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Live: FSU at No. 3 Miami updates

Live updates from Florida State at No. 3 Miami at Hard Rock Stadium: score, key drives and quarter-by-quarter scoring.

Florida State fans at Doak Campbell Stadium vs. Virginia, Oct. 3, 2026
Florida State fans at Doak Campbell Stadium vs. Virginia, Oct. 3, 2026. Photo: FSU Athletics via seminoles.com
FSU 0, No. 3 Miami 7 · 7:32 - 1st (as of publication)
Score line updates at the end of each quarter. Every play: Game Day live play-by-play.

How Miami scored

Miami went 86 yards in 11 plays and 5:01 on its first possession, according to ESPN's play-by-play. Darian Mensah hit Elija Lofton for 20 yards on the first play. On third-and-9 from the Miami 49, Mensah found Malachi Toney deep over the middle for 30 yards to the FSU 21. Mark Fletcher Jr. carried the rest of the way: a 9-yard run on third-and-5 got to the 7, and he went in from 7 yards out at 7:32 of the first quarter. Jake Weinberg added the extra point. Mensah was 3-of-5 for 63 yards on the drive, and Fletcher had 22 yards on five carries.

FSU's drives

Drive 1 (5 plays, 18 yards, punt): An Ousmane Kromah 13-yard run on the first snap was wiped out by a holding penalty on Jayvan Boggs. Ashton Daniels then hit Boggs for 20 yards to the FSU 39. Kromah gained 3, Daniels was sacked by Armondo Blount for a 1-yard loss on second down, and his 2-yard run on third-and-8 came up short. Daniel Hughes punted 51 yards, and Toney returned it 8 yards to the Miami 14, per ESPN.

Quarter by quarter

Updated at the end of each quarter.

Scores and scoring plays from ESPN game data.

Sources: ESPN game data. Follow every play on our Game Day page.

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