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Missed Kicks and Lasting Legacies: How Field Goal Blunders Shaped the Miami-Florida State Showdown
4 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.
Beyond the gridiron, the article draws parallels between the "Wide Right" term and other iconic numerical moments in sports and pop culture, such as the Super Bowl and Treehouse of Horror episodes of The Simpsons. For Seminoles fans, these "Wide Right" games have become synonymous with heartbreak, while providing relief for Hurricanes supporters.
