Ten Stats you should know about Florida Miami football history
Florida enters Saturday’s game at Camping World Stadium as the nation’s eighth-ranked team and Miami is unranked. A lot can happen over the course of a football season. Miami entered 2018 coming off of a 10-3 season and Orange Bowl appearance. The Gators finished 2017 4-7 and were unranked to begin 2018.
Florida finished 10-3 in 2018 and ranked sixth in the final polls. Miami was 7-6 and unranked. The preseason rankings are nothing more than a measurement of how the consensus thinks college football programs will perform in a given season. They in no way indicate success.
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| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent ▼ |
Conf | Pts | Opp | Diff | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
| 28 | 1966-11-26 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Florida (9) | SEC | W | 21 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 54 | 2008-09-06 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Florida (5) | SEC | L | 3 | 26 | -23 | 28 | 26 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 47 | 1985-09-07 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (5) | SEC | L | 23 | 35 | -12 | 22 | 25 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | 1957-11-30 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (20) | SEC | L | 0 | 14 | -14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | 1960-11-26 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (19) | SEC | L | 0 | 18 | -18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | L 4 | ||
| 42 | 1980-11-29 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Florida (18) | SEC | W | 31 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 43 | 1981-09-05 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (17) | SEC | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 31 | 1969-11-29 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (17) | SEC | L | 16 | 35 | -19 | 16 | 15 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 20 | 1958-11-29 | Sat | Miami (FL) | N | Florida (14) | SEC | L | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | L 2 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 37 | 1975-11-29 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (13) | SEC | L | 11 | 15 | -4 | 17 | 20 | 0 | L 5 | ||
| 55 | 2013-09-07 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (12) | SEC | W | 21 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | 1965-11-20 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida (10) | SEC | W | 16 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | W 1 |
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 8/21/2019.
Largest margin of victory by Miami (FL): +27 (1987-09-05)
The 2002 Miami Hurricanes entered their game at number six Florida with the nation’s number one ranking and a 22 game winning streak. Miami won their season opener the week before against Florida A&M 63-17. The Hurricanes were coming off a national championship season in which most people declare was the greatest team ever.
The 2001 team lost several key players including recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ed Reed. The Hurricanes dominated in the swamp. The Miami football team’s 41-16 victory was the most points the Hurricanes scored in the rivalry.
Quarterback Ken Dorsey had an erratic performance completing 16 passes in 32 attempts for 202 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. The Miami ground game shredded Florida. On his way to the greatest season in school history by a running back, Willis McGahee ran for 202 yards on 24 carries for Miami.