Does Miami Have a Florida State Hangover Effect?

Since losing to Florida State on October 8, there has been a lot of talk centered around those in the Miami Hurricanes community on if they have a hangover effect after they play Florida State.

Commencing with the 2010 season, the Hurricanes have lost seven straight games to the Seminoles. The streak began just six years after Miami had a six-game winning streak between 2000-04 that included a win in the 2004 Orange Bowl game.

The streak also coincided with Jimbo Fisher taking over for Bobby Bowden in 2010.

Florida State won three out of five games in between the two streaks. Dating to the 2006 season, the Seminoles have defeated Miami in ten of the last 12 meetings.

This season’s win put the Seminoles ahead 30-29 all-time in the series. That obliterated the 28-17 edge Miami had after they beat Florida State 16-10 in their first ACC meeting in 2004.

The Streak began in Randy Shannon‘s last season. The theory has proved inconsistent over the last seven years. In the seven games that immediately followed Florida State during the seven-game losing streak to the Seminoles, Miami is 4-3.

The streak seems worse than it is largely because they have lost the game immediately following the FSU game in three of the past four seasons and because it sparked losing streaks in two of those three seasons. This year is still to be determined.

The Hurricanes followed last season’s loss to Florida State with a 30-20 victory at home over Virginia Tech, ironically their opponent this week.

The question of the FSU hangover is likely partially being posed because, after the loss to the Hokies, Miami suffered a 58-0 loss at home to Clemson. That was the worst home loss in school history.