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Florida State Football Sod Cemetery

1962 establishments in FloridaFlorida State Seminoles football
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The Florida State Football Sod Cemetery is a symbolic monument that memorializes a longstanding college football tradition that dates back to 1962. It features over 100 bronze plaques, each commemorating a "sod game." Sod games represent the Seminoles' greatest victories away from the team's home in Tallahassee. Interred beneath each bronze plaque is a piece of sod—a fragment from the field—that is ceremoniously extracted from the stadiums where the Seminoles claimed victory. In the summer of 2013, Florida State built new practice fields, and the cemetery was moved to its current location. Situated 200 feet north of Doak Campbell Stadium (Gate M) and just outside the entrance to the Al Dunlap Seminole Practice Fields, the Sod Cemetery draws thousands of spectators on game days. Inside its gates, the plaques chronicle the evolution of a program that originated as an underdog and ascended to powerhouse status. Each marker represents a day when the Seminoles went on the road and prevailed, be it as the underdogs, during fierce rivalries, or significant championship matches. Through this lens, one can trace the program's highs and lows—from seasons with few sod games due to being favored, to downturns when the Seminoles were underdogs. It stands as a reminder of the Seminoles’ most iconic road triumphs, resonating with players, coaches, and visitors who pass by.

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Florida State Football Sod Cemetery
Stadium Drive, Tallahassee

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Stadium Drive
32304 Tallahassee
Florida, United States
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