Bobby Bowden retired from college football following the 2009 season. The late longtime Florida State coach won 357 games over his Division I career at West Virginia and with the Seminoles.
Bowden won two national championships (1993 and 1999) in his 34 seasons (1976-2009) at Florida State. Among his top achievements was a string of 28 straight seasons (1982-2009) with a bowl game appearance. That included 14 straight seasons (1987-2000) in which the Seminoles won at least 10 games and finished ranked in the top five of the AP poll. Florida State went 152-19-1 (.