{"id":952,"date":"2025-08-31T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=632618"},"modified":"2025-08-31T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:28:12","slug":"florida-state-shocks-alabama-in-renovated-doak-campbell-stadium-fans-storm-field-in-week-1-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/other-sports\/florida-state-shocks-alabama-in-renovated-doak-campbell-stadium-fans-storm-field-in-week-1-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State shocks Alabama in renovated Doak Campbell Stadium, fans storm field in Week 1 upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"541\">The <strong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"225\">Florida State Seminoles<\/strong> stunned the college football world Saturday night, upsetting the <strong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"315\">Alabama Crimson Tide<\/strong> in front of a packed Doak Campbell Stadium that had just reopened after two years of renovations. Fans rushed the field in Tallahassee as the Noles celebrated one of the program\u2019s biggest Week 1 victories in recent history.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"1008\">It was the first time Alabama had ever played at Doak Campbell Stadium, and the Seminoles made the night unforgettable. Florida State led 17-10 at halftime and never looked back, riding a dominant rushing attack to seal the win. The Noles finished with 230 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground, while holding Alabama to just 87 yards rushing. Quarterback <strong data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"931\">Thomas Castellanos<\/strong> provided balance through the air, completing 9 of 14 passes for 152 yards.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1338\">The game also marked the grand unveiling of <strong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1097\">Doak Campbell\u2019s $265 million renovation<\/strong>, which reduced capacity to just under 70,000 but added wider seats, premium club options, new amenities, and a massive new video board. The field itself was re-sodded with a thicker natural grass surface designed for better player safety.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1745\">Fans said the upgrades were worth the wait. FSU alum <strong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1413\">Chandler McBride<\/strong> called the new-look Doak \u201cabsolutely amazing,\u201d while long-time supporter <strong data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1503\">Sam Hartmann<\/strong> said the atmosphere was electric and praised the more comfortable seating. Former Seminoles player <strong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1618\">Bill Ragans<\/strong>, now a high school coach, said the matchup against Alabama in the revamped stadium created \u201cnew vibes\u201d and \u201cbig excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"2037\">The Seminoles not only defended their home turf in style but also sent a message to the college football world: they\u2019re ready to contend again. For the fans who stormed the field, it was a night that blended history, celebration, and the start of something new for Florida State football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida State Seminoles stunned the college football world Saturday night, upsetting the Alabama Crimson Tide in front of a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":24087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}