17 Facts About Florida State Seminoles

1. In 1962, as the Florida State Seminoles completed their Thursday practice in preparation to face Georgia at Sanford Stadium, Dean Coyle Moore—a long-time professor and member of FSU's athletic board—issued a challenge: "Bring back some sod from between the hedges at Georgia.

2. Florida State Seminoles have made one appearance in the College Football Playoff.

3. Florida State Seminoles originally played their home games at Centennial Field until 1950.

4. Florida State Seminoles entered 1993 with a number one ranking and were led by quarterback and eventual Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward.

5. The Florida State Seminoles won, extending their bowl streak to an NCAA record 36 seasons.

6. The Florida State Seminoles played in five national championship games between 1993 and 2000, and claimed the championship twice, in 1993 and 1999.

7. The Florida State Seminoles would not repeat this feat again until the ninth season of the Bobby Bowden era.

8. Florida State Seminoles have the tenth-highest winning percentage among all college football programs in Division I FBS history with over 500 victories.

9. The Florida State Seminoles won the conference championship in 2012, defeating the University of Central Florida.

10. The Florida State Seminoles have made eight AIWA tournament appearances, twenty-four NCAA tournament appearances including ten national championship appearances and twenty-one regionals.

11. The Florida State Seminoles have appeared in twelve straight NCAA tournaments and were the top seed in the 2015 tournament, a year in which they won a school record four straight in-season tournaments.

12. The Florida State Seminoles have made thirty-four NCAA tournament appearances including twenty-four national championship appearances and sixteen regionals.

13. The Florida State Seminoles were the first college football team in history to go wire-to-wire since the AP began releasing preseason rankings in 1936.

14. The Florida State Seminoles played in five national championship games between 1993 and 2001, and have claimed the championship three times, in 1993, 1999, and 2013.

15. In 2010, the Florida State Seminoles made it to the Elite Eight round, the deepest advance in the tournament in program history, matching that run in 2015 and again in 2017.

16. The Florida State Seminoles won the ACC regular season titles in 2009 and 2010.

17. Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida.