River City Showdown

Collegebowl
name = The River City Showdown
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image_size =
caption = River City Showdown logo
stadium = Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
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location = Jacksonville, Florida
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years = 2007-present
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conference_tie-ins = ACC
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sponsors = Gator Bowl Association
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prev_matchup_year = 2008
prev_matchup_season= 2008
prev_matchup_teams = Florida State vs. Colorado
prev_matchup_score = FSU 39, CU 21
next_matchup_year = 2007
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next_matchup_teams = Florida State vs. Alabama
next_matchup_date = FSU 21, Alabama 14"River City Showdown" is a neutral site game held between the Florida State University Seminoles and another team in the city of Jacksonville at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. In 2007 it was played between FSU and the Alabama Crimson Tide. On September 27, 2008 it will be played between FSU and the Colorado Buffaloes.

2007

On September 29, 2007, the unranked Florida State Seminoles beat the #21 Alabama Crimson Tide 21-14. The game was a battle of defenses in the first half as the game went scoreless through 2 quarters. Florida State starting quarterback Drew Weatherford was pulled to give backup Xavier Lee a chance. He would spark the Seminoles and put them up by a score of 14-0 with 9:03 to go in the 4th quarter. Alabama finally got on the board with a touchdown with 5:04 to go in the game. All the effort seemed for naught when Xavier Lee completed a 70 yard pass to De'Cody Fagg on the very next play from scrimmage to put the Noles up 21-7. Alabama would manage one more Touchdown with 1:04 to go and not recover the onside kick, ending the first Jacksonville contest.

The game was a commercial success as Municipal Stadium set an attendance record by putting in extra temporary seats, surpassing the attendance numbers of the Jacksonville Jaguars games, Florida-Georgia games and Super Bowl XXXIX.Fact|date=September 2008

2008

Following the great turnout of the 2007 game Florida State University and the Gator Bowl Association made a move to continue the Jacksonville contest. An out of conference game had to be selected and as the Florida game was not to be touched that left either Colorado or one of two as yet to be scheduled opponents. Florida State scheduled FCS opponents Western Carolina and Chattanooga to fill the two voids left in their schedule to make the games more winnable while dealing with suspensions from their recent academic scandal. Due to conference scheduling the Seminoles already had 7 home games (out of 12) for the 2008 season, so they moved the second half of their home and home contract with Colorado to Jacksonville. FSU played Colorado on the road the year before and beat them 16-9. This year they were due to play them at home but instead will play in Jacksonville.Fact|date=September 2008 FSU won the game 39-21.

ee also

*Florida State Seminoles football
*Alabama Crimson Tide football
*Colorado Buffaloes football

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