DAILY DEBATE: What's the best single-game performance you've seen from a Cane?

[Kalikgod]

Special Teams Honorable Mention: Hester 2004 B2B weeks: Louisville & NC State

310 yards 2 TDs

 

[caneman73]

McGahee running for 205 yards and six touchdowns on 39 carries in 2002 vs VaTech

 

[stormsurge]

OJ Anderson's performance against the Gayta. All but one play of the second half was a handoff to OJ iirc. He carried us to victory that day in Canesville.

 

[SPFRcane]

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Sapp 94 Orange bowl

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Sapp 94 orange bowl

 

[FuriousStyles]

Rix 0-5 vs Canes!

He held the distinction of being the only QB in NCAA history to lose to one team 5 times until Sam Hartman joined him recently with his 5th loss to Clemson.

I really liked Rix having that record by himself.

 

[TallyCaneFan]

Mount McKinnie dominating Dwight Freeney ...

McKinnie keeps Freeney in check - The Miami Hurricane

Bryant McKinnie was warned all week long about Syracuse's highly touted Dwight Freeney and his 16 1/2 sacks. But when the two projected NFL linemen battled each other on Saturday, it was Freeney who was admiring his opponent. "In the middle of the game one time he tried a little spin move that I had

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And, every other star DE he faced that year!!

 

[Caned Peach]

So many great performances already so I'll go a little outside: Ray Bellamy for all the crap I can only imagine he took as our first scolarship black player. Took some courage to break that barrier.

 

[LMCane]

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Vinny Testaverde 1986 against #1 Oklahoma completed something like 17 straight passes

beat the Sooners 28-16.

 

[Memnon]

D'eriq King vs NC ST 2020

31/41 - 430yds 5TD's & 0INT'S passing
15att 105yds rushing

535yds of total offense BY HIMSELF

And it needs to be noted, that his WR's, RB's & TE's for this game were:

- Mike Harley
- Dee Wiggins
- Mark Pope
- Will Mallory
- Cam'ron Harris/Davis
- Jaylan Knighton
- Don Chaney Jr

Only 1 NFL player among that supporting cast.

We won that game SOLELY because of D'eriq King.

 

[PUNCICANE]

Sean Taylor in the rain at Tallahassee university.

Jarret Payton in that game was arguably the greatest big game ever by a Miami player relative to his talent.

 

[ghost2]

Cosign ST in the rain.

Also not statistically the best, but the most fun performance I've seen live was Berlin v UF 2003. Man dug his own grave then just for fun busted out of it and **** all over Gator fans. I remember my buddy next to me stressing when we were down big in the 3rd and I kept saying "just wait, just wait." Beautiful.

 

[3FW]

Sean Taylor in the rain at Tallahassee university.

Great one. And one most won't recall, Antrel Rolle against the Noles the following year.

 

[3FW]

Dan Morgan against FSU in the OB, dont remember the year. I remember he did it all. needed IV's at halftime. totally dominant.

Yep, 2000. Dan, Sean (2003) and Antrel (2004) all had special performances against FSU in different years.

 

[D.L.I.N.K.D.A.GR8]

Stephen Morris vs NC State game winning bomb to Dorsett
Edge vs UCLA in 99
Clinton Portis vs Nebraska title game

 

[PennsylvaniaCane]

Sapp against FSU in 94 or Kevin Patrick against FSU/Ward in 92. Sapp was as dominant of a DT in that game as I’ve seen in a long time

 

[DTP]

Jarret Payton in that game was arguably the greatest big game ever by a Miami player relative to his talent.

My friends and I used to joke that Jarret Payton was only good against FSU. Like he saved up all his juice for one game a year and it was always against the Noles. For that, I’ll always respect him

 

[DTP]

He held the distinction of being the only QB in NCAA history to lose to one team 5 times until Sam Hartman joined him recently with his 5th loss to Clemson.

I really liked Rix having that record by himself.

Rix managed to do it in four years. A feat that won’t easily be repeated.

 

[RF-4CCane]

My friends and I used to joke that Jarret Payton was only good against FSU. Like he saved up all his juice for one game a year and it was always against the Noles. For that, I’ll always respect him

His plodding style of running and big feet were perfect for the field conditions, just like Byars for the Dolphins in the T-Day snow game against Dallas. Runners that were used to cutting and quick acceleration didn’t fare well in those games.

 

[Jonnyblaze]

I’ll throw in a “what could’ve been.” Winslow in the Fiasco Bowl. 11 catches for 122 yards, but could’ve been much more. Taint had no answer for him.

 

[Pb cane]

Tremaine mack against I think Louisville in the car quest bowl the first time I saw the canes play in Joe robbie stadium t mack was all over the place with interceptions punt and kickoff returns he was responsible for most of our points and keeping there offense out of the end zone he was definitely the reason we won that day