Florida State

Florida State University
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Established
President
Athletic Director
Enrollment	40,000
City	Tallahassee
State	Florida
Campus Size
Colors	Garnet, Gold
Mascot	Seminoles
Nickname
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Championships
Website	Florida State University Seminoles.com

Florida State University is located in Florida's capital city of Tallahassee and has an enrollment of around 40,000 students

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Athletics:

Rivalries:
Florida State has two major rivals in football, the University of Florida and the University of Miami.

Traditions

Colors - Florida State's school colors of garnet and gold are a merging of the University's past. In 1904 and 1905 the Florida State College won football championships wearing purple and gold uniforms. When FSC became Florida State College for Women in 1905, the football team was forced to attend the all-male school in Gainesville. The following year, the FSCW student body selected crimson as the official school color. The administration in 1905 took crimson and combined it with the recognizable purple of the championship football teams to achieve the color garnet. The garnet and gold colors were first used on an FSU uniform in a 14-6 loss to Stetson on October 18, 1947.

Chief Osceola and Renegade - Bill Durham, a 1965 graduate of FSU, envisioned the idea of Chief Osceola and Renegade when he was a sophomore on the Homecoming Committee in 1962. He didn't get any support for the idea until Bobby Bowden came to FSU as head coach. In the fall of 1977, Durham's idea began to materialize. Durham sought and obtained the approval of the Seminole Tribe of Florida for the portrayal of Osceola and during the opening game of 1978 against Oklahoma State, the legend of Osceola and Renegade began. Since that time Osceola, in authentic regalia designed by the ladies of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and Renegade have opened every home game with the traditional planting of the spear, appeared in many major bowl games, and performed on national television on numerous occasions. Bill Durham and his family supply the beautiful Appaloosa horses and, with the help of the Renegade Team volunteers, continue to bring this spectacular tradition to those who love Florida State University.
Rivalry games - Florida State-Miami, Bowden Bowl
Rivalry trophies- Florida Cup, Jefferson-Eppes Trophy, Governor's Cup (FL)
Fight Songs - FSU Fight Song, FSU Victory Song, Gold and Garnett

Head Football Coach - Bobby Bowden
Defensive Coordinator - Mickey Andrews
Offensive Coordinator - Jimbo Fisher

ACC Championships: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
National Champions: 1993, 1999
Heisman Trophy Winners: Charlie Ward (1993), Chris Weinke (2000)
Notable Rivalries: Florida: UF leads 30-19-2, Miami: UM leads 27-22-1
Trophy Games: Jefferson-Eppes Trophy vs. Virginia: FSU leads 13-2
Notable Alumni: Deion Sanders, Warrick Dunn, Peter Warrick, Chris Weinke, Brad Johnson, Derrick Brooks, Chris Hope, Travis Minor, Charlie Ward
Retired Numbers: 2 (Deion Sanders), 16 (Chris Weinke), 17 (Charlie Ward), 25 (Fred Biletnikoff), 28 (Warrick Dunn), 34 (Ron Sellers), 50 (Ron Simmons)

Head Basketball Coach - Leonard Hamilton

Head Baseball Coach - Mike Martin
Pitching Coach - Jamey Shouppe
Hitting Coach - Mike Martin, Jr

College World Series Appearances - 18
National Championships - None
Famous Alumni - Luis Alicea, J.D. Drew, Terry Kennedy, Doug Mientkiewicz, Eduardo Perez, Tony La Russa, Paul Sorrento, Paul Wilson

Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic: Boston College • Clemson • Florida State • Maryland• North Carolina State • Wake Forest
Coastal: Duke • Georgia Tech • Miami • North Carolina • Virginia • Virginia Tech