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"1980s" - 75 Total Result(s)
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RUNNING THE METRO
FSU competed in the Metro Conference during Mike Martin’s first decade as head coach. Those teams were dynastic, winning the Metro Tournament in all but one year from 1980 to 1991. Martin took home si ...
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SANDERS SHUTS THE SUGAR BOWL DOOR
No. 7 Auburn reached No. 4 FSU’s 22-yard line with 12 seconds remaining while attempting a comeback in the 1989 Sugar Bowl. That was when Seminole cornerback Deion Sanders stepped in front of a potent ...
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SEMINOLE SOFTBALL’S FIRST TITLE
In just her third season as head coach, Dr. JoAnne Graf led FSU to their first AIAW National Championship in 1981. The Seminoles finished the year with an incredible 54-7 record, including 16 straight ...
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SHUCKING HUSKERS IN THE FIESTA BOWL
The Seminoles and Nebraska Cornhuskers had a fierce rivalry during the 1980s and 1990s, meeting eight times between the 1980 regular season and the 1994 Orange Bowl. FSU’s most dominant performance in ...
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SIMMONS MEANS STOP
Offenses didn’t just game-plan for NG Ron Simmons — they braced for him. FSU’s No. 50 was a nightmare in the trenches, delivering hits that left ball carriers dazed and quarterbacks desperate to escap ...
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SISTER SISTER
As the Seminoles prepared for their first NWIT appearance in 1982, the unthinkable happened. Star forward and leading scorer Sue Galkantas (shown here in a game against Memphis State earlier that seas ...
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STANDARD IN THE DUGOUT
This Mike Martin jersey represents the coach who set the standard for excellence in FSU baseball. Taking over the Seminole program in 1980, Martin built a model of consistency that became the gold sta ...
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STEALING THE SHOW
Wanda Burns was a defensive stalwart at guard during her career at FSU. Her 10 steals in a game against South Alabama in 1989 set a program record, and she twice posted games with seven steals. Despit ...
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THAT’S A LOT OF TOMAHAWKS
This helmet once sat atop one of the most iconic athletes in FSU history — Deion “Prime Time” Sanders. Wearing Garnet and Gold, Sanders lit up college football fields with unmatched swagger and game-c ...
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THE CURSE-BREAKERS
When the No. 14 Seminoles met the No. 11 Auburn Tigers in 1989, FSU hoped to end a nearly decade-long curse. Not since 1980 had the Seminoles beaten a ranked opponent at Doak Campbell Stadium. For the ...