Florida State Football Sod Cemetery

Florida State Football's Sod Cemetery is the final resting place for over 90 Sod Games

For Florida State Football, "sod games" and the Sod Cemetery have been a rich part of the Seminoles college football history, commemorating many of FSU greatest's victories away from home. "Sod games" represent the most difficult battles on the football field. The Sod Cemetery stands as a tribute to those triumphs.

In 1962, as the Seminoles completed their Thursday practice in preparation to face Georgia at Sanford Stadium, Dean Coyle Moore—a long-time professor and member of FSU's athletic board—issued a challenge: "Bring back some sod from between the hedges at Georgia." On Saturday, October 20, the Seminoles scored an 18-0 victory over the favored Bulldogs. Team captain Gene McDowell pulled a small piece of grass from the field, which was presented to Moore at the next football practice. Moore and FSU coach Bill Peterson had the sod buried on the practice field as a symbol of victory. A monument was placed to commemorate the triumph and the tradition of the sod game was born.

Before leaving for all road games in which Florida State is the underdog, all road games at the University of Florida and all ACC championship and bowl games, Seminole captains gather their teammates to explain the significance of the tradition. Victorious captains return with a piece of the opponent's turf to be buried in the Sod Cemetery inside the gates of the practice field.[1]

Bowl game victories are colored ██ gold. Championship victories are colored ██ garnet.

Date Location Opponent Score
October 20, 1962 Sanford Stadium Georgia 18-0
November 10, 1962 Grant Field Georgia Tech 14-14
November 24, 1962 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn 14-14
September 20, 1963 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 24-0
September 19, 1964 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 14-0
September 26, 1964 Amon G. Carter Stadium Texas Christian 10-0
October 17, 1964 Sanford Stadium Georgia 17-14
January 2, 1965 Gator Bowl Stadium (GATOR BOWL) Oklahoma 36-19
September 24, 1966 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 23-20
October 15, 1966 Jones Stadium Texas Tech 42-33
November 5, 1966 Carolina Stadium South Carolina 32-10
September 23, 1967 Legion Field Alabama 37-37
October 7, 1967 Kyle Field Texas A&M 19-18
November 4, 1967 Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis State 27-7
November 25, 1967 Florida Field Florida 21-16
December 30, 1967 Gator Bowl Stadium (GATOR BOWL) Penn State 17-17
October 26, 1968 Carolina Stadium South Carolina 35-28
November 16, 1968 Carter Stadium N.C. State 48-7
November 29, 1968 Gator Bowl Stadium Houston 40-20
September 26, 1969 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 19-14
November 8, 1969 Lane Stadium Virginia Tech 10-10
October 24, 1970 Carolina Stadium South Carolina 21-13
October 30, 1970 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 27-3
October 9, 1976 Alumni Stadium Boston College 28-9
November 13, 1976 Fouts Field N. Texas State 21-20
October 1, 1977 Lewis Field Oklahoma State 25-17
December 3, 1977 Florida Field Florida 34-9
December 23, 1977 Orlando Stadium (TANGERINE BOWL) Texas Tech 40-17
September 9, 1978 Archbold Stadium Syracuse 28-0
September 15, 1979 Tampa Stadium Arizona State 31-3
October 27, 1979 Tiger Stadium LSU 24-19
November 23, 1979 Florida Field Florida 27-16
September 6, 1980 Tiger Stadium LSU 16-0
October 4, 1980 Memorial Stadium Nebraska 18-14
October 3, 1981 Ohio Stadium Ohio State 36-27
October 10, 1981 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 19-13
October 2, 1982 Ohio Stadium Ohio State 34-17
October 30, 1982 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 24-7
December 30, 1982 Gator Bowl Stadium (GATOR BOWL) West Virginia 31-12
September 10, 1983 Tiger Stadium LSU 40-35
October 29, 1983 Sun Devil Stadium Arizona State 29-26
December 30, 1983 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (PEACH BOWL) North Carolina 28-3
September 22, 1984 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 38-3
November 3, 1984 Sun Devil Stadium Arizona State 42-44
December 22, 1984 Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (CITRUS BOWL) Georgia 17-17
September 7, 1985 Memorial Stadium Nebraska 17-13
December 30, 1985 Gator Bowl Stadium (GATOR BOWL) Oklahoma State 34-23
December 31, 1986 Legion Field (ALL-AMERICAN BOWL) Indiana 27-13
September 26, 1987 Spartan Stadium Michigan State 31-3
November 7, 1987 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn 34-6
November 28, 1987 Florida Field Florida 28-14
January 1, 1988 Sun Devil Stadium (FIESTA BOWL) Nebraska 31-28
September 17, 1988 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson 24-21
January 2, 1989 Louisiana Superdome (SUGAR BOWL) Auburn 13-7
December 2, 1989 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 24-17
January 1, 1990 Sun Devil Stadium (FIESTA BOWL) Nebraska 41-17
December 28, 1990 Joe Robbie Stadium (BLOCKBUSTER BOWL) Penn State 24-17
September 28, 1991 Michigan Stadium Michigan 51-31
January 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl Stadium (COTTON BOWL) Texas A&M 10-2
September 12, 1992 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson 24-20
Date Location Opponent Score
October 17, 1992 Bobby Dodd Stadium Georgia Tech 29-24
January 1, 1993 Miami Orange Bowl (ORANGE BOWL) Nebraska 27-14
November 27, 1993 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 33-21
January 1, 1994 Miami Orange Bowl (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) Nebraska 18-16
November 12, 1994 Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Notre Dame 23-16
January 2, 1995 Louisiana Superdome (SUGAR BOWL) Florida 23-17
January 1, 1996 Miami Orange Bowl (ORANGE BOWL) Notre Dame 31-26
November 8, 1997 Kenan Memorial Stadium North Carolina 20-3
January 1, 1998 Louisiana Superdome (SUGAR BOWL) Ohio State 31-14
November 20, 1999 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 30-23
January 4, 2000 Louisiana Superdome (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) Virginia Tech 46-29
January 1, 2002 Alltel Stadium (GATOR BOWL) Virginia Tech 30-17
November 29, 2003 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 38-34
January 1, 2005 Alltel Stadium (GATOR BOWL) West Virginia 30-18
September 17, 2005 Alumni Stadium Boston College 28-17
December 3, 2005 Alltel Stadium (ACC CHAMPIONSHIP) Virginia Tech 27-22
September 4, 2006 Miami Orange Bowl Miami 13-10
December 27, 2006 AT&T Park (EMERALD BOWL) UCLA 44-27
November 3, 2007 Alumni Stadium Boston College 27-17
October 4, 2008 Dolphin Stadium Miami 41-39
November 22, 2008 Byrd Stadium Maryland 37-3
December 27, 2008 Citrus Bowl Stadium (CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL) Wisconsin 42-13
September 19, 2009 LaVell Edwards Stadium Brigham Young 54-28
October 22, 2009 Kenan Memorial Stadium North Carolina 30-27
November 14, 2009 BB&T Field Wake Forest 41-28
January 1, 2010 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (GATOR BOWL) West Virginia 33-21
October 9, 2010 Sun Life Stadium Miami 45-17
December 31, 2010 Georgia Dome (CHICK-FIL-A BOWL) South Carolina 26-17
November 26, 2011 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 21-7
December 29, 2011 Citrus Bowl Stadium (CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL) Notre Dame 18-14
December 1, 2012 Bank of America Stadium (ACC CHAMPIONSHIP) Georgia Tech 21-15
January 1, 2013 Sun Life Stadium (ORANGE BOWL) Northern Illinois 31-10
October 19, 2013 Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson 51-14
November 30, 2013 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 37-7
December 7, 2013 Bank of America Stadium (ACC CHAMPIONSHIP) Duke 45-7
January 6, 2014 Rose Bowl Stadium (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) Auburn 34-31
December 6, 2014 Bank of America Stadium (ACC CHAMPIONSHIP) Georgia Tech 37-35
November 28, 2015 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida 27-2
October 8, 2016 Hard Rock Stadium Miami 20-19

Interments per Opponent

Opponent Internments
Alabama 1
Arizona State 3
Auburn 4
Boston College 3
Brigham Young 1
Clemson 3
Duke 1
Florida 12
Georgia 3
Georgia Tech 4
Houston 1
Indiana 1
LSU 3
Maryland 1
Memphis State 1
Miami 11
Michigan 1
Michigan State 1
N. Texas State 1
N.C. State 1
Nebraska 6
North Carolina 3
Northern Illinois 1
Nortre Dame 4
Ohio State 3
Oklahoma 1
Oklahoma State 2
Penn State 2
South Carolina 4
Syracuse 1
TCU 1
Texas A&M 2
Texas Tech 2
UCLA 1
Virginia Tech 4
Wake Forest 1
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 1

See also

References

  1. "Sod Cemetery: An FSU Tradition". The Odyssey. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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