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10/25 14:42 CDT North Carolina hosts No. 1 Miami (FL) in ACC matchup
North Carolina hosts No. 1 Miami (FL) in ACC matchup
By The Associated Press
No. 1 Miami (FL) (7-0) at North Carolina (4-3), Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Miami (FL) by 14.5. Against the spread: Miami (FL) 5-2, North
Carolina 4-3.
How to watch: ABC
Key stats
Miami (FL) Offense
Overall: 551.9 yards per game (1st in FBS)
Passing: 340.7 yards per game (4th)
Rushing: 211.1 yards per game (18th)
Scoring: 49.0 points per game (1st)
Miami (FL) Defense
Overall: 299.1 yards per game (21st in FBS)
Passing: 239.1 yards per game (107th)
Rushing: 60.0 yards per game (1st)
Scoring: 15.3 points per game (11th)
North Carolina Offense
Overall: 335.7 yards per game (112th in FBS)
Passing: 221.7 yards per game (76th)
Rushing: 114.0 yards per game (118th)
Scoring: 24.4 points per game (96th)
North Carolina Defense
Overall: 372.7 yards per game (85th in FBS)
Passing: 218.0 yards per game (84th)
Rushing: 154.7 yards per game (91st)
Scoring: 20.9 points per game (40th)
North Carolina is 116th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents
to convert 43.1% of the time. Miami (FL) ranks 5th on offense, converting on
54.5% of third downs.
North Carolina ranks 87th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to
Miami (FL)'s 20th-ranked +5 margin.
Miami (FL) ranks 95th in the FBS averaging 62.9 penalty yards per game,
compared to North Carolina's 4th-ranked 31.7 per-game average.
Both teams have strong red zone offenses. Miami (FL) is 22nd in FBS, scoring on
91.9% of red zone trips. North Carolina's red zone offense ranks 23rd at 91.7%.
North Carolina is 128th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:13,
compared to Miami (FL)'s 4th-ranked average of 34:18.
Team leaders
Miami (FL)
Passing: Darian Mensah, 2,151 yards, 22 TDs, 1 INT, 81.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Javian Mallory, 444 yards on 59 carries, 7 TDs
Receiving: Malachi Toney, 952 yards on 66 catches, 11 TDs
North Carolina
Passing: Billy Edwards Jr., 1,530 yards, 11 TDs, 5 INTs, 60.2 completion
percentage
Rushing: Benjamin Hall, 283 yards on 57 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Jordan Shipp, 543 yards on 41 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Miami (FL) won 52-23 over Pittsburgh on Oct. 24. Mensah passed for 387 yards on
31-of-37 attempts (83.8%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Mallory
carried the ball seven times for 47 yards and scored two touchdowns. Toney had
16 receptions for 194 yards and three touchdowns.
North Carolina was beaten by Syracuse 31-30 on Oct. 24. Edwards passed for 271
yards on 27-of-44 attempts (61.4%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Jaylen McGill had 62 rushing yards on 12 carries, adding two receptions for 13
yards. Shipp recorded 102 yards on eight catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Miami (FL) plays at No. 5 Notre Dame on Nov. 7. North Carolina plays at UConn
on Nov. 7.
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