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unusual facts about 2004 Orange Bowl


2004 Orange Bowl

Seminole kicker Xavier Beitia would line up to attempt a 39-yard field goal to give the Seminoles the lead.


2003 NCAA Division I-A football season

The Orange Bowl game was noteworthy in that Miami and Florida State previously had scheduled to play each other on Labor Day in 2004.

Ernie Sims

In 2003, as a true freshman at Florida State, Sims played in all 13 games of the season, including the Orange Bowl against Miami (FL), as a back-up outside linebacker.

Xavier Beitia

More than one year later, Beitia missed another field goal in the 2004 Orange Bowl which would have given the Noles the lead with about five minutes left.


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