Happy 67th birthday Steve Spurrier. In this 1997 photo, Spurrier (then the coach of the Gators) faces off with longtime rival Bobby Bowden (then coach of the the Seminoles) before a Florida-Florida State game. (AP)

SI VAULT: Spurrier is college football’s best passer (11.14.66)

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Florida State fans cheer on their Seminoles during the 1981 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma. Click the link below for more photos of sports fans in the 1980s. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)

GALLERY: Sports Fans In The ’80s

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Duke guard Austin Rivers reacts after a last-second loss to Florida State on Saturday. The Seminoles won 76-73 to end Duke’s 44-game home winning streak.  (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

TRUTH AND RUMORS: FSU resurgence led by 26-year-old senior

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Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward runs free from Miami defensive lineman Warren Sapp during a 1992 Seminoles-Hurricanes game. Miami, who was ranked No. 1 in the nation, would go onto beat No. 3 Florida State, 19-13. (Damian Strohmeyer/SI)

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Florida State defensive back Deion Sanders returns an interception during a 1986 game against Miami. Sanders’ Seminoles will take on Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29. (John Biever/SI)

MANDEL: BCS title game rematch headlines bowl rankings
STAPLES: Human polls that led to LSU-Alabama rematch
MANDEL: LSU-Alabama winner will be true national champs

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