Sunshine Showdown

Also known as the "Battle for the Governor's Cup," the Sunshine Showdown is an annual college football rivalry game between the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles.http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/ncaa_football/news-article.aspx?storyid=178196

In the 2010 NCAA Football season, the Florida-Florida State game took place on Saturday, November 27, 2010, as Florida State defeated Florida 31-7.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303310052 The game aired on ESPN or ABC, based on market, as well as on ESPN3.com live from Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State entered ranked 22nd in the BCS standings with an 8-3 overall record and 6-2 record in ACC play. Florida came into the game unranked with a 7-4 overall record and even 4-4 record in SEC games.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=303310052

The Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles 37 to 10 in the 2009 game on November 28. The win kept Florida's perfect 12-0 season alive and set them up to play the also undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293320057

In the 2008 game, the #23 Seminoles fell to the second-ranked Gators, 45-15, on November 29, 2008, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.http://statistics.ncaafootball.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=ncaa-football&page=cfoot/scores/live/pv20530.htm Florida went on to win the SEC title game as well as win the BCS Championship game by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners.http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/57/year/2008/florida-gators

• 2007: Florida 45 - Florida State 12http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2006: Florida 22 - Florida State 14http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2005: Florida 34 - Florida State 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2004: Florida 20 - Florida State 13http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2003: Florida State 38 - Florida 34http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2002: Florida State 31 - Florida 14http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2001: Florida 37 - Florida State 13http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 2000: Florida State 30 - Florida 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 1999: Florida State 30 - Florida 23http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119
• 1998: Florida State 23 - Florida 12http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1119