Yes because barely beating Clemson at their house is such an easy thing to do, says the 1999 national champs just one month later
#2 Bowden Bowl I - Florida State 17, Clemson 14 - Oct. 23, 1999
The first Bobby-Tommy
Bowden Bowl came in 1999, a 17-14 victory for No. 1 Florida State at Clemson before a record crowd of 86,092. The 'Noles came back from a 14-3 deficit at the half thanks to a short touchdown run by
Travis Minor, a two-point conversion from
Chris Weinke to
Dan Kendra, and a couple of field goals by
Sebastian Janikowski.
The star of the game offensively was All-American wide receiver
Peter Warrick. The game marked the controversial return of the star wide receiver who had previously been suspended for two games as a result of the discount scandal at Dillard's. In his return, the explosive wideout caught 11 passes for 121 yards to lead the Seminole offense. Janikowski made three-of-five field goals including a decisive 39-yarder with 5:26 left to break a 14-14 tie. In addition to the win marking the first victory in the Bowden Bowl, it gave
Bobby Bowden career victory No. 300. That FSU team went on to win the national championship, and the 17 points and three-point victory margin, were the smallest for Florida State in their wire-to-wire No. 1 national championship run.
Larry: Clemson fans still wonder why
Tommy Bowden elected to kick a 41-yard field goal late instead of going for it on fourth-and-short. Tommy said in the aftermath he probably should've gone for it.
Tay Cody got a piece of
Tony Lazzara's attempt to preserve the Seminoles' march to the title.