No. 7 Miami and Florida A&M meet Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium for the 13th time, with the Hurricanes holding an 11-1 series lead that has been one-sided for more than four decades.
The history runs from Howard Schnellenberger's first season to Mario Cristobal's current team. It includes a missed chip-shot field goal, a Hurricane Andrew homecoming, Ken Dorsey's first snaps, Brad Kaaya's 21st birthday and Cam Ward's first home start. Here is every meeting.
Florida A&M 16, Miami 13 (Oct. 6, 1979)
The only road game in the series was also the only Rattlers win. Ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA a year after winning the first NCAA I-AA championship, FAMU beat first-year Miami coach Howard Schnellenberger at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Vince Coleman, later a major league stolen-base champion, kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3:49 remaining. Miami quarterback Mike Rodrigue, not freshman Jim Kelly, directed the Hurricanes. Danny Miller missed a 17-yard field goal with 27 seconds left for Miami.
Miami 49, Florida A&M 0 (Sept. 13, 1980)
Schnellenberger's second-year Hurricanes answered the call with a 49-0 shutout the following year. It was the first of 11 consecutive Miami victories and the first of three series shutouts. Miami improved to 2-0 and used the result as an early step toward a 9-3 season that ended in the Peach Bowl. FAMU finished 5-6.
Miami 38, Florida A&M 0 (Sept. 19, 1992)
Top-ranked Miami, coached by Dennis Erickson, opened its home schedule with a 38-0 win. It was the Hurricanes' first home game after Hurricane Andrew and Miami rolled toward an 11-1 season that ended with a Sugar Bowl loss to Alabama.
Miami 49, Florida A&M 3 (Sept. 9, 1995)
No. 19 Miami, in Butch Davis' first season, beat No. 25 I-AA Florida A&M 49-3.
Ryan Collins threw touchdown passes of 31 yards to Gerard Daphnis and 7 yards to Yatil Green. Danyell Ferguson rushed for 129 yards and Tony Gaiter returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown. FAMU's only points came on a 40-yard field goal by Stephens in the second quarter, but the Rattlers still went on to win the MEAC that season.
Miami 57, Florida A&M 3 (Sept. 4, 1999)
No. 8 Miami trailed 3-0 after Jeremy Edwards' 25-yard field goal, then scored 57 unanswered points for a dominant victory. James Jackson rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns while Kenny Kelly threw scoring passes to Santana Moss and Bubba Franks.
Freshman Clinton Portis scored his first two college touchdowns in that game and freshman QB Ken Dorsey entered in mop-up duty and threw a 13-yard touchdown to Ethenic Sands. Aaron Moser blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety and FAMU finished with six fumbles and minus-17 rushing yards.
Miami 63, Florida A&M 17 (Aug. 31, 2002)
No. 1 Miami opened a national-title defense with a 63-17 win. Dorsey completed 8 of 13 passes for 110 yards and three touchdowns, including Kellen Winslow Jr.'s first career score, and became Miami's winningest starting quarterback at 27-1.
Jason Geathers rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns, Willis McGahee scored on a 19-yard run, and Roscoe Parrish scored on a 46-yard reverse and a 32-yard catch. FAMU's 17 points were the most it had scored against Miami to that point and snapped a stretch of 21 consecutive quarters without a touchdown against the Hurricanes.
Miami 51, Florida A&M 10 (Sept. 9, 2006)
Coming off a loss to Florida State, No. 17 Miami ran for 339 yards and piled up 31 first downs in a 51-10 win. Charlie Jones scored twice on the ground, and Tyrone Moss and Javarris James also found the end zone. FAMU managed a field goal and a touchdown and dropped to 0-2.
Miami 48, Florida A&M 16 (Oct. 10, 2009)
No. 11 Miami beat 4-1 Florida A&M 48-16. FAMU led 3-0 on Trevor Scott's 32-yard field goal, and that was the last time the Rattlers held an early lead in the series. Jacory Harris played only the first half and completed 16 of 24 passes for 217 yards and touchdowns to Leonard Hankerson and Jimmy Graham.
Damien Berry rushed for 162 yards on 14 attempts, including a 35-yard touchdown. Thearon Collier returned a punt 61 yards for a score and Curtis Pulley ran 26 yards for FAMU's only touchdown. At one point the Rattlers lined up with 13 defenders and were flagged.
Miami 45, Florida A&M 0 (Sept. 2, 2010)
No. 13 Miami opened the season with a 45-0 Thursday night shutout. Harris completed 12 of 15 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns before sitting in the second half.
Hankerson caught six passes for 115 yards and scored on receptions of 19 and 40 yards. Berry added a 32-yard touchdown catch and Ray-Ray Armstrong returned an interception 22 yards for a score.
Miami 41, Florida A&M 7 (Sept. 6, 2014)
Phillip Dorsett caught touchdown passes of 4 and 32 yards from Brad Kaaya as Miami won 41-7. Duke Johnson rushed for 97 yards and a 1-yard score, becoming the ninth player in program history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards. FAMU's only score came when John Boston recovered a botched punt snap in the end zone.
Miami 70, Florida A&M 3 (Sept. 3, 2016)
Mark Richt's first game as Miami's coach produced the highest score in series history, a 70-3 win at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami scored a school-record 42 points in the third quarter.
Kaaya, on his 21st birthday, completed 12 of 18 passes for 135 yards and four touchdowns. Joe Yearby, Mark Walton and Gus Edwards each rushed for more than 100 yards. Yearby scored on a 64-yard run, Braxton Berrios returned a punt for a touchdown and Malik Rosier added a 19-yard scoring run in relief.
Miami 56, Florida A&M 9 (Sept. 7, 2024)
No. 12 Miami won its home opener 56-9 and never punted. Cam Ward completed 20 of 26 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns, then scored on an 8-yard run.
Xavier Restrepo caught four passes for 104 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown. Miami finished with 548 yards and did not allow a touchdown as FAMU kicked three field goals.
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