During the 1980s and '90s , the series emerged as one of the premier rivalries in college football . Between 1983 and 2002 , the Hurricanes and Seminoles combined to win 7 national championships and play in 14 bowl games with a national championship at stake . The 1988 game starred 57 future NFL pros on the combined rosters . Since 2004 , the year Miami left the Big East Conference to join the expanded 12-member Atlantic Coast Conference , the universities have been conference foes , though they are placed in separate divisions within the conference . This alignment creates the potential for the two teams to meet for a second time in the ACC Championship Game , should each win their respective divisions in any particular season . Such a rematch has yet to happen after 14 years of ACC Championship Games , as of 2018
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