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The Weekly Miami Football Statroll:
UPDATED 9/21/2014, 9:45 a.m.
EL DUQUE
Duke Johnson ran for a touchdown and averaged more than 5 yards per carry on Saturday night against Nebraska.
That’s usually good enough for Miami to win.
Saturday marked the first time that Miami lost a game in which Johnson had a rushing touchdown (was 13-0 previously when that happens). The Hurricanes also fell to 14-2 all-time when Johnson nets more than 5 yards per rush (5.2 on Saturday).
Here’s more Duke notes:
_ Saturday marked the sixth straight game in which he rushed for at least 90 yards, going back to last season. He’s finished with between 90 and 97 yards in each of his last five contests.
_ Johnson set career-bests in receptions (5) and receiving yards (84) in the Nebraska game.
_ He’s now No. 6 on the Miami all-time rushing list with 2,237 yards. He trails only Ottis Anderson (3,331), Edgerrin James (2,960), James Jackson (2,953), Clinton Portis (2,523) and Graig Cooper (2,383) in that department.
_ He’s now No. 9 on Miami’s career rushing touchdown list (19). Next up: No. 8 Clinton Portis (21).
_ Johnson is now 68 yards away from reaching 4,000 all-purpose yards for his Miami career. He would be the third Miami player to reach that milestone, joining Santana Moss (4,394) and Ottis Anderson (4,265).
_ Johnson continues to lead major college football’s active players in career all purpose yards per game (163.8). He’s also fifth among active players in rushing yards per game for his career (93.2).
KAAYA ON FAAYA
(I apologize for that headline, first of all. Now the notes
Brad Kaaya’s numbers keep getting better.
The true freshman quarterback threw for 359 yards in Saturday’s loss to Nebraska. His yardage total has risen in each of his four starts (174, to 177, to 342, to 359).
Over the last two weekends, only five other quarterbacks have thrown for more yards than Kaaya’s 701. And each of those five quarterbacks needed at least 90 pass attempts to do so; Kaaya has been called up to throw 66 times in his last two games.
Kaaya has thrown for seven touchdowns in the last two weeks; only Connor Halliday of Washington State (10), Gunner Kiel of Cincinnati (10) and Anu Solomon of Arizona (8) have passed for more TDs during that span.
And it’s way early to think about this, but with 10 TD passes so far this season, Kaaya is on pace to top Miami’s single-season record of 29, set by Steve Walsh in 1988. (Again, it’s WAY early to think about such things.)
_ Kaaya leads the ACC in passing touchdowns, passing yards and passing yards per game. He’s also second in the ACC in the “points responsible for” stat.
RUN DEFENSE WOES
The Hurricanes allowed 343 yards on the ground in Saturday’s loss to Nebraska, and even with all due respect to Cornhuskers RB Ameer Abdullah _ who was fantastic _ winning the battle at the point of attack is a major problem for Miami.
Consider: From November 1998 through October 2008, a Miami team allowed 300 yards of rushing exactly once, that being in a span of 118 games.
It’s now happened three times in less than 12 months.
The others along with Saturday night: Georgia Tech ran for 335 on Miami last Oct. 5, Duke rumbled for 358 yards on Nov. 16.
Here’s the most damning stat: From 1999 through 2010, Miami allowed opponents to average more than 6 yards per carry only five times in 151 games.
From 2011 through 2014, it’s happened six times in 41 games. The list:
_ Sept. 24, 2011 vs. Kansas State, 6.0 yards per carry.
_ Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Notre Dame, 7.4 yards per carry.
_ Oct. 13, 2012 vs. North Carolina, 6.2 yards per carry.
_ Nov. 16, 2013 vs. Duke, 6.9 yards per carry.
_ Nov. 29, 2013 vs. Pitt, 6.7 yards per carry.
_ Sept. 20, 2014 vs. Nebraska, 6.4 yards per carry.
And this is why people shouldn’t read too much into early season rankings _ since one game can change everything in a big way.
Miami went from No. 4 nationally in rushing average (2.0 per carry) last week to 39th nationally this week (3.3 per carry). Also, the Hurricanes went from 15th nationally in yards allowed per game (82.7) to 65th (147.8).
It should also be pointed out that even after Saturday’s struggles, Miami ranks No. 22 nationally in total defense, with an average of 308.8 yards allowed per contest.
CHICKILLO RANKED
Senior DL Anthony Chickillo now has two fumbles recovered in the season’s first four games, putting him in some elite company.
Chickillo is tied for third nationally in that department this season. North Carolina’s Dominquie Green and Wyoming’s Patrick Mertens have recovered three fumbles in 2014; Chickillo is one of 19 other players with two recoveries.
Chickillo also recovered a fumble in the win over Florida A&M on Sept. 6.
BACK TO LEAGUE
The Hurricanes return to ACC play this weekend, when they host Duke on Saturday night.
Even with three straight nonconference games, Miami still has done something that more than half of the teams in major college football have not yet done this season _ that being, play a league game.
Of the 121 teams in major college football (that doesn’t include the four independents), 64 still have not played any league contests.
Miami opened its ACC schedule in Week 1, the loss at Louisville.
RANK VERSUS RANKED TEAMS
Miami is now 8-23 in its last 31 games against ranked teams, starting with the 40-3 loss to LSU at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in 2005.
In that span, Miami is 7-6 in home games against ranked foes, 1-13 on the road (including Saturday’s loss to Nebraska) and 0-4 in neutral-site games.
The average score of the eight Miami wins in that span: 27-16.
The average score of the 23 Miami losses in that span: 34-14.
THE DUKE SERIES
Miami is 9-2 all-time against Duke, this week’s opponent (7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sun Life Stadium).
The Hurricanes lost in 1976, 20-7 _ then won nine straight in the series, seven of those wins coming by double digits.
Duke won last year’s meeting, 52-45.
RANDOM NOTES
_ Deon Bush averages one forced fumble every four games of his career. That’s the fourth-best rate in the nation among active players. He now has six FF’s in his career.
_ Stacy Coley leads the ACC, averaging 14.0 yards per punt return.
_ Miami has three receivers (Phillip Dorsett, ranked 1st, 4 TDs), Clive Walford (5th, 3) and Braxton Berrios (11th, 2) ranked among the ACC’s leaders in TD passes caught.
_ Denzel Perryman is No. 2 in the ACC, averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game. (An additional note: Former Miami player Gionni Paul is the national leader in this stat, averaging 10 solo tackles per game so far this season for Utah.)
_ Miami is second in the ACC and No. 9 nationally in net punting, with 43.5 yards per kick.
100-15 -- Miami's record since 1996 when rushing for at least two touchdowns.
180-4 -- Miami's record since 1985 when scoring at least 31 points.
51-51 -- Al Golden's career record.
17-2 -- Miami's record under Golden from 2011 through 2013 when recording at least two takeaways.
2-2 -- Miami's record under Golden this season when recording at least two takeaways.
16-6 -- Miami's home record under Golden.
13-1 -- Miami's record when Duke Johnson rushes for a touchdown. (Saturday night was the first time the Hurricanes lost when Johnson ran for a score.)
14-2 -- Miami's record when Duke Johnson averages 5 yards or more per carry. (2-6 when he doesn't.)
21 -- Games in which Duke Johnson has at least one 10-yard carry. (Out of 24 career appearances.)
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UPDATED 9/21/2014, 9:45 a.m.
EL DUQUE
Duke Johnson ran for a touchdown and averaged more than 5 yards per carry on Saturday night against Nebraska.
That’s usually good enough for Miami to win.
Saturday marked the first time that Miami lost a game in which Johnson had a rushing touchdown (was 13-0 previously when that happens). The Hurricanes also fell to 14-2 all-time when Johnson nets more than 5 yards per rush (5.2 on Saturday).
Here’s more Duke notes:
_ Saturday marked the sixth straight game in which he rushed for at least 90 yards, going back to last season. He’s finished with between 90 and 97 yards in each of his last five contests.
_ Johnson set career-bests in receptions (5) and receiving yards (84) in the Nebraska game.
_ He’s now No. 6 on the Miami all-time rushing list with 2,237 yards. He trails only Ottis Anderson (3,331), Edgerrin James (2,960), James Jackson (2,953), Clinton Portis (2,523) and Graig Cooper (2,383) in that department.
_ He’s now No. 9 on Miami’s career rushing touchdown list (19). Next up: No. 8 Clinton Portis (21).
_ Johnson is now 68 yards away from reaching 4,000 all-purpose yards for his Miami career. He would be the third Miami player to reach that milestone, joining Santana Moss (4,394) and Ottis Anderson (4,265).
_ Johnson continues to lead major college football’s active players in career all purpose yards per game (163.8). He’s also fifth among active players in rushing yards per game for his career (93.2).
KAAYA ON FAAYA
(I apologize for that headline, first of all. Now the notes
Brad Kaaya’s numbers keep getting better.
The true freshman quarterback threw for 359 yards in Saturday’s loss to Nebraska. His yardage total has risen in each of his four starts (174, to 177, to 342, to 359).
Over the last two weekends, only five other quarterbacks have thrown for more yards than Kaaya’s 701. And each of those five quarterbacks needed at least 90 pass attempts to do so; Kaaya has been called up to throw 66 times in his last two games.
Kaaya has thrown for seven touchdowns in the last two weeks; only Connor Halliday of Washington State (10), Gunner Kiel of Cincinnati (10) and Anu Solomon of Arizona (8) have passed for more TDs during that span.
And it’s way early to think about this, but with 10 TD passes so far this season, Kaaya is on pace to top Miami’s single-season record of 29, set by Steve Walsh in 1988. (Again, it’s WAY early to think about such things.)
_ Kaaya leads the ACC in passing touchdowns, passing yards and passing yards per game. He’s also second in the ACC in the “points responsible for” stat.
RUN DEFENSE WOES
The Hurricanes allowed 343 yards on the ground in Saturday’s loss to Nebraska, and even with all due respect to Cornhuskers RB Ameer Abdullah _ who was fantastic _ winning the battle at the point of attack is a major problem for Miami.
Consider: From November 1998 through October 2008, a Miami team allowed 300 yards of rushing exactly once, that being in a span of 118 games.
It’s now happened three times in less than 12 months.
The others along with Saturday night: Georgia Tech ran for 335 on Miami last Oct. 5, Duke rumbled for 358 yards on Nov. 16.
Here’s the most damning stat: From 1999 through 2010, Miami allowed opponents to average more than 6 yards per carry only five times in 151 games.
From 2011 through 2014, it’s happened six times in 41 games. The list:
_ Sept. 24, 2011 vs. Kansas State, 6.0 yards per carry.
_ Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Notre Dame, 7.4 yards per carry.
_ Oct. 13, 2012 vs. North Carolina, 6.2 yards per carry.
_ Nov. 16, 2013 vs. Duke, 6.9 yards per carry.
_ Nov. 29, 2013 vs. Pitt, 6.7 yards per carry.
_ Sept. 20, 2014 vs. Nebraska, 6.4 yards per carry.
And this is why people shouldn’t read too much into early season rankings _ since one game can change everything in a big way.
Miami went from No. 4 nationally in rushing average (2.0 per carry) last week to 39th nationally this week (3.3 per carry). Also, the Hurricanes went from 15th nationally in yards allowed per game (82.7) to 65th (147.8).
It should also be pointed out that even after Saturday’s struggles, Miami ranks No. 22 nationally in total defense, with an average of 308.8 yards allowed per contest.
CHICKILLO RANKED
Senior DL Anthony Chickillo now has two fumbles recovered in the season’s first four games, putting him in some elite company.
Chickillo is tied for third nationally in that department this season. North Carolina’s Dominquie Green and Wyoming’s Patrick Mertens have recovered three fumbles in 2014; Chickillo is one of 19 other players with two recoveries.
Chickillo also recovered a fumble in the win over Florida A&M on Sept. 6.
BACK TO LEAGUE
The Hurricanes return to ACC play this weekend, when they host Duke on Saturday night.
Even with three straight nonconference games, Miami still has done something that more than half of the teams in major college football have not yet done this season _ that being, play a league game.
Of the 121 teams in major college football (that doesn’t include the four independents), 64 still have not played any league contests.
Miami opened its ACC schedule in Week 1, the loss at Louisville.
RANK VERSUS RANKED TEAMS
Miami is now 8-23 in its last 31 games against ranked teams, starting with the 40-3 loss to LSU at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in 2005.
In that span, Miami is 7-6 in home games against ranked foes, 1-13 on the road (including Saturday’s loss to Nebraska) and 0-4 in neutral-site games.
The average score of the eight Miami wins in that span: 27-16.
The average score of the 23 Miami losses in that span: 34-14.
THE DUKE SERIES
Miami is 9-2 all-time against Duke, this week’s opponent (7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sun Life Stadium).
The Hurricanes lost in 1976, 20-7 _ then won nine straight in the series, seven of those wins coming by double digits.
Duke won last year’s meeting, 52-45.
RANDOM NOTES
_ Deon Bush averages one forced fumble every four games of his career. That’s the fourth-best rate in the nation among active players. He now has six FF’s in his career.
_ Stacy Coley leads the ACC, averaging 14.0 yards per punt return.
_ Miami has three receivers (Phillip Dorsett, ranked 1st, 4 TDs), Clive Walford (5th, 3) and Braxton Berrios (11th, 2) ranked among the ACC’s leaders in TD passes caught.
_ Denzel Perryman is No. 2 in the ACC, averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game. (An additional note: Former Miami player Gionni Paul is the national leader in this stat, averaging 10 solo tackles per game so far this season for Utah.)
_ Miami is second in the ACC and No. 9 nationally in net punting, with 43.5 yards per kick.
100-15 -- Miami's record since 1996 when rushing for at least two touchdowns.
180-4 -- Miami's record since 1985 when scoring at least 31 points.
51-51 -- Al Golden's career record.
17-2 -- Miami's record under Golden from 2011 through 2013 when recording at least two takeaways.
2-2 -- Miami's record under Golden this season when recording at least two takeaways.
16-6 -- Miami's home record under Golden.
13-1 -- Miami's record when Duke Johnson rushes for a touchdown. (Saturday night was the first time the Hurricanes lost when Johnson ran for a score.)
14-2 -- Miami's record when Duke Johnson averages 5 yards or more per carry. (2-6 when he doesn't.)
21 -- Games in which Duke Johnson has at least one 10-yard carry. (Out of 24 career appearances.)
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