
Charting the FSU-Florida Rivalry
As a kid growing up in Tallahassee, I both cherished and dreaded the Florida State vs. Florida rivalry. As a 'Noles fan, the game too often ended in defeat, occasionally dashing my team's national title hopes.
But I'll always remember the best game of the rivalry — the 1994 "Choke at Doke" — in which the Gators gave up a 31-3 lead in the fourth quarter, settling for a 31-31 tie. (FSU won the "fifth quarter" rematch that season at the Sugar Bowl).
This chart shows the point differential between the two teams since 1958. You can see that FSU dominated the rivalry in the 1990s. Florida largely owned the 2000s.
We'll see what happens today. Go 'Noles!
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