Clemson–Florida State football rivalry

Clemson–Florida State football rivalry
College Football
Teams	Florida State Clemson
Coaches	Jimbo Fisher (Florida State) Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
First Game	1970
Series History	Florida State, 17-8
Last Winner	Clemson, 2011

The Clemson–Florida State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University and the Florida State Seminoles football team of Florida State University. Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and since the ACC initiated divisional play in 2005, both teams have competed in the ACC's Atlantic Division. For several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the matchup was known as the Bowden Bowl for the father, former head coach Bobby Bowden of the Seminoles, and the son, Tommy Bowden, formerly head coach of the Tigers.

Contents 1 Series history 1.1 Tommy vs. Bobby 1.2 Post Bowdens 2 Game results 3 See also 4 References

Series history

The rivalry game was first played in 1970, predating Florida State's membership in the ACC. Clemson and Florida State played on occasion but began to play regularly in the 1992 season when FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. Prior to FSU's arrival, Clemson was a dominant team in the ACC winning 6 of the past 11 ACC titles from 1981-1991. However the 1991 ACC title would be their last to date as Florida State dominated much of college football for the 1990s. The rivalry picked up, however, when Tommy Bowden, son of FSU coach Bobby Bowden was hired at Clemson University in 1999.

Tommy vs. Bobby

When Tommy Bowden was named head coach of Clemson on December 2, 1998, the opportunity arose for the first ever meeting between a father and his son as opposing head coaches on the football field. This became known as "The Bowden Bowl". Florida State and Clemson have faced each other on a yearly basis since Florida State joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992. In 2005, when the ACC expanded to twelve teams, Clemson and Florida State were placed together in the Atlantic Division; this allowed the teams to continue to face each other without interruption. The first father vs son meeting, in 1999, was the largest crowd ever to watch a game at Memorial Stadium at Clemson University with an attendance of 86,200. Bobby won the all-time series, with five wins and four losses. Tommy's four wins in the series remain the only times a son has ever beaten his father when facing off as head coach in any of America's four major sports. Tommy Bowden's first win came in 2003 on his father's birthday, defeating then third-ranked FSU, damaging their prospects for a national championship. The Bowden vs Bowden editions of the series concluded when Tommy resigned as head coach six games into the 2008 football season.

Post Bowdens

The rivalry lives on past the departure of Tommy Bowden as the Seminoles of the 00's were not the mighty team of the 1990s. The games in 2008 and 2009 both came down to the 4th quarter with the home teams winning respectively. From the period of 2000-2010 the once one-sided rivalry was evenly split at 5-5. At the end of the 2009 season Bobby Bowden retired from Florida State University leaving his Offensive Coordinator and Head Coach in Waiting Jimbo Fisher as head coach of the team.

Game results

Clemson victories are colored ██ orange. Florida State victories are colored ██ garnet. Ties and future games are white.

Date Location Winner Score November 7, 1970 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 38–13 November 1, 1975 Clemson, SC Florida State 43–7 October 30, 1976 Tallahassee, FL Clemson 15–12 September 17, 1988 Clemson, SC Florida State 24–21 September 9, 1989 Tallahassee, FL Clemson 34–23 September 12, 1992 Clemson, SC Florida State 24–20 September 11, 1993 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 57–0 October 22, 1994 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 17–0 September 9, 1995 Clemson, SC Florida State 45–26 October 5, 1996 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 34–3 September 20, 1997 Clemson, SC Florida State 35–28 October 17, 1998 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 48–0 October 23, 1999 Clemson, SC Florida State 17–14

Date Location Winner Score November 4, 2000 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 54–7 November 3, 2001 Clemson, SC Florida State 41–27 October 3, 2002 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 48–31 November 8, 2003 Clemson, SC Clemson 26–10 September 25, 2004 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 41–22 November 12, 2005 Clemson, SC Clemson 35–14 September 16, 2006 Tallahassee, FL Clemson 27–20 September 3, 2007 Clemson, SC Clemson 24–18 November 8, 2008 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 41–27 November 7, 2009 Clemson, SC Clemson 40–24 November 13, 2010 Tallahassee, FL Florida State 16–13 September 24, 2011 Clemson, SC Clemson 35–30 2012 Tallahassee, FL TBD TBD

Records table sources: 2011 Clemson Football,^[1] 2010 Florida State Football Media Guide,^[2] and College Football Data Warehouse.^[3]

See also

• Clemson Tigers
• Florida–Florida State football rivalry
• Florida State Seminoles
• Miami–Florida State football rivalry
• South Carolina–Clemson rivalry

References

Clemson Tigers football Venues Bowman Field (1900–1914) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Georgia Tech South Carolina Textile Bowl (NC State) Culture & lore The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl People Head coaches NFL draftees Seasons 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold

Florida State Seminoles football Venues Centennial Field (1947–1949) Doak Campbell Stadium (1950–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Florida Florida Cup (Florida, Miami) Miami Jefferson–Eppes Trophy (Virginia) Culture & lore Chief Osceola and Renegade "FSU Fight Song" Marching Chiefs Wide Right I Wide Right II People Head coaches Seasons 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 National championship seasons in bold

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference Conference O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (NC State-Clemson) North Carolina-Duke Duke–Maryland Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson–Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Battle of the Techs (Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech) Maryland–Virginia Miami–Virginia Tech South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–NC State Virginia–Virginia Tech Non-conference Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College-Notre Dame Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass) Clemson–South Carolina Clemson–Georgia Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida State–Florida Georgia Tech–Auburn Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia Tech–Georgia) Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Maryland–Johns Hopkins Crab Bowl Classic (Maryland–Navy) Maryland–Penn State Maryland–West Virginia War Canoe Trophy (Miami–Florida) Miami–Notre Dame North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Virginia Tech–VMI Black Diamond Trophy (Virginia Tech–West Virginia)