Miami — ACC
PPA off / def
0.22 / 0.03
2025
Class rank
#9
class of 2026
Returning PPA
37%
returning production
| 2025 |
OSU L 14–24 | Columbus |
| 2011 |
OSU L 6–24 | away |
| 2010 |
OSU W 36–24 | Columbus |
| 2002 |
OSU W 31–24 | away |
| 1999 |
OSU L 12–23 | away |
| 1977 |
OSU W 10–0 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (13–3)
Statistical comps — 2025 Miami's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (13 in / 19 out)
Origins
Nearly closed twice for lack of money, then won five national titles between 1983 and 2001 with rosters drawn from its own county. The swagger changed how the sport looked and sounded.
Founded 1925 · Chartered during the Florida land boom, weeks before the hurricane that ended it · first football 1926 · defined by Howard Schnellenberger
All-time record
All-time
638–365–12
1927–2025
Win %
63.4%
95 seasons played
Winning seasons
62
65% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 35–28–3 (1927–1941) · FBS 603–337–9 (1942–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | ACC |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | Big East |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 | Big East |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 | FBS Independents |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | Big East |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1927 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 421 | 60% |
45% | 45 of 136 | 6.3 | 13% |
| 2nd down | 313 | 46% |
48% | 13 of 136 | 6.2 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 52 | 71% |
69% | — | 3.1 | 0% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 62 | 23% |
47% | — | 6.5 | 13% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 63 | 16% |
25% | — | 5.9 | 13% |
| 4th down | 19 | 58% |
74% | — | 5.8 | 11% |
185 drives · 38% ended in points · 7.3 plays and 41.0 yards per drive · 1.27 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 11 | Syracuse |
Keelan Marion 61 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Carter Davis Kick) |
61 | 5.71 |
| 6 | Florida State |
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 40 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK) |
40 | 5.09 |
| CFP | Indiana |
(11:05) Shotgun #4 M.Fletcher Jr. rush right for 57 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clo… |
57 | 4.84 |
| 3 | South Florida |
Carson Beck pass complete to Joshua Moore for 39 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK) |
39 | 4.58 |
| CFP | Ole Miss |
(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Beck pass complete deep middle to #0 K.Marion caught at OM… |
52 | 4.53 |
| 8 | Louisville |
Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 61 yds to the LOU 9 for a 1ST down |
61 | 4.13 |
| 1 | Notre Dame |
Malachi Toney 28 Yd pass from Carson Beck (Carter Davis Kick) |
28 | 3.98 |
| 3 | South Florida |
Carson Beck pass complete to Tony Johnson for 51 yds to the USF 17 for a 1ST down |
51 | 3.89 |