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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 before European...
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...
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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A Bowden picked to win ACC, but it's not Bobby
South Florida Sun-SentinelClemson was picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship by the league media Monday. The Tigers are the favorite for first time since 1991, the last year they won the conference and the year before Florida State joined the ACC....Tags: Bobby Bowden, Florida State University, Virginia Tech
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Miami football team wants to forget about the past
South Florida BureauThe normally soft-spoken Eric Moncur felt he needed to add an extra emphasis on the answer. When asked if the University of Miami football team had seen a decline in talent, he sternly shot down the assumption. "No," said Moncur, a senior defensive end....Tags: National Football League, Booker T. Washington, Disasters, University of Miami, Meteorological Disasters
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Opinions vary about a college football playoff
Sentinel Staff WriterPlayoffs are always a fun topic to raise to a group of college football coaches. Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer said Monday he's in favor of a four-team playoff. Clemson's Tommy Bowden wants to see a "plus-one" system that would pair the two best teams...Tags: Bobby Bowden, Frank Beamer, Values, Medicine, Ethics
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The sports world in 60 seconds
'I just need to be smart the next few days and smash that last time trial Christian Vande Velde Golf Wie to tee it up with PGA again Fresh off a disqualification on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie has decided to tee it up against the men, again. Wie will...Tags: Bowling, Triathlon, Awards and Prizes, Nicolas Kiefer, Florida State University
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Clemson picked to win ACC, beat Virginia Tech in title game
Daily PressClemson, absent an ACC football championship since 1991, is the overwhelming choice of conference media to win the league this season. Defending champ Virginia Tech is the odds-on favorite to capture the Coastal Division and face the Tigers in the ACC...Tags: Ralph Friedgen, Florida State University, Hartford Wolf Pack, Virginia Tech
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ACC Media Days: Phillips touts QB brother
247-4636Virginia tight end John Phillips noticed the quarterbacks Sunday at the ACC's preseason football media gathering. There was Virginia Tech's Sean Glennon, the most valuable player of last year's conference championship game. And Clemson's Cullen Harper,...Tags: Orange Bowl, Eli Manning, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Florida State University
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Tar Heels' Williams good at 'coach speak'
It wasn't "coach speak," per se, because the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches don't speak until today, but North Carolina sophomore S Duenta Williams still sounded like a coach when asked whether he thought the ACC was down. He said: "The ACC has...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Florida State University, Andrew Carter, Virginia Tech
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Bobby Bowden intent on rebuilding Seminoles
Sentinel Staff WriterWith that gold blazer and maroon turtleneck, Bobby Bowden walked and talked Friday with the confidence of a man who plans to retire. Not that he wants to anytime soon -- unless he had a third national championship ring to go with the outfit, perhaps....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Charlie Ward, Bobby Bowden, Florida State University
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FSU quarterback Drew Weatherford not in a media daze
Sentinel ColumnistFew things say "college football season is near" like the arrival of much-anticipated college football preview magazines. They show up on racks like wrapped presents under a Christmas tree, a tempting sign of what's to come. They've been out for weeks...Tags: Chicago Bulls, Orange Bowl, George O'Leary, Bobby Bowden, Florida State University
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No quit in Bowden, yet
Gainesville BureauWith that gold blazer and garnet turtleneck, Bobby Bowden walked and talked Friday with the confidence of a man who plans to retire. Not that he wants to anytime soon — unless he had a third championship ring to go with the outfit, perhaps. "It'...Tags: Charlie Ward, Bobby Bowden
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