But the Seminoles haven't ever had a score to settle with the Tar Heels before.
Last year's 41-9 upset at Kenan Stadium gave FSU plenty to stew about in the past year.
"We've been looking forward to this since August -- since the season was over last year, really," said FSU quarterback Adrian McPherson. "We have these two dates circled on the calendar."
The Seminoles (8-3, 7-0 in the ACC) walloped the Tar Heels 40-14, avenging last year's loss using a recipe that has worked time and time again to cook up disaster for North Carolina (2-9, 0-7) this season.
Move the ball -- a swift rushing method is preferred by most of the Tar Heels' opponents, but FSU tried a flavor of the passing variety, which worked as well -- and throw in a couple mindless UNC penalties, and you've whipped up a typical Tar Heel loss.
Florida State did just that Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium in front of a homecoming crowd of 81,910.
In the game's opening minutes, the Seminoles lacked the intensity of a team with revenge on its mind.
"We still showed our inadequacies by not jumping on (UNC) early," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. "We took that first drive right down the field and got nothing; that is a bad sign."
But after a scoreless first quarter, FSU revved up its offensive motor and scored 17 points, including two touchdowns compliments of a lethal McPherson-Anquan Boldin combination.