Oct 7, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Mandatory Credit: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports
The 2017 season was a special one for the Miami football team. The Hurricanes ended a seven-year losing streak to Florida State, finished 7-1 in the ACC, 10-1 in the regular season, played in their first ACC Championship Game, won 10 games for the first time since 2003 and earned their first major bowl berth since ’04.
Florida State was coming off of a 10-3, 2016 season and Orange Bowl berth. The Seminoles played in major bowl games in four of the previous five seasons.