fsu beat auburn for the 2013 championship.
fsu beat auburn for the 2013 championship.
who did fsu beat for the 2013 championship?
auburn
the seminoles came into the swamp with a 10–1 record and aspirations of playing for a national championship. florida state's lone defeat in 1993 was two weeks earlier at the hands of the notre dame fighting irish, 31–24, in south bend. the gators entered the contest 9–1, with a loss at auburn, but had already clinched the sec eastern division. the 'noles took an early 13–0 lead in front of what was a state record 85,507 fans at florida field. fsu would never relinquish that lead. the gators finally answered just before halftime when freshman quarterback danny wuerffel hit his receiver willie jackson for an 11-yard touchdown pass to cut the florida state lead to 13–7. florida state got back to work on their first drive of the second half. heisman trophy winning quarterback charlie ward completed 5 of 7 passes for 62 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown strike to kez mccorvey, giving the seminoles a 20–7 lead. from this point, fsu appeared to have the upper hand as they took an impressive 27–7 lead entering the final quarter. florida answered with another touchdown pass to willie jackson, this time from terry dean. fsu stormed right back and just when it appeared the 'noles would seal the victory, fullback william floyd coughed up the football and the florida defense recovered at its own 9-yard line, giving the gators and its crowd new life. after converting several fourth downs, florida, behind quarterback terry dean, drove all the way to the fsu 31. florida would cut the lead to 27–21 when dean hit his receiver jack jackson for a remarkable, juggling, 31-yard touchdown pass which electrified the record crowd at the swamp. with the crowd roaring louder than it had all day, ward led the seminoles back onto the field with just under 6 minutes left in the game. the seminoles faced third down at their own 21-yard-line. unfazed, charlie ward hit freshman warrick dunn up the sideline for a 79-yard game-clinching touchdown run and a 33–21 fsu win. fsu would go on to win the 1993 national championship, and florida would win the sec championship the following week.
florida–florida state football rivalry
fsu beat its first five opponents by an average score of 46–3, during which linebacker derrick brooks outscored all five opponents combined. the seminoles' first real contest didn't come until october 9, when the third ranked miami hurricanes came to tallahassee with a 31-game regular season win streak. that game was sealed when fsu safety devin bush picked off a frank costa pass and ran it back 40 yards for a florida state touchdown, making the score 28–10 with 4:59 to play.
1993 florida state seminoles football team