History & Traditions

Traditions

Florida State football is college football. The Seminoles have a legendary coach, a tradition of excellence and a record of dominance that is unprecedented in college football history. Recently the NCAA declared FSU a "dynasty". In 2000 Florida State extended the NCAA record for consecutive years of finishing in the Top 5 and winning 10 or more games to 14 seasons

Florida State football began in 1947 when the school became a co-educational institution. With the university having a small amount of men on campus, the team had to overcome MAJOR obstacles to build a respectable program. Tallahassee was located right in the middle of many already established football teams so FSU didn't have much of a chance at competing. Teams such as Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Tennessee had all won National Championships before the FSU football program was even started. Other well established teams such as Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky, and arch-rivals Miami and Florida also had well established programs in the same region. All these programs had been around since the late 1800s or early 1900s (except for Miami - 1922). Florida State had a VERY late start and very few thought the program would ever be a success.

Fifty years later FSU has the most consistently dominating program in college football. The Seminoles now compete at the same level that teams like Alabama, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Penn State, or USC ever did. Florida State has even surpassed the accomplishments of some of the most successful programs in the country such as Florida, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State. FSU won a National Championship before UF ever did even though they had EVERY advantage in the the state of Florida (tradition, alumni, money).

FSU produces more NFL talent than most teams, more award winners than most, and is setting records every year for top finishes and Bowl Game wins.

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