Florida Cup
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| Florida Gators | Florida State Seminoles | Miami(FL) Hurricanes |
| Originated: | 2013 | |
| Current holder: | TBD | |
| Florida (0) |
Florida State (3) 2014 2015 2016 |
Miami(FL) (2) 2013 2018 |
The Florida Cup is given to the ACC or SEC university in Florida – Florida University (UF), Florida State University (FSU) or University of Miami(FL) (UM) – which has the best head-to-head record in each season. In the event of a tie, the Florida Cup remains with the previous holder until one of the other rivals claims the title. It is one of a handful of trophies in college sports contested between three teams; others are the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy, and the irregularly-awarded Beehive Boot.
The Florida Cup has been contested since the 2013 CFBHC season.
Tiebreaking procedures
Three way tie
Should the three way rivalry end in a tie (if Florida, Florida State and Miami all go 1–1 against the other two schools), the trophy would then go to the team that allows the fewest total amount of points against the other two. If all three teams beat each other, and two of the three schools have given up the same number of points (and that number of points is lower than the number of points allowed by the third school) then the trophy goes to the school that won the head to head matchup with the other team it's tied with.
Should all three teams have given up the same amount of points in the games against each other, the trophy then goes to the team that scored the most points against the two teams.
If that number is also tied (and the only way that this is possible is if all three teams won one game and lost the other game by exactly the same score), then, the award is officially shared between the three schools, and all three schools receive official recognition as state champion; however, the previous winner retains possession of the trophy until the next season in which it is awarded.
Split Match-ups
Should two teams play each other multiple times in the same season (in the case of Florida and Florida State, first in the regular season and then again in a bowl game, or in the case of Florida State and Miami, first in the regular season and then again in the ACC Championship Game or in a bowl game) and the two teams split the match ups, the school that amasses the better combined score against that opponent in those two match ups gets recognized as the winner between those two schools in the round robin standings among the three schools. Should the two schools beat each other by the same margin in the two games, the team that surrendered fewer total points in the two match ups against that opponent is recognized as the winner, and if the two schools beat each other by the same final score, the team with the greater margin of victory over the third team in the rivalry receives recognition as the winner.
If all the above criteria are still tied in the case of teams meeting multiple times in a season, the award is shared between those schools, and all three schools receive official recognition as the state champion. However, the team that last won the award outright retains possession of the trophy.
Results
| University | W | L | PCT | Cup Wins |
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| Florida | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 |
| Florida State | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 |
| Miami(FL) | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 |
| Florida victories | Florida State victories | Miami(FL) victories | Tied/Not Awarded |
| Year | Winner | Florida vs Florida State | Florida vs Miami(FL) | Florida State vs Miami(FL) |
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| 2013 | Miami(FL)* (1-1) |
28–27 | 21-10 | 31-17 |
| 2014 | Florida State (2-0) |
30-27 | No game | 38-7 |
| 2015 | Florida State (2-0) |
19-9 | No game | 20-7 |
| 2016 | Florida State^ (2-1) |
27-13 | 31-28 | 24-21 FSU 27-24 Miami+ |
| 2017 | Not Awarded | 31-17 | No game | 31-21 |
| 2018 | Miami(FL) (2-0) |
No game | 31-30 | 24-14 |
Notes
* Tie broken by allowing fewest points
+ ACC Championship Game
^ Tie broken by margin of victory over third team
