The sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes were able to dominate and secured a convincing 36-14 home victory over the Florida State Seminoles in Week 9 Atlantic Coast Conference action. Running back Damien Martinez was able to run the ball convincingly with a pair of rushing touchdowns and helped quarterback Cam Ward with a decent game.
The Seminoles (1-7, 1-6 ACC) are still struggling to figure things out in this lost season as things continue to go from bad to worse. The Hurricanes (8-0, 4-0) are dominating as they remain undefeated and could continue to soar in the AP Poll.
Let's take a deeper dive into the box score to discuss how this game went.
Florida State vs. Miami box score
Florida State vs. Miami box score
Florida State box score
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Florida State vs. Miami Game Summary
The Florida State Seminoles continue to search for answers that they are unable to find. The team had tallied 14 total first downs in this game and went 11-of-32 passing for 3.6 yards per pass attempt. Their bright spot was slowing down Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Ward in the passing game, but they could not slow down the running game much.
The Miami Hurricanes were able to do whatever they wanted offensively as they had 445 total yards of offense. In addition, the program was 8-of-14 on third downs and converted all three fourth-down tries. With 5.8 yards per rushing attempt and Cam Ward catching a touchdown pass, this team just showcased their dominance.
Below is the scoring breakdown for the game between teams trending in opposite directions.
- 12:22 1Q: Mark Fletcher Jr. 1 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Miami
- 14:09 2Q: Damien Martinez 18 Yard Rushing TD | 14-0 Miami
- 6:44 2Q: Caziah Holmes 1 Yard Rushing TD | 14-7 Miami
- 0:00 2Q: Andres Borregales 20 Yard Field Goal | 17-7 Miami
- 5:59 3Q: Andres Borregales 42 Yard Field Goal | 20-7 Miami
- 0:39 3Q: Andres Borregales 45 Yard Field Goal | 23-7 Miami
- 4:32 4Q: Elijah Arroyo 7 Yard Passing TD to Cam Ward (Two Point Conversion Failed) | 29-7 Miami
- 1:51 4Q: Damien Martinez 12 Yard Rushing TD | 36-7 Miami
- 0:18 4Q: Brock Glenn 5 Yard Passing TD to Malik Benson | 36-14 Miami
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