5 1981 N/A NR 1982 NR 10 1983 N/A NR 1984 N/A 19 1985 N/A 13 1986 N/A 20 1987 N/A 2 1988 N/A 3 1989 N/A 2 1990 N/A 4 1991 N/A 4 1992 N/A 2 1993 1 1 1994 N/A 5 1995 N/A 5 1996 N/A 3 1997 5 3 1998 2 3 1999 1 2 2000 2 3 2001 6 15 2002 3 21 2003 12 10 2004 4 14 2005 12 23 2006 10 NR 2007 21 NR 2008 NR 23 2009 19 NR 2010 20 16 2011 5 23 2012 7 8 NR = Not Ranked N/A = Not Available Notable moments [] 2010 - The Golden Toe – In the first-ever walk-off, game-winning kick in school history, Dustin Hopkins booted a 55-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Seminoles to a 16-13 victory over Clemson. Just a week prior, Hopkins missed a potential game-winning field goal with 7 seconds left in a two-point loss to North Carolina. 2005 - The Miami Muff – In 2005, the Florida State Seminoles finally gained some redemption for the past Wide Right heartbreaks. Trailing 10-7, the Hurricanes drove down the field to set up a game-tying field goal with 2:16 left. When the ball was snapped, it was mishandled by holder Brian Monroe and the ball never reached the kicker's foot. This ultimately led to a Florida State victory 2003 - Swindle in the Swamp -- Florida held a 34-31 lead in the fourth quarter when Seminole QB Chris Rix hit WR PK Sam for a 52-yard touchdown pass with 50 seconds remaining, giving the Seminoles a 38-34 win. Before the winning score, Rix had completed a 17-yard pass on 4th and 14 deep in Seminole territory to keep the drive alive. It turned out to be a close and high-scoring affair, but it is most remembered for several controversial referee calls by the ACC officiating crew, and was christened the "Swindle in the Swamp" by sportswriters for the questionable calls on multiple fumble/no-fumble plays that went against Florida. 2000 - FSU Wins Second National Championship -- Florida State scored first and took advantage of a blocked punt for a touchdown, giving the Seminoles a 14–0 lead in the first quarter. Virginia Tech, led by QB Michael Vick, answered with a touchdown drive of its own before the end of the quarter, but Florida State scored two quick touchdowns to begin the second quarter. Virginia Tech scored a touchdown before halftime, but halfway through the game, Florida State held a 28–14 lead. In the third quarter, Virginia Tech's offense gave the Hokies a lead with a field goal and two touchdowns. Tech failed to convert two two-point conversions, but held a 29–28 lead at the end of the third quarter. Florida State answered in the fourth quarter, however, taking a 36–29 lead with a touchdown and successful two-point conversion early in the quarter. From this point, the Seminoles did not relinquish the lead, extending it to 46–29 with a field goal and another touchdown. With the win, Florida State clinched the 1999 BCS national championship, the team's second national championship in its history. 1996 - #1 vs #2 -- The #1–ranked and undefeated Gators came into Tallahassee favored against the second-ranked Seminoles. The 'Noles got off to a quick start when Peter Boulware blocked the Gator's first punt of the game, resulting in a touchdown. Florida's eventual Heisman Trophy winner quarterback Danny Wuerffel threw three interceptions in the first half, and FSU had a 17–0 lead after one quarter of play. Wuerffel got on track after that, throwing for three touchdowns. The last one (to WR Reidel Anthony) cut the Florida State lead to three points with just over a minute left to play. The ensuing onside kick went out of bounds, however, and the Seminoles held on for the 24–21 upset win. 1994 - The Choke at Doak -- In the greatest fourth-quarter comeback of the series, the Gators led the Seminoles 31–3 after three quarters. However, the Seminoles scored 28 points in the final fifteen minutes to tie the game at 31-31. The Seminoles then won a rematch in the Sugar Bowl 23–17, referred to as "The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter." 1994 - FSU Wins First National Championship -- This 60th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State came into the game 11-1, and ranked first in the nation. Nebraska came into the game undefeated at 11-0, and with a number 2 ranking. Late in 4th quarter, FSU's Heisman trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward drove the Seminoles all the way to the Nebraska 3 yard line. The Huskers held and forced Scott Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night, which was good, and FSU led 18-16 with just 21 seconds remaining. Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines, and were penalized for excessive celebration, costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff. As a result, the Huskers were able to get a decent return and began their final possession at their own 43 yard line. As time ran down, Tommy Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell for a 29 yard gain to the FSU 28 yard line. The clock ticked down to 0:00, setting off more chaos on the FSU sideline, complete with the compulsory Gatorade bath given to FSU coach Bobby Bowden. However, referee John Soffey ruled that Bell was down with 1 second left on the clock, and ordered the field cleared, allowing Nebraska placekicker Byron Bennett an opportunity to kick the game winning field goal. But the 45 yard kick sailed wide left, preserving the 18-16 win for the Seminoles. 1993 - Ward to Dunn -- The Seminoles came into The Swamp ranked No. 1 and looking to play for the national championship. Florida had clinched the SEC East championship and were themselves ranked in the top five. Early on it looked to be a Florida State rout, as the Seminoles took a 27–7 lead into the fourth quarter. However, Florida scored two quick touchdowns to make the score 27–21. With six minutes remaining, the Seminoles faced third down at their own 21-yard-line. In what many people consider the greatest play in Florida State history, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward hit freshman Warrick Dunn up the sideline for a 79-yard game-clinching touchdown run and a 33–21 FSU win. 1991 - Big Win at the Big House -- In their first trip ever to Michigan Stadium, Florida State would beat the #3 Michigan Wolverines 51-31 behind quarterback Casey Weldon's 268 yards and 2 TDs and Amp Lee's 122 yards rushing. One of the most memorable plays in Florida State history occurred in the 1st quarter when cornerback Terrell Buckley returned an Elvis Grbac interception for a 40 yard touchdown. 1988 - Puntrooskie -- Florida State had a 4th down and 4 to go at its own 21 yard line with about a minute and a half to go in the 4th quarter at Clemson. They lined up to punt but the ball was snapped to an up back who handed it to Leroy Butler who ran down the left side of the field all the way to the Clemson 4 yard line. Florida State wound up kicking a field goal to win the game, 24-21. 1964 - FSU's First Win Over UF -- Florida State had never beaten Florida, gaining only a 3-3 tie in six tries, all at Gainesville. Since 1947, when Florida State College for Women became Florida State University, its athletes have endured "girl school" taunts. During the week Florida players wore stickers on their helmets in practice reading "Never, FSU, Never." The thrust may have added considerable fuel to FSU's already blazing fire. FSU's aggressive defense helped force five Florida fumbles, and the Seminoles claimed four of them. The Tribe intercepted two passes. FSU lost two fumbles and had one pass intercepted. Steve Tensi connected on 11 of 22 throws for 190 yards. Fred Biletnikoff, a decoy much of the way and well covered by Florida, caught only two, for 78 yards and a TD. The 16-7 win ended six years of FSU frustration against the Gators and left Florida with a 5-3 record. FSU ended its regular season with a 8-1-1 chart, a showing exceeded only by an unbeaten 1950 season which came at a time when the Tribe was playing in a lesser league. 1950 - First Game at Doak – Florida State played the first game at Doak Campbell Stadium. Stadium [] The Florida State Seminoles originally played their home games at Centennial Field until 1950. The team currently play their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium, which has a capacity of 82,300. Florida State is 256-81-4 (.757) in 341 games played at Doak. Doak Campbell Stadium Doak S. Campbell Stadium [] Main article: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium See also: List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums A view of the north end zone The stadium, named after former Florida State President Doak S. Campbell, hosted its first game against the Randolph-Macon College Yellowjackets on October 7, 1950 with the Seminoles winning the game 40–7. At that time the facility had a seating capacity of 15,000. Florida State first began play at Centennial Field during the team's inaugural 1947 season and would continue to play there for the following two years (1948 and 1949). Doak Campbell Stadium, with its original capacity of 15,000 in 1950, was built at a cost of $250,000. In 1954, the stadium grew to a capacity of 19,000. Six thousand more seats were added in 1961. During the Bill Peterson era (1960–70), the stadium was expanded to 40,500 seats, and it remained at that capacity for the next 14 years. Since that time, the stadium has expanded to almost 83,000, largely due to the success of the football team under head coach Bobby Bowden coupled with the ever growing student body. It now is the largest football stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Aesthetically, a brick facade surrounding the stadium matches the architectural design of most of the buildings on the university's campus. In addition to the obvious recreational uses, The University Center surrounds the stadium and houses many of the university's offices. The field was officially named Bobby Bowden field on November 20, 2004 as Florida State hosted intrastate rival Florida. Florida State has been recognized as having one of the best gameday atmospheres in the country, and Doak Campbell Stadium has been named one of top stadiums in college sports.[19] Head coaches [] See also: List of Florida State Seminoles head football coaches Florida State has had nine head coaches. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1947 Ed Williamson 1 0-5 .000 1948–1952 Don Veller 5 31-12-1 .716 1953–1958 Tom Nugent 6 34-28-1 .548 1959 Perry Moss 1 4-6 .400 1960–1970 Bill Peterson 11 62-42-11 .587 1971–1973 Larry Jones 3 15-19 .441 1974–1975 Darrell Mudra 2 4-18 .182 1976–2009 Bobby Bowden 34 304-97-4^ .758 2010–present Jimbo Fisher 3 31-10 .756 Totals 9 coaches 66 seasons 485-237-17 .668 ^ Bobby Bowden's record does not include 12 wins that were vacated that would otherwise make his record 316-97-4 Championships [] National championships [] See also: College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS and List of Atlantic Coast Conference national championships FSU's National Championship trophies Florida State claims two national championships, from the 1993 and 1999 seasons. Florida State has several other national titles that are not officially claimed by the school. The university has six un-claimed titles. They were selected as the national champions in 1980 by the Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments and the Rothman system; in 1987 by Berryman, the Massey Ratings, and the Sagarin Ratings; in 1989 by the Billingsley Report; in 1992 by the Sagarin Ratings; in 1994 by the Dunkel System; and in 1996 by the Alderson System. However, Florida State University does not recognize these titles.[20] In total, Florida State has eight national titles. National championship seasons [] Year Coach Selector Record Bowl Result 1993 Bobby Bowden AP, Coaches 12–1 Orange Bowl FSU 18, Nebraska 16 1999 Bobby Bowden BCS, AP, Coaches 12–0 Sugar Bowl FSU 46, Virginia Tech 29 Total National Titles – 2 Other national championship game appearances [] Year Coach Championship Game Record Bowl Result 1996 Bobby Bowden Bowl Alliance 11–1 Sugar Bowl Florida 52, FSU 20 1998 Bobby Bowden BCS 11-2 Fiesta Bowl Tennessee 23, FSU 16 2000 Bobby Bowden BCS 11-2 Orange Bowl Oklahoma 13, FSU 2 Total National Championship Game Appearances – 5 Conference championships [] See also: List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions, NCAA Division I conference realignment, and List of NCAA conferences Conference Affiliations In the first year of the program, Florida State competed as an independent program without conference affiliation. They were members of the Dixie Conference for three years before returning to independence. They would remain this way until 1992 when, after being courted by several conferences including the Southeastern Conference, they opted to join the Atlantic Coast Conference which is the same conference that they compete in today. 1947: Independent 1948–1950: Dixie Conference 1951–1991: Independent 1992–present: Atlantic Coast Conference Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record 1948 Dixie Don Veller 7–1 4–0 1949 Dixie Don Veller 9–1 4–0 1950 Dixie Don Veller 8–0 2–0 1992 ACC Bobby Bowden 11–1 8–0 1993 ACC Bobby Bowden 12–1 8–0 1994 ACC Bobby Bowden 10–1–1 8–0 1995† (shared with Virginia) ACC Bobby Bowden 10–2 7–1 1996 ACC Bobby Bowden 11–1 8–0 1997 ACC Bobby Bowden 11–1 8–0 1998† (shared with Georgia Tech) ACC Bobby Bowden 11–2 7–1 1999 ACC Bobby Bowden 12–0 8–0 2000 ACC Bobby Bowden 11–2 8–0 2002 ACC Bobby Bowden 9–5 7–1 2003 ACC Bobby Bowden 10–3 7–1 2005 ACC Bobby Bowden 8–5 5–3 2012 ACC Jimbo Fisher 12–2 7–1 Total Conference Titles – 16 † Denotes co-champions Divisional championships [] See also: Atlantic Coast Conference#Divisions Divisional play began in the Atlantic Coast Conference at the start of the 2005 football season following the addition of Boston College. Florida State leads the ACC Atlantic Division with four titles and three appearances in the ACC Championship Game. Year Division Overall Record Conference Record 2005† (shared with Boston College) ACC Atlantic 7–4 5–3 2008† (shared with Boston College) ACC Atlantic 8–4 5–3 2010 ACC Atlantic 9–3 6–2 2012† (shared with Clemson) ACC Atlantic 10–2 7–1 Total Division Titles – 4 † Denotes co-champions Conference championship games [] Noles competing in the conference championship See also: ACC Championship Game Florida State has appeared in the ACC Championship Game as the winner of the Atlantic Division three times, defeating Virginia Tech of the Coastal Division in the inaugural game in 2005, losing to Virginia Tech in 2010, and beating Georgia Tech in 2012. Year Division Championship ACC CG Result Opponent PF PA 2005 ACC Atlantic W Virginia Tech 27 22 2010 ACC Atlantic L Virginia Tech 33 44 2012 ACC Atlantic W Georgia Tech 21 15 Totals 3 2–1 81 81 Undefeated seasons [] See also: List of undefeated NCAA Division I football teams Florida State has completed two "perfect seasons" in its history. Year Coach Record 1950 Don Veller 8-0 1999 Bobby Bowden 12-0 Total Undefeated Seasons - 2 Florida State has also completed four unbeaten regular seasons: 1950, 1979, 1996, 1999 Records and results [] Year-by-year results [] Main article: List of Florida State Seminoles football seasons Year Coach Record Championships 1947 Ed Williamson 0–5 1948 Don Veller 7–1 Dixie Conference Champions 1949 Don Veller 9–1 Dixie Conference Champions 1950 Don Veller 8–0 Dixie Conference Champions 1951 Don Veller 6–2 1952 Don Veller 1–8–1 1953 Tom Nugent 5–5 1954 Tom Nugent 8–4 1955 Tom Nugent 5–5 1956 Tom Nugent 5–4–1 1957 Tom Nugent 4–6 1958 Tom Nugent 7–4 1959 Perry Moss 4–6 1960 Bill Peterson 3–6–1 1961 Bill Peterson 4–5–1 1962 Bill Peterson 4–3–3 1963 Bill Peterson 4–5–1 1964 Bill Peterson 9–1–1 1965 Bill Peterson 4–5–1 1966 Bill Peterson 6–5 1967 Bill Peterson 7–2–2 1968 Bill Peterson 8–3 1969 Bill Peterson 6–3–1 1970 Bill Peterson 7–4 1971 Larry Jones 8–4 1972 Larry Jones 7–4 1973 Larry Jones 0–11 1974 Darrell Mudra 1–10 1975 Darrell Mudra 3–8 1976 Bobby Bowden 5–6 1977 Bobby Bowden 10–2 1978 Bobby Bowden 8–3 1979 Bobby Bowden 11–1 1980 Bobby Bowden 10–2 1981 Bobby Bowden 6–5 1982 Bobby Bowden 9–3 1983 Bobby Bowden 8–41 1984 Bobby Bowden 7–3–2 1985 Bobby Bowden 9–3 1986 Bobby Bowden 7–4–1 1987 Bobby Bowden 11–1 1988 Bobby Bowden 11–1 1989 Bobby Bowden 10–2 1990 Bobby Bowden 10–2 1991 Bobby Bowden 11–2 1992 Bobby Bowden 11–1 ACC Champions 1993 Bobby Bowden 12–1 ACC Champions; National Champions 1994 Bobby Bowden 10–1–1 ACC Champions 1995 Bobby Bowden 10–2 ACC Co-Champions 1996 Bobby Bowden 11–1 ACC Champions 1997 Bobby Bowden 11–1 ACC Champions 1998 Bobby Bowden 11–2 ACC Co-Champions 1999 Bobby Bowden 12–0 ACC Champions; National Champions 2000 Bobby Bowden 11–2 ACC Champions 2001 Bobby Bowden 8–4 2002 Bobby Bowden 9–5 ACC Champions 2003 Bobby Bowden 10–3 ACC Champions 2004 Bobby Bowden 9–3 2005 Bobby Bowden 8–5 ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions; ACC Champions 2006 Bobby Bowden 7–62 2007 Bobby Bowden 7–63 2008 Bobby Bowden 9–4 ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions 2009 Bobby Bowden 7–6 2010 Jimbo Fisher 10–4 ACC Atlantic Division Champions 2011 Jimbo Fisher 9–4 2012 Jimbo Fisher 12–2 ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions; ACC Champions 1- Tulane was forced to forfeit their win over FSU in 1983 due to an ineligible player. 2- Five (5) 2006 season wins vacated due to using ineligible players 3- All Seven (7) 2007 season wins vacated due to using ineligible players Yearly conference results [] Year Coach Record 1948 (Dixie) Don Veller 4–0 1949 (Dixie) Don Veller 4–0 1950 (Dixie) Don Veller 2–0 1992 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 1993 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 1994 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 1995 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 7–1 1996 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 1997 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 1998 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 7–1 1999 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 2000 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 8–0 2001 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 6–2 2002 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 7–1 2003 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 7–1 2004 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 6–2 2005 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 5–3 2006 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 3–51 2007 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 4–42 2008 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 5–3 2009 (ACC) Bobby Bowden 4–4 2010 (ACC) Jimbo Fisher 6–2 2011 (ACC) Jimbo Fisher 5–3 2012 (ACC) Jimbo Fisher 7–1 1- Two (2) 2006 conference wins vacated due to using ineligible players 2- All Four (4) 2007 conference wins vacated due to using ineligible players Yearly division results [] Year Coach Record 2005 (Atlantic) Bobby Bowden 3–2 2006 (Atlantic) Bobby Bowden 0–5 2007 (Atlantic) Bobby Bowden 3–21 2008 (Atlantic) Bobby Bowden 3–2 2009 (Atlantic) Bobby Bowden 3–2 2010 (Atlantic) Jimbo Fisher 4–1 2011 (Atlantic) Jimbo Fisher 3–2 2012 (Atlantic) Jimbo Fisher 4–1 1- Three (3) 2007 division wins vacated due to using ineligible players All-time bowl record [] Main article: List of Florida State Seminoles bowl games See also: List of NCAA football bowl records Florida State has played in 42 bowl games in its history and has a 26–14–2 record in those games. The Seminoles are the ninth most successful bowl team in history. Florida State's two most common opponents in bowl play have been Oklahoma and Nebraska. The Seminoles are 1–3 against Oklahoma in bowl games and 4–0 against Nebraska. Florida State's most common bowl destination has been the Orange Bowl (9 trips). Its second most common bowl destinations have been the Sugar Bowl and the Gator Bowl (6 trips each). Florida State owns the record for most consecutive bowl game victories with 11, between 1985 and 1996. The Seminoles also hold the longest active consecutive bowl appearance streak, at 34 appearances (as of 2013). Their current record is only surpassed in the all-time record by Nebraska, with 35 appearances. Florida State also carries the nation’s longest winning streak in bowl games at 5 wins (also as of 2013). Florida State has the fifth most bowl wins among all FBS teams. Coach Jimbo Fisher has a 3-0 record in bowls. Date Bowl Win/Loss Opponent PF PA January 2, 1950 Cigar Bowl W Wofford 19 6 January 1, 1955 Sun Bowl L Texas-El Paso 20 47 December 13, 1958 Bluegrass Bowl L Oklahoma State 6 15 January 2, 1965 Gator Bowl W Oklahoma 36 19 December 24, 1966 Sun Bowl L Wyoming 20 28 December 30, 1967 Gator Bowl T Penn State 17 17 December 30, 1968 Peach Bowl L LSU 27 31 December 27, 1971 Fiesta Bowl L Arizona State 38 45 December 23, 1977 Tangerine Bowl W Texas Tech 40 17 January 1, 1980 Orange Bowl L Oklahoma 7 24 January 1, 1981 Orange Bowl L Oklahoma 17 18 December 30, 1982 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 31 12 December 30, 1983 Peach Bowl W North Carolina 28 3 December 22, 1984 Citrus Bowl T Georgia 17 17 December 30, 1985 Gator Bowl W Oklahoma State 34 23 December 31, 1986 All-American Bowl W Indiana 27 13 January 1, 1988 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 31 28 January 2, 1989 Sugar Bowl W Auburn 13 7 January 1, 1990 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 41 17 December 28, 1990 Blockbuster Bowl W Penn State 24 17 January 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic W Texas A&M 10 2 January 1, 1993 Orange Bowl W Nebraska 27 14 January 1, 1994 Orange Bowl W Nebraska 18 16 January 2, 1995 Sugar Bowl W Florida 23 17 January 1, 1996 Orange Bowl W Notre Dame 31 26 January 2, 1997 Sugar Bowl (National Championship Game) L Florida 20 52 January 1, 1998 Sugar Bowl W Ohio State 31 14 January 4, 1999 Fiesta Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) L Tennessee 16 23 January 4, 2000 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) W Virginia Tech 46 29 January 3, 2001 Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) L Oklahoma 2 13 January 1, 2002 Gator Bowl W Virginia Tech 30 17 January 1, 2003 Sugar Bowl (BCS) L Georgia 13 26 January 1, 2004 Orange Bowl (BCS) L Miami 14 16 January 1, 2005 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 30 18 January 3, 2006 Orange Bowl (BCS) *L (3 OT) Penn State 23 26 December 27, 2006 Emerald Bowl W UCLA 44 271 December 31, 2007 Music City Bowl L Kentucky 28 352 December 27, 2008 Champs Sports Bowl W Wisconsin 42 13 January 1, 2010 Gator Bowl W West Virginia 33 21 December 31, 2010 Chick-Fil-A Bowl W South Carolina 26 17 December 29, 2011 Champs Sports Bowl W Notre Dame 18 14 January 1, 2013 Orange Bowl (BCS) W Northern Illinois 31 10 Total 42 bowl games 26–14–2 1,004 904 1 - Bowl win vacated due to using ineligible players 2 - The Seminoles came into the game without 34 players due to various injuries, violations of team rules, and a large academic cheating scandal.[21] * Penn State's win was vacated due to action by the NCAA's Committee on Infractions on July 23, 2012 Bowl games [] Bowl # Appearances Record All-American Bowl 1 1986 1–0 Blockbuster Bowl 1 1990 1–0 Bluegrass Bowl 1 1958 0–1 Champs Sports Bowl 2 2008, 2011 2–0 Chick-Fil-A Bowl 1 2010 1–0 Cigar Bowl 1 1950 1–0 Citrus Bowl 1 1984 0–0–1 Cotton Bowl Classic 1 1992 1–0 Emerald Bowl 1 2006 1–0 (vacated) Fiesta Bowl 4 1971, 1988, 1990, 1999 2–2 Gator Bowl 7 1965, 1967, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2010 6–0–1 Music City Bowl 1 2007 0–1 Orange Bowl 9 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2013 4–5 Peach Bowl 2 1968, 1983 1–1 Sugar Bowl 6 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 4–2 Sun Bowl 2 1955, 1966 0–2 Tangerine Bowl 1 1977 1–0 Bowl Championship Series games [] See also: Bowl Championship Series Florida State has played in six BCS games, including three BCS National Championships. The Seminoles also hold the distinction of playing in the first Bowl Championship Series national championship game. Florida State also played in three Bowl Coalition games and three Bowl Alliance games, the precursors to the BCS. Florida State has a 2–5 record in BCS bowl games. Year BCS Game BCS Game Result Opponent PF PA 1998 Fiesta Bowl (BCS National Championship) L #1 Tennessee 16 23 1999 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship) W #2 Virginia Tech 46 29 2000 Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship) L #1 Oklahoma 2 13 2002 Sugar Bowl L #4 Georgia 13 26 2003 Orange Bowl L #10 Miami 14 16 2005 Orange Bowl L #3 Penn State 23 26 2012 Orange Bowl W #16 Northern Illinois 31 10 Kickoff games [] Florida State has played in five college kickoff games. The Seminoles have appeared in the Kickoff Classic and Pigskin Classic twice and in the Eddie Robinson Classic once. The Seminoles are scheduled to play in the Cowboys Classic to open the 2014 season. Florida State has a 5–0 record in kickoff games. Year Game Result Opponent PF PA 1991 Pigskin Classic W BYU 44 28 1993 Kickoff Classic W Kansas 42 0 1998 Kickoff Classic W Texas A&M 23 14 2000 Pigskin Classic W BYU 29 3 2002 Eddie Robinson Classic W Iowa State 38 31 Record vs. ACC teams [] Florida State holds a winning record against every current and former ACC school except for Miami and Pittsburgh, who hold slight advantages. School Record Streak 1st Meeting Boston College 7–4–0 Won 3 1957 (2005 as conference opponents) Clemson 18–8–0 Won 1 1970 (1992 as conference opponents) Duke 18–0–0 Won 18 1992 Georgia Tech 13–9–1 Won 1 1955 (1992 as conference opponents) Maryland 21–2–0 Won 6 1968 (1992 as conference opponents) Miami 26–31–0 Won 3 1951 (2004 as conference opponents) North Carolina 15–2–1 Lost 1 1983 (1992 as conference opponents) NC State 22–11–0 Lost 1 1952 (1992 as conference opponents) Pittsburgh 3–5 Lost 3 1971 (2013 as conference opponents) Syracuse 5–1 Won 5 1966 (2013 as conference opponents) Virginia 14–3–0 Lost 1 1992 Virginia Tech 23–12–1 Won 1 1955 (2004 as conference opponents) Wake Forest 24–6–1 Won 1 1956 (1992 as conference opponents) Rivalries [] See also: List of NCAA college football rivalry games Florida State's traditional rivals are the University of Florida Gators and University of Miami Hurricanes. Rivalry history [] Primary Florida State Football Rivalries: All-Time Records Rivalry Rival Games Played First Meeting Last Meeting FSU Won FSU Lost Ties Streak Last Result Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida 56 1958 2012 21 34 2 1 loss 2012, 26-37 Florida State–Miami football rivalry Miami 57 1951 2012 26 31 0 3 wins 2012, 33-20 Clemson–Florida State football rivalry Clemson 26 1970 2012 18 8 0 1 win 2012, 49-37 Jefferson–Eppes Trophy Virginia 17 1992 2011 14 3 0 1 loss 2011, 13-14 Totals 155 78 75 2 Florida [] Main article: Florida–Florida State football rivalry The Florida Gators are the main rival of the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State and Florida have played each other 56 times. The game alternates between Florida's home stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Florida and Florida State's home stadium, Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Gators hold a 34–21–2 all-time lead against the Seminoles. This is due to the series beginning with Florida dominating for the first few years of the rivalry, but since then it has been more balanced and most of the games have been close. During the Bobby Bowden Era, FSU barely lost out at 17–18–1. In the past forty meetings FSU has gone 19-20-1, with Florida holding the lead by only one win. Current Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is 2-1 against the University of Florida. Miami [] Main article: Florida State–Miami football rivalry See also: Wide Right I and Wide Right II The rivalry dates to 1951, when the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Seminoles 35–13 in their inaugural meeting. The schools have played uninterrupted since 1966, with Miami holding the all-time advantage, 31–25. Florida State holds a 5–3 advantage since the Hurricanes became a conference foe in 2004. Current Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is 3-0 against the University of Miami. During the 1980s and 90s, the series emerged as one of the premier rivalries in college football. Between 1983 and 2002, the Hurricanes and Seminoles combined to win 7 national championships (5 for Miami, 2 for Florida State) and played in 13 national championship games (83, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 00, 01). The rivalry has been popular not only because of its profound national championship implications and the competitiveness of the games but also because of the immense NFL-caliber talent typically present on the field when the two teams meet. The famous 1987 matchup featured over 50 future NFL players on both rosters combined. The games have been characterized by remarkable team speed, big plays, hard hitting, and missed field goals. In 2004, the intensity of the rivalry was dialed up another notch when Miami joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and the teams became intra-conference rivals. The rivalry is a television ratings bonanza, accounting for the two highest rated college football telecasts in ESPN history. The 2006 game between Miami and FSU was the second most-viewed college football game, regular season or bowl, in the history of ESPN, averaging 6,330,000 households in viewership (6.9 rating). It trailed only the 1994 game between Miami and FSU, which notched a 7.7 rating.[22] Clemson [] Main article: Clemson–Florida State football rivalry See also: The Bowden Bowl Florida State has a rivalry with Atlantic Division foe Clemson Tigers. Florida State leads the all-time series 18–8. Current Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is 2-1 against Clemson University. Florida State dominated the contests through most of the 1990s but 1999 marked a milestone as the hire of Bobby Bowden's son Tommy led to the first meeting, in 1999, which was the first time in Division I-A history that a father and a son met as opposing head coaches in a football game. During the time Tommy coached at Clemson the game was known as the "Bowden Bowl" Bobby won the series in the 9 years it played before Tommy's resignation, winning 5–4 with all four losses within the last five seasons. Tommy's four wins in the series remain the only times the son has ever beaten the father when facing off as head coach in any of America's four major sports.. One sticking point in the rivalry remains that a proud Clemson Tiger program that was strong in the 1980s had won 6 of the past 11 ACC titles from 1981–91. 1991 would be the last ACC Championship the Tigers would win until 2011 as Florida State entered the ACC in 1992 and proceeded to win the next 9 ACC Championships in a row, and 12 of the next 14 in the series. The Tigers advanced to the 2009 ACC title game for the first time since its inception in 2005 but a late Georgia Tech victory lengthened the Tigers' title drought. Virginia [] Main article: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy The Seminoles also have a rivalry with the Virginia Cavaliers. Florida State and Virginia compete for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy. The two schools have played for the trophy since its creation in 1995. It has been awarded a total of 14 times, with FSU receiving it 11 times. The Seminoles hold the all-time advantage 14–3. Current Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is 1-1 against the University of Virginia. The teams last met in 2011, and they will meet once again during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Trophies [] Florida State plays for two trophys: the Florida Cup and Jefferson–Eppes Trophy. Florida Cup [] The Florida Cup is awarded to Florida State, Florida, or Miami when one team wins a round-robin against the other two teams from the state of Florida in the same season (including bowl games if necessary).[23] A separate trophy, the Governor's Cup, is also awarded to the winner of the Florida-Florida State game at the winning team's spring scrimmage. Jefferson-Eppes Trophy [] The Jefferson-Eppes Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Florida State-Virginia game. This game was played annually from 1992 through 2005, but since the conference split into divisions, the teams meet twice every six years. Florida State has been awarded the trophy eleven times. Historic games [] Game of the Century [] See also: Game of the Century (college football) Florida State has played in many historic football games, with three games being billed as the game of the century. Miami (1991) [] Main article: Wide Right I In a game that featured in-state rivals Florida State University and the University of Miami, ranked #1 and #2 in the nation respectively, Miami won by one point, 17-16, after Florida State's kicker Gerry Thomas missed a field goal wide to the right with 29 seconds remaining in the game. The Miami Hurricanes would remain unbeaten the remainder of the season and win the national championship. This game would begin a long line of cruicial missed kicks that would define this rivalry throughout the years. Notre Dame (1993) [] Main article: 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game In a matchup of unbeatens, Florida State University was ranked Number 1, and the University of Notre Dame was ranked #2. The winner of this game, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, was certain to play #3 Nebraska (which would then move up to #2) in the Orange Bowl for the National Championship. Florida State had quarterback Charlie Ward, who would win the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame was an underdog, but had the home-field advantage. It was a game between the most-hyped program of the era and the most-hyped program in college football history, and NBC, which had exclusive rights to Fighting Irish home games (and was thus mocked by some as the "Notre Dame Broadcasting Company", much as CBS was ripped as the "Cowboys Broadcasting System" in the 1970s and 1980s), tried to market this matchup as the "Game of the Century." There was considerable media discussion as to whether the game would live up to the hype, and, if not, how bad NBC would look. ESPN would also hype the game, showing FSU players touring the Notre Dame campus that week wearing green hats with shamrocks and gold-embroidered FSU initials on the front, and having the first on-campus edition of College GameDay from South Bend. The Peacock Network did not have to worry, because they got the classic they hoped for. The Irish appeared to be riding those mystiques the entire game, leading 31-17 as the Seminoles got the ball with 1:39 to play. But Ward drove the 'Noles down the field, and hit Kez McCorvey on 4th-and-20 for a touchdown that bounced off Irish safety Brian McGee. Notre Dame got the ball back, but went three-and-out, giving FSU one last shot. In just three plays, they got to the Irish 14 with three seconds to play. Ward rolled out and had a wide open receiver in the end zone, but did not see him, and his pass was batted down. Notre Dame won 31-24, and a sellout crowd stormed the field. The Irish were now #1, and set up to play #2 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, leaving now-Number 3 Florida State in a lesser bowl. All Notre Dame had to do was beat Boston College the next week. But BC won on a last-second field goal, and the Irish were knocked out of the top spot. Nebraska advanced to Number 1 and Florida State to #2, and their National Championship showdown was set. Ironically, having blown potential National Championships by missing last-second field goals in their games against the University of Miami in each of the two previous seasons, Florida State won 18-16 after hitting a last-minute field goal and Nebraska's miss of a last-second field goal try. Florida (1996) [] Main article: 1997 Sugar Bowl Florida State upset the top-ranked Gators 24-21 in the regular season match-up, but the two teams would face each other once again in the Sugar Bowl, in what would be the de facto national championship game where Florida prevailed 52-20 to win their first national championship. Traditions [] Cheerleaders are a part of the pageantry of college football. Many Florida State traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football, such as Chief Osceola and Renegade, the planting of the spear at midfield during pregame, the lighting of the spear on the night before games, the FSU Fight Song, the Marching Chiefs, the FSU Hymns, the War Chant, and the Tomahawk Chop. Fans of the Florida State Seminoles are known as The Tribe, a nod to the nickname that the team carries. In July 2011, Florida State won an ESPN SportsNation poll for Best Pre-game Tradition.[24] Osceola and Renegade [] Chief Osceola and Renegade Chief Osceola and Renegade are the official symbols of the Florida State Seminoles. During home football games, Chief Osceola, portraying the Seminole leader Osceola, charges down the field at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium riding an appaloosa horse named Renegade, and hurls a burning spear at midfield to begin every game. Marching Chiefs [] Marching Chiefs performing at the UF game in 1981 The Marching Chiefs is the official marching band of the Florida State Seminoles. The band plays at every home game as well as at most away games (Clemson, Miami, South Florida, and Florida) as well as any Championship or Bowl game. There are upwards of 470 members in the band. The Marching Chiefs holds the claim to being the world's largest collegiate marching band. Fight Song [] The Florida State University fight song first appeared as a poem by Doug Alley, a student at the school, in the Florida Flambeau. The Professor of music Thomas Wright then saw the poem in the newspaper and wrote a melody to it. During the 1950 homecoming halftime show, during a dedication ceremony naming the stadium, the band premiered the song. War Chant [] The Seminole War Chant was first used in a 1984 game against Auburn. The melody is based on the 1960s cheer, massacre.[25] The chant has also become associated with the tomahawk chop. The War Chant would be adopted by the Atlanta Braves when FSU football alumnus Deion Sanders joined the team, and has been used ever since. It is also used by the NFL team the Kansas City Chiefs, Mexican soccer club Santos Laguna and the Turkish soccer club Galatasaray S.K.. FSU Hymns [] The FSU Hymns include the alma mater, hymn, and fight song of The Florida State University. Sod Cemetery [] Florida State Football's Sod Cemetery is the final resting place for over 75 Sod Games The Sod Cemetery is located at Doak Campbell Stadium near the practice facilities, and is a burial ground containing snipped pieces of grass from other fields where what is known as a sod game is played. A sod game represents games won when FSU is a significant underdog, bowl games, landmark road wins despite who is favored, as well as every Florida game in Gainesville. Each piece of sod is buried in the cemetery next to the practice field and a tombstone is placed above it detailing the score and date of the game. It has become a sacred place for fans and a sightseeing attraction for visiting teams. Mascot [] Main article: Native American mascot controversy Chief Osceola riding his horse Renegade The Florida State Seminoles have no mascot. It is referred to as a symbol, Chief Osceola and Renegade. The Seminole Tribe of Florida officially sanctions the use of the Seminole as Florida State University’s nickname and of Chief Osceola as FSU's mascot. Controversies [] Shoe controversy [] Florida State University gained the nickname “Free Shoes University” from then Florida head football coach Steve Spurrier in 1993 after a scandal in which agents were found to have bought more than $6,000 worth of shoes for Seminole players.[26][27] Although the university suspended five players for several games the NCAA did not find that major rules had been violated.[28] Academic cheating scandal [] In Spring 2007, several FSU athletes including football players were accused of cheating in an online music history class. The NCAA ruled that Florida State was guilty of major violations, announced that it would reduce scholarship limits in 10 sports and force Florida State to vacate all of the victories in 2006 and 2007 in which the implicated athletes participated and placed the university on probation for four years.[29] Florida State appealed parts of the decision.[30] On January 5, 2010 the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee denied FSU's appeal and ruled that all penalties, including vacating up to fourteen wins during the 2006–2007 seasons would remain in effect. FSU officials responded that they were surprised and disappointed by the NCAA decision and felt that their own investigation and self-imposed penalties were sufficient. The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee responded that "the cooperative efforts of the university in the academic cheating scandal involving 61 Florida State athletes failed to outweigh the aggravating factors in the case."[31] The games to be vacated will be determined by certifying in which of the 14 games any of the 25 ineligible players competed.[32] A total of 12 wins were eventually vacated in all.[33] Individual national award winners [] Players [] Heisman Trophy[34] Best player Walter Camp Award[35] Best player Maxwell Award Best player Davey O'Brien Award Best quarterback Lombardi Award[36] Best lineman/linebacker Jim Thorpe Award[37] Best defensive back Dick Butkus Award Best linebacker Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Best senior Lou Groza Award Best placekicker Bobby Bowden Award Outstanding player 1993 - Charlie Ward, QB 2000 - Chris Weinke, QB 1993 - Charlie Ward, QB 1993 - Charlie Ward, QB 1993 - Charlie Ward, QB 2000 - Chris Weinke, QB 1992 - Marvin Jones, LB 2000 - Jamal Reynolds, DT 1988 - Deion Sanders, CB 1991 - Terrell Buckley, DB 1987 - Paul McGowan, LB 1992 - Marvin Jones, LB 1988 - Deion Sanders, CB 1991 - Terrell Buckley, DB 1991 - Casey Weldon, QB 1993 - Charlie Ward, QB 2000 - Chris Weinke, QB 2000 - Chris Weinke, QB 1998 - Sebastian Janikowski, K 1999 - Sebastian Janikowski, K 2008 - Graham Gano, K 2010 - Christian Ponder, QB Coaches [] Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Coach of the Year The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award Coach of the Year 1980 - Bobby Bowden 1991 - Bobby Bowden 1994 - Bobby Bowden Broyles Award[38] Best assistant coach 1996 - Mickey Andrews Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement 2010 - Bobby Bowden Atlantic Coast Conference awards [] See also: Atlantic Coast Conference football honors ACC Player of the Year (5) Charlie Ward (1992, 1993) Danny Kanell (1995) Andre Wadsworth (1997) Chris Weinke (2000) ACC Coach of the Year (2) Bobby Bowden (1993, 1997) ACC Offensive Player of the Year (4) Charlie Ward (1993) Danny Kanell (1995) Thad Busby (1997) Chris Weinke (2000) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (6) Derrick Brooks (1993) Derrick Alexander (1994) Peter Boulware (1996) Andre Wadsworth (1997) Darnell Dockett (2003) Bjoern Werner (2012) ACC Rookie of the Year (3) Tamarick Vanover (1992) Travis Minor (1997) Chris Rix (2001) ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year (2) Xavier Rhodes (2010) Ronald Darby (2012) Brian Piccolo Award (1) Chris Thompson (2012) 50th Anniversary team [] On July 23, 2002, in celebration of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary, a 120-member blue ribbon committee selected the Top 50 football players in ACC history. Florida State had the second most selections of all conference schools with eight players on the Golden Anniversary team.[39] Each of Florida State's honorees were All-Americans and former NFL players except for NBA player Charlie Ward. The eight selectees from Florida State were: Peter Boulware, (1994–1996) Derrick Brooks, (1991–1994) Warrick Dunn, (1993–1996) Sebastian Janikowski, (1997–1999) Marvin Jones, (1990–1992) Charlie Ward, (1990–1993) Peter Warrick, (1996–1999) Chris Weinke, (1997–2000) Uniform [] Florida State's uniforms are considered among the most iconic in the sport of college football and they have went through very few changes throughout the years. They are thought of as unique because of the tribal influences that they have in respect to the seminole culture that they represent. The team's jersey and helmet have remained relatively unchanged throughout the years. In a poll conducted by ESPN, Florida State was chosen to have the best college helmet. Helmets [] Current helmet Year(s) Used Description 1962; 1963; 1964 In 1962, plain gold helmets were used only during the first two games (vs The Citadel and Kentucky). This design was used through 1964 where it was used for some games 1962 Beginning with the team's third game in 1962, FSU introduced a triple helmet design scheme. On their helmets the offensive unit wore an arrow logo, the defensive unit a tomahawk, and the multi-purpose players an "indian head". This scheme was in place until the end of the 1962 season. 1964 While this design was in use for most of the 1964 season, the team used plain gold helmets (like the first helmet shown above) during at least the game against Georgia in 1964. 1965 Florida State Seminoles 1965 football helmet. 1966 - 1968 Florida State Seminoles 1966 - 1968 football helmet. 1968 This design was used only during the inaugural Peach Bowl game in Atlanta, GA on December 30, 1968, which was a 31-27 loss to LSU. 1969 Florida State Seminoles 1969 football helmet used for the last 8 games of the 1969 season. 1970 Florida State Seminoles 1970 football helmet. 1971 - 1974 Florida State Seminoles 1971 - 1974 football helmet. 1975 This design was only used during the first two games against Texas Tech and Utah State at the beginning of the 1975 season. 1975 Used during one game only – a 10–6 loss to Iowa State on September 27, 1975. 1975 Florida State Seminoles 1975 football helmet for the last 8 games of the season. 1976–Present This Florida State Seminoles helmet has been worn since 1976 and has remained unchanged. 2009 Black helmets were worn during the November 21, 2009 home game against Maryland in order to "pay tribute to Osceola, the legendary Native American warrior whose leadership of the Seminoles during the Second Seminole War has made him an enduring symbol of the unconquered spirit that Florida State athletes seek to embody." Players of note [] Main article: List of Florida State University people College Football Hall of Famers [] See also: College Football Hall of Fame Deion Sanders was inducted as a hall of famer, also having his number retired. Florida State Seminoles Hall of Famers Name Pos. Career Induction Ron Sellers WR 1966–68 1988 Fred Biletnikoff WR 1962–64 1991 Darrell Mudra Coach 1974–75 2000 Bobby Bowden Coach 1976–2009 2006 Charlie Ward QB 1989, 1991–93 2006 Ron Simmons DT 1977–80 2009 Deion Sanders CB 1985–88 2011 Retired numbers [] Florida State Seminoles retired numbers No. Player Pos. Career 2 Deion Sanders CB 1985–88 10 Derrick Brooks LB 1991–94 16 Chris Weinke QB 1997–2000 17 Charlie Ward QB 1989–93 25 Fred Biletnikoff WR 1962–64 27 Terrell Buckley CB 1989–91 28 Warrick Dunn RB 1993–96 34 Ron Sellers WR 1966–68 50 Ron Simmons DT 1977–80 Heisman Trophy [] See also: List of Heisman Trophy winners Currently, two Florida State players have been awarded the Heisman Trophy, Charlie Ward in 1993 and Chris Weinke in 2000. All-Americans [] See also: All-America and College Football All-America Team Many Florida State players have been honored as All-American players with thirty-six being awarded as consensus All-Americans. All Conference Team [] Florida State has been represented with Seminole players on the All-Conference Team every year since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference. Athlete of the Year [] See also: ACC Athlete of the Year Charlie Ward was given the Anthony J. McKevlin Award, an honor given to the best ACC male athlete, in 1993 and 1994. Bob Crenshaw Award winners [] Bob Crenshaw Award (Player with the Biggest Heart) Given in the memory of Robert E. (Bob) Crenshaw (Played 1952–55), Florida State Football Captain in 1954 and student leader who was killed in a jet crash in 1958. The plaque's inscription reads: "To the football player with the Biggest Heart." The recipient is chosen by his teammates as the man who best exemplifies the qualities that made Bob Crenshaw an outstanding football player and person. 1958: Al Ulmer, Guard 1959: Ramon Rogers, Center 1960: Abner Bigbie, Fullback 1961: Paul Andrews, Fullback 1962: Jim Sims, Tackle 1964: Larry Brinkley, Fullback 1964: Dick Hermann, Linebacker 1965: Howard Ehler, Defensive Back 1966: Ed Pope, Guard 1967: Kim Hammond, Quarterback 1968: Billy Gunter, Running Back 1969: Stan Walker, Guard 1970: Bill Lohse, Linebacker 1971: Bill Henson, Defensive Tackle 1972: David Snell, Defensive Back 1973: Steve Bratton, Defensive End 1974: Jeff Gardner, Offensive Guard 1975: Lee Nelson, Defensive Back 1976: Joe Camps, Defensive Back 1977: Aaron Carter, Linebacker 1978: Scott Warren, Defensive End 1979: Greg Futch, Offensive Tackle 1980: Monk Bonasorte, Defensive Back 1981: Barry Voltapetti, Offensive Tackle 1982: Blair Williams, Quarterback 1983: Ken Roe, Linebacker 1984: Todd Stroud, Noseguard 1985: Pete Panton, Tight End 1986: Greg Newell, Free Safety 1987: Mark Salva, Center 1988: Jason Kuipers, Offensive Guard 1989: Tony Yeomans, Offensive Guard 1990: Lawrence Dawsey, Wide Receiver 1991: Dan Footman, Defensive End 1992: Robbie Baker, Center 1993: Jon Nance, Noseguard 1994: Steve Gilmer, Safety 1994: Enzo Armella, Noseguard 1995: Todd Rebol, Linebacker 1996: Connell Spain, Defensive Tackle 1997: Greg Spires, Defensive End 1998: Troy Saunders, Cornerback 1999: Reggie Durden, Cornerback 2000: Patrick Newton, Linebacker 2001: Bradley Jennings, Linebacker 2002: Anquan Boldin, Wide Receiver 2003: David Castillo, Center 2004: Bryant McFadden, Cornerback 2005: Andre Fluellen, Defensive Tackle 2006: Darius McClure, Safety 2007: Anthony Houllis, Rover 2008: Ryan McMahon, Center 2009: Ryan McMahon, Center 2009: Markus White, Defensive End 2010: Andrew Datko, Offensive Tackle 2011: EJ Manuel, Quarterback 2011: Lamarcus Joyner, Safety 2012: Telvin Smith, Linebacker 2012: Devonta Freeman, Running Back Seminoles in the NFL [] Florida State has sent 240 players to the National Football League since 1951. This includes 39 first-round draft picks. Andre Wadsworth holds the record as the highest Seminole taken in the NFL Draft as he was selected with the third overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 draft.[40] Eleven players, a school record, were taken in the 2013 NFL Draft.[41] Famous alumni [] Former Seminole Lee Corso on College Gameday Fred Biletnikoff - Pro Football Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Lee Corso - Retired college football head coach, ESPN College Gameday analyst Danny Kanell - ESPN analyst Burt Reynolds - Actor Ron Simmons - A football legend in his own right when he played at Florida State, after a short stint with the Cleveland Browns, Simmons would later go on to fame as a professional wrestler under his own name and under the name Faarooq, becoming the first African-American world champion. T. K. Wetherell - former President of Florida State University Mack Brown - head coach of the Texas Longhorns Faye Dunaway - Actress Jim Morrison - Lead Singer of the Doors Future non-conference opponents [] 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 vs Bethune-Cookman vs Oklahoma State (Arlington, TX) vs Texas State at South Florida at Florida vs Florida vs Boise State at Boise State vs Nevada vs The Citadel vs South Florida vs Florida at Florida vs Florida vs Idaho vs Notre Dame vs Chattanooga at Florida vs Florida at Florida [42] References [] ^ "Total Appearances in the Final AP Poll". Collegepollarchive.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012. ^ "The Greatest Program of all Time Is ...". Scout with FoxSports.com. August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012. ^ Stassen.com, I-A Winning Percentage 1869-2011 (143 years). 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Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012. Notes [] ^ In 2010, the NCAA forfeited Florida State's 12 victories from the 2006 and 2007 seasons. See also [] Florida State Seminoles Florida State University External links [] Official website