Orwellian Football
Florida State's 41-39 win at Miami on Saturday was reminiscent of the most famous year in the history of book titles.
On Nov. 3, 1984, FSU won at Arizona State 52-44. Saturday's victory represented the highest point total the Seminoles had allowed in a regulation-time victory since that date in the Valley of the Sun.
Now to the Canes:
On Nov. 10, 1984, Miami led Maryland 31-0 at halftime and lost 42-40.
In their next game, on Nov. 23, 1984, the Hurricanes fell to Doug Flutie's desperate pass as Boston College claimed a 45-42 victory.
The Hurricanes had clearly had enough. They won their next 94 games in which they scored 39 or more points. That string ended on Saturday.
Something I haven't been able to figure out yet: When's the last time a team lost when scoring 36 points in a half or won when allowing 36 in a half? (And by "half," I mean the first and second quarters as one entity and the third and fourth as another; overtime scoring is excluded from this topic.)
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