Date: November 21, 1964
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla.
Opponent: Florida Gators
At the personal request of Florida Governor LeRoy Collins, Florida and Florida State began a contract to play each other annually starting way back in 1958. However, the first six games in the series were all played in Gainesville because Doak Campbell Stadium was at the time deemed too small a venue. Bill Peterson took over as FSU’s head coach in 1960 and in just a few short years he would change the program forever.
In 1961 FSU tied Florida 3-3, causing Florida head coach Ray Graves to call the result “a death in the family”.