Miami-Florida State: History of the rivalry's odd kicking miscues - ESPN

On Saturday night, Florida State and Miami will meet in Tallahassee for what's certain to be the most nationally anticipated edition of their rivalry in years.

With Miami ranked No. 3 and Florida State ranked No. 18 in the most recent AP Poll, the Week 6 contest will mark the first time the two teams will meet with each boasting Top 25 rankings since 2016. Coincidentally, 2016 was the last time an unlikely trend that has helped define the rivalry over the past four decades reared its head: failed field goal attempts.

Since 1990, seven ranked showdowns between the Seminoles and Hurricanes have been decided in large part by unsuccessful field goal attempts. There have been missed kicks — four to the right, and one to the left, to be exact — blocked kicks and fumbled holds over the years. And while the famous Wide Right trend exclusively benefitted Miami, Florida State has now been on the winning side of a pair of critical botched kicks itself.

Regardless of team, one thing is certain heading into Saturday: if either the Seminoles or Hurricanes need to convert a clutch field goal late on, you should probably make sure you're watching. History tells us it could get interesting.

The chronology of kicking failures in Miami-Florida State began on Nov. 16, 1991, when the legend of Wide Right was born.

When the two teams met at Doak Campbell Stadium that Saturday, the stakes couldn't have been higher. The Seminoles were the No. 1 team in the country, while the Hurricanes were No. 2, and a tightly contested affair lived up to the proximity of the two team's rankings. Eventually the game came down to a 34-yard field goal attempt by Florida State's Gerry Thomas — already 3-for-3 on field goal attempts on the day — who was sent out