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No. 1 BY ONE
Austin Murphy
November 25, 1991
In a battle of unbeatens, Miami dashed Florida State's national championship hopes with a thrilling 17-16 win
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November 25, 1991

No. 1 By One

In a battle of unbeatens, Miami dashed Florida State's national championship hopes with a thrilling 17-16 win

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Bowden simply couldn't believe his run of bad luck. "We had a one-point loss to them in '80, a one-point loss in '83, one point loss in '87, one point loss today," he said when it was all over.

If Bowden seemed to be at a loss for a suitable explanation, the Hurricanes' Smith, the world's fastest linebacker, had one at the ready. "Hey, you've got to know how to win big games," said Smith. "We do."

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