It was their third straight win in Gainesville. Florida's offense sputtered again in the 2016 game, and the Seminoles won 31–13 for their fourth straight win overall in the series. Both programs suffered through sub-par seasons in 2017 and each came into their meeting at 4–6, marking the first time since 1959 that the rivals met while sporting a losing record. The season-ending game was the last for each head coach at their respective school, as Florida's Randy Shannon was serving on an interim basis after Jim McElwain's dismissal and Jimbo Fisher would accept the head coaching job at Texas A&M days later. The Seminoles won 38–22 for their fifth consecutive victory in the series and their fourth straight win in Gainesville, their longest win streak at Florida Field. Both programs were led by new head coaches for the 2018 matchup: Willie Taggart at Florida State and Dan Mullen at Florida. In the first match-up between first year head coaches in series history, Mullen's Gators routed the Seminoles 41–14 in Tallahassee, ending both Florida State's five-game win streak in the series and their NCAA-record 36-year streak of bowl appearances. Taggart was fired nine games into the 2019 season, and Odell Haggins was serving as the Seminoles' interim coach during the Gators' 40–17 victory in Gainesville. The series was interrupted for the first time in over 60 years in 2020 when both the ACC and SEC played modified conference-only schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 contest was held in Gainesville as previously planned, and both teams came into the game with losing records (5-6) for just the third time in series history, with bowl eligibility on the line. With Dan Mullen having been fired days before the game, interim coach Greg Knox led the Gators to a "sloppy" 24–21 victory over Mike Norvell's Seminoles. The following year, Norvell beat new Florida coach Billy Napier's squad 45-38, making it the highest scoring game in series history. Game results Notable games 1961: A death in the family Florida State's upstart football program stunned the Gators on this day with a 3–3 tie. Florida coach Ray Graves likened the result to a "death in the family", Roy Bickford was the star for the Seminoles and was named the game MVP. Bickford blocked a punt to set up the Seminoles' lone FG, intercepted a pass deep in FSU territory to avert a sure