Seminole Traditions

Florida State's gold helmets with garnet and white spears on both sides are the focal point of a uniform which was named the "best in college football" in a 1991 fan poll by Sporting News. The Seminoles have had virtually the same head gear for 21 years dating back to Bobby Bowden's arrival in 1976. FSU's 1975 helmet had the outline of the state with a large Seminole head logo where Tallahassee would be. From 1970-74, the helmet had a garnet stripe and two white strips down the middle, along with a logo of the state of Florida on the side with the word STATE written along it. The Seminoles' helmets reflected the 100th year of college football in 1969 and like many schools the Tribe wore a football with 100 printed on it on the side of their headgear. Helmets featured the word STATE on the sides of a gold helmet with varying stripes from 1964-68, and prior to 1964, the Florida State's helmets had few unique characteristics. Special to Florida State is the recent practice of awarding Tomahawk stickers for outstanding performances in academics as well as athletics.