Florida vs. Miami
Florida and Miami have 58 meetings on file, the first in 1938; Miami leads the series 31–27 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 8–2, and Miami has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Seminole War Canoe. Miami holds it. Share
- Florida wins
- 27
- Miami wins
- 31
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1938
- Longest streak
- 7 Florida
- Current streak
- 2 Miami
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 5–4 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 4–6 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 9 meetings: Florida 1, Miami 8; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 11.9 points; 25 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Florida
- 11–13 Florida’s record at home
- At Miami
- 15–14 Miami’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–3 Florida first
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Seminole War Canoe
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Miami
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Seminole War Canoe.
Games that tell the story
- Florida’s biggest win1940: Florida 46, Miami 6by 40 points
- Miami’s biggest win1987: Miami 31, Florida 4by 27 points
- Upset1970: Miami 14, Florida 13Miami had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1938: Miami 19, Florida 7Miami had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1947: Florida 7, Miami 6Florida had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2002: Miami 41, Florida 16No. 1 Miami at No. 6 Florida
- Ranked showdown2000: Miami 37, Florida 20No. 7 Florida at No. 2 Miami
- Ranked showdown1986: Miami 23, Florida 15No. 3 Miami at No. 13 Florida
Coach against coach
| Years | Florida | Series | Miami |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1945 | Tom Lieb | 2–2 | Jack Harding |
| 1950–1959 | Bob Woodruff | 4–6 | Andy Gustafson |
| 1960–1963 | Ray Graves | 2–2 | Andy Gustafson |
| 1964–1969 | Ray Graves | 3–3 | Charlie Tate |
| 1979–1983 | Charley Pell | 2–3 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1985–1987 | Galen Hall | 1–2 | Jimmy Johnson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida’s side (Lieb 2–2 against Harding). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Ken Dorsey Miami | 2000 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1946 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 21, 1946
1950 · Evening star, Nov 19, 1950
1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 18, 1951
1953 · Evening star, Nov 29, 1953
1955 · Evening star, Nov 27, 1955
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game four times: 2025, 2019, 2008, 2002.
| 2025 | ABC | 6.5 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 20, 2025 | 4Miami 26, Florida 7 | at Miami | ||
| Aug 31, 2024 | 19Miami 41, Florida 17 | at Florida | ||
| Aug 24, 2019 | 8Florida 24, Miami 20 | Camping World Stadium | ||
| Sep 7, 2013 | Miami 21, 12Florida 16 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 6, 2008 | 5Florida 26, Miami 3 | at Florida | ||
| Dec 31, 2004 | 9Miami 27, 20Florida 10 | Georgia Dome | Peach Bowl | |
| Sep 6, 2003 | 3Miami 38, 21Florida 33 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 7, 2002 | 1Miami 41, 6Florida 16 | at Florida | ||
| Jan 2, 2001 | 2Miami 37, 7Florida 20 | Neutral site | Sugar Bowl | |
| Sep 5, 1987 | 10Miami 31, 20Florida 4 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 6, 1986 | 3Miami 23, 13Florida 15 | at Florida | ||
| Sep 7, 1985 | 5Florida 35, Miami 23 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 1, 1984 | 10Miami 32, 17Florida 20 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 3, 1983 | Florida 28, Miami 3 | at Florida | ||
| Sep 4, 1982 | 16Florida 17, 15Miami 14 | at Florida | ||
| Sep 5, 1981 | Miami 21, 17Florida 20 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 29, 1980 | Miami 31, 18Florida 7 | at Florida | ||
| Dec 1, 1979 | Miami 30, Florida 24 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 2, 1978 | Miami 22, Florida 21 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 26, 1977 | Florida 31, Miami 14 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 27, 1976 | Florida 19, Miami 10 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 29, 1975 | 13Florida 15, Miami 11 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 30, 1974 | Florida 31, Miami 7 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 24, 1973 | Florida 14, Miami 7 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 2, 1972 | Florida 17, Miami 6 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 27, 1971 | Florida 45, Miami 16 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 28, 1970 | Miami 14, Florida 13 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 29, 1969 | 17Florida 35, Miami 16 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 30, 1968 | Florida 14, Miami 10 | at Florida | ||
| Dec 9, 1967 | Miami 20, Florida 13 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 26, 1966 | Miami 21, 9Florida 16 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 20, 1965 | Miami 16, 10Florida 13 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 28, 1964 | Florida 12, Miami 10 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 23, 1963 | Florida 27, Miami 21 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 1, 1962 | Miami 17, Florida 15 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 2, 1961 | Miami 15, Florida 6 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 26, 1960 | 19Florida 18, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 28, 1959 | Florida 23, 12Miami 14 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 29, 1958 | 14Florida 12, Miami 9 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 30, 1957 | 20Florida 14, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Dec 1, 1956 | 6Miami 20, 18Florida 7 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 26, 1955 | 9Miami 7, Florida 6 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 27, 1954 | 11Miami 14, Florida 0 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 28, 1953 | Miami 14, Florida 10 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 22, 1952 | Florida 43, Miami 6 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 17, 1951 | Miami 21, Florida 6 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 18, 1950 | 17Miami 20, Florida 14 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 18, 1949 | Miami 28, Florida 13 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 20, 1948 | Florida 27, Miami 13 | at Florida | ||
| Nov 22, 1947 | Florida 7, Miami 6 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 19, 1946 | Miami 20, Florida 13 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 19, 1945 | Miami 7, Florida 6 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 3, 1944 | Florida 13, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 14, 1942 | Miami 12, Florida 0 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 15, 1941 | Florida 14, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 16, 1940 | Florida 46, Miami 6 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 18, 1939 | Florida 13, Miami 0 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 15, 1938 | Miami 19, Florida 7 | at Florida |
Every game is listed as played on the field.