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A RIVALRY WITH AN ORANGE TWIST
South Florida hosted a familiar feud in an unfamiliar postseason setting on January 1, 2004. No. 9 FSU met No. 10 Miami in the Orange Bowl for the rivalry’s first bowl matchup. The Seminoles carried a ...
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ALL HE DOES IS WIN
This commemorative football marks Bobby Bowden’s 339th career win, which came on October 25, 2003, when FSU defeated Wake Forest 48-24 at home. With the victory, Bowden became the winningest coach in ...
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BAKER’S GOODS
Hired ahead of the 1999 season, coach Patrick Baker elevated the upstart Seminole program into a regular postseason contender. Baker, who previously served as head coach at Penn and an assistant with ...
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BECOMING ELITE
Twenty-two seconds from a shootout, No. 6 FSU punched through to their first NCAA Elite Eight by defeating No. 9 West Virginia 3-2 in double overtime. After the Seminoles surged ahead early, the Mount ...
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COACH OF THE PEOPLE
When it came to the spotlight, Dr. JoAnne Graf preferred to shine it on her players. FSU paid tribute to Dr. Graf for her 25 years of service during the 2003 season, but she deflected to the team’s se ...
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MAKING A STATEMENT
The Seminoles finished the 2003 regular season strong with a 11-8-1 record. That season featured signature wins over Miami, No. 12 Duke and Clemson. The team rolled through the ACC Tournament by defea ...
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MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
The 2003 season was chock-full of record-setting moments and player accolades to remember. In a victory over Wake Forest, FSU gained 216 yards on punt returns, setting a program record for most punt r ...
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POSTSEASON GOALS
When FSU made three runs to the College Cup Final Four in the early 2000s, M India Trotter played a key role. The four-year letterman compiled a then program-record 17 career points (eight goals, one ...
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PROTECT THE NET
A lifelong FSU fan and member of the team from 2001 to 2004, Joy McKenzie took over as starting goalkeeper in her junior season. Between October 7 and 31, 2003, McKenzie compiled 739:22 in consecutive ...
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SET PIECE SINKS THE GATORS
The Seminoles earned their first NCAA Final Four berth with a statement win on November 28, 2003, as FSU defeated Florida on the road, 2-1. The Noles controlled the match from the opening whistle, bot ...
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