The Sod Cemetery
In 1962, the FSU football team captains returned to Tallahassee with a piece of the turf from Sanford Stadium after whipping Georgia 18-0 in Athens. The turf was presented to Dean Coyle E. Moore who founded the tradition of the sod game.
The sod cemetery began when the first piece of sod was buried in the corner of the Florida State practice field and a monument was placed to commemorate the road victory. In the early years, FSU only snipped grass when it won by upset on the road. But as the Seminoles became more successful, the criteria changed. Sod games still represent road games won when FSU is a significant underdog, however, all bowl games are now considered sod games as well as landmark road wins no matter who was favored. Each piece of sod is buried in the cemetery next to the practice field and a tombstone is placed above it with the score and date of the game.
The Games
| 1962 | Georgia | 18-0 | Sanford Stadium |
| Georgia Tech | 14-14 | Grant Field |
| Auburn | 14-14 | Cliff Hare Stadium |
| 1963 | Miami | 24-0 | Orange Bowl |
| 1964 | Georgia | 17-14 | Sanford Stadium |
| Texas Christian | 10-0 | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| Miami | 14-0 | Orange Bowl |
| Oklahoma | 36-19 | Gator Bowl |
| 1965 | Oklahoma | 36-19 | Gator Bowl |
| 1966 | Miami | 23-20 | Orange Bowl |
| Texas Tech | 42-33 | Jones Stadium |
| South Carolina | 32-10 | Carolina Stadium |
| 1967 | Alabama | 37-37 | Legion Field |
| Memphis State | 27-7 | Memphis Memorial Stadium |
| Texas A&M | 19-18 | Kyle Field |
| Florida | 21-16 | Florida Field |
| Penn State | 17-17 | Gator Bowl |
| 1968 | N.C. State | 48-7 | Carter Stadium |
| South Carolina | 35-28 | Carolina Stadium |
| Houston | 40-20 | gator Bowl Stadium |
| 1969 | Miami | 19-14 | Orange Bowl |
| Virginia Tech | 10-10 | Lane Stadium |
| 1970 | South Carolina | 21-13 | Carolina Stadium |
| Miami | 27-3 | Orange Bowl |
| 1976 | Boston College | 28-9 | Alumni Stadium |
| North Texas State | 21-20 | Fouts Field |
| 1977 | Oklahoma State | 25-17 | Lewis Field |
| Florida | 34-9 | Florida Field |
| Texas Tech | 40-17 | Tangerine Bowl |
| 1978 | Syracuse | 28-0 | Archbold Stadium |
| 1979 | Arizona State | 31-3 | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Louisiana State | 24-19 | Tiger Stadium |
| Florida | 27-16 | Florida Field |
| 1980 | Louisiana State | 16-0 | Tiger Stadium |
| Nebraska | 18-14 | Memorial Stadium |
| 1981 | Ohio State | 36-27 | Ohio Stadium |
| Notre Dame | 19-13 | Notre Dame Stadium |
| 1982 | Miami | 24-7 | Orange Bowl |
| Ohio State | 34-17 | Ohio Stadium |
| West Virginia | 31-12 | Gator Bowl |
| 1983 | Arizona State | 29-26 | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Louisiana State | 40-35 | Tiger Stadium |
| North Carolina | 28-3 | Atlanta Fulton County Stadium |
| 1984 | Arizona State | 52-44 | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Georgia | 17-17 | Citrus Bowl |
| 1985 | Nebraska | 17-13 | Memorial Stadium |
| Oklahoma State | 34-23 | Gator Bowl |
| 1986 | Indiana | 27-13 | Legion Field |
| 1987 | Michigan State | 31-3 | Spartan Stadium |
| Auburn | 34-6 | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| Florida | 28-13 | Florida Field |
| Nebraska | 31-28 | Sun Devil Stadium |
| 1988 | Clemson | 24-21 | Clemson Memorial Stadium |
| Auburn | 13-7 | Louisiana Superdome |
| 1989 | Florida | 24-17 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field |
| Nebraska | 41-17 | Sun Devil Stadium |
| 1990 | Penn State | 24-17 | Joe Robbie Stadium |
| 1991 | Michigan | 51-31 | Michigan Stadium |
| Texas A&M | 10-2 | Cotton Bowl |
| 1992 | Clemson | 24-20 | Clemson Memorial Stadium |
| Georgia Tech | 29-24 | Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field |
| Nebraska | 27-14 | Orange Bowl |
| 1993 | Florida | 33-21 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field |
| Nebraska | 18-16 | Orange Bowl |
| 1994 | Notre Dame | 23-16 | Citrus Bowl |
| Florida | 23-17 | Louisiana Superdome |
| 1995 | Notre Dame | 31-26 | Orange Bowl |
| 1997 | North Carolina | 20-3 | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
| Ohio State | 31-14 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1999 | Florida | 30-23 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field |
| Virginia Tech | 46-29 | Sugar Bowl |
| 2001 | Virginia Tech | 30-17 | Gator Bowl |
| 2003 | Florida | 38-34 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field |
| 2004 | West Virginia | 30-18 | Gator Bowl |
| 2005 | Virginia Tech | 27-22 | Gator Bowl |
| Virginia Tech | 27-22 | Alltel Stadium - ACC Championship |
| 2006 | Miami | 13-10 | Orange Bowl |
| UCLA | 44-27 | Emerald Bowl |
| 2007 | Boston College | 27-17 | Alumni Stadium |