10 notable stats from the Miami Hurricanes’ road win over the FSU Seminoles
The No. 3 Miami Hurricanes kept their perfect season intact with a 28-22 win over the No. 18 Florida State Seminoles on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium in a game that wasn’t close for the first 50 minutes. FSU scored 19 unanswered points down the stretch to get to the final margin.
Here are 10 notable stats from the game.
2019: Saturday marked the Hurricanes’ first win over the Seminoles in Tallahassee since 2019, having lost the previous two meetings 27-20 in 2023 and 31-28 in 2021.
2009: The Hurricanes now have three ranked wins this season (at the time of the matchup), beating then-No. 6 Notre Dame on Aug. 31, then-No. 18 USF on Sept. 13 and FSU on Saturday. It’s the first time Miami has won three games against ranked opponents since the 2009 season when the Hurricanes had wins over then-No. 18 FSU, then-No. 14 Georgia Tech and then-No. 8 Oklahoma within their first four games of the season.
2004: Saturday was Miami’s first win over Florida State in a ranked matchup since 2004, when the then-No. 5 Hurricanes beat the then-No. 4 Seminoles 16-10. It’s the first time UM did it on the road since 2003.
132: Miami held Florida State to a season-low 132 rushing yards and without a rushing touchdown. The Seminoles entered the game ranked second nationally averaging 336.25 rushing yards per game and with 20 total rushing touchdowns.
UM also held FSU to season lows in points scored (22) and to their second-lowest total yards (404).
100-plus receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns: True freshman Malachi Toney led Miami with seven catches for 107 yards and had two touchdown catches against FSU. He is just the fifth Hurricanes player since 1995 to have at least 100 receiving yards and multiple touchdown receptions against the Seminoles. The others: Jacolby George (five catches, 153 yards, two touchdowns in 2023), Andre Johnson (five catches, 111 yards, two touchdowns in 2001), Santana Moss (nine catches, 180 yards, two touchdowns in 1999) and Yatil Green (eight catches, 157 yards, two touchdowns in 1996).
Three: True freshman defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald recorded his third interception of the season in the second quarter on Saturday. Since 1985, only two UM players have recorded at least three interceptions in their freshman season. The others: Donald Ellis with four in 1985 and Lavon Ponder with three in 2005.
Three: Miami’s defense as a whole forced three turnovers, with Fitzgerald and Jakobe Thomas recording interceptions while Keionte Scott recovered a fumble. Miami turned those into 14 points. Miami is 9-2 all time in the Cristobal era when forcing at least three turnovers, with both losses coming in the 2023 season — Cristobal’s first leading his alma mater.
5-0: Hurricanes quarterback Beck is now 5-0 in his career against both Florida State and Florida. He won each of his meetings against both schools this year plus had three wins (two over UF, one over FSU) while at Georgia. According to the Associated Press, he’s the first quarterback to do that since former Hurricanes signal caller Brock Berlin.
Beck on Saturday completed 20 of 27 passes for 241 yards and a season-high four touchdowns. It was just the fifth game of Beck’s career with four touchdown passes.
11: Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. was involved in 11 of Miami’s 31 pressures — 35.5 percent — of FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos on Saturday, according to Pro Football Focus. Bain’s 30 total pressures on the season rank second among players at Power 4 schools behind only 31 by Texas Tech’s David Bailey.
6: Beck was only pressured on six of his 30 dropbacks in a stellar effort by Miami’s offensive line. He went 0 for 4 on his pass attempts when pressured but excelled with a clean pocket (20 for 24, 241 yards, four touchdowns). Four of Miami’s offensive linemen received grades between 84.4 and 88.3 by Pro Football Focus.
This story was originally published October 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM.
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