The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Sunshine Showdown
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →2 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Florida leads the all-time series 39–29–2. They've met 70 times since 1904. Florida once took 9 straight.
Stature & the series, 1904–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
29–39–2
Florida leads
streak
2
Florida in a row
longest run
9
Florida
biggest win
49
Florida, 1973
first met
1904
70 meetings
biggest crowd
90,916
2015
The coaching duels
Bobby Bowden vs Steve Spurrier8–5–1
Bill Peterson vs Ray Graves2–7–1
Bobby Bowden vs Charley Pell2–4
Bobby Bowden vs Galen Hall3–2
Bobby Bowden vs Urban Meyer0–5
Jimbo Fisher vs Will Muschamp3–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
218–247
Florida leads
1st-rounders
47–56
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s7–7
1970s11–22
1980s16–30
1990s56–39
2000s55–50
2010s53–60
2020s20–39
Best picks, either side
1998Andre Wadsworth Defensive EndRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
2015Dante Fowler Jr. Defensive EndRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1967Steve Spurrier QuarterbackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1978Wes Chandler Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
2001Gerard Warren Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1993Marvin Jones LinebackerRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1997Peter Boulware Defensive EndRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
Recent meetings
2025Florida40–21
2024Florida31–11
2023Florida State24–15
2022Florida State45–38
2021Florida24–21
2019Florida40–17
2018Florida41–14
2017Florida State38–22
2016Florida State31–13
2015Florida State27–2
2014Florida State24–19
2013Florida State37–7
2012Florida37–26
2011Florida State21–7