Date: September 22, 2012
Location: Doak S. Campbell Stadium; Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State entered the 2012 season brimming with talent and surrounded by hype. After a disappointing 2011 campaign that saw the Seminoles hit hard by the injury bug, all the pieces appeared to be in place for a title run.
After beginning the season ranked 7th in the AP Poll, FSU quickly moved up to 4th after two blowouts over FCS teams and then a 52-0 whitewashing of a Wake Forest team that beat the ‘Noles one season prior.
But the fourth game of the year represented a substantial step up in competition.