Bobby Bowden is 30-1 against first-time opponents

[Orlando Bull]

was the 1983 loss to Tulane stricken from the records?

[Greg Auman]

yep. forfeited.

[bulldad10]

Something doesn't look right about this number.

You mean to tell me that he has been coaching for 35 years, and he has only faced 31 different opponents?

[DELdaBull]

Maybe it is teams playing a BB coached team for the first time while he was coaching Noles. He used to coach at WVU(?) And a smaller school.

[Greg Auman]

It's schools that are playing FSU for the first time. In other words, FSU played most of their opponents at some point before Bowden came on board in 1976.

[bulldad10]

It's schools that are playing FSU for the first time. In other words, FSU played most of their opponents at some point before Bowden came on board in 1976.

So the correct headline should be "FSU 30-1 against first-time opponents durng BB era".

Would be interesting to see what Bowdens record is the first time his team faces a new team.

[Ryenoe]

Looks like about half of them were blow-outs

>30-point margin of victory

[Bulls Are We]

Hmmm...Bowden 30-1 against first time opponents + South Florida Flip = Loss in 2009, Win in 2012. 

[Oldsmobull]

Big deal about the 30-1 business.  That is yesterday's news.  FSU has never beaten USF.  USF only needs to be concerned about Saturday's game.  It is a little early to be reminiscing already like we're at a wake.

[jstewholymoly]

The Boston Celtics were 17-2 all time in home game 7s before the Magic crushed them to advance to the east finals.

A team had never come back from being down 3-0 in a LCS before Boston defeated New York in 2004.

A 1-AA team had never beaten a ranked opponent before Appalachian State beat Michigan in 2007.

A victory Saturday won't even approach the magnitude of these events. We'll be fine and this stat is meaningless.