Florida State vs. Tampa

Florida State and Tampa first met in 1954 and have played 5 times; Florida State leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Florida State 5–⁠0, and Florida State has won the last 5.

Florida State wins
5
Tampa wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1954
Longest streak
5 Florida State
Current streak
5 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 5–⁠0
Most recent
1959

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s5–⁠0
Average margin
24.4 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
1–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
At Tampa
0–⁠4 Tampa’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win1958: Florida State 43, Tampa 0by 43 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Tampa, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 28, 1959Florida State 33, Tampa 0at Tampa
Nov 1, 1958Florida State 43, Tampa 0at Florida State
Nov 30, 1957Florida State 21, Tampa 7at Tampa
Dec 3, 1955Florida State 26, Tampa 7at Tampa
Dec 4, 1954Florida State 13, Tampa 0at Tampa

Every game is listed as played on the field.