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2017 Miami

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mark Richt, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2017, game by game: won vs. Bethune-Cookman 41–13; won vs. Toledo 52–30; won at Duke 31–6; won at Florida State 24–20; won vs. Georgia Tech 25–24; won vs. Syracuse 27–19; won at North Carolina 24–19; won vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech 28–10; won vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 41–8; won vs. Virginia 44–28; lost at Pittsburgh 14–24; lost vs. No. 1 Clemson 3–38; lost vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 24–34+33−35Won 41–13 vs. Bethune-Cookman+28Bethune-CookmanWon 52–30 vs. Toledo+22ToledoWon 31–6 at Duke+25DukeWon 24–20 at Florida State+4Florida StateWon 25–24 vs. Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechWon 27–19 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 24–19 at North Carolina+5North CarolinaWon 28–10 vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech+18No. 13 Virginia TechWon 41–8 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame+33No. 3 Notre DameWon 44–28 vs. Virginia+16VirginiaLost 14–24 at Pittsburgh-10PittsburghLost 3–38 vs. No. 1 Clemson-35No. 1 ClemsonLost 24–34 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin-10No. 6 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsBethune-CookmanW 41–⁠1389%
Sep 23vsToledoW 52–⁠3058%
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠653%
Oct 7atFlorida StateW 24–⁠2049%
Oct 14vsGeorgia TechW 25–⁠2468%
Oct 21vsSyracuseW 27–⁠1983%
Oct 28atNorth CarolinaW 24–⁠1975%
Nov 4vs13Virginia TechW 28–⁠1063%
Nov 11vs3Notre DameW 41–⁠858%
Nov 18vsVirginiaW 44–⁠2889%
Nov 24atPittsburghL 14–⁠2478%
Dec 2vs1ClemsonACC Championship GameL 3–⁠3834%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs6WisconsinOrange BowlL 24–⁠3445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 34–⁠24 in the Orange Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 11
  16. Final: 13

ACC Coastal champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Walter Camp Coach of the YearMark Richt, coach

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 2
Points
378–⁠273
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1684 +67 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 18 of 128; offense No. 27, defense No. 16, special teams No. 94
SRS
14.8 No. 14 of 130 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 112 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 20 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Thomas Brown
Defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 130
  • Defense17th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted17th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0741%1.2871st of 130
Defense-0.0340%1.1517th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.02 def		43% off
39% def		—49th off
17th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 3319% allowed
Defense3.0own 3220% caused

CORE rating 11.4, 20th of 130 (offense 0.6, defense -10.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMalik Rosier QB3,111 yds
Passing touchdownsMalik Rosier QB26 TD
Rushing yardsTravis Homer RB971 yds
Rushing touchdownsTravis Homer RB8 TD
Receiving yardsBraxton Berrios WR670 yds
Receiving touchdownsBraxton Berrios WR9 TD
TacklesJaquan Johnson DB88 tkl
SacksTrent Harris DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsJaquan Johnson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jeff Thomas WR★★★★No. 40
Navaughn Donaldson OT★★★★No. 72
D.J. Johnson WDE★★★★No. 74
N’Kosi Perry DUAL★★★★No. 199
Trajan Bandy CB★★★★No. 225
Kai-Leon Herbert OT★★★★No. 257
DeeJay Dallas ATH★★★★No. 260
Jonathan Garvin SDE★★★★No. 268

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.891
Running backs13.00.873
Receivers63.20.873
Offensive line53.40.888
Defensive line33.70.918
Linebackers42.80.846
Defensive backs23.50.894
Athletes and specialists23.50.861
Whole class253.30.879

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Chad Thomas DECleveland Browns
Rd 4Chris Herndon TENew York Jets
Rd 4Mark Walton RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5R.J. McIntosh DTNew York Giants
Rd 6Braxton Berrios WRNew England Patriots
Rd 7Kendrick Norton DTCarolina Panthers

Roster 104

The 2017 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠112–⁠24
Miami7–⁠110–⁠313
NC State6–⁠29–⁠423
Virginia Tech5–⁠39–⁠424
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠57–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠56–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠64–⁠8
North Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

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