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The greatest performances in the UM-FSU series

Burt batted away a Rick Stockstill two-point conversion pass with 39 seconds left as the Hurricanes edged FSU 10-9 at the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles lost two games that season, each by a point.

Burt batted away a Rick Stockstill two-point conversion pass with 39 seconds left as the Hurricanes edged FSU 10-9 at the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles lost two games that season, each by a point.   (George Rose / Getty Images)

By Steve Svekis
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Perhaps no yearly matchup in college football has spawned a greater collection of NFL-caliber talent--certainly over the past three decades--than the annual Miami Hurricanes-Florida State Seminoles game. Here are a collection of the series’ standout performances--throughout a game, or even in a crucial moment of a win.

FSU QB Charlie Ward: Oct. 9, 1993

Ward, on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy, had his way with Miami’s defense, throwing a 72-yard touchdown pass and then running one in for another score , as Florida State registered a 28-10 win en route to earning its first national championship.   (SCOTT HALLERAN / GETTY IMAGES)

FSU defense: Oct. 4, 1997

The Seminoles crushed Miami like no time ever, winning three in a row against the Hurricanes for the first time in series history by holding UM to minus-33 rushing yards in a 47-0 demolition. Daryl Bush (44) and Sam Cowart are pictured.   (SCOTT HALLERAN / Allsport)

UM S Sean Taylor: Oct. 11, 2003

The consensus All-American took over the game between No. 2 UM and No. 5 FSU at Doak Campbell with two second-quarter interceptions, one he ran back for a back-breaking 49-yard touchdown.  (MATT STROSHANE / GETTY IMAGES)

FSU RB Devonta Freeman: Nov. 2, 2013

When Freeman tallied his third touchdown of the game, putting a cherry on top of the rout at Doak Campbell, it marked the fifth touchdown he had scored against UM in barely more than a four-quarter span. It was the first matchup of FSU and UM with both in the top 10 since 2004.  (Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images)

FSU RB Dalvin Cook: Oct. 10, 2015

FSU won its sixth consecutive game in the series, 29-24, as Cook torched the Hurricanes with 269 total yards and three touchdowns, including the winner midway through the fourth quarter.

  (STEVEN CANNON / AP)

FSU QB Deondre Francois: Oct. 8, 2016

The freshman Seminoles quarterback withstood a relentless Hurricanes pass rush, continually completing passes while getting blasted, including a game-turning 59-yard touchdown to Canes killer Dalvin Cook. He completed 20 of 31 passes for 234 yards and the two FSU TDs, and also clinched the game with a bootleg for a first down in the final moments with the Seminoles hanging on to a one-point lead.

  (Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images)

UM QB N'Kosi Perry: Oct. 6, 2018

Down 27-7 in the third quarter, Miami’s defense came alive with a couple turnovers that Perry cashed in by completing touchdown passes, two of them on fourth down, as Miami rallied for a 28-27 win. Incredibly, it was the first Miami win ever over FSU in Miami Gardens.

  (Lynne Sladky / AP)

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Steve Svekis

Steve Svekis has been at the Sun Sentinel since 1989. He has been the sports Sunday editor and page designer, assistant sports editor over high schools, business columnist and now web producer. He wrote and voiced a web-animated parody of the Miami Dolphins in 2004 and 2005 that earned an EPpy, beating out the New York Times and Toronto Star. He was a Dolphins beat writer in 2010.

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