Florida–Florida State football rivalry
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The Florida–Florida State football rivalry is an annual college football matchup between the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles that is one of the most intense and historically significant in the sport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunshine State rivalry | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college football rivalry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sunshine Showdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternatingVenues |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doak Campbell Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunshine State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandParticipationTeam1 | The Pride of the Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandParticipationTeam2 | Marching Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliationTeam1 | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliationTeam2 | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | major sporting event in Florida ⓘ |
| firstGameDate | 1958-11-22 ⓘ |
| firstGameLocation | Gainesville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGameWinner | Florida Gators football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeasonPlayed | 1958 ⓘ |
| gameFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| hasMediaCoverage |
national television
ⓘ
regional radio ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoachTeam1 | Steve Spurrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoachTeam2 | Bobby Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEra | 1990s national title contention games ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
features SEC vs ACC matchup
ⓘ
intense in-state rivalry ⓘ often impacts recruiting within Florida ⓘ significant national championship implications in multiple seasons ⓘ |
| homeCityTeam1 | Gainesville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCityTeam2 | Tallahassee, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumTeam1 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumTeam2 | Doak Campbell Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTeam |
Florida Gators football
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida State Seminoles football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesUniversity |
Florida State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| NCAAClassification | NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| rivalryType |
Power Five non-conference rivalry
ⓘ
in-state rivalry ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stateRivalry | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentSectionTraditionsTeam1 | Gator Chomp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentSectionTraditionsTeam2 | Tomahawk Chop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team1Colors | orange and blue ⓘ |
| team2Colors | garnet and gold ⓘ |
| typicalGameMonth |
December
ⓘ
November ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunshine State rivalry