On this day in FSU history, the Noles were favored over an SEC team for the first time in school history.
It was against the Georgia Bulldogs in 1962 who had beaten FSU in 5 of their last 6 meetings after the Noles squeaked by 3-0 in the previous year.
The Noles didn't disappoint and left Athens victorious in their first ever win in Athens, GA on the road against UGA (one of only 2 in FSU history) with a final score being a shutout for the second year in a row, 18-0. It was also the first road victory of the Bill Peterson era.
Hank Sytsma caught the only touchdown pass of the game from Eddie Feely.
Hugh Edward Feely
After returning briefly as an assistant coach in 1973, Feely went on to leave a 20-year legacy as a head football coach and athletic director of 5 different high schools throughout central and north Florida.
After two years as an athletic director and head coach at Cocoa Beach High School, Feely left to take over the Merritt Island football program that had never won a football game. As a second-year coach, he guided them to a regional title, and in 1972 won the state championship with a 13-0 season. He later coached at Choctawhatchee, Buchholz and Tate, and finished with a combined record of 159-55-1 in his 20 seasons as a football coach in Florida.
Feely
FHSAA HOF 2012, FACA HOF 2002
Known as a program builder, Feely tallied four perfect seasons at three separate schools (1972 - Merritt Island, 1977 - Choctawhatchee, 1981 and 1983 - Buchholz) whom had never attained that level of success prior to his arrival. In 1981 and 1983, Feely was announced the Gainesville Sun Coach of the Year, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Hall of Fame. His coaching tree includes well-known coaches around the state of Florida such as Dwight Thomas and Jimmy Ray Stephens, among others.
After his passing on Aug. 20, 2006 the Orlando Sentinel acknowledged that “Central Florida’s football community has lost an old friend, a Hall of Fame Coach and an all-around good guy” – a fitting quote for this accomplished architect.
It was against the Georgia Bulldogs in 1962 who had beaten FSU in 5 of their last 6 meetings after the Noles squeaked by 3-0 in the previous year.
The Noles didn't disappoint and left Athens victorious in their first ever win in Athens, GA on the road against UGA (one of only 2 in FSU history) with a final score being a shutout for the second year in a row, 18-0. It was also the first road victory of the Bill Peterson era.
Hank Sytsma caught the only touchdown pass of the game from Eddie Feely.
Hugh Edward Feely
After returning briefly as an assistant coach in 1973, Feely went on to leave a 20-year legacy as a head football coach and athletic director of 5 different high schools throughout central and north Florida.
After two years as an athletic director and head coach at Cocoa Beach High School, Feely left to take over the Merritt Island football program that had never won a football game. As a second-year coach, he guided them to a regional title, and in 1972 won the state championship with a 13-0 season. He later coached at Choctawhatchee, Buchholz and Tate, and finished with a combined record of 159-55-1 in his 20 seasons as a football coach in Florida.
Feely
FHSAA HOF 2012, FACA HOF 2002
Known as a program builder, Feely tallied four perfect seasons at three separate schools (1972 - Merritt Island, 1977 - Choctawhatchee, 1981 and 1983 - Buchholz) whom had never attained that level of success prior to his arrival. In 1981 and 1983, Feely was announced the Gainesville Sun Coach of the Year, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Hall of Fame. His coaching tree includes well-known coaches around the state of Florida such as Dwight Thomas and Jimmy Ray Stephens, among others.
After his passing on Aug. 20, 2006 the Orlando Sentinel acknowledged that “Central Florida’s football community has lost an old friend, a Hall of Fame Coach and an all-around good guy” – a fitting quote for this accomplished architect.
