Miami Defeats Florida State 28-22 Behind Strong Second Half
Miami defeated Florida State 28-22 in Week 6 to cover the 3.5-point spread. The Hurricanes dominated the third quarter, scoring 14 points to pull away after Florida State mounted a fourth-quarter comeback attempt.
Miami's offense was led by Carson Beck, who connected with receivers Malachi Toney and CJ Daniels for multiple touchdown passes throughout the game. Jordan Lyle led Miami's receiving corps with 9 catches. Florida State's Thomas Castellanos was the game's leading passer with 272 yards and added 57 rushing yards, but threw an interception in the third quarter that resulted in a touchback.
The game featured two lead changes and significant momentum swings. Miami built a 21-3 halftime lead but Florida State stormed back in the fourth quarter, scoring 19 unanswered points to make the final result competitive. However, Miami's second-half dominance proved decisive. The final score fell under the 54.5 over-under line, with the game totaling 50 points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 10, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
 Florida State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Miami | Florida State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 20-27 | 25-45 |
| Pass Yards | 241 | 272 |
| Rush Yards | 97 | 132 |
| Total Yards | 338 | 404 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 7-16 |
| Penalties | 13-114 | 5-45 |
| Possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Ousmane Kromah run for 7 yds to the FSU 32
Ousmane Kromah run for 1 yd to the FSU 33
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Ousmane Kromah for 28 yds to the MIA 39 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos run for 15 yds to the MIA 24 for a 1ST down
Micahi Danzy run for 4 yds to the MIA 20
Gavin Sawchuk run for 5 yds to the MIA 15
Gavin Sawchuk run for 6 yds to the MIA 9 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 3 yds to the MIA 6
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Tommy Castellanos run for 1 yd to the MIA 5
Jake Weinberg 23 yd FG GOOD
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 3 yds to the MIA 28
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the MIA 30
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 6 yds to the MIA 36 for a 1ST down
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the MIA 38
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Malachi Toney
Carson Beck sacked by Blake Nichelson for a loss of 8 yards to the MIA 30 Miami Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Yards) to the MIA 30
Dylan Joyce punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Squirrel White at the FSU 20
Tommy Castellanos run for a loss of 4 yards to the FSU 16
Gavin Sawchuk run for 15 yds to the FSU 31 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 1 yd to the FSU 32
Tommy Castellanos run for 4 yds to the FSU 36
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Randy Pittman Jr.
Mac Chiumento punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Malachi Toney at the MIA 21
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 3 yds to the MIA 24
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 10 yds to the MIA 34 for a 1ST down
Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 47 yds to the FSU 19 for a 1ST down
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 5 yds to the FSU 14
CharMar Brown run for 4 yds to the FSU 10
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for no gain to the FSU 10
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 2 yds to the FSU 8 for a 1ST down
Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 4 yds to the FSU 4
Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 4 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Florida State Penalty, False Start (Luke Petitbon) to the FSU 20
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 2 yds to the FSU 22
Tommy Castellanos run for 2 yds to the FSU 24
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 11 yds to the FSU 35 for a 1ST down
Roydell Williams run for no gain to the FSU 35
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Jaylin Lucas
Miami Penalty, Defensive Offside (Rueben Bain Jr.) to the FSU 40
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 17 yds to the MIA 43 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 1 yd to the MIA 42
Micahi Danzy run for a loss of 1 yard to the MIA 43
Tommy Castellanos run for 2 yds to the MIA 41
Tommy Castellanos pass intercepted Bryce Fitzgerald return for 43 yds to the FSU 44
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 44 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Ousmane Kromah for 9 yds to the FSU 34
Ousmane Kromah run for 4 yds to the FSU 38 for a 1ST down
Miami Penalty, Personal Foul (Rueben Bain Jr.) to the MIA 47 for a 1ST down
Ousmane Kromah run for 4 yds to the MIA 43
Tommy Castellanos run for 6 yds to the MIA 37 for a 1ST down
Florida State Penalty, Personal Foul (Jacob Rizy) to the FSU 48
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Jaylin Lucas for 2 yds to the MIA 48
Tommy Castellanos run for 4 yds to the MIA 44
Mac Chiumento punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Malachi Toney at the MIA 14
Jordan Lyle run for a loss of 1 yard to the MIA 13
Carson Beck pass complete to Jordan Lyle for 9 yds to the MIA 22
Miami Penalty, False Start (Anez Cooper) to the MIA 17
Carson Beck run for 4 yds to the MIA 21
Dylan Joyce punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Ousmane Kromah run for 4 yds to the MIA 46 Ousmane Kromah fumbled, forced by Zechariah Poyser, recovered by MIA Keionte Scott
Jordan Lyle run for 2 yds to the MIA 48
Miami Penalty, Illegal Motion (Keelan Marion) to the MIA 43
Carson Beck pass complete to Elija Lofton for 5 yds to the MIA 48
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Tony Johnson
Dylan Joyce punt for 42 yds, downed at the FSU 10
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 7 yds Duce Robinson fumbled, forced by Jakobe Thomas, recovered by FSU Randy Pittman Jr.
Gavin Sawchuk run for 4 yds to the FSU 21 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Randy Pittman Jr.
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 10 yds to the FSU 31 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos sacked by Akheem Mesidor for a loss of 8 yards to the FSU 23
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Gavin Sawchuk for 13 yds to the FSU 36
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Mac Chiumento punt for 56 yds, downed at the MIA 8
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 3 yds to the MIA 11
End of 2nd Quarter
CharMar Brown run for 5 yds to the MIA 30
Carson Beck run for 3 yds to the MIA 33
Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 8 yds to the MIA 41 for a 1ST down
Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 5 yds to the MIA 46
CharMar Brown run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
CharMar Brown run for 2 yds to the FSU 48 for a 1ST down
Miami Penalty, False Start (Markel Bell) to the MIA 47
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the MIA 46
Carson Beck pass complete to Mark Fletcher Jr. for 8 yds to the FSU 46
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 6 yds to the FSU 40
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 40 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Squirrel White
Tommy Castellanos run for 18 yds to the FSU 43 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Lawayne McCoy for 20 yds to the MIA 37 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass intercepted, touchback. Jakobe Thomas return for no gain
Carson Beck pass complete to Elija Lofton for 5 yds to the MIA 25
Carson Beck pass complete to Elija Lofton for 11 yds to the MIA 36 for a 1ST down
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 5 yds to the MIA 41
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Keelan Marion run for 22 yds to the FSU 28 for a 1ST down
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the FSU 24
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Tony Johnson
Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 24 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Ousmane Kromah run for 3 yds to the FSU 28 for a 1ST down Miami Penalty, Personal Foul (Wesley Bissainthe) to the FSU 43 for a 1ST down
Jaylin Lucas run for 3 yds to the FSU 46
Gavin Sawchuk run for 2 yds to the FSU 48
Tommy Castellanos sacked by Jakobe Thomas for a loss of 11 yards to the FSU 37
Mac Chiumento punt for 48 yds, downed at the MIA 15
Jordan Lyle run for 6 yds to the MIA 21
Jordan Lyle run for 3 yds to the MIA 24
CharMar Brown run for 2 yds to the MIA 26 for a 1ST down
Jordan Lyle run for 2 yds to the MIA 28 Miami Penalty, Offensive Holding (Elija Lofton) to the MIA 18
Jordan Lyle run for 4 yds to the MIA 22
Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for a loss of 2 yards to the MIA 20
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Keelan Marion
Dylan Joyce punt for 44 yds , Squirrel White returns for no gain to the MIA 20 Miami Penalty, Personal Foul (Dylan Day) to the MIA 47
Samuel Singleton Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the MIA 48
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Jayvan Boggs for 14 yds to the MIA 34 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Jayvan Boggs
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Jaylin Lucas
Tommy Castellanos run for 10 yds to the MIA 24 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 1 yd to the MIA 23
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 12 yds to the MIA 11 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos run for 3 yds to the MIA 8
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Lawayne McCoy for 8 yds for a TD (M. Danzy Run For Two-point Conversion)
Miami Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Jakobe Thomas) to the MIA 2
Jordan Lyle run for 2 yds to the FSU 41
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 1 yd to the FSU 40
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Keelan Marion
Dylan Joyce punt for 36 yds, fair catch by BJ Gibson at the FSU 4
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Randy Pittman Jr.
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Randy Pittman Jr.
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 14 yds to the FSU 18 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Lawayne McCoy for 11 yds to the FSU 29 for a 1ST down
Gavin Sawchuk run for 7 yds to the FSU 36
Florida State Penalty, False Start (Gunnar Hansen) to the FSU 31
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Lawayne McCoy
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 3 yds to the FSU 34
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 9 yds to the FSU 43 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Micahi Danzy for 17 yds to the MIA 40 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Miami Penalty, Delay of Game (5 Yards) to the MIA 35
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Micahi Danzy
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Randy Pittman Jr.
Tommy Castellanos run for 7 yds to the MIA 28 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Micahi Danzy
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Jaylin Lucas
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 2 yds to the MIA 26
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 15 yds to the MIA 11 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos run for 5 yds to the MIA 6
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for 6 yds for a TD (Tommy Castellanos pass to Lawayne McCoy for Two-Point Conversion)
CharMar Brown run for 4 yds to the FSU 35
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Keelan Marion
Carson Beck pass complete to Alex Bauman for 5 yds to the FSU 30
Florida State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Kevin Wynn) to the FSU 25 for a 1ST down
CharMar Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the FSU 27
CharMar Brown run for no gain to the FSU 27
Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the FSU 23
Carson Beck pass incomplete to Malachi Toney
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Randy Pittman Jr. for no gain to the FSU 23
Tommy Castellanos run for 3 yds to the FSU 26 for a 1ST down Miami Penalty, Personal Foul (Armondo Blount) to the FSU 41 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Gavin Sawchuk for 4 yds to the FSU 45
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Gavin Sawchuk for 8 yds to the MIA 47 for a 1ST down
Tommy Castellanos pass incomplete to Duce Robinson
Tommy Castellanos pass complete to Duce Robinson for 30 yds to the MIA 17 for a 1ST down
Jake Weinberg 35 yd FG GOOD
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 43