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2007 Miami

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Randy Shannon.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2007, game by game: won vs. Marshall 31–3; lost at No. 5 Oklahoma 13–51; won vs. Florida International 23–9; won vs. No. 20 Texas A&M 34–17; won vs. Duke 24–14; lost at North Carolina 27–33; lost vs. Georgia Tech 14–17; won at Florida State 37–29; lost vs. NC State 16–19; lost vs. No. 23 Virginia 0–48; lost at No. 10 Virginia Tech 14–44; lost at No. 15 Boston College 14–28+28−48Won 31–3 vs. Marshall+28MarshallLost 13–51 at No. 5 Oklahoma-38No. 5 OklahomaWon 23–9 vs. Florida International+14Florida Interna…Won 34–17 vs. No. 20 Texas A&M+17No. 20 Texas A&MWon 24–14 vs. Duke+10DukeLost 27–33 at North Carolina-6North CarolinaLost 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechWon 37–29 at Florida State+8Florida StateLost 16–19 vs. NC State-3NC StateLost 0–48 vs. No. 23 Virginia-48No. 23 VirginiaLost 14–44 at No. 10 Virginia Tech-30No. 10 Virginia TechLost 14–28 at No. 15 Boston College-14No. 15 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMarshallW 31–⁠369%
Sep 8at5OklahomaL 13–⁠5129%
Sep 15vsFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠987%
Sep 20vs20Texas A&MW 34–⁠1752%
Sep 29vsDukeW 24–⁠1487%
Oct 6atNorth CarolinaL 27–⁠3366%
Oct 13vsGeorgia TechL 14–⁠1755%
Oct 20atFlorida StateW 37–⁠2937%
Nov 3vsNC StateL 16–⁠1973%
Nov 10vs23VirginiaL 0–⁠4859%
Nov 17at10Virginia TechL 14–⁠4417%
Nov 24at15Boston CollegeL 14–⁠2821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 11th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠312
Coach
Randy Shannon
Elo
1491 −65 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 76, defense No. 36, special teams No. 114
SRS
−2.0 No. 67 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 13
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Nix
Defensive coordinator
Tim Walton
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense89th of 119
  • Defense34th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%0.9389th of 119
Defense0.0138%0.9834th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 323% allowed
Defense-0.2own 343% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Allen Bailey SDE★★★★No. 42
Doug Wiggins CB★★★★No. 91
Robert Marve PRO★★★★No. 124
Lee Chambers RB★★★★No. 147
Harland Gunn OG★★★★No. 152
Chris Perry SDE★★★★No. 175

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.937
Running backs14.00.930
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line23.50.877
Defensive line24.00.949
Defensive backs33.30.872
Whole class103.50.890

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Kenny Phillips SNew York Giants
Rd 2Calais Campbell DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Tavares Gooden ILBBaltimore Ravens

All-ACC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Derrick MorseOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.