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Week 5

Miami '97 33
Miami '85 28

85 Miami turns the ball over on three of their first 6 possessions, putting them in a 23-0 1st half deficit. Their furious rally falls just short. Abdul-Jabbar, McPhail, and Parmalee combine for 174 yards.

Miami '16 28
Miami '72 24

103 yards from Jay Ajayi and a 99 yard kickoff return from Kenyan Drake power 16 Miami to a huge upset.

Miami '79 13
Miami '90 23

Even with Clayton out, Marino (310 yards, 1 TD) easily outduels Don Strock, who throws two costly picks. Duper had 101 yards receiving.

Miami '00 9
Miami '82 21

A great performance by Lamar Smith (138 yards on 17 carries) is wasted by Fiedler's awful performance (8-19-87-0-3). Andra Franklin comes up big with 105 yards and a TD.

Miami '08 16
Miami '75 42

Bob Griese (228 yards passing, 2 TD), Mercury Morris (93 yards rushing, 1 TD), Don Nottingham (102 yards rushing, 2 TD), and Nat Moore (6 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD) all have huge days in a thorough dismantling of 08 Miami.

Miami '74 20
Miami '81 14

The 1st OT game in this dynasty and it's won when Griese throws a 25 yard TF pass to Nat Moore. Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich had 7 catches, 121 yards, and a TD.

Miami '84 35
Miami '98 16

84 Miami gets back on track with Marino's 4 TD passes, 3 in the 1st half as they built a 28-7 lead.

Miami '92 27
Miami '70 38

Paul Warfield is the big star in this Griese-Marino shootout. He came away with 7 catches, 182 yards, and 3 TD. The two QB's combined for 716 yards.

Miami '14 17
Miami '09 22

Ronnie Brown leads the way with 113 yards on 17 carries and scores the game winning TD with 30 seconds left. Jason Taylor had 2 sacks and Vontae Davis has 2 INT's.

Miami '73 28
Miami '01 12

Earl Morrall has a horrendous performance, completing only 1 of 13 passes for 15 yards. But it doesn't matter, because the 73 Fins score 3 defensive TD's, including 2 INT returns by Dick Anderson.

Miami '71 28
Miami '99 29

Mercury Morris opens the 2nd half with a kickoff return TD to give 71 a 21-6 lead. However, the 99 squad comes back thanks to a blocked punt TD by Tim Bowens and a fumble return TD by Daryl Gardener. Damon Huard throws a game winning TD pass to Tony Martin with 38 seconds left.

Miami '02 30
Miami '95 14

Brock Marion picks off Marino 3 times and Ricky Williams has 152 yards rushing and 1 TD to lead 02 Miami in this AFC West matchup.

Miami '83 6
Miami '03 24

Neither Marino nor Woodley had good performances for 83 Miami here, allowing 03 Miami to dominate behind 137 total yards from Ricky Williams.

Miami '06 20
Miami '11 13

Joey Harrington has 338 yards passing and the Taylor/Thomas defense hold 11 Miami to 182 total yards.

Miami '78 0
Miami '77 23

In a matchup of back to back seasons, 77 dominates by holding 78 to 166 total yards. Leroy Harris and Benny Malone combine for 182 yards on just 12 carries.

OPOTW: 70 Bob Griese - 16-21-326-4-1
DPOTW: 02 Brock Marion - 10 Tackles, 4 Assists, 3 INT
STPOTW: 16 Kenyan Drake - 127 return yards, 1 TD