In this week’s installment of “Share Your Seminole Story”, we asked our fans and readers what was their favorite upset ever pulled by Florida State.
From the Staff
For most of my life, Florida State has been a powerhouse — at least on the gridiron. I wasn’t around for the great early upsets pulled by Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles like the 1980 victory in Lincoln, Nebraska or the 1982 victory over Ohio State in Columbus, but when I think about great upsets pulled by FSU, one game immediately comes to mind.
The year was 2005 and the Seminoles were set to take on No. 5 Virginia Tech in the inaugural ACC Championship in Jacksonville. Florida State was just 7-4 and had lost three games in a row coming in. The Seminoles were a 14-point underdog, which made for prime conditions for a monumental upset.
The game was tied 3-3 at halftime, but Willie Reid’s 86-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the third quarter served as the catalyst for a 24-0 FSU spurt. The Hokies scored three fourth quarter touchdowns against soft coverage, but when all was said and done, the Seminoles were 27-22 winners and ACC champions for the 12th time in 15 years.
The victory not only made Florida State champions, but it salvaged a dismal end to the regular season. Unfortunately, we FSU football fans would have to wait another seven years to regain the title of ACC champions.
-Mike Ferguson
Editor of Noled Out
Written Responses
For me, this has to be a basketball experience as in football, we have always been solid (my parents generation may disagree) and baseball plays too many games. I actually have two from my senior year. The first is against North Carolina, beating them in OT in 2004. Rashad McCants was destroying us and we were losing badly when we started to make a comeback and eventually beat them in OT. But I clearly remember the atmosphere and having to put the ball-boys I was in charge of in a protected place for the court storming. Later that same season, we would play Georgia Tech and give them their worst margin of defeat, 81-65. I was close enough to hear coach Paul Hewitt berate the players letting them know how they quit. Both teams would eventually play for national championships (Georgia Tech-’04, UNC-’05 winner).
-Randall Hoffman
Davenport, FL
Twitter Responses
The lost decade brought about some good upsets…
https://twitter.com/ZachdeVaux1/status/573722211355222016
@Noled_Out Basketball- FSU vs UNC and Duke the weekend of ACC champ
Football- 07 vs BC or 05 ACCCG— Curtis (@DJCURTI5) March 4, 2015
They seem to like beating Florida in football…
@Noled_Out Loved Rooster beating those snooty Gators in 98 – especially when it was so unexpected! Marched in the streets after game-gr8!!
— lindalee (@MeehanLinda) March 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/BatmanNole/status/573219754854522880
@Noled_Out Rooster beating UF in 98. Followed closely by the 1996 win that drove Spurrier to a series of tantrums rivaling any 2 year old.
— BobLoblaw113 (@BobLoblaw113) March 4, 2015
This one’s a tie, but no tie has ever felt so much like a victory.
@Noled_Out Has to be the Choke at Doak
— Heidi 🇺🇦🌻 (@TropicalNole) March 4, 2015
They also like beating Duke and North Carolina in basketball…
@Noled_Out Michael $naer game winner at Duke
— Austin Veazey (@EasyVeazeyNG) March 4, 2015
@Noled_Out As great as Snaer in Cameron was, gotta say beating UNC by 33. Loved Dick Vitale taking a pic with Dulkys after he had 32.
— Henry (@seminole4life22) March 4, 2015
@Noled_Out UNC when Dulkys went crazy
— Delaware Chicken Farmer (@Brycearoni8) March 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/TJ_Pittinger/status/573130759462133760
https://twitter.com/ween87/status/573117660919046144
Next Week’s Question
Which player do you want to see win the starting quarterback job for Florida State in 2015 and why? Send your tweets to @Noled_Out. You can send long responses to [email protected].
Thanks to all who participated this past week!
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