Summary
Miami received the ball to begin the game and scored on the first possession off a 32 yard field goal from Jon Peattie. That was the only scoring of the first quarter as both teams' quarterbacks through interceptions. Sean Taylor intercepted Seminole quarterback Chris Rix while Jerome Carter intercepted Miami quarterback Brock Berlin. Carter's interception setup the Seminoles with the ball on their own 30 yard line. Chris Rix found Chauncey Stovall for a 52 yard gain putting the Seminoles in Miami territory.
On the first play of the second quarter Florida State took the lead off of a direct snap to Lorenzo Booker that he ran into the endzone, giving the Seminoles the lead. Florida State got the ball back after forcing Miami to punt. Greg Jones had a 24 yard run during the Seminoles possession to setup a Chris Rix touchdown pass to Matt Henshaw. Florida State now had a 14-3 lead. On Miami's ensuing possession Jarrett Payton took a handoff on third and two for 47 yards. The Hurricanes would get another five yards off a penalty to put them on the Seminoles 25 yard line. Three plays later Tyrone Moss ran into the endzone on a 3 yard rush. Aided by a five yard penalty the Hurricanes were able to get the Seminoles to go three and out and got the ball back with three minutes and forty four seconds at their own 24 yard line. After a penalty on the Hurricanes, Brock Berlin found wide receiver Ryan Moore open for a 41 yard gain putting the Hurricanes on the Seminoles 35 yard line. The Hurricanes were able to move to as close as the Seminoles 13 yard line, however two sacks forced the Hurricanes to settle for a field goal and go into halftime down 13-14.
On the opening kickoff of the second half Antonio Cromartie was only able take the kickoff four yards and the Seminoles got the ball on their own 13 yard line. The Seminoles were unable to do anything and were forced to punt the ball which Miami would return 7 yards to their own 47 yard line. On third and seven Berlin was able to find Kellen Winslow for a 12 yard gain. On third and thirteen Miami completed a 2 yard pass to Jason Geathers coming up 11 yards short of a first down. However Florida State was penalized five yards on the play. This was crucial because now the Hurricanes could attempt a 51 yard field goal as opposed to a 56 yard field goal. The Hurricanes did attempt the 51 yard field goal and it was good. Jon Peattie gave the Hurricanes a 16-14 lead. Both teams' offense were stagnant the rest of the game. The Seminoles did not cross the 50 yard line the remainder of the quarter. The Hurricanes had a great opportunity to capitalize when Jonathan Vilma recovered a Seminole fumble at the Hurricane 40 yard line. On the ensuing Hurricane possession Berlin found Geathers on third down for a 25 yard gain to put the Hurricanes in Seminole territory. However Berlin threw an interception on the offense's following third down to Eric Moore. The Seminoles were unable to capitalize on the turnover and went three and out.
The Hurricanes defense stepped up big in the fourth quarter. Randy Shannon's defense forced the Seminoles to go three and out on their first two drives of the fourth quarter. Following the Seminoles second punt of the quarter the Hurricanes faced a third and one situation on their own 30. Berlin was unable to rush for the first down on third down and the Hurricanes decided to go for it on fourth down. Berlin would end up fumbling the ball on fourth down giving the Seminoles the ball on the Hurricanes 30 yard line. Once again though the Seminoles offense would be on the field for only three plays as the Hurricanes stopped the Seminoles on a crucial third and three. Seminole kicker Xavier Beitia would line up to attempt a 39 yard field goal to give the Seminoles the lead. The previous season Beitia had an opportunity to beat the top ranked Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl on a 43 yard attempt, Beitia missed the kick wide left and the Seminoles lost. Beitia would miss this kick as well as it sailed wide right and the Seminoles still trailed, 14-16. The Hurricanes got the ball back and were not able to do anything on their first three downs, and it appeared they would punt on fourth down. However the Hurricanes faked a punt on a direct snap to D.J. Williams who rushed up the middle for 33 yards. This gave the Hurricanes good field position in Seminole territory. The Hurricanes would run the ball with Payton on two straight play to ice the clock. On third and two the Seminoles defense stopped Payton and the Hurricanes and forced them to attempt a field goal. Jon Peattie would attempt a 45 yard field goal that would be no good. The Seminoles would get one final possession to try and beat the Hurricanes however they were not able to do anything with it and the Hurricanes won by the final score of 16-14.
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