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2026 Miami

6–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mario Cristobal. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠0, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2026, game by game: won at Stanford 45–6; won vs. Florida A&M 77–7; won at Wake Forest 33–20; won vs. Central Michigan 52–3; won at Clemson 41–13; won vs. Florida State 43–35+70Won 45–6 at Stanford+39StanfordWon 77–7 vs. Florida A&M+70Florida A&MWon 33–20 at Wake Forest+13Wake ForestWon 52–3 vs. Central Michigan+49Central MichiganWon 41–13 at Clemson+28ClemsonWon 43–35 vs. Florida State+8Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atStanfordW 45–⁠673%
Sep 10vsFlorida A&MW 77–⁠794%
Sep 18atWake ForestW 33–⁠2065%
Sep 26vsCentral MichiganW 52–⁠387%
Oct 3atClemsonW 41–⁠1362%
Oct 17vsFlorida StateW 43–⁠3586%
Oct 24vsPittsburghPreview82%
Oct 31atNorth CarolinaPreview75%
Nov 7atNotre DamePreview44%
Nov 14vsDukePreview78%
Nov 21vsVirginia TechPreview85%
Nov 28vsBoston CollegePreview90%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 3
Record
6–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP now
No. 3 in the week 7 poll; peak No. 3
Points
291–⁠84
Coach
Mario Cristobal
Elo
1768 +80 this season
SP+ rating
27.8 No. 4 of 138; offense No. 3, defense No. 5, special teams No. 9
SRS
22.2 No. 4 of 138 in FBS
Returning
37% of last season’s EPA, No. 75 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 9 roster talent No. 12 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Dawson
Defensive coordinator
Corey Hetherman
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 138
  • Defense22nd of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3451%1.293rd of 138
Defense-0.0136%1.3122nd of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.02 def		49% off
38% def		—7th off
22nd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense63%7.3 yds11%3.809%
Defense41%8.0 yds14%2.4020%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.7own 288% allowed
Defense2.5own 2614% caused

CORE rating 18.7, 14th of 138 (offense 12.9, defense -5.8).

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 yardsDarian Mensah QB1,764 yds
Passing touchdownsDarian Mensah QB18 TD
Rushing yardsJavian Mallory RB397 yds
Rushing touchdownsMark Fletcher Jr. RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMalachi Toney WR758 yds
Receiving touchdownsMalachi Toney WR8 TD
TacklesMohamed Toure LB30 tkl
SacksMarquise Lightfoot DL5 sacks
InterceptionsBrody Jennings DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Jackson Cantwell OT★★★★★No. 2
Somourian Wingo WR★★★★No. 65
Gavin Mueller TE★★★★No. 77
Asharri Charles DE★★★★No. 80
Milan Parris WR★★★★No. 112
J.J. Dunnigan S★★★★No. 115
Keshawn Stancil DL★★★★No. 120
Jaelen Waters CB★★★★No. 165

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.908
Running backs14.00.896
Receivers63.80.927
Offensive line63.70.909
Defensive line83.80.911
Linebackers23.50.886
Defensive backs63.80.914
Whole class303.80.912

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.

Roster 116

The 2026 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2026 portal
Damon Wilson Jr. DE★★★★from Missouri
Cooper Barkate WR★★★★from Duke
Darian Mensah QB★★★★from Duke
Keona Davis DL★★★★from Nebraska
Omar Thornton S★★★★from Boston College
Vandrevious Jacobs WR★★★★from South Carolina
Cam Vaughn WR★★★★from West Virginia
Jarquez Carter DL★★★from Ohio State
Jamal Meriweather OT★★★from Georgia
Jack Olsen K★★★from Northwestern
Jake Weinberg K★★★from Florida State
Johnathan Cline OL★★★from East Tennessee State

Transfers out 20

Raul Aguirre Jr. LB★★★to NC State
Joshisa Trader WR★★★to NC State
Brock Schott TE★★★to Indiana
Charles Brantley CB★★★to Michigan State
Donta Simpson DL★★★to Missouri
Amari Wallace CB★★★to Sacramento State
Artavius Jones DL★★★to UCF
Bobby Washington Jr. LB★★★to Missouri
Chance Robinson WR★★★to NC State
Deryc Plazz OT★★★to Auburn
Ja’Dais Richard CB★★★to Tennessee
Nathaniel Joseph WR★★★to East Carolina

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠06–⁠0
Wake Forest4–⁠16–⁠1
SMU3–⁠15–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠14–⁠2
Louisville3–⁠24–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠25–⁠2
Pittsburgh2–⁠25–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠24–⁠3
California2–⁠23–⁠4
Duke1–⁠24–⁠2
NC State1–⁠23–⁠3
Boston College1–⁠23–⁠3
Georgia Tech1–⁠22–⁠4
Florida State1–⁠33–⁠4
Stanford1–⁠33–⁠4
Syracuse0–⁠42–⁠4

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