Miami Hurricanes are Ranked as one of the Top Five “Dirtiest” Teams in the Nation

[CANESCANES]

"WE????"

This is your study? Im not being funny. Are you part of this?

No it was copy paste from the article

Dirtiest College Football Teams In 2020-2024

See which FBS programs rack up the most (and least) penalties from 2020-2024. From New Mexico’s perfect 100 Dirty Score to Air Force’s 0.75

www.actionnetwork.com

 

[caneforlifeforreal]

No it was copy paste from the article

Got ya.

 

[The canesman]

Only the canes could be referred to as the dirtiest instead of most penalized team.

 

[caneingville]

So they are too lazy to just say "Most Penalized Teams"?

Because nothing about a false start or delay of game correlates with the word "dirty".

Not lazy at all - they purposely titled it in that way to get clicks.

 

[RF-4CCane]

I’d rather have aggressive penalties on defense, than stupid **** on offense.

 

[nickster]

The title of the article is only to draw people to it. The sad thing is we are HIGHLY prenalized team and that reflects on the head coach. Mario whether his supporters want to admit it is a very good recruiter and one of the worst coaches in America. HIS TIME HAS COME AND THIS YEAR IS TIME TO PRODUCE AND GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS. We should beat ND and FL with a very expereinced QB and anything less is unacceptable

 

[cookies]

The adjective should’ve been undisciplined nevertheless we aren’t going far without fixing this. The 2023 Guidry led defense was the best defense in the past 5 years, and the penalty problems still persisted that season.

A lot of room to improve here. . . Nothing more frustrating than watching dumb mistake after dumb mistake year in and year out.

 

[Page305]

Not lazy at all - they purposely titled it in that way to get clicks.

True

 

[Cribby]

Undisciplined or dumb ? Yes , dirty ? Not the same thing.

 

[Ispyin]

Miami Hurricanes are Ranked as one of the Top Five “Dirtiest” Teams in the Nation the last five years, the Hurricanes have had two head coaches: Manny Diaz, and Mario Cristobal. Under both coaches’ leadership, the Hurricanes have maintained one consistent theme — they have been among the dirtiest teams in college football.

“Dirtiest” here doesn’t refer to perceived cheap shots or unsportsmanlike behavior, but rather to teams with the most penalties. According to Action Network, the Hurricanes rank fifth nationally from 2020–2024 on the “dirty score” meter, which measures discipline using four metrics: penalty yards per game, penalties per game, penalty first downs per game, and penalties per play.

This is not a top-five ranking worth celebrating. The Hurricanes trail only New Mexico, UAB, Toledo, and Pittsburgh.

In the four measured categories, Miami has averaged 7.06 penalties per game and 64.88 penalty yards per game over the last five years. They’ve averaged 2.42 penalties per game that result in first downs and one penalty every 0.05 plays.

For comparison, Iowa has been the most disciplined team in the nation during this span, averaging 3.92 penalties per game, 33.80 penalty yards per game, 1.36 penalties resulting in first downs per game, and one penalty every 0.03 plays.

The Hurricanes have often beaten themselves over the past five seasons, and their place in the top five on the “dirty meter” is proof of it. Reducing penalties in 2025 will be a key area for improvement, one that could directly translate into more wins.

Miami is in AAU school yet still dumb as **** for some reason

 

[Ispyin]

I expect the penalties to go way down this year. The boneheads are mostly gone. Maybe some false starts on the OL and DL.

People have been saying that for 25 years

 

[poncho0091]

And I bet our opponents average the cleanest team in college football. The opponents O line held at will last year and nothing. I esp like the ones where the d lineman has gone past the the o lineman but he isn't getting to the qb because he's being held by the shirt.

Don't forget the year we were top 10 (top 5?) in sacks/pressures and somehow didn't get a single holding call in our favor the entire season.

 

[poncho0091]

What a crazy way to word this. Why call it dirty? Undisciplined makes sense. Dirty says something completely different than what this ranking is about.

 

[WR Cane]

Convicts.

 

[NJshoreCane]

Penalty yards per game difference in 2024 -Miami/Miami opponents- 28 ypg.
1st (most) of p4 teams.

Opponents yards per game- 39.5 ypg
2nd (fewest) of p4 teams (adjusted).
Note: 5 B1G teams are ahead of Miami. The B1G doesn't throw flags. 8 of the top 10 p4 teams that are the least penalized are from the B1G.

Summary-
1. We gave away close to 3 free first downs per game.
2. We had the honor of playing a bunch of "clean" teams last year.

 

[Ibis4life]

And I bet our opponents average the cleanest team in college football. The opponents O line held at will last year and nothing. I esp like the ones where the d lineman has gone past the the o lineman but he isn't getting to the qb because he's being held by the shirt.

And we get holding calls you can't find on replay. I remember one on Bell last year that was a true head scratcher.

 

[Stats02]

Title is misleading, but we would still have been recognized as a “dirty” team regardless of the metrics.

Do I think we are a dirty team? No. I don’t. Maybe more than some teams, but we do commit a ton of stupid penalties many of which seem to be those 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct or unnecessary roughness. All of our so called "dirty" players are now gone.

James Williams - Gone for a year, but still recent enough for some to remember. I wouldn’t call him a dirty player, but just undisciplined and stupid at times. Always running his mouth and using his shoulder to hit the opponent close to the head area. He never really did hit helmet to helmet, but he took his chances.

Jacolby George- Also undisciplined and stupid. I'm sure opponents view him as a dirty player. All his unsportsmanlike penalties after the play was over and punching another player didn't help.

Kiko - Not a dirty player but seemed to get more than his fair share of 15 yard penalties. Also punched a Duke player square in the head on a play, but it was during the play, so he got away with it. He wasn’t aiming for the ball. Lucky he wasn’t penalized and kicked out.

Jaden Harris- Thank God he is gone. He was actually a dirty (and our worst) player. Always running his mouth and hitting opponents well after they were already on the ground and down by contact. How he didn't get any unsportsmanlike or unnecessary roughness penalties is pretty amazing.

 

[Southtampacane]

Miami Hurricanes are Ranked as one of the Top Five “Dirtiest” Teams in the Nation the last five years, the Hurricanes have had two head coaches: Manny Diaz, and Mario Cristobal. Under both coaches’ leadership, the Hurricanes have maintained one consistent theme — they have been among the dirtiest teams in college football.

“Dirtiest” here doesn’t refer to perceived cheap shots or unsportsmanlike behavior, but rather to teams with the most penalties. According to Action Network, the Hurricanes rank fifth nationally from 2020–2024 on the “dirty score” meter, which measures discipline using four metrics: penalty yards per game, penalties per game, penalty first downs per game, and penalties per play.

This is not a top-five ranking worth celebrating. The Hurricanes trail only New Mexico, UAB, Toledo, and Pittsburgh.

In the four measured categories, Miami has averaged 7.06 penalties per game and 64.88 penalty yards per game over the last five years. They’ve averaged 2.42 penalties per game that result in first downs and one penalty every 0.05 plays.

For comparison, Iowa has been the most disciplined team in the nation during this span, averaging 3.92 penalties per game, 33.80 penalty yards per game, 1.36 penalties resulting in first downs per game, and one penalty every 0.03 plays.

The Hurricanes have often beaten themselves over the past five seasons, and their place in the top five on the “dirty meter” is proof of it. Reducing penalties in 2025 will be a key area for improvement, one that could directly translate into more wins.

I think we get cheated by the refs routinely which factors into these #'s a lot. We have a terrible reputation based on ancient history and it probably costs us 20 yards per game if I had to throw a # at it.