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The top 100 FSU football plays: No. 81— Sumner, Seminoles stun the Bama faithful at Legion Field

Date: September 23, 1967

Location: Legion Field

Opponent: No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide

A few weeks ago we listed the criteria used by our committee when ranking the top 100 plays in Florida State football history. The first factor listed asked, “how significant was the play to the program—did it change the direction of FSU football?” Well, folks, this play, checks that box with a sharpie.

Despite what the vast majority of the college football world believes (and even many Seminole fans born after 1960), FSU football did not begin with Bobby Bowden.