Matchups and Memories: FSU vs. Oklahoma series history, win-loss record
The game between Florida State and Oklahoma is the fourth time since 2000 that the teams have met on the football field. The all-time series is 6-1 in favor of the Sooners. It's FSU's first game against a Big 12 opponent since its 2014 season opener vs. the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The first game between Florida State and Oklahoma was played in 1965. The Seminoles won the game. It was the team's fourth-ever bowl appearance and second in the Sunshine State. The team beat Florida Gators for the first time in 1964.
The Florida State University Seminoles beat the Oklahoma University Sooners 36-19 in the Gator Bowl. 50,408 people came to watch the game. Steve Tensi and Fred Biletnikoff were named co-winners of the FSU most valuable player trophy. Tensis broke several team and individual records. The game was played in front of a partisan crowd.
FSU and Oklahoma played each other twice in the 1970s and 1980s. The first time, Oklahoma won 24-9. In the second game, Florida State lost 24 7. Florida had a new coach, Bobby Bowden. He was trying to improve the team. Florida went into the Orange Bowl as the No. 2 team in 1980. It lost to No 4 Oklahoma in Miami.
Oklahoma's national champions lost 24-9 to Florida State in front of 71,286 people. The game should have been closer than it was. Florida had three games on the road. The Seminoles fumbled twice. They lost both of those fumbles. It was the biggest crowd ever to see Florida play. Switzer congratulated Florida.
The 1979 Noles team won the national championship. They were ranked #4 and were going to play the #5 ranked Sooners.
In 2000, Florida State won its second national title. In 2011, the Seminoles were ranked No. 5 and played against the No 1 Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooner team won the game. In 2010, FSU started the season as the 20th team in the country. It played the Soonners in a game that many remember as one of the loudest games in Doak Campbell Stadium. They lost the match. Florida had finished as a top-four team for 13 straight years. This year, it was rebuilding under new head coach Jimbo Fisher. He won.
The Seminole's lost to the Sooners in the Orange Bowl 17-18. The Seminoles finished the season ranked #5. The previous year's team was ranked No. 6. This year the Seminol's finished with the highest ranking ever by a FSU team. It was the #6 ranking.
No. 3 Florida State (11-2) came into the game as 1O 1/2 point favorites. Quentin Griffin scored the clinching touchdown with 8:30 left in the match. Heupel completed 25 of 39 passes for 214 yards. Florida state's offense was a mess without All-American receiver Snoop Minnis.
No. 17 Florida State lost 47-17 at No. 10 Oklahoma on Saturday. The Seminoles are still learning a new defensive scheme and breaking in a host of youngsters. They had 345 yards on offense and 487 on the defensive side of the ball. Florida's new-look football program has experienced highs and lows.
