• 2nd winningest coach in major college football history
• The only coach in the history of Division I-A football to compile 14 straight 10-win seasons (1987-2000) 
• Coached the Seminoles to consensus National Championships in 1993 and 1999 
• His 1999 National Championship team is the first in college football history to go wire-to-wire as the Associated Press' No. 1 ranked team 
• Set NCAA records with 11 consecutive bowl victories (1985-95) and 14 straight bowl trips without a loss (1982-95)
• Ranks second all-time in bowl winning percentage with a 20-9-1 record (.672)
• Since 1993, Florida State has played in the national championship game five times (1993 Orange vs. Nebraska, 1996 Sugar vs. Florida, 1998 Fiesta vs. Tennessee, 1999 Sugar vs. Virginia Tech, and 2000 Orange vs. Oklahoma)
• Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, FSU has reached one of the BCS bowl games six times

Jim Smith said "I love Bobby Bowden but I will tell you what, I love FSU more!" 

He went on to say "I think the record will show that the Seminole Nation has been more than patient. We have been in a decline not for a year or two or three, but I think we're coming up on seven or eight. I think enough is enough."