CFB TEAM RESEARCH · ACC
Miami
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · ACC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #2; PPG allowed #1. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 5-0. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Darian Mensah
FBS #8 · 1,438 season total
112CMP133ATT1,438Yards15TD0INT84.21%CMP%212.25NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Mark Fletcher Jr.
FBS #80 · 307 season total
52Carries307Yards5TD5.90Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Malachi Toney
FBS #4 · 604 season total
39REC604Yards6TD15.49Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Omar Thornton
FBS #520 · 20 season total
20Total14Solo6Assists4.50TFL2Sacks
Sacks Leader
Marquise Lightfoot
FBS #8 · 5 season total
5Sacks5.50TFL1QB hurries19Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Ethan O'Connor
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT2Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards16Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | A | Stanford | W | 45–6 | -24.5 | W | 46.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-11 | H | Florida A&M | W | 77–7 | -59.5 | W | 65 | O |
| 3 | 2026-09-18 | A | Wake Forest | W | 33–20 | -20 | L | 56 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | H | Central Michigan | W | 52–3 | -41.5 | W | 52.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | A | Clemson | W | 41–13 | -14 | W | 49.5 | O |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Florida State | — | — | -16.5 | — | 53.5 | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | H | Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-08 | A | Notre Dame | — | — | +6.5 | — | 54.5 | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Duke | — | — | -21 | — | 55.5 | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Virginia Tech | — | — | -16.5 | — | 56.5 | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.