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No. 13 Florida State swamps No. 12 Florida

Florida State running back Dalvin Cook. left, celebrates with wide receiver Travis Rudolph after scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown against Florida.

Florida State running back Dalvin Cook. left, celebrates with wide receiver Travis Rudolph after scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown against Florida.

(Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel / TNS)
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Florida State made history in the Swamp on Saturday night.

Dalvin Cook ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Roberto Aguayo kicked two long field goals, and the No.14 Seminoles upended 10th-ranked Florida, 27-2.

Florida State won its third consecutive game at Florida Field — the first time that’s happened in the storied rivalry — and ended any chance the Gators had of making the College Football Playoff, in which it was ranked 12th.

Florida avoided its first shutout in the Swamp since 1988 when FSU quarterback Sean Maguire recovered a fumble in the end zone for a Gators safety with 8:58 remaining.

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It was little consolation for the Gators, who will be huge underdogs next week in the Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta against second-ranked Alabama.

Florida State, which didn’t make the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, awaits its bowl assignment.

Florida reached the red zone twice Saturday, but failed to convert a fourth-and-2 play and had a 37-yard field goal blocked.

Quarterback Treon Harris was inaccurate and indecisive for the fourth consecutive week. Starting his 12th game and sixth straight since Will Grier was suspended, Harris missed wide-open receivers and often held the ball too long.

He completed 19 of 38 passes for 134 yards. He was sacked four times.

Maguire completed 14 of 28 passes for 160 yards. He was sacked twice, but played mistake-free football aside from the fumble.

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