Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry

Florida–Florida State basketball rivalry


Florida Gators	Florida State Seminoles

Total meetings

Series record

Florida leads, 43–23

First meeting

December 29, 1951
Florida 61, Florida State 51

Last meeting

December 30, 2014
Florida State 65, Florida 63

Next meeting

2015

Longest win streak

Florida, 7

Current win streak

Florida State, 1 (2014–present)

The Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the two oldest public universities of the state of Florida: the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles. Although the in state rivalry between these two schools is most widely known in football, Florida and Florida State have had some memorable battles in basketball as well.

The two teams first met in 1951, a game in which the Gators won 61-51. The two teams met sporadically from then until 1978. Since then, the rivalry has been played at least once a year. For both teams, it is the only out of conference rival that they play every year.

Florida has dominated the rivalry overall, leading 43-22. However, FSU has had its fair share of glory in the series, especially recently. The most notable FSU win came in 2006 when they upset the 4th ranked (and eventual national champion) Gators in Tallahassee, which sparked a three game winning streak for the Seminoles in the series. Since 2005, the Gators lead by a slim 6-4 margin (though they have won five of the last six).

Game Results

Florida victories are colored ██ blue. Florida State victories are colored ██ garnet.

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1951-12-29	Tampa, FL	Florida	61	Florida State	51	UF 1-0
1954-12-28	Tampa, FL	Florida	82	Florida State	79	UF 2-0
1956-12-10	Gainesville, FL	Florida	67	Florida State	65	UF 3-0
1957-12-11	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	71	Florida State	70	UF 4-0
1958-12-13	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	82	Florida	60	UF 4-1
1959-12-5	Gainesville, FL	Florida	81	Florida State	71	UF 5-1
1960-12-14	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	74	Florida State	67	UF 6-1
1961-2-22	Gainesville, FL	Florida	75	Florida State	64	UF 7-1
1961-12-7	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	85	Florida	71	UF 7-2
1962-2-21	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	79	Florida	56	UF 7-3
1962-12-6	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	80	Florida State	59	UF 8-3
1963-1-23	Gainesville, FL	Florida	90	Florida State	86	UF 9-3
1963-12-3	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	78	Florida State	55	UF 10-3
1964-1-22	Gainesville, FL	Florida	52	Florida State	50	UF 11-3
1964-12-9	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	51	Florida	50	UF 11-4
1965-2-23	Gainesville, FL	Florida	77	Florida State	65	UF 12-4
1965-12-8	Gainesville, FL	Florida	75	Florida State	62	UF 13-4
1966-1-18	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	74	Florida State	65	UF 14-4
1966-12-7	Gainesville, FL	Florida	50	Florida State	30	UF 15-4
1967-2-22	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	90	Florida State	75	UF 16-4
1967-12-7	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	95	Florida State	87	UF 17-4
1968-2-21	Gainesville, FL	Florida	89	Florida State	62	UF 18-4
1968-12-30	Tampa, FL	Florida State	88	Florida	63	UF 18-5
1978-12-9	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	68	Florida	61	UF 18-6
1979-12-8	Jacksonville, FL	Florida State	87	Florida	70	UF 18-7
1980-12-13	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	81	Florida State	74	UF 19-7
1981-1-26	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	82	Florida	71	UF 19-8
1981-12-12	Jacksonville, FL	Florida	81	Florida State	65	UF 20-8
1982-1-11	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	82	Florida	67	UF 20-9
1982-12-9	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	84	Florida State	63	UF 21-9
1983-12-2	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	67	Florida	60	UF 21-10
1983-12-23	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	87	Florida	64	UF 21-11
1984-11-30	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	68	Florida State	65	UF 22-11
1985-2-4	Gainesville, FL	Florida	86	Florida State	79	UF 23-11
1985-11-29	Gainesville, FL	Florida	85	Florida State	66	UF 24-11
1986-11-28	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	80	Florida	76	UF 24-12
1987-12-12	Gainesville, FL	Florida	71	Florida State	48	UF 25-12
1988-12-3	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	104	Florida	86	UF 25-13
1989-12-1	Gainesville, FL	Florida	82	Florida State	69	UF 26-13
1990-11-30	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	85	Florida State	68	UF 27-13
1992-1-27	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	68	Florida	67	UF 27-14
1993-1-2	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	89	Florida State	86	UF 28-14
1993-12-18	Orlando, FL	Florida State	69	Florida	59	UF 28-15
1994-2-21	Gainesville, FL	Florida	72	Florida State	61	UF 29-15
1994-12-17	Orlando, FL	Florida	71	Florida State	65	UF 30-15
1995-2-20	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	75	Florida State	62	UF 31-15
1995-12-16	Orlando, FL	Florida State	74	Florida	52	UF 31-16
1996-12-21	Tempe, AZ	Florida State	79	Florida	65	UF 31-17
1997-12-14	Orlando, FL	Florida State	83	Florida	81	UF 31-18
1998-11-20	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	82	Florida State	66	UF 32-18
1999-11-19	Gainesville, FL	Florida	96	Florida State	61	UF 33-18
2000-11-17	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	85	Florida State	70	UF 34-18
2001-11-16	Gainesville, FL	Florida	68	Florida State	47	UF 35-18
2002-12-6	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	58	Florida State	57	UF 36-18
2004-1-3	Gainesville, FL	Florida	87	Florida State	73	UF 37-18
2005-1-2	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	82	Florida	69	UF 37-19
2005-11-25	Gainesville, FL	Florida	74	Florida State	66	UF 38-19
2006-12-3	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	70	Florida	66	UF 38-20
2007-12-23	Gainesville, FL	Florida State	65	Florida	51	UF 38-21
2008-12-7	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	57	Florida	55	UF 38-22
2009-11-24	Gainesville, FL	Florida	68	Florida State	52	UF 39-22
2010-11-28	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	55	Florida State	51	UF 40-22
2011-12-22	Gainesville, FL	Florida	82	Florida State	64	UF 41-22
2012-12-5	Tallahassee, FL	Florida	72	Florida State	47	UF 42-22
2013-11-29	Gainesville, FL	Florida	67	Florida State	66	UF 43-22
2014-12-30	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State	65	Florida	63	UF 43-23

References

http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/media/2013/media_guide.pdf

Florida Gators men's basketball

Venues	University Gymnasium (1919–1927) New Gymasium (1927–1949) Florida Gymnasium (1949–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)

Rivalries	Florida State Kentucky

Culture & lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We Are the Boys from Old Florida" Florida Gators Dazzlers

People	Head coaches List of players NBA players UF Athletic Hall of Fame

Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Florida State Seminoles men's basketball

Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Center (1981–present)

Rivalries	Florida

Culture & lore	History Sammy Seminole Osceola and Renegade FSU Hymns

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics