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Missed Kicks and Lasting Legacies: How Field Goal Blunders Shaped the Miami-Florida State Showdown
5 Oct
Summary
- The "Wide Right" term refers to a series of missed game-winning or tying field goals by Florida State against Miami.
- The first "Wide Right" game occurred in 1991, cementing the term in the rivalry's lore.
- Field goal mishaps have also impacted other Miami-Florida State games, including a "Wide Left" miss and a blocked extra point.
The Miami-Florida State football rivalry has been defined by a series of heartbreaking field goal misses, known as the "Wide Right" phenomenon. According to the article, the first "Wide Right" game occurred on November 16, 1991, when Florida State's game-winning 34-yard field goal attempt sailed just wide of the uprights, giving No. 2 Miami a 17-16 victory over the top-ranked Seminoles.
This trend repeated itself in 1992, 2000, and 2004, with similar late-game missed field goals by Florida State cementing the "Wide Right" term in the rivalry's lore. The article also notes that field goal mishaps have impacted other Miami-Florida State matchups, including a "Wide Left" miss by Florida State and a blocked extra point that cost Miami a game.
