The Florida State Seminoles were one of the most dominant programs in the 1990s and have continuously been recognized by The Athletic as they reflect on the decade of college football. They recently ranked the top head coaches from the decade, and Bobby Bowden was named the No. 1 head coach of the 1990s.
Bowden, who took over FSU in 1976, led them to an unprecedented streak of success in the 90s, with their 109 wins, 43 ranked wins, and 19 top-10 wins all leading the country. They finished inside the top-five all 10 years, won the ACC all eight years they were in the conference, and won two national championships.
The teams were loaded with legendary players, with 15 different Seminoles being named consensus All-Americans from 1990-1999. They took home one Heisman, one Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Davey O’Brien Award, two Kellen Moore Awards, two Johnny Unitas Awards, one Paul Warfield Award, one Jim Thorpe Award, one Jack Tatum Trophy, one Lombardi Award, one Bull Willis Trophy, two Butkus Awards, two Jack Lambert Trophies, and two Lou Groza Awards.
Heisman-winning quarterback Charlie Ward led them to the program’s first national championship in 1993. The Seminoles went 12-1 and beat the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers 18-16 in the Orange Bowl to win the championship. They were a perfect 12-0 in 1999, beating No. 2 Virginia Tech 46-29 in the Sugar Bowl to win the BCS title. They had just two close games all year, averaging 37.5 points per game and allowing just 15.8.
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