Miami vs. San Diego State

Miami and San Diego State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1978; Miami leads the series 5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Miami 5–⁠1, and Miami has won the last 4.

Miami wins
5
San Diego State wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1978
Longest streak
4 Miami
Current streak
4 Miami
Last 10 meetings
Miami 5–⁠1
Most recent
1992

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
1990s3–⁠0
Average margin
20.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami
3–⁠0 Miami’s record at home
At San Diego State
1–⁠2 San Diego State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Miami’s biggest win1992: Miami 63, San Diego State 17by 46 points
  2. San Diego State’s biggest win1979: San Diego State 31, Miami 20by 11 points

Coach against coach

YearsMiamiSeriesSan Diego State
1989–⁠1992Dennis Erickson4–⁠0Al Luginbill

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Miami’s side (Erickson 4–⁠0 against Luginbill). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and San Diego State, 1978 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 28, 19921Miami 63, San Diego State 17at San Diego State
Nov 30, 19911Miami 39, San Diego State 12at Miami
Dec 1, 19903Miami 30, San Diego State 28at San Diego State
Nov 18, 19897Miami 42, San Diego State 6at Miami
Oct 13, 1979San Diego State 31, Miami 20at San Diego State
Nov 18, 1978Miami 16, San Diego State 14at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.