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  • At the intermission in Tallahassee, Braxton Berrios had played three-and-a-half...

    At the intermission in Tallahassee, Braxton Berrios had played three-and-a-half career games against FSU with six total catches for 53 yards, no touchdowns and a drop in the end zone in the 30-26 loss in Miami Gardens in 2014. Berrios owned the final 30 minutes, starting with a 44-yard punt return with his team down 3-0 that put the 'Canes into field goal range. Then, he piled up 78 receiving yards and two massive TD catches. Meanwhile Rosier hit Berrios those two times and then connected with Darrell Langham with six seconds left to end the Hurricanes' seven-game losing streak against FSU.

  • McGuire pummeled the FSU defense by combining for 318 rushing...

    McGuire pummeled the FSU defense by combining for 318 rushing yards in the two wins, including the huge 17-16 defeat in 1991. The week after that game, McGuire blew out his knee on the carpet at Boston College, and he never returned to his previous form.

  • Down 24-20 with 97 seconds left, Dorsey carved up FSU,...

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    Down 24-20 with 97 seconds left, Dorsey carved up FSU, completing 6-of-7 passes, the final connection to Jeremy Shockey in the back of the end zone from 13 yards out with 46 seconds left. UM secured the win on Wide Right III for coach Butch Davis' only victory in the series in six tries.

  • Down 27-7 in the third quarter, Miami's defense came alive...

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    Down 27-7 in the third quarter, Miami's defense came alive with a couple turnovers that Perry cashed in by completing touchdown passes, two of them on fourth down, as Miami rallied for a 28-27 win. It was the first Miami win over FSU in Miami Gardens in almost 15 years.

  • The Seminoles crushed Miami like no time ever, winning three...

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    The Seminoles crushed Miami like no time ever, winning three in a row against the Hurricanes for the first time in series history by holding UM to minus-33 rushing yards in a 47-0 demolition. Daryl Bush (44) and Sam Cowart are pictured.

  • Ramsey blocked an extra point, forced a fumble and clinched...

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    Ramsey blocked an extra point, forced a fumble and clinched the game with his last-minute interception. FSU trailed 23-10 at halftime, but rallied to extend their win streak to 26 games.

  • Burt batted away a Rick Stockstill two-point conversion pass with...

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    Burt batted away a Rick Stockstill two-point conversion pass with 39 seconds left as the Hurricanes edged FSU 10-9 at the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles lost two games that season, each by a point.

  • Ponder ran for 144 yards and Smith rushed for 92...

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    Ponder ran for 144 yards and Smith rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns as FSU edged the Hurricanes 41-39 in a matchup of unranked teams.

  • When Freeman led his Hurricanes onto the field with 2:45...

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    When Freeman led his Hurricanes onto the field with 2:45 left in regulation, down 29-24, he had completed only 1 of 8 passes and thrown two picks. He completed all three passes on the 83-yard drive, hitting Dedrick Epps from 13 yards out with 1:15 left, while getting leveled.

  • Harris, in his first FSU game, threw for 386 yards...

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    Harris, in his first FSU game, threw for 386 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, rallying UM from a nine-point, second half deficit.

  • It didn't decide the 1992 edition, played in the Orange...

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    It didn't decide the 1992 edition, played in the Orange Bowl, but if there was a single Sun Sentinel photo that sums up the series, it may be this one of FSU's 'Shade Tree' Marvin Jones leveling Miami running back Larry Jones.

  • Minor, who ran for 146 yards on 25 carries with...

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    Minor, who ran for 146 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown, helped the Seminoles overcome the loss of star receivers Laveranues Coles and Peter Warrick for disciplinary reasons and a 21-14 deficit in a 31-21 win, FSU's fifth in a row in the series.

  • Ward, on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy, had...

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    Ward, on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy, had his way with Miami's defense, throwing a 72-yard touchdown pass and then running one in for another score , as Florida State registered a 28-10 win en route to earning its first national championship.

  • The little halfback came up huge, gashing the Hurricanes for...

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    The little halfback came up huge, gashing the Hurricanes for 347 yards on 42 carries (8.3 yards a carry) in two huge Seminoles wins (41-17 in '95 and 34-16 in '96, FSU's first win over UM in the Orange Bowl since '84).

  • Benson, a transfer from Oregon, gashed Miami for 153 yards...

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    Benson, a transfer from Oregon, gashed Miami for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 16 touches in basically three quarters of work as the Seminoles broke a series record with the biggest FSU win ever in Miami-Dade County (45-3)

  • King used his arm and his feet to slice and...

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    King used his arm and his feet to slice and dice the Seminoles en route to an insurmountable 38-3 halftime lead which ended up as a 52-10 win.

  • Warrick had a seven-reception, 190-yard outing in a 26-14 victory,...

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    Warrick had a seven-reception, 190-yard outing in a 26-14 victory, FSU's fourth consecutive win in the series. His 62-yard first-quarter touchdown set the tone for FSU.

  • Brown caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Bernie Kosar that...

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    Brown caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Bernie Kosar that got UM within 16-14 and then had a 17-yard punt return to set up the Hurricanes' last-second 19-yard field goal at Doak Campbell Stadium

  • Before the host No. 13 Hurricanes knew what had hit...

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    Before the host No. 13 Hurricanes knew what had hit them, the Seminoles wideout had reached the end zone three times, making it 21-0 barely more than 20 minutes in. No. 23 FSU cruised to the 45-17 rout in Miami Gardens.

  • Irvin caught touchdown passes of 26 and 73 yards from...

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    Irvin caught touchdown passes of 26 and 73 yards from Steve Walsh as third-ranked Miami edged No. 4 Florida State 26-25 at Doak Campbell Stadium.

  • FSU won its sixth consecutive game in the series, 29-24,...

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    FSU won its sixth consecutive game in the series, 29-24, as Cook torched the Hurricanes with 269 total yards and three touchdowns, including the winner midway through the fourth quarter.

  • Carruthers logged two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble...

    Carruthers logged two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as the Seminoles handled the No. 2 Hurricanes 24-10 in Tallahassee.

  • The Benjamin graduate from West Palm Beach ran for two...

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    The Benjamin graduate from West Palm Beach ran for two touchdowns, including the winner with 26 seconds left. He tacked on a two-point conversion run to make it 31-28. Additionally, Travis threw for 274 yards on more than 10.5 yards per pass with no turnovers.

  • The consensus All-American took over the game between No. 2...

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    The consensus All-American took over the game between No. 2 UM and No. 5 FSU at Doak Campbell with two second-quarter interceptions, one he ran back for a back-breaking 49-yard touchdown.

  • Rousseau obliterated the Florida State pass protection for four sacks...

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    Rousseau obliterated the Florida State pass protection for four sacks in a 27-10 Hurricanes romp. The 17-point margin was the third-largest for UM in a game in Tallahassee. Less than 24 hours afterward, FSU had fired coach Willie Taggart.

  • The freshman Seminoles quarterback withstood a relentless Hurricanes pass rush,...

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    The freshman Seminoles quarterback withstood a relentless Hurricanes pass rush, continually completing passes while getting blasted, including a game-turning 59-yard touchdown to Canes killer Dalvin Cook. He completed 20 of 31 passes for 234 yards and the two FSU TDs, and also clinched the game with a bootleg for a first down in the final moments with the Seminoles hanging on to a one-point lead.

  • Testaverde completed 23-of-41 passes for 339 yards with four touchdowns...

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    Testaverde completed 23-of-41 passes for 339 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in No. 11 Miami's upset of 10th-ranked FSU in Tallahassee.

  • Moss' spectacular 30-yard touchdown catch-and-run with 30 seconds left forced...

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    Moss' spectacular 30-yard touchdown catch-and-run with 30 seconds left forced overtime in the season opener, closing out an 80-yard drive. After regulation, Frank Gore scored from 18 yards out to give the Hurricanes a school-record sixth consecutive win in the series.

  • When Freeman tallied his third touchdown of the game, putting...

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    When Freeman tallied his third touchdown of the game, putting a cherry on top of the rout at Doak Campbell, it marked the fifth touchdown he had scored against UM in barely more than a four-quarter span. It was the first matchup of FSU and UM with both in the top 10 since 2004.

  • Reed grabbed two interceptions and had a huge blocked punt...

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    Reed grabbed two interceptions and had a huge blocked punt as UM scored 35 points off turnovers and won 49-27, scoring the most points in the series' history and sending FSU to its first loss at Doak Campbell Stadium in 55 games.

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Perhaps no yearly matchup in college football has spawned a greater collection of NFL-caliber talent–certainly over the past four decades–than the annual Miami Hurricanes-Florida State Seminoles game. Here are a collection of the series’ standout performances–throughout a game, or even in a crucial moment of a win.