redlegsfan21
11-23-2006, 02:44 AM
Is there any team more cursed in football than Florida St.? Sure, you could make a case for the Buffalo Bills but 5 missed field goals (4 Wide Rights and a Wide Left) with title implications against your rival is worse than 4 Super Bowl losses.
Wide Right I
1991: After being labeled a "key personae" by Keith Jackson for hitting his third field goal of the game, Florida State kicker Gerry Thomas missed a field goal to the right with less than a minute remaining, and the top-ranked Seminoles lost at home in Doak Campbell Stadium to the second-ranked Hurricanes, 17-16. Miami went on to split the national championship with the University of Washington, and Florida State finished the season 11-2, ending it by winning the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M University.
Wide Right II
1992: Seminole kicker Dan Mowrey missed a field goal to the right, and the Seminoles lost to the Hurricanes in Miami, 19-16. Miami took an undefeated record to the Sugar Bowl and lost the national championship to the University of Alabama. Florida State did not lose again, and finished the season ranked #2.
Wide Right III
2000: Miami took a 27-24 lead after a Ken Dorsey touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, but Seminole quarterback and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke moved the Seminoles into field goal range during a last minute drive in Miami's Orange Bowl stadium. Florida State kicker Matt Munyon missed a field goal attempt again to the right to seal the Hurricane's victory. Controversy erupted later in the season when the Seminoles were ranked higher by the BCS and picked to play in the Orange Bowl against the University of Oklahoma for the national championship despite Miami being ranked higher in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Seminoles lost to the Sooners 13-2, while the Hurricanes defeated the University of Florida 37-20 in the Sugar Bowl.
Wide Left
2002: The defending champion Hurricanes staged a comeback against the underdog Seminoles to take a 28-27 lead with only minutes remaining in the game in Miami. The Seminoles drove down the field to give kicker Xavier Beitia a chance to win the game with a last second field goal. Beitia missed the kick to the left, giving Miami the victory. FSU still won the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 9-5 overall record, but lost in the Sugar Bowl to the University of Georgia. Miami would finish the regular season undefeated and then lose in the Fiesta Bowl, to Ohio State University, in what is considered to be one of the greatest games in college football history.
Wide Right IV
2004: This contest took place in 2004 at the Miami Orange Bowl. In this contest, Beitia missed a field goal that could have given the Seminoles the lead with about 5 minutes remaining in the game. This game was of lesser importance on a national scale compared to the other Wide Right games, but continued the streak of Florida State heartbreaks at the foot of a kicker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Right_(Florida_State)
Wide Right I
1991: After being labeled a "key personae" by Keith Jackson for hitting his third field goal of the game, Florida State kicker Gerry Thomas missed a field goal to the right with less than a minute remaining, and the top-ranked Seminoles lost at home in Doak Campbell Stadium to the second-ranked Hurricanes, 17-16. Miami went on to split the national championship with the University of Washington, and Florida State finished the season 11-2, ending it by winning the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M University.
Wide Right II
1992: Seminole kicker Dan Mowrey missed a field goal to the right, and the Seminoles lost to the Hurricanes in Miami, 19-16. Miami took an undefeated record to the Sugar Bowl and lost the national championship to the University of Alabama. Florida State did not lose again, and finished the season ranked #2.
Wide Right III
2000: Miami took a 27-24 lead after a Ken Dorsey touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, but Seminole quarterback and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke moved the Seminoles into field goal range during a last minute drive in Miami's Orange Bowl stadium. Florida State kicker Matt Munyon missed a field goal attempt again to the right to seal the Hurricane's victory. Controversy erupted later in the season when the Seminoles were ranked higher by the BCS and picked to play in the Orange Bowl against the University of Oklahoma for the national championship despite Miami being ranked higher in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Seminoles lost to the Sooners 13-2, while the Hurricanes defeated the University of Florida 37-20 in the Sugar Bowl.
Wide Left
2002: The defending champion Hurricanes staged a comeback against the underdog Seminoles to take a 28-27 lead with only minutes remaining in the game in Miami. The Seminoles drove down the field to give kicker Xavier Beitia a chance to win the game with a last second field goal. Beitia missed the kick to the left, giving Miami the victory. FSU still won the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 9-5 overall record, but lost in the Sugar Bowl to the University of Georgia. Miami would finish the regular season undefeated and then lose in the Fiesta Bowl, to Ohio State University, in what is considered to be one of the greatest games in college football history.
Wide Right IV
2004: This contest took place in 2004 at the Miami Orange Bowl. In this contest, Beitia missed a field goal that could have given the Seminoles the lead with about 5 minutes remaining in the game. This game was of lesser importance on a national scale compared to the other Wide Right games, but continued the streak of Florida State heartbreaks at the foot of a kicker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Right_(Florida_State)