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FSU Football's Most Memorable Bowl Wins: No. 10
FSU football is heading back to another bowl game – here’s a look at the one of the more memorable postseason games in program history.
On January 2nd, 1950, the Florida State Seminoles made program history in just their third season of play. FSU football traveled from Tallahassee to Tampa to take on the Wofford Terriers in the Cigar Bowl – the first time the ‘Noles had been selected to play in a postseason bowl game since the program started.
This season, the Seminoles will take part in their 46th all-time bowl game when they play in the (bowl game) against the (opponent). It will be another in the list of memorable postseason contests for FSU football – a list that has taken the team everywhere from Miami to San Francisco and Atlanta to Dallas and points all over the place.
But, which bowl games have truly been the best ever for the Seminoles? Here’s a look at another memorable moment in the postseason for Florida State.
No. 10 – 2010 Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Florida State 26 South Carolina 17)
The 2010 season was one of change for FSU football, as Jimbo Fisher had taken over for legendary coach Bobby Bowden. After an early season blowout loss to Oklahoma and back-to-back losses to N.C. State and North Carolina, the ‘Noles actually won the ACC’s Atlantic Division. A loss to Virginia Tech in the title game sent them to Atlanta for a meeting with a Gamecocks team the ‘Noles had quite the history with when they were independents.
Things couldn’t have started better against the SEC East champs…the offense managed to put points on the board and Greg Reid knocked their best player, running back Marcus Lattimore, out of the game with a major hit. However, things got scary when Christian Ponder was knocked out of the game with a concussion – giving the ball to E.J. Manuel.
The Seminoles would see their lead cut to two points with 12 minutes to go in the game after a South Carolina touchdown. That’s where the stud signal caller from Virginia stepped up to the plate, completing all seven passes on the following drive that included a seven yard strike to Taiwan Easterling for the final touchdown, giving the ‘Noles the nine point victory in their first bowl game in Atlanta since 1983.
Fisher and the ‘Noles would go on to win their first four bowl games under his tenure – including the first Orange Bowl win since 1995 and the school’s third national title the following season. The Seminoles would return to Atlanta five seasons later, dropping a Peach Bowl showdown with Houston to end the 2015 campaign.
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