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Miami vs. Wisconsin

Thursday, December 27, 2018, Pinstripe Bowl

Wisconsin beat Miami 35–⁠3. It was their sixth meeting; Wisconsin leads the series 4–⁠2.

Neutral siteMiami7–⁠6 in 2018
3
Neutral siteWisconsin8–⁠5 in 2018
35

Final at Yankee Stadium, New YorkTV: ESPNAttendance 37,821Payout $4,300,000 (Wikipedia)

MVP Jonathan Taylor (RB, Wisconsin)Wikipedia

At kickoff
40°F, clearWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Park (KNYC), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Ken Williamson; umpire Walli Hough; head linesman Tim Sistrunk; line judge Chuck Rive; side judge Mike Williams; field judge Blake Parks; back judge Dax Hill; center judge Jason McArthurGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Miami30003
Wisconsin14071435

Standouts

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Player stats

Miami

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Malik Rosier5/124603
N’Kosi Perry1/5201
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malik Rosier390062
Travis Homer101608
N’Kosi Perry411016
DeeJay Dallas4805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lawrence Cager122022
Travis Homer314012
Brevin Jordan212010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jaquan Johnson13001
Mike Smith101.51.50
Sheldrick Redwine7000
Scott Patchan6000
Michael Pinckney51.510
Demetrius Jackson21.50.50

Wisconsin

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Coan6/117311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Taylor27205141
Taiwan Deal1052114
Chris James52608
Garrett Groshek31509
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kendric Pryor135135
Jake Ferguson215010
A.J. Taylor21307
Garrett Groshek110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
T.J. Edwards0001
Chris Orr0001
Caesar Williams0001
Eric Burrell0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MiamiWisconsin
169Total yards406
48Passing yards73
121Rushing yards333
2.8Yards per pass6.6
5.3Yards per rush5.7
6First downs20
3–⁠11Third downs6–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
5Turnovers1
1–⁠5Penalties1–⁠15
19:38Possession40:21
3Sacks (by defense)

Efficiency

MiamiWisconsin
24%Success rate57%
−0.67EPA per play0.29
1.32Explosiveness0.92
−0.30Rushing EPA0.29
−1.13Passing EPA0.29
21%Passing-down success42%
−1.01First-down EPA0.09
−0.31Second-down EPA0.42
−0.48Third-down EPA0.53
19%Havoc by its defense10%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Miami 54% to win. Wisconsin won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Miami −2.5, over/under 46.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Miami 57%, Wisconsin 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Wisconsin end zoneMiami end zoneQ1 WisconsinTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 MiamiInterception, 1 playQ1 WisconsinTouchdown, 1 playQ1 MiamiPunt, 6 playsQ1 WisconsinInterception, 8 playsQ1 MiamiField goal, 6 playsQ1 WisconsinMissed FG, 11 playsQ2 MiamiPunt, 3 playsQ2 WisconsinPunt, 3 playsQ2 MiamiInterception, 1 playQ2 WisconsinMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 MiamiFumble, 4 playsQ2 WisconsinPunt, 4 playsQ2 MiamiEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MiamiPunt, 6 playsQ3 WisconsinPunt, 8 playsQ3 MiamiInterception, 3 playsQ3 WisconsinTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 MiamiPunt, 3 playsQ3 WisconsinPunt, 5 playsQ4 MiamiInterception, 3 playsQ4 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 MiamiPunt, 4 playsQ4 WisconsinTouchdown, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Wisconsin drives left to right, Miami right to left.
  1. Q1 WisconsinTouchdown, 6 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 MiamiInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  3. Q1 WisconsinTouchdown, 1 play, 7 yards
  4. Q1 MiamiPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  5. Q1 WisconsinInterception, 8 plays, 60 yards
  6. Q1 MiamiField goal, 6 plays, 76 yards
  7. Q1 WisconsinMissed FG, 11 plays, 52 yards
  8. Q2 MiamiPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 WisconsinPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  10. Q2 MiamiInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q2 WisconsinMissed FG, 6 plays, 22 yards
  12. Q2 MiamiFumble, 4 plays, 20 yards
  13. Q2 WisconsinPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q2 MiamiEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  15. Q3 MiamiPunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  16. Q3 WisconsinPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  17. Q3 MiamiInterception, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 4 plays, 59 yards
  19. Q3 MiamiPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  20. Q3 WisconsinPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  21. Q4 MiamiInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  22. Q4 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 plays, 34 yards
  23. Q4 MiamiPunt, 4 plays, 8 yards
  24. Q4 WisconsinTouchdown, 10 plays, 53 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Wisconsin 14, Miami 3
Wisconsin Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 52 yds
14:521st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Taylor run for 11 yds to the Wisc 46 for a 1ST down
14:061st & 10 at own 46Jonathan Taylor run for 8 yds to the MiaFl 46
13:472nd & 2 at opp 46Jonathan Taylor run for 10 yds to the MiaFl 36 for a 1ST down
13:121st & 10 at opp 36Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 37
12:162nd & 11 at opp 37Garrett Groshek run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 35
11:563rd & 9 at opp 35Jack Coan pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 35 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 7, Miami 0
Miami Interception, 1 play
11:563rd & 9 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 63 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 28 yds to the MiaFl 30
11:371st & 10 at own 30Malik Rosier pass intercepted Eric Burrell return for 30 yds to the MiaFl 7
Wisconsin Touchdown, 1 play
11:301st & goal at opp 7Jonathan Taylor run for 7 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 14, Miami 0
Miami Punt, 6 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:251st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 22 TEAM fumbled, recovered by MiaFl Malik Rosier
11:002nd & 13 at own 22Travis Homer run for 8 yds to the MiaFl 30
10:143rd & 5 at own 30Malik Rosier pass complete to Travis Homer for 12 yds to the MiaFl 42 for a 1ST down
9:481st & 10 at own 42Malik Rosier run for 7 yds to the MiaFl 49
9:292nd & 3 at own 49Travis Homer run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
8:523rd & 2 at the 50Travis Homer run for a loss of 5 yards to the MiaFl 45
8:524th & 7 at own 45Jack Spicer punt for 37 yds , Jack Dunn returns for no gain to the Wisc 18
Wisconsin Interception, 8 plays
8:051st & 10 at own 18Jonathan Taylor run for 6 yds to the Wisc 24
7:102nd & 4 at own 24Jonathan Taylor run for 39 yds to the MiaFl 37 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 37Alec Ingold run for no gain to the MiaFl 37
6:102nd & 10 at opp 37Jack Coan run for 9 yds to the MiaFl 28
5:403rd & 1 at opp 28Alec Ingold run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 25 for a 1ST down
5:081st & 10 at opp 25Jonathan Taylor run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 22
4:302nd & 7 at opp 22Jonathan Taylor run for no gain to the MiaFl 22
Miami Field goal, 6 plays
3:241st & 10 at own 8Malik Rosier run for 62 yds to the Wisc 30 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at opp 30Malik Rosier pass complete to Brevin Jordan for 10 yds to the Wisc 20 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at opp 20DeeJay Dallas run for 5 yds to the Wisc 15
2:022nd & 5 at opp 15DeeJay Dallas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 16
1:203rd & 6 at opp 16Malik Rosier pass incomplete to Darrell Langham
1:154th & 6 at opp 16Bubba Baxa 33 yd FG GOODWisconsin 14, Miami 3
Wisconsin Missed FG, 11 plays
1:154th & 6 at own 35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:071st & 10 at own 25Taiwan Deal run for 9 yds to the Wisc 34
0:332nd & 1 at own 34Taiwan Deal run for 10 yds to the Wisc 44 for a 1ST down
0:011st & 10 at own 44Taiwan Deal run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 14:552nd & 4 at the 50Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 49
Q2 14:163rd & 5 at own 49Jack Coan pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 6 yds to the MiaFl 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:391st & 10 at opp 45Garrett Groshek run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 41
Q2 13:082nd & 6 at opp 41Jack Coan pass complete to Garrett Groshek for 10 yds to the MiaFl 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:201st & 10 at opp 31Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 32
Q2 11:432nd & 11 at opp 32Jack Coan pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
Q2 11:303rd & 11 at opp 32Garrett Groshek run for 9 yds to the MiaFl 23
Q2 10:544th & 2 at opp 23Rafael Gaglianone 41 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter7 drives, then Wisconsin 14, Miami 3
Miami Punt, 3 plays
10:431st & 10 at own 23Travis Homer run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 24
10:092nd & 9 at own 24Travis Homer run for 5 yds to the MiaFl 29
9:293rd & 4 at own 29Malik Rosier pass incomplete
9:184th & 4 at own 29Jack Spicer punt for 43 yds , Jack Dunn returns for 3 yds to the Wisc 31
Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays
9:021st & 10 at own 31Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the Wisc 29
8:282nd & 12 at own 29Jack Coan sacked by Mike Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 28
7:583rd & 13 at own 28Jack Coan sacked by Michael Pinckney for a loss of 4 yards to the Wisc 24
7:234th & 17 at own 24Anthony Lotti punt for 41 yds, fair catch by DeeJay Dallas at the MiaFl 35
Miami Interception, 1 play
7:141st & 10 at own 35Malik Rosier pass intercepted Chris Orr return for no gain to the MiaFl 42
Wisconsin Missed FG, 6 plays
7:041st & 10 at opp 42Jonathan Taylor run for 9 yds to the MiaFl 33
6:252nd & 1 at opp 33Jonathan Taylor run for 11 yds to the MiaFl 22 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 22Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 25
5:002nd & 13 at opp 25Jack Coan pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 5 yds to the MiaFl 20
4:173rd & 8 at opp 20Jack Coan pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson
4:124th & 8 at opp 20Rafael Gaglianone 39 yd FG MISSED
Miami Fumble, 4 plays
4:061st & 10 at own 21Travis Homer run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaFl 19
3:202nd & 12 at own 19Malik Rosier pass complete to Travis Homer for 1 yd to the MiaFl 20
2:393rd & 11 at own 20Malik Rosier run for 21 yds to the MiaFl 41 for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at own 41Travis Homer run for no gain to the MiaFl 41 Travis Homer fumbled, forced by T.J. Edwards, recovered by Wisc T.J. Edwards
Wisconsin Punt, 4 plays
1:581st & 10 at opp 41Jonathan Taylor run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 28 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at opp 28Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaFl 30
1:122nd & 12 at opp 30Jack Coan pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 10 yds to the MiaFl 20
0:383rd & 2 at opp 20WISCONSIN Penalty, Illegal Block (Alex Fenton) to the MiaFl 35
0:383rd & 17 at opp 35Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:38
0:333rd & 17 at opp 35Jack Coan pass incomplete
0:264th & 17 at opp 35Anthony Lotti punt for 22 yds , DeeJay Dallas returns for 1 yd to the MiaFl 14
Miami End of half, 1 play
0:191st & 10 at own 14Travis Homer run for 5 yds to the MiaFl 19
3rd quarter7 drives, then Wisconsin 21, Miami 3
Miami Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:521st & 10 at own 25Travis Homer run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 26
14:232nd & 9 at own 26Malik Rosier pass incomplete to Brian Hightower
14:133rd & 9 at own 26Malik Rosier pass complete to Lawrence Cager for 22 yds to the MiaFl 48 for a 1ST down
13:241st & 10 at own 48Malik Rosier pass complete to Travis Homer for 1 yd to the MiaFl 49
13:022nd & 9 at own 49Travis Homer run for 2 yds to the Wisc 49
12:233rd & 7 at opp 49Malik Rosier pass incomplete
12:114th & 7 at opp 49Jack Spicer punt for 47 yds, downed at the Wisc 2
Wisconsin Punt, 8 plays
12:021st & 10 at own 2Jonathan Taylor run for no gain to the Wisc 2
11:222nd & 10 at own 2Jonathan Taylor run for 11 yds to the Wisc 13 for a 1ST down
10:501st & 10 at own 13Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Wisc 15
10:002nd & 8 at own 15Jonathan Taylor run for 7 yds to the Wisc 22
9:203rd & 1 at own 22Alec Ingold run for 5 yds to the Wisc 27 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at own 27Taiwan Deal run for no gain to the Wisc 27
8:032nd & 10 at own 27Jack Coan pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 7 yds to the Wisc 34
7:203rd & 3 at own 34Jack Coan sacked by Demetrius Jackson and Mike Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the Wisc 30
6:444th & 7 at own 30Anthony Lotti punt for 45 yds , DeeJay Dallas returns for 35 yds to the Wisc 40
Miami Interception, 3 plays
6:121st & 10 at opp 40DeeJay Dallas run for 1 yd to the Wisc 39
5:542nd & 9 at opp 39DeeJay Dallas run for 3 yds to the Wisc 36
5:183rd & 6 at opp 36Malik Rosier pass intercepted T.J. Edwards return for 3 yds to the Wisc 41
Wisconsin Touchdown, 4 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 41Jonathan Taylor run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 46 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 46Jonathan Taylor run for 41 yds to the MiaFl 5 for a 1ST down
4:091st & goal at opp 5Jonathan Taylor run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 2
3:362nd & 7 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Wisconsin Touchdown, 4 plays
3:362nd & goal at opp 2Alec Ingold run for 2 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 21, Miami 3
Miami Punt, 3 plays
3:141st & 10 at own 25Cam’Ron Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaFl 24
2:512nd & 11 at own 24N’Kosi Perry pass complete to Brevin Jordan for 2 yds to the MiaFl 26
2:223rd & 9 at own 26MIAMI FL Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MiaFl 21
1:563rd & 14 at own 21N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Brevin Jordan
1:454th & 14 at own 21Jack Spicer punt for 39 yds , Jack Dunn returns for no gain to the Wisc 40
Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays
1:251st & 10 at own 40Chris James run for 7 yds to the Wisc 47
0:592nd & 3 at own 47Chris James run for 7 yds to the MiaFl 46 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at opp 46Alec Ingold run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 45
Q4 14:502nd & 9 at opp 45Jack Coan run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 48 Jack Coan fumbled, recovered by Wisc Jack Coan
Q4 14:103rd & 12 at opp 48Jonathan Taylor run for no gain to the MiaFl 48
Q4 13:254th & 12 at opp 48Anthony Lotti punt for 31 yds, fair catch by DeeJay Dallas at the MiaFl 17
4th quarter4 drives, then Wisconsin 35, Miami 3
Miami Interception, 3 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 17N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete
12:562nd & 10 at own 17N’Kosi Perry run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 20
12:173rd & 7 at own 20N’Kosi Perry pass intercepted Caesar Williams return for 2 yds to the MiaFl 34
Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays
12:081st & 10 at opp 34Jack Coan pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
11:582nd & 10 at opp 34Jack Coan run for 6 yds to the MiaFl 28
11:173rd & 4 at opp 28Jonathan Taylor run for 18 yds to the MiaFl 10 for a 1ST down
10:401st & goal at opp 10Jonathan Taylor run for 3 yds to the MiaFl 7
9:592nd & goal at opp 7Jack Coan run for 7 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 28, Miami 3
Miami Punt, 4 plays
9:592nd & 7 at own 35P.J. Rosowski kickoff for 62 yds , DeeJay Dallas return for 7 yds to the MiaFl 10
9:381st & 10 at own 10N’Kosi Perry run for 16 yds to the MiaFl 26 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at own 26N’Kosi Perry pass incomplete to Mark Pope
8:492nd & 10 at own 26N’Kosi Perry run for no gain to the MiaFl 26
7:403rd & 10 at own 26N’Kosi Perry sacked by Andrew Van Ginkel for a loss of 8 yards to the MiaFl 18
7:204th & 18 at own 18Jack Spicer punt for 39 yds , Jack Dunn returns for 4 yds to the Wisc 47
Wisconsin Touchdown, 10 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 47Taiwan Deal run for 14 yds to the MiaFl 39 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 39Taiwan Deal run for 5 yds to the MiaFl 34
5:272nd & 5 at opp 34Taiwan Deal run for 4 yds to the MiaFl 30
4:443rd & 1 at opp 30Taiwan Deal run for 2 yds to the MiaFl 28 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 28Chris James run for 6 yds to the MiaFl 22
3:152nd & 4 at opp 22Chris James run for 8 yds to the MiaFl 14 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at opp 14Chris James run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaFl 16
1:452nd & 12 at opp 16Aron Cruickshank run for 14 yds to the MiaFl 2 for a 1ST down
1:021st & goal at opp 2Taiwan Deal run for 1 yd to the MiaFl 1
0:082nd & goal at opp 1Taiwan Deal run for 1 yd for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 35, Miami 3

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Miami–Wisconsin game

Wisconsin leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings.

Recent meetings
2018Wisconsin 35, Miami 3Pinstripe Bowl
2017Wisconsin 34, Miami 24Orange Bowl
2009Wisconsin 20, Miami 14Champs Sports Bowl
1989Miami 51, Wisconsin 3
1988Miami 23, Wisconsin 3
1958Wisconsin 20, Miami 0

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