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Florida State-Georgia Tech football rivalry

The Florida State-Georgia Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Florida State Seminoles football team of Florida State University and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team of Georgia Tech.


1991 NCAA Division I-A football season

The Hurricanes closed the 1991 season with a 22-0 shutout over #11 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, but their season was defined by a dramatic November victory over then-#1 ranked and perennial rival Florida State.

2003 NCAA Division I-A football season

The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004.

2011–12 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

However, their ACC winning streak was snapped by Florida State when Michael Snaer hit a buzzer beating three pointer to stun the Duke home crowd.

Ben Habern

Habern was heavily recruited starting early in his junior year across the country receiving scholarships from Oklahoma, Arizona, Florida State, Miami (FL), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech).

Florida State–Miami football rivalry

After being called a "key persona" by Keith Jackson for hitting his third field goal of the game, Florida State kicker Gerry Thomas missed a field goal to the right with less than a minute remaining, and the top-ranked Seminoles lost in Doak Campbell Stadium to the second-ranked Hurricanes, 17-16.

Miami took a 27-24 lead after a Ken Dorsey touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, but Seminole quarterback and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke moved the Seminoles into field goal range during a last minute drive in Miami's Orange Bowl stadium.

The Seminoles drove down the field to give kicker Xavier Beitia a chance to win the game with a last second field goal.

Jimbo Fisher

Fisher's son Ethan has Fanconi anemia, this was discussed on the ESPN Monday Night College Football game on September 2, 2013 (Labor Day) between Florida State and the University of Pittsburgh as part of an effort by both schools to raise awareness of the disease.

Jimmie Ward

In 2012, he led the Huskies with 104 tackles, including a career game high 14 against Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

Kasey Carlson

Her mother is a former national level swimmer who competed for Florida State.

Shawn Wooden

One of the highlights of his college career came when he broke up Charlie Ward's final pass, resulting in Notre Dame's (ranked #2 at the time) defeat of the Florida State (ranked #1 at the time) in a nationally televised game in 1993 which was coined at that time the "Game of the Century".

Xavier Beitia

Beitia's miss at the Miami Orange Bowl was dubbed "Wide Left I," and it affected him openly and deeply.


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1989 Sugar Bowl

Florida State would cap the ensuing four play drive with a 25 yard Bill Mason field goal making it 10-0 Florida State.

1993 Florida State Seminoles football team

That game was sealed when FSU safety Devin Bush picked off a Frank Costa pass and ran it back 40 yards for a Florida State touchdown, making the score 28–10 with 4:59 to play.

1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game

With 1:39, Ward drove Florida State down the field, and hit Kez McCorvey on 4th-and-20 for a touchdown.

2000 Sugar Bowl

Chuck Amato resigned from his position as linebackers coach for Florida State to take the head coaching position at North Carolina State.

Florida State placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, who was born in Poland, also was a key component of the Seminoles' scoring offense.

2004 Florida State Seminoles football team

Originally scheduled for September 6, 2004, the game between Miami and Florida State was postponed due to Hurricane Frances.

2008 Florida State Seminoles football team

Myron Rolle, Florida State's starting safety, was interviewed in Birmingham, Alabama at noon for the Rhodes Scholarship.

2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment

Former FSU football All-American Derrick Brooks, also a former member of the FSU board of trustees, appeared on the Tim Brando Show, a national sports talk program, and claimed that the Big 12 was actively pursuing Florida State.

2014 BCS National Championship Game

The winner of the game, Florida State, was presented with the American Football Coaches Association's "The Coaches' Trophy", valued at $30,000 and has Dr Pepper as its presenting sponsor.

Bobby Bowden

A third son, Jeff Bowden, was the offensive coordinator at Florida State.

Brian Bannister

In 2004, Bannister was assigned to play for High-A St. Lucie in the Florida State League, where he put together a 5-7 record with a 4.24 ERA in twenty starts and was a Florida State League All-Star.

Brock Berlin

Miami would win the Big East Conference, defeat Florida State (for the second time that season) in the FedEx Orange Bowl, and finish the season at 11–2 and ranked #5 in both polls.

Capital punishment in Florida

Today, the only death chamber in Florida is located at Florida State Prison in Raiford.

Charlie Ward

In his senior year at Florida State, he also served as Student Government Vice-President, after he was asked to run by the Monarchy Party, a student government reform organization.

Christopher Schmitt

Developing Web sites since 1993, Christopher interned for both David Siegel and Lynda Weinman in the mid-90s while he was an undergraduate at Florida State University (FSU) working on a fine arts degree with an emphasis on graphic design.

Dead Lake

Dead Lakes State Recreation Area, a Florida State Park located one mile north of Wewahitchka

Devin Bush

His defensive coordinator at Florida State, Mickey Andrews, later stated Bush "was the most complete player he had ever coached".

Ernie Sims

In 2003, as a true freshman at Florida State, Sims played in all 13 games of the season, including the Orange Bowl against Miami (FL), as a back-up outside linebacker.

Florida State College

Florida State University, previously known as Florida State College and Florida State College for Women

Florida State Prison

Lynyrd Skynyrd's song "Four Walls of Raiford" tells the story of a convict who escapes from the Florida State Prison.

FSU Flying High Circus

The Florida State University Circus has been seen on "CBS Sports Spectacular," "ABC's Wide World of Sports," "On the Road" with Charles Kuralt, NBC's "Real People," "PM Magazine," and ESPN.

Gene Cox

He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1956 after having played on the 1954 and 1955 Florida State Seminole football teams.

George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park

The park is named for George Crady, a local Florida state representative and supporter of the Florida State Park system.

George Greer

During Greer's studies at Florida State, he was for a time a roommate of Jim Morrison, who later became lead vocalist of pop music group The Doors.

Gerald Lewis

Gerald A. Lewis (born 1934), American attorney and Florida state comptroller

Jason Varitek

His Lake Brantley High School baseball team won the Florida State Championship his senior year in 1990 and was named the number one high school baseball team in the nation by a USA Today poll.

Jeanette Núñez

She began her career as Chief of Staff for Florida State Senator Alex Díaz de la Portilla, where she was involved in legislative policy and constituent service.

John M. Drew

He served as the campaign manager for Florida State Senator Aaron Bean.

M. Athalie Range

Athalie Range (Born Mary Athalie Wilkinson on November 7, 1915 in Key West, Florida- November 14, 2006 in Miami, Florida) was a civil rights activist and politician who was the first African-American to serve on the Miami, Florida City Commission, and the first African-American since Reconstruction and the first woman to head a Florida state agency, the Department of Community Affairs.

Mary Sutherland

Mary S. Sutherland, professor of health education at Florida State University

Mauricio J. Tamargo

Earlier in his career, Tamargo served as Administrative Assistant to then-Florida State Representative Ros-Lehtinen, and as Staff Assistant to Senator Paula Hawkins.

Michael Bilirakis

His son, Gus, a Florida state representative, defeated Democrat Phyllis Busansky in the 2006 congressional race for the elder Bilirakis's House seat.

Oleta

Oleta River State Park, largest urban park in the Florida State Park system

Peter Boulware

Boulware accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 1993 to 1996.

Peter Tom Willis

He surpassed Seminole great, and fellow Hall of Famer, Gary Huff to become Florida State's top single season passer with 3,124 yards.

Peter Warrick

On September 29, 1999, during Warrick's senior season at Florida State, Warrick and teammate Laveranues Coles went to Dillard's in the Tallahassee Mall and bought $412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under Florida law.

Phillip Lamarre

Lamarre grew up in Margate, Florida, and attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where he was named to South the Florida Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald All-Area First Team his senior year, was named Miami Herald Player of the Year, was a two-time champion in both the State Cup and Sun Bowl, and was a member of Florida state team for three years.

Port Orange Causeway

The Florida State Legislature designated the new bridge as the Congressman William V. Chappel Jr. Memorial Bridge.

Sandy D'Alemberte

In 1955, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with honors from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and also attended summer school at Florida State University and the University of Virginia.

Siegrist

Theo H. Siegrist, professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Florida State University

Southern Shakespeare Festival

Trout then approached Florida State University Dean Emeritus Richard G. Fallon for help to establish a free Shakespeare in the park festival modeled after Joe Papp free Shakespeare-in-the-park.

Steve Tello

While working for Post-Newsweek station WPLG-TV, Tello, with lawyer Talbot " Sandy D'Alemberte ( former American Bar President and Florida State University President ) was successful in the precedent setting movement to place cameras in the courtrooms in the State of Florida.

Terry Bowden

Bowden is a son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden and a brother of Tommy Bowden, former head football coach at Clemson University, and Jeff Bowden, the former offensive coordinator at Florida State who serves as Terry's special teams coordinator at Akron.

Terry Craft

After rehab games in the Florida State League where he worked with future MLB umpire Mike Estabrook, Craft rejoined the crew of John Shulock, Mike Everitt and Doug Eddings.

Vic Prinzi

He was also a friend and former college football (starting quarterback and defensive back) team mate of Burt Reynolds at Florida State University, after whom a character in The Cannonball Run was named.

Wide Right

Wide Right I, a missed field goal by the Florida State University Seminoles in their 1991 game against the University of Miami Hurricanes

Wide Right II, a missed field goal by the Florida State University Seminoles in their 1992 game against the University of Miami Hurricanes