Miami 38, North Carolina 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Sat, Oct 31, 2026

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MIA	7	10	7	14	38
UNC	0	14	7	14	35

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Team stats

MIA		UNC
25	First downs	27
416	Total yards	407
274	Passing yards	341
22-29	Comp-Att	28-34
9.4	Yards per pass	10.0
142	Rushing yards	66
33	Rushes	30
4.3	Yards per rush	2.2
6-11	3rd down	8-11
2-2	4th down	2-2
3-30	Penalties-yards	6-37
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
29:09	Time of possession	30:51
4	Sacks	1
5	Tackles for loss	1
2	QB hurries	4
1	Passes defended	1
0	Defensive TDs	0
44	Kick return yards	—
3	Passing TDs	4
2	Rushing TDs	1
8	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

MIA		UNC
+0.41	EPA per play	+0.36
56%	Success rate	61%
1.07	Explosiveness	1.15
+0.27	Rushing EPA per play	-0.10
53%	Rushing success rate	48%
+0.55	Passing EPA per play	+0.70
60%	Passing success rate	70%
62%	Standard downs success	64%
30%	Passing downs success	53%
3.39	Line yards per rush	2.71
0.62	Second-level yards	0.67
0.53	Open-field yards	0.07
3%	Stuff rate	15%
100%	Power success	80%
10%	Havoc caused	3%
7	Scoring chances	5
5.43	Points per chance	7.00
Own 34	Avg. starting field position	Own 24
4	Explosive plays	6
73%	Postgame win expectancy	27%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:33
MiamiTD
(08:37) Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #1 M.Toney caught at UNC00, for 2 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33 #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
Drive: 13 plays, 74 yds
7-0
Q211:50
North CarolinaTD
(11:52) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #45 J.Thurman caught at MIA00, for 8 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:50 #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds
7-7
Q27:41
MiamiTD
(07:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #4 M.Fletcher Jr. caught at UNC33, for 31 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:41, 1ST DOWN #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
14-7
Q21:56
North CarolinaTD
(02:00) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #45 J.Thurman caught at MIA00, for 8 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56 #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
14-14
Q20:22
MiamiFG
(00:25) #22 J.Weinberg field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker), clock 00:22
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yds
17-14
Q310:51
North CarolinaTD
(10:57) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #1 J.Shipp caught at MIA00, for 16 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:51, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
17-21
Q35:14
MiamiTD
(05:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 M.Fletcher Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:14. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds
24-21
Q411:46
North CarolinaTD
(11:50) #0 D.June rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:46 #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) PENALTY #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) PENALTY MIA Running Into The Kicker declined
Drive: 16 plays, 75 yds
24-28
Q47:49
MiamiTD
(07:50) Shotgun #4 M.Fletcher Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:49, 1ST DOWN #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
31-28
Q42:33
MiamiTD
(02:37) Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #1 M.Toney caught at UNC04, for 9 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:33, 1ST DOWN #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
Drive: 6 plays, 37 yds
38-28
Q41:38
North CarolinaTD
(01:40) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #2 T.Kekahuna caught at MIA00, for 15 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
38-35

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Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Darian Mensah	22/29	274	9.4	3	0	93.7

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Javian Mallory	12	51	4.3	0	12
Mark Fletcher Jr.	13	43	3.3	2	6
Darian Mensah	4	36	9.0	0	24
Malachi Toney	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jordan Lyle	2	9	4.5	0	5
Team	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Malachi Toney	7	75	10.7	2	31
Cooper Barkate	4	71	17.8	0	40
Elija Lofton	3	48	16.0	0	19
Mark Fletcher Jr.	2	43	21.5	1	31
Javian Mallory	3	25	8.3	0	12
Daylyn Upshaw	3	12	4.0	0	7

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Chase Smith	9	5	0	0	0	0
JJ Dunnigan	9	4	0.5	0.5	0	0
Mohamed Toure	9	3	0	0	0	0
Marquise Lightfoot	7	4	2	2	0	0
Zechariah Poyser	6	4	0	0	0	0
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	6	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Scott	4	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Damari Brown	3	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Lucas	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bryce Fitzgerald	2	1	0	0	0	0
Booker Pickett	1	1	1	1	0	0
Damon Wilson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmad Moten	1	1	0	0	1	2
Ethan O'Connor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0
Armondo Blount	1	1	0	0	0	0
Omar Thornton	1	1	0	1	0	0
Herbert Scroggins III	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Justin Scott	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Jake Weinberg	1/1	100.0	25	5/5	8

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Dylan Joyce	1	43	43.0	0	0	43

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Somourian Wingo	2	44	22.0	24	0
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	1	0	0.0	0	0