Florida State was 91 and ranked sixth in the polls

After the win, Gators fans, being tongue in cheek, renamed the field Ron Zook Field.. The Seminoles came in to the 1997 matchup undefeated and ranked number one in the polls. Doug Johnson would hit Jacquez Green on 63 yard pass to get Florida down to the Florida State 17 yard line.Fred Taylor would carry the ball on down to the 2 yard line on the next play. Taylor scored on the following play to give the Florida a touchdown after driving 80 yards in three plays in just 44 seconds.Linebacker Dwayne Thomas would intercept Thad Busby with 1:06 left to play to seal the game for the Gators.

The hero of the game would be Taylor who rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns.The loss would cost the Seminoles a shot at the national championship that would split by Michigan and Nebraska. The third-ranked Gators entered the 1995 matchup one win away from the school's first undefeated regular season. Florida State was 9-1 and ranked sixth in the polls.The only loss Florida State had suffered was to Virginia. The loss to the Cavaliers was the first ACC loss for the Seminoles since they joined the conference.Florida would defeat the Seminoles 35-24 in Gainesville. This game was the final regular season matchup of the No 1 and No 2-ranked teams in the decade. The 1996 matchup was the high point in this series in the 1990s.The game featured several college football stars on both sides of the ball.

The Gators were trying to erase the bittersweet memories of the 1995 season, heading into the game a perfect 10-0 and ranked No. 1.The Seminoles were looking to win their second national championship and entered the game 10-0 as well and ranked second. The Gators' legendary quarterback Danny Wuerffel would throw three interceptions in the first half.The Seminoles would take a 17-0 lead into the locker room at the half. Wuerffel would get going in the second half, throwing for three touchdowns.The final Wuerffel touchdown went to Reidel Anthony with just over a minute to play. The touchdown would cut the Seminoles lead down to three points.The Gators would try to recover an onside kick after the score, but the ball would go out of bounds to the Seminoles.Warrick Dunn led the Florida State offense as he rushed for 185 yards.Wuerffel would throw for 362 yards to go along with his three touchdowns.The Florida State defense would come under scrutiny by Spurriers perception that the Seminoles defenders were hitting his quarterback late. Spurrier would accuse the Florida State defenders of playing dirty.Bowden would say that his defenders played to the echo of the whistle but were not dirty..

If the 1996 matchup was the highlight of this series so far, the 1993 matchup showed just how good this match could be. This matchup was the start of the culmination of the work of Bowden and the start of what Spurrier built.The Seminoles came into this matchup with only one loss after losing to Notre Dame in what many called the "Game of the Century."The Irish took Florida States No. 1 ranking that season, but not for long after they lost to Boston College the next week Florida State came into the rivalry game ranked No. 1 once again.The 1993 season would see the start of the Gators winning four straight SEC Championships. Florida was already in the mist of winning five straight SEC East titles.