Florida St: 1st team since UCLA in 1972 with 2 wins or fewer in prior season to be ranked in AP Top-10 by September in following season
2 Wins or Fewer in Prior Season to Ranked in AP Top-10 by September
Last 2 Instances
Seasons
Florida St 2024-25
UCLA 1971-72
The last 7 times we’ve started 2-0 we’ve won 10+ games
The last 7 times FSU has started 2-0 they went on to win 10+ games.
22 of 40 times starting 2-0, FSU won 10+
FSU tied modern history going 10/10 for TDs on our first ten drives
All research indicates we tied modern history going 10/10 for TDs on our first ten drives (of the 9/6/2025 FSU/East Texas A&M game). Arkansas did this once.
One of my favorite pieces of information:
— Florida Missouri Man (@FloridaMissour1) September 6, 2025
Florida State is the only major consensus national champion program whose football program itself was launched after World War II (1947).
AND WE'VE WON THREE! pic.twitter.com/69FksKbarD
Florida State has amassed an incredible history for being such a relatively young program
— Kelley Ford (@KFordRatings) August 12, 2025
Bobby Bowden is absolutely among the greatest College Football head coaches of all-time, for me https://t.co/NckC8ib54s
Teams that were ranked #1 in every AP Poll of a season (since preseason polls began in 1950)
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) August 14, 2025
1999 Florida State 🍢
2004 USC ✌️
Will Texas hold the #1 spot in every AP Poll this season? 👀 pic.twitter.com/KcYBtLxa02
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College football's 10 most unbreakable records
For all the late Bobby Bowden accomplished during his Hall of Fame career, his remarkable consistency could be the most impressive thing. His Florida State teams finished in the top five of every final AP poll from 1987 to 2000, an amazing run no matter the era.
Bowden finished his legendary 34-year career at FSU with two national championships (and could have won a few more had it not been for those dreaded missed field goals against Miami), and more importantly, he put Florida State football on the map.
Think about it: Fourteen straight top-five finishes. Pete Carroll had some dominant teams at USC, and the Trojans' longest streak was seven straight top-five finishes (2002-08). The same is true for Oklahoma under Wilkinson (1952-58). And while Alabama won six national titles under Nick Saban, his longest run of top-five seasons was five in a row (2014-18).
"It's also worth noting that there were two national polls during our 14-year run - AP and UPI/Coaches Poll - in which we actually finished Top 4 in either one."
One quarter of @FloridaState's National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (@theNASEM) members are from @FSUartssciences, including @FSUPhysics professors Greg Boebinger and Laura Greene as well as @fsubio research faculty member Steven Stanley! https://t.co/P3WjId7JNs
— FSU Arts & Sciences (@FSUartssciences) June 25, 2025
Naw this one is much better 👇🏾 https://t.co/STvBFian1g pic.twitter.com/b9BlP3FiC8
— TWILL (@TWILL_23) May 4, 2025
Coaches with the MOST Conference Titles in Each P4 Conference 🥇 pic.twitter.com/zZBOqnlnzK
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) March 30, 2025
Super Bowl MVP Winners by School 🏅
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) March 6, 2025
Does your school have a Super Bowl MVP? pic.twitter.com/RXQTakL1WA
Schools That Have Hosted College GameDay the Most 📺
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) February 18, 2025
Have you ever experienced College GameDay in person? pic.twitter.com/TEAJCQ3Gev
Which school has signed the most 5-star recruits in the CFP Era? (2014-2025) 👀 pic.twitter.com/CusAJuqJqK
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) February 23, 2025
Bama’s program started in 1892
— TJ Pittinger (@TJ_Pittinger) February 28, 2025
Ohio State’s program started in 1890
UGA’s program started in 1892
Florida State began their 🏈 program in 1947.
The AP Poll came about in 1936… when the other 3 programs were 40+ years old.
FSU’s success despite a 50 year gap is insane. 🤯 https://t.co/xBjNGnPdXk
