(9) Miami (FL) 22, (8) Florida State 14

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Final

12:00 PM ET, October 11, 2003
Doak Campbell Stadium
TALLAHASSEE, FL

Teams combine for 10 turnovers

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs1320
Total Yards312296
Passing181235
Rushing13161
Penalties10-655-35
3rd Down Conversions3-147-18
4th Down Conversions1-10-3
Turnovers55
Possession28:4231:18
Individual Leaders
Miami (FL) Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Berlin15/2818113
Florida State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Rix20/4223522
Miami (FL) Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Payton2697017
Parrish117017
Geathers21109
Florida State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Washington626012
Jones131507
Dean21209
Miami (FL) Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Winslow II7106039
Payton215114
Parrish214010
Hill2603
Florida State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Sam995017
Davis228117
Robinson221011
Booker2-103
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERMIAFSU
FG5:16JON PEATTIE 27 YD FG
Drive info: 4 plays, 5 yards.
30
FG3:17JON PEATTIE 22 YD FG
Drive info: 6 plays, 28 yards.
60
SECOND QUARTERMIAFSU
TD11:26JARRETT PAYTON 14 YD PASS FROM BROCK BERLIN (FAILED 2PT PASS)
Drive info: 11 plays, 75 yards.
120
TD3:11SEAN TAYLOR 50 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JON PEATTIE KICK)190
THIRD QUARTERMIAFSU
FG11:26JON PEATTIE 19 YD FG
Drive info: 4 plays, 9 yards.
220
TD4:51WILLIE REID 18 YD PASS FROM CHRIS RIX (XAVIER BEITIA KICK)
Drive info: 1 plays, 18 yards.
227
FOURTH QUARTERMIAFSU
TD0:00CHRIS DAVIS 17 YD PASS FROM CHRIS RIX (XAVIER BEITIA KICK)
Drive info: 6 plays, 64 yards.
2214

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Jarrett Payton put on his dad's No. 34 Chicago Bears jersey before going to bed on the eve of his first college start.

He waited four years for this moment and it couldn't have been any sweeter.

Kellen Winslow

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Miami and Kellen Winslow quickly got dirty diving for loose balls in a turnover-filled victory over Florida State.

Payton caught a 14-yard touchdown pass and ran for a career-high 97 yards, and No. 2 Miami forced five turnovers in a 22-14 win Saturday over No. 5 Florida State.

"I showed people today I can play in those big games," Payton said. "This is the most exciting day. I can't wait to get on the bus and call my mommy."

Payton's performance would have made his father, Walter, proud. The Hall of Fame running back died in 1999, his son's freshman year.

"He's with me all the time," Payton said. "I think he was very excited, too."

All signs pointed toward Florida State heading into its annual showdown with Miami.

The Seminoles (5-1) had four blowout wins, a dominating defense and the home-field advantage. The Hurricanes (6-0) were missing leading rusher Frank Gore and an underdog for just the second time in 38 games.

But the Hurricanes won behind an opportunistic defense. Sean Taylor intercepted two passes, returning one 50 yards for a score, and Miami built a 22-0 lead to win for the 40th time in 41 games. Payton's

"Our motto was, 'We're going to come in here and punch them in the mouth," Taylor said. "And we weren't going to stop punching them in the mouth."

Miami didn't need to rely on a missed field goal by Florida State this year; the Seminoles have lost four times since 1991 on a missed kick.

They made plenty of other mistakes. Florida State had a punt blocked, lost an accidental onside kick and turned the ball over five times in a stretch of seven possessions.

Instead of re-establishing itself as a national power, the Seminoles lost for the fourth straight time against the Hurricanes.

"I told the kids all week was that what will win this game are turnovers and the kicking game," coach Bobby Bowden said. "We turned the ball over five times and had a punt blocked. That's your story right there."

Bowden also missed a chance to tie Penn State's Joe Paterno with the most wins ever in Division I-A at 338.

Miami proved once again to be the best team in the state -- having beaten Florida 38-33 last month -- and showed it remains a major player for the national title.

The winner of this rivalry has played for the national championship 10 times since 1987, with Miami winning four titles and the Seminoles two.

"Not a lot of people actually gave us much of a chance," Miami coach Larry Coker said. "It just says a lot about our character."

Jon Peattie kicked three field goals, Kellen Winslow caught seven passes for 106 yards and the defense held Florida State to 61 yards rushing.

Payton gave Miami a potent running game after Gore's season ended with a knee injury last week.

Payton's career got off to a promising start when he ran for 262 yards as a freshman despite being distracted by the cancer that killed his father. Then a variety of injuries held him back until this year.

"Jarrett believes in himself," Coker said. "When he's had opportunities he's done well with it. For him to have a day like he had today was huge for his confidence and huge for our football team."

This year's meeting was sloppy despite being the first matchup with both teams in the Top 5 since 1993.

Each team turned the ball over five times in the rain -- even Payton fumbled once -- and the offenses struggled to move the ball on a field full of puddles that Bowden called the worst his team has ever played on.

"They have the confidence and the swagger," said Florida State quarterback Chris Rix, who threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles. "That's something that obviously we haven't accomplished."

Miami's Brock Berlin threw three interceptions, including one that set up Willie Reid's 18-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter to make it 22-7.

On the next possession, Winslow fumbled at the end of a 39-yard reception. The Seminoles then mounted an 18-play drive that ended on Rix's incompletion on fourth down from the 5.

Florida State's Chris Davis had a 17-yard touchdown catch on the last play in the final meeting between the schools before Miami joins the Seminoles in the ACC next season.

The game started with a good omen for Florida State when Peattie missed a 22-yard field goal -- wide left, just as Xavier Beitia did at the end of last year's 28-27 Seminoles loss.

Nothing else went right for Florida State in the half.

On the next possession, Joel Stein got off a clean punt that was waved off because of a whistle that blew from the Miami section. Jarrell Weaver blocked the second try, setting up Peattie's 27-yard field goal.

Brian Monroe shanked the ensuing kickoff but even that worked for Miami. Darnell Jenkins raced down the sideline and caught the pop-up kick at the 33 for a most unusual onside kick recovery. Peattie then kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 6-0.

After Taylor's first interception, Miami drove 75 yards, capped by Berlin's screen pass to Payton that made it 12-0.

Late in the half, Taylor intercepted a floater from Rix, ran down the sideline and hurdled a tackler on his way into the end zone for a 19-0 lead. It was Miami's eighth touchdown return this year.

After Rix fumbled to open the second half, Peattie kicked his third field goal.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Friday, October 10th
4 Michigan 38 Final
20 Minnesota 35
19 TCU 13 Final
South Florida 10
Saturday, October 11th
Stanford 21 Final
1 USC 44
17 Florida 19 Final
2 LSU 7
3 Oklahoma 65 Final
5 Texas 13
6 Ohio State 10 Final
Wisconsin 17
11 Georgia 41 Final
7 Tennessee 14
9 Miami (FL) 22 Final
8 Florida State 14
10 Kansas State 34 Final
22 Oklahoma State 38
Penn State 14 Final
13 Purdue 28
Buffalo 3 Final
15 Miami (OH) 59
Tulsa 20 Final
16 Boise State 27
Arkansas State 0 Final
18 Mississippi 55
21 Nebraska 24 Final
Missouri 41
Rutgers 19 Final
23 West Virginia 34
Duke 20 Final
24 Maryland 33
San Diego State 6 Final
25 Utah 27