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The Florida State Seminoles are the varsity athletic teams representative of Florida State University, founded in 1851 in Tallahassee. Florida State fields teams in eight men¿s sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, swimming and diving and tennis) and nine women¿s sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball).
In all sports, the Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-team league that is among the most prestigious and successful in NCAA Division I athletics. The Florida State Seminoles derive their name from the Seminole Inidans that inhabited the region...
In all sports, the Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-team league that is among the most prestigious and successful in NCAA Division I athletics. The Florida State Seminoles derive their name from the Seminole Inidans that inhabited the region...
The Florida State Seminoles are the varsity athletic teams representative of Florida State University, founded in 1851 in Tallahassee. Florida State fields teams in eight men¿s sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, swimming and diving and tennis) and nine women¿s sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball).
In all sports, the Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-team league that is among the most prestigious and successful in NCAA Division I athletics. The Florida State Seminoles derive their name from the Seminole Inidans that inhabited the region before European settlement. The most successful and well-known of Florida State¿s athletic teams is its football team, which is among the most successful in the history of the sport. In football, the Seminoles have won 12 ACC championships and two national championships (in 1993 and ¿99). Most of the Seminoles¿ football success has been credited to Coach Bobby Bowden.
Overall, Florida State athletic teams have won 13 national championships, including titles in men¿s outdoor track and field in 2006 and ¿07. The Seminoles have also won national championships in women¿s golf (1981), softball (1981 and ¿82), women¿s outdoor track and field (1984) and women¿s indoor track and field (1985). Florida State also won national titles in two sports it no longer sponsors: men¿s gymnastics (1951 and ¿52) and men¿s volleyball (1955 and ¿57). The first Florida State team to be called the Seminoles was the 1947 football team, which played its first two games without a name.
Florida State students decided in a vote to name the team the Seminoles instead of several other choices, which included Statesmen, Rebels, Tarpons, Fighting Warriors and Crackers. In the 1950s, a pair of students dressed in Native American garb and joined the cheerleaders on the football team. Eventually, Florida State gained a more permanent mascot in Chief Osceola and Renegade, a white horse. Moments before kickoff at home football games, Chief Osceola rides Renegade to midfield, where Chief Osceola then sticks a flaming spear into the turf. With use of the Seminole name, Florida State has been criticized by some for being insensitive to Native Americans. The NCAA in 2005 briefly ordered the university to discontinue its use of "Seminoles," but Florida State fought the NCAA and won. The Seminole Tribe of Florida supports Florida State¿s usage of its name and symbols. The Seminoles nowadays are one of the most widely known and successfully branded names in collegiate sports.
In all sports, the Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-team league that is among the most prestigious and successful in NCAA Division I athletics. The Florida State Seminoles derive their name from the Seminole Inidans that inhabited the region before European settlement. The most successful and well-known of Florida State¿s athletic teams is its football team, which is among the most successful in the history of the sport. In football, the Seminoles have won 12 ACC championships and two national championships (in 1993 and ¿99). Most of the Seminoles¿ football success has been credited to Coach Bobby Bowden.
Overall, Florida State athletic teams have won 13 national championships, including titles in men¿s outdoor track and field in 2006 and ¿07. The Seminoles have also won national championships in women¿s golf (1981), softball (1981 and ¿82), women¿s outdoor track and field (1984) and women¿s indoor track and field (1985). Florida State also won national titles in two sports it no longer sponsors: men¿s gymnastics (1951 and ¿52) and men¿s volleyball (1955 and ¿57). The first Florida State team to be called the Seminoles was the 1947 football team, which played its first two games without a name.
Florida State students decided in a vote to name the team the Seminoles instead of several other choices, which included Statesmen, Rebels, Tarpons, Fighting Warriors and Crackers. In the 1950s, a pair of students dressed in Native American garb and joined the cheerleaders on the football team. Eventually, Florida State gained a more permanent mascot in Chief Osceola and Renegade, a white horse. Moments before kickoff at home football games, Chief Osceola rides Renegade to midfield, where Chief Osceola then sticks a flaming spear into the turf. With use of the Seminole name, Florida State has been criticized by some for being insensitive to Native Americans. The NCAA in 2005 briefly ordered the university to discontinue its use of "Seminoles," but Florida State fought the NCAA and won. The Seminole Tribe of Florida supports Florida State¿s usage of its name and symbols. The Seminoles nowadays are one of the most widely known and successfully branded names in collegiate sports.
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FSU appears headed to Orlando for Champs Sports Bowl
Sentinel Staff WriterCollege football's bowls can't start filling their slots until the BCS releases teams, but Orlando's Champs Sports Bowl is preparing for a Wisconsin- Florida State matchup on Dec. 27. With only one ACC team destined for the BCS, the league's secondary...Tags: Florida State University, Capital One Bowl, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Champs Sports Bowl, Orange Bowl
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Florida's budget gap looks more like a canyon
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe numbers are in, and they aren't pretty. Florida faces a $2.1 billion shortfall in this year's state budget, and the outlook for the next one is even worse. When the Legislature reconvenes in the spring, its members will face a budget gap approaching...Tags: State Budgets, Sales, Laws, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Authority
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Gators' rout is fifth in row against Seminoles
Gainesville BureauThe aftermath of this storied rivalry used to linger. The outcomes were memorable, the words were nasty and the plays were worth noting over stale coffee the next Monday. Perhaps Florida and Florida State intersect briefly these days, more mutual friends...Tags: Florida State University, Florida Gators, Bobby Bowden, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Percy Harvin
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UM Inside the Game
Inside the game By Staff Writer Shandel Richardson The Hurricanes were without leading receiver Aldarius Johnson, who coach Randy Shannon said was suspended for a violation of team rules. A freshman, Johnson did not travel with the team. He leads...Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Students
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Urbanator keeps routing arch-antagonists
TALLAHASSEE — The rival killer was singing. Singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling. He was dominant again. Once more, after his Florida Gators had annihilated yet another rival, Urban Meyer stood on an enemy field in a downpour and joyously...Tags: Florida Gators, Bobby Bowden, Football, Tim Tebow, Florida State University
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Va. Tech earns way to ACC final
From Sun news servicesLooking around at his mostly inexperienced teammates, Victor Harris probably felt more qualified than most to offer some perspective on the circuitous path Virginia Tech took to its second straight conference championship game. "Last year, we had all...Tags: Florida State University, Florida Gators, Bobby Bowden, Orange Bowl, Hartford Wolf Pack
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No. 2 Florida wins 5th straight against rival Florida State, 45-15, sets up SEC showdown
AP Sports WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews walked into the interview room, said he was embarrassed and then left without taking questions. Coach, you're not alone. Tim Tebow and No. 2 Florida have left many others feeling...Tags: Florida Gators, Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, Urban Meyer, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Gators look ahead to Crimson Tide
UF glance •LET'S LOOK AHEAD: College games don't get more colossal than this –— Saturday's national title semifinal of sorts between No. 2 Florida (11-1) and No. 1 Alabama (12-0) in the SEC championship game in Atlanta. Winner goes to...Tags: Florida State University, Florida Gators, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Percy Harvin, Football
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Alabama on verge of greatness
The Big Event "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach ..." —Nick Saban, Dec. 21, 2006 It was close to this time two years ago when Nick Saban uttered those fateful words that would change the face of Alabama football. After a 6-6 regular season a...Tags: National Basketball Association, Al Davis, Ohio State Buckeyes, Chicago Bears, Orange Bowl
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Florida makes Gator bait out of FSU
Of The Associated PressTim Tebow's white uniform was stained with grass, mud and some garnet-colored paint. Maybe Tebow should have thrown a little of that Florida State gold on there for good measure. After all, that would have been a better indication of how he played...Tags: Florida Gators, Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow
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Florida Gators rally around injury to Percy Harvin
Even without Percy Harvin, Florida is plenty dangerous.Percy Harvin is one of Florida's most valuable players — an offensive threat as dangerous as any in the nation. Yet after he left the Gators' 45-15 victory in the second quarter, he was barely...Tags: Florida Gators, Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, Urban Meyer, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Florida State fans incur wrath of Tim Tebow
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERTALLAHASSEE — So now we know Tim Tebow is a stickler for fan etiquette. That was terrible news for No. 23 Florida State, which helped set off Tebow's Heisman-caliber game by booing when Gators playmaker Percy Harvin fell with a right ankle injury...Tags: Florida Gators, Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow
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