Throw out the records. Forget Florida State football has just one win, and No. 5 Miami is undefeated .
Trivial things such as records and rankings rarely matter when the Seminoles take on the Hurricanes .
Florida State (1-6, 1-5 ACC) travels to Miami Gardens to take on the Hurricanes (7-0, 3-0) at 7 p.m. Saturday. It will mark the 69th meeting between the two historic programs — and could significantly impact both Miami's race for the 12-team College Football Playoffs and the ACC championship. The Hurricanes, which joined the ACC in 2004, have never won the conference championship.
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Miami coach Mario Cristobal already had a notable history vs. the Seminoles, even before he took over the program in 2022. He was 3-1 as a player for the Hurricanes against the Seminoles, then went 2-4 as an assistant coach before going 0-2 in his first two attempts as a head coach. Meanwhile, FSU coach Mike Norvell is 3-0 in the three games he has coached the Hurricanes (not including 2020).
Despite Miami entering the game Saturday as a 21-point favorite over FSU, per BetMGM , the history of this series has shown that one should disregard the betting lines and records and just enjoy another game that could potentially come down to the very end.
Here's a look at the series history between FSU football and Miami:
Florida State vs Miami football history
Saturday marks the 69th meeting between the two programs and the 21st ACC matchup. The Hurricanes hold a slim 35-33 lead over the Seminoles but have lost the last three matchups, including both under Cristobal.
The program's first meeting occurred in 1951. The teams' first conference matchup came on Sept. 10, 2004, when the Seminoles defeated Miami 16-10 at the Orange Bowl. The meeting was the third between the in-state rivals in less than 12 months, as the teams faced off on Oct. 11, 2003, in Tallahassee for a regular-season game and then on Jan. 1, 2004, for the 2004 Orange Bowl.
Until the 1990s, both teams were Independent. FSU joined the ACC in 1992, while Miami joined the Big East in 1991.
- Series record: Miami leads 35-33
- Florida State's last win: 2023 (27-20 in Tallahassee)
- Miami's last win: 2020 (52-10 in Miami Gardens)
The first matchup between Florida State and Miami occurred on Oct. 5, 1951, with the Hurricanes winning 35-13 in Miami. The Hurricanes won the first five meetings of the series, with the first four being played in Miami. The Hurricanes won the first meeting in Tallahassee 40-13 on Nov. 8, 1957.
Florida State finally got on the board with a 17-6 win on Nov. 7, 1958, in Miami.
Mike Norvell record vs Miami
Saturday will be Florida State's fifth game under the Norvell regime for the Seminoles vs. Miami. However, Norvell missed the 2020 contest in Miami Gardens due to a COVID-19 diagnosis . Chris Thomsen served as interim coach in what was a 52-10 win for the Hurricanes.
Norvell's first game coached vs. the Hurricanes was a 31-28 win in 2021. He also led a dominant 45-3 win in 2022 and 27-20 victory in 2023. Overall, Norvell is 3-0 as the Seminoles coach vs. Miami when he has been at the game.
- 2021: Florida State 31, Miami 28
- 2022: Florida State 45, Miami 3
- 2023: Florida State 27, Miami 20
FSU vs Miami recent football games
Here's a look back at Florida State's previous 10 games vs. Miami in which the Seminoles boast a 6-4 advantage. The full list can be found here.
- Nov. 11, 2023 (Tallahassee): Florida State 27, Miami 20
- Nov. 5, 2022 (Miami Gardens): Florida State 45, Miami 3
- Nov. 23, 2021 (Tallahassee): Florida State 31, Miami 28
- Sept. 26, 2020 (Miami Gardens): Miami 52 , Florida State 10
- Nov. 2, 2019 (Tallahassee): Miami 27, Florida State 10
- Oct. 6, 2018 (Miami Gardens): Miami 28, Florida State 27
- Oct. 7, 2017 (Tallahassee): Miami 24, Florida State 20
- Oct. 8, 2016 (Miami Gardens): Florida State 20, Miami 19
- Oct. 10, 2015 (Tallahassee): Florida State 29 , Miami 24
- Nov. 15, 2014 (Miami Gardens): Florida State 30, Miami 26
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Florida State-Miami football history: Series record between Seminoles, Hurricanes
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