No. 3 Miami avoids upset with thrilling 2OT win over rival Florida State

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Associated Press. (2026, October 18). No. 3 Miami avoids upset with thrilling 2OT win over rival Florida State. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/sports/no-3-miami-avoids-upset-with-thrilling-2ot-win-over-rival-florida-state/

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In a high-stakes college football game in Miami Gardens, Florida, No. 3 ranked Miami defeated their rival Florida State 43-35 after two overtime periods on Saturday night. Darian Mensah led Miami with 326 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Malachi Toney contributed with 154 receiving yards and two scores. Despite a late-game surge by Florida State, including a crucial fourth-and-21 play that was nullified due to a penalty, Miami secured the win when Bryce Fitzgerald intercepted the final pass from Ashton Daniels of Florida State.
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On October 18, 2026, No. 3 Miami narrowly defeated their archrival Florida State in a thrilling double-overtime game with a final score of 43-35. Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, including the decisive 3-yard pass to Malachi Toney in the second overtime period. Despite being heavy favorites, Miami faced significant pressure from Florida State, who scored two late touchdowns to tie the game before halftime and again at the end of regulation with a 75-yard catch by Duce Robinson. The Hurricanes' defense sealed the victory when Bryce Fitzgerald intercepted the final pass on the last play of the game. This win keeps Miami unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while Florida State falls to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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📰 Miami Beats Florida State In Thriller
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“Both articles describe the exact same football game between No. 3 Miami and Florida State on October 18, 2026, including the final score, key players' performances, and how the game ended.”
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“Both articles describe the same specific football game between Miami and Florida State on October 18, 2026, which went to double overtime with a final score of 43-35 in favor of Miami.”
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FSU Florida State Hurricanes Miami Seminoles

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Miami ORG · 11× Florida State ORG · 8× Mensah PERSON · 5× FSU ORG · 4× Hurricanes ORG · 4× Seminoles ORG · 3× Daniels PERSON · 2× Duce Robinson PERSON · 2× Fla. GPE · 1× MIAMI GARDENS GPE · 1×

Narrative

The most recent road win over a ranked opponent — a 20-19 thriller at Miami on Oct. 8, 2016. Miami: Mensah had gone 153 passes to start his Miami career without throwing an interception, a streak that ended when he tried to force one to Barkate in the end zone during the third quarter.
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🔮 Florida State appeared to give itself a chance when Daniels connected on a fourth-and-21, 36-yard heave that would have made it 43-41 — only to have the play called back by holding.
2026-10-18 · New York Post
No. 3 Miami avoids upset with thrilling 2OT win over rival Florida State · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held on to beat archrival Florida State 43-35 in a back-and-forth classic on Saturday night. asserted
Miami → throw → night
Toney had 11 catches for 154 yards and two scores, plus threw a 2-point conversion pass to Cooper Barkate after his OT score for Miami (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). asserted
Toney → have → Miami
Bryce Fitzgerald sealed the win with an interception for the Hurricanes on the final play. asserted
Fitzgerald → seal → play
Mensah completed 23 of 34 passes for Miami, which has now won seven of its last 10 games against the Seminoles. asserted
which → complete → Seminoles
Javian Mallory rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the first OT and Mark Fletcher Jr. added a rushing score for the Hurricanes. asserted
Jr. → rush → Hurricanes
“That was something else,” Mensah said in the televised on-field interview. asserted
Mensah → say → interview
Ashton Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns for Florida State (3-4, 1-3). asserted
Daniels → throw → State
Duce Robinson had a pair of TD catches late, including a 75-yarder that tied the game with 2:49 left in regulation and a 20-yard score to open the first overtime. asserted
that → have → overtime
The Seminoles, who host Clemson on Oct. 31 after their bye week, lost top rusher Ousmane Kromah late in the first half with a left leg injury. asserted
who → host → injury
Florida State appeared to give itself a chance when Daniels connected on a fourth-and-21, 36-yard heave that would have made it 43-41 — only to have the play called back by holding. asserted
play → appear → holding
The next play was a heave into a maze of bodies in the end zone, called an interception before going to review. asserted
play → call → review
Fitzgerald was ruled to have come down with the ball, and the Hurricanes stormed the field in celebration. asserted
Hurricanes → rule → celebration
Back and forth they went, the whole night seeing one team going up by seven points and the other coming back to tie it. asserted
other → go → it
The drama went all the way to the end, with Miami — after a turnover — taking a 28-21 lead late in the fourth quarter on a 3-yard pass from Mensah to Lofton. asserted
Miami → go → Lofton
That lead lasted 10 seconds. asserted
lead → last → ?
Daniels found Duce Robinson for what became a 75-yard Florida State score one play later, knotting the game once again. asserted
what → find → game
Miami couldn’t score on the ensuing drive, and OT awaited. asserted
OT → score → drive
Miami, who hosts Pitt next Saturday, had leads of 7-0 and 14-7; FSU tied the game both times. asserted
FSU → host → game
FSU went up 21-14; Miami answered to tie that time. asserted
Miami → go → time
The Hurricanes went back on top; FSU answered. asserted
FSU → go → top
FSU scored first in overtime; Miami answered. asserted
Miami → score → overtime
In the end, Florida State ran out of answers. asserted
State → run → answers
“Florida State does an awesome job of coming out fast,” Mensah said. asserted
Mensah → do → job
“We did an awesome job of just rallying. asserted
We → do → job
The takeaway Florida State: Starting with the 2023 Orange Bowl debacle against Georgia, the Seminoles have now lost 14 consecutive games away from Tallahassee and are 0-13 since 2016 in true road games against ranked teams. asserted
Seminoles → start → teams
The most recent road win over a ranked opponent — a 20-19 thriller at Miami on Oct. 8, 2016. Miami: Mensah had gone 153 passes to start his Miami career without throwing an interception, a streak that ended when he tried to force one to Barkate in the end zone during the third quarter. asserted
he → go → quarter
Ashlynd Barker made the interception for Florida State, preserving what was then a 14-14 tie. asserted
what → make → State
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