Florida State–Miami football rivalry
The Florida State–Miami football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Florida State Seminoles football team of Florida State University and Miami Hurricanes football team of the University of Miami. Since the late 1980s, one or both squads have been highly ranked entering the game, adding national championship implications to an already heated rivalry. Field goal and PAT kicks have played an important role in the series with many wide right, wide left, blocks and other mistakes occurring with the game in the balance. Miami leads the series 35–33 through the 2023 season.
Miami Hurricanes
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| Sport | Football |
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| First meeting | October 5, 1951 Miami, 35–13 |
| Latest meeting | November 11, 2023 Florida State, 27–20 |
| Next meeting | October 26, 2024, in Miami Gardens |
| Stadiums | Doak Campbell Stadium (Florida State) Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) |
| Trophy | Florida Cup |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 68 |
| All-time series | Miami leads, 35–33 |
| Largest victory | Miami, 47–0 (1976) Florida State, 47–0 (1997) |
| Longest win streak | Florida State, 7 (1963–1972, 2010–2016) |
| Current win streak | Florida State, 3 (2021–present) |
The series has consistently drawn very high television ratings with the 2006 game being the most-watched college football game—regular-season or postseason—in ESPN history, and the 2009 and 1994 meetings being the second- and fifth-most watched regular season games, respectively.