A perfect day for Florida teams, with Canes, Gators, FSU, UCF, USF, FIU and FAU all winning Saturday
Miami running back Chris Wheatley-Humphrey (25) celebrates with wide receiver Somourian Wingo (12) after scoring a touchdown as Central Michigan defensive back Jamari Allen (21) walks off during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/David Santiago)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, Saturday was a perfect day for college football.
For only the second time, the state's seven FBS-level teams — Miami, Florida, Florida State, UCF, South Florida, Florida International and Florida Atlantic — all won on the same day. It also happened on Oct. 5, 2013.
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A perfect day for Florida teams, with Canes, Gators, FSU, UCF, USF, FIU and FAU all winning Saturday
Miami running back Chris Wheatley-Humphrey (25) celebrates with wide receiver Somourian Wingo (12) after scoring a touchdown as Central Michigan defensive back Jamari Allen (21) walks off during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/David Santiago)
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By TIM REYNOLDS
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, Saturday was a perfect day for college football.
For only the second time, the state's seven FBS-level teams — Miami, Florida, Florida State, UCF, South Florida, Florida International and Florida Atlantic — all won on the same day. It also happened on Oct. 5, 2013.
“It's not asleep, but it ain't fully awake yet,” Sumrall said when asked where the Gators are right now as a program. “It's being kind of stirred up a little bit. We're going to get there. It's coming. I promise you, I didn't come here for us to be average.”
That left the state's hopes for a perfect day to Florida Atlantic, playing the latest game on the schedule — and the Owls came through with ease, rolling past Louisiana-Monroe 45-17.
According to SportRadar, Saturday was the 27th time that all seven Sunshine State programs — at the FBS level — played on the same day.
This marks the third time that all seven teams won on the same week. Besides the 2013 instance and Saturday's 7-0 record, Week 5 of the 2017 season saw the seven Florida schools also combine to go 7-0 — with Florida, South Florida, Florida State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International and UCF all winning on Sept. 30, 2017.
Miami also won that weekend, but beat Duke one day earlier.
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