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Does Miami Have a Florida State Hangover Effect?

By Alan Rubenstein

Oct 8, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Stacy Coley (3) hauls in a touchdown catch in front of Florida State Seminoles defensive back Tarvarus McFadden (4) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. FSU won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Stacy Coley (3) hauls in a touchdown catch in front of Florida State Seminoles defensive back Tarvarus McFadden (4) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. FSU won 20-19. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Miami entered the 2014 game against Florida State 6-3 , 3-2 in the ACC and riding a three-game winning streak. The Hurricanes averaged 44 points per game in victories over Cincinnati, Virginia Tech and North Carolina (ironic to this season).

Florida State beat the Hurricanes 30-26 in Tallahassee and the Miami season spiraled out of control after that. They ended the regular season with losses to Virginia and Pittsburgh and concluded the year with a 24-21 loss to South Carolina in the Independence Bowl.

The Hurricanes were outscored by an average of nine points per game in the losses to conclude the 2014 season. They finished the season 6-7 and Golden was fortunate to keep his job before being let go halfway through last season.

What about the seasons in which Miami didn’t lose the week after their matchup with Florida State? In 2010 after FSU crushed the Hurricanes 45-17 in South Florida, Miami managed to win four of their next five.

The Hurricanes were 7-3 through ten games and seemed poised to grab one of the ACC’s higher slotted bowl bids. They fell to Virginia Tech and South Florida in their final two regular season games before they lost to Notre Dame 33-17 in the Sun Bowl.

The 2011 team won 6-3 at South Florida the week after FSU and lost their season finale 24-17 to Boston College to finish 6-6. They did not go to a bowl game as they were in the first of two seasons of a self-imposed probation as a fallout from the Nevin Shapiro scandal.

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