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"Bobby Bowden" - 47 Total Result(s)
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CROWNED IN GARNET AND GOLD
This 1993 National Championship ring celebrates one of the most significant milestones in program history — FSU’s first-ever national title. The ring prominently features a large diamond-shaped marqui ...
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DANNY’S FOURTH-DOWN FIESTA
A goal-line takeaway swung the 1988 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl in FSU’s favor. Trailing No. 5 Nebraska, 28-24, the No. 3 Seminoles recovered a fumble at their own three-yard line before QB Danny McManus dire ...
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DEFENSE WOVE A COTTON BOWL WIN
Rain turned the Mobil Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1992, into a defensive struggle in Dallas. No. 5 FSU defeated No. 9 Texas A&M, 10-2, despite the teams combining for 13 turnovers. The Seminole defense ...
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DR. BOBBY BOWDEN
Presented with grateful appreciation for serving as Florida State University’s spring commencement speaker, Bobby Bowden addressed thousands of graduating students and their friends and family on May ...
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FILLING THE FRAME
Coach Bobby Bowden was all smiles receiving the 1999 National Championship trophy, FSU’s second title in six years. That season, Bowden led the Seminoles to the first 12-0 season in program history an ...
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FOLLOWING THROUGH
When Bobby Bowden recruited Charlie Ward from Thomasville, Georgia, in 1988, he told Ward exactly what he was looking for: a quarterback. To that point, there had never been a Black QB in program hist ...
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FOREVER ON THE SIDELINES
Standing nine feet tall and pointing toward the horizon, the bronze statue of Bobby Bowden depicts the iconic FSU coach in his signature sideline stance. Installed outside Doak Campbell Stadium in 200 ...
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FROM DOUGLAS TO DYNASTY
On June 7, 2014, the City of Douglas, Georgia, officially proclaimed Bobby Bowden Day in recognition of Bowden’s early coaching career at South Georgia College and his rise to become one of the winnin ...
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GARNET AND GOLD GOES OFFICIAL
On January 25, 1994, the State of Florida issued an official resolution commemorating FSU’s first National Championship. Signed by Governor Lawton Chiles and members of the Florida Cabinet, the docume ...
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GATORS GUTTED IN GAINESVILLE
FSU’s 37-9 rout of the Florida Gators in Gainesville on December 3, 1977, marked a turning point in the early years of Bobby Bowden’s tenure. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak to their in-stat ...