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2021 Miami

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Manny Diaz.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2021, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 13–44; won vs. App State 25–23; lost vs. Michigan State 17–38; won vs. Central Connecticut 69–0; lost vs. Virginia 28–30; lost at North Carolina 42–45; won vs. No. 18 NC State 31–30; won at No. 17 Pittsburgh 38–34; won vs. Georgia Tech 33–30; lost at Florida State 28–31; won vs. Virginia Tech 38–26; won at Duke 47–10+69−31Lost 13–44 vs. No. 1 Alabama-31No. 1 AlabamaWon 25–23 vs. App State+2App StateLost 17–38 vs. Michigan State-21Michigan StateWon 69–0 vs. Central Connecticut+69Central Connect…Lost 28–30 vs. Virginia-2VirginiaLost 42–45 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaWon 31–30 vs. No. 18 NC State+1No. 18 NC StateWon 38–34 at No. 17 Pittsburgh+4No. 17 PittsburghWon 33–30 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechLost 28–31 at Florida State-3Florida StateWon 38–26 vs. Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechWon 47–10 at Duke+37Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs1AlabamaL 13–⁠4422%
Sep 11vsApp StateW 25–⁠2345%
Sep 18vsMichigan StateL 17–⁠3861%
Sep 25vsCentral ConnecticutW 69–⁠081%
Sep 30vsVirginiaL 28–⁠3063%
Oct 16atNorth CarolinaL 42–⁠4539%
Oct 23vs18NC StateW 31–⁠3044%
Oct 30at17PittsburghW 38–⁠3423%
Nov 6vsGeorgia TechW 33–⁠3071%
Nov 13atFlorida StateL 28–⁠3158%
Nov 20vsVirginia TechW 38–⁠2661%
Nov 27atDukeW 47–⁠1071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 47–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 24
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
409–⁠341
Coach
Manny Diaz
Elo
1574 +15 this season
SP+ rating
10.8 No. 32 of 130; offense No. 25, defense No. 51
SRS
5.1 No. 42 of 130 in FBS
Returning
84% of last season’s EPA, No. 49 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rhett Lashlee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 130
  • Defense71st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1842%1.3749th of 130
Defense0.1441%1.4071st of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.12 def		43% off
40% def		—49th off
62nd 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
Offense4.3own 2818% allowed
Defense3.8own 2817% caused

CORE rating 6.4, 43rd of 130 (offense 2.3, defense -4.1).

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 yardsTyler Van Dyke QB2,931 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Van Dyke QB25 TD
Rushing yardsJaylan Knighton RB561 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaylan Knighton RB8 TD
Receiving yardsCharleston Rambo WR1,172 yds
Receiving touchdownsCharleston Rambo WR7 TD
TacklesCorey Flagg Jr. LB60 tkl
SacksZach McCloud DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsJames Williams S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Leonard Taylor III DL★★★★★No. 11
James Williams S★★★★★No. 15
Jake Garcia QB★★★★No. 48
Romello Brinson WR★★★★No. 146
Jacolby George WR★★★★No. 175
Laurence Seymore OL★★★★No. 183
Elijah Arroyo TE★★★★No. 201
Brashard Smith WR★★★★No. 206

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.976
Running backs24.00.912
Receivers53.80.913
Offensive line33.70.903
Defensive line34.00.922
Linebackers33.00.876
Defensive backs34.00.901
Athletes and specialists33.30.867
Whole class233.70.903

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 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 7Jonathan Ford DTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 123

The 2021 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2021 portal
Tyrique Stevenson CB★★★★from Georgia
Charleston Rambo WR★★★from Oklahoma
Deandre Johnson DE★★★from Tennessee
Justice Oluwaseun OL★★★from UNLV

Transfers out 6

N’Kosi Perry QB★★★to Florida Atlantic
Christian Williams CB★★★★to South Florida
Tate Martell QB★★★★to UNLV
Jalar Holley DL★★★returned to Miami
Patrick Joyner Jr. LB★★★to Utah State
Robert Burns RB★★★to UConn

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pittsburgh7–⁠111–⁠313
Wake Forest7–⁠211–⁠315
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠314
NC State6–⁠29–⁠320
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠46–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Louisville4–⁠46–⁠7
Florida State4–⁠45–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠56–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠66–⁠6
Syracuse2–⁠65–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
Duke0–⁠83–⁠9

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