On a warm September 8th night that took place 40 years ago, the FSU football team put together a fourth quarter comeback after being down by two possessions to defeat Southern Miss in the season opener of the 1979 campaign. That win would be the closest that the Seminoles would get to losing over the course of the next 10 games.
The following weekend was a blowout win over Arizona State in a game played at the old Tampa Stadium. After that was a win over the rival Miami Hurricanes inside Doak Campbell Stadium…followed by road wins over Virginia Tech and Louisville…followed by a home win over a ranked Mississippi State team…followed by a huge road win at LSU.