{"id":411960,"date":"2026-09-27T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/411960\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:22:10","slug":"9-key-stats-from-miami-hurricanes-win-vs-central-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/411960\/","title":{"rendered":"9 key stats from Miami Hurricanes win vs Central Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Miami<\/p>\n

Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) celebrates coming off the field after UM defeats Central Michigan Chippewas at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

PHOTO BY AL DIAZ<\/p>\n

adiaz@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes once again made quick work of an early-season opponent, defeating the Central Michigan Chippewas 52-3 on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n

Here are nine notable stats from the win.<\/p>\n

171: The Hurricanes have outscored opponents 207-36 through four games. The plus-171 point differential is the largest in UM history through four games. Meanwhile, the 207 points are the most by UM through their first four games since 2024, when the Cam Ward-led Hurricanes put up 209 points in their first four games. The 2001 Hurricanes, who had 201 points through their first four games, are the only other UM team this century to score at least 200 points through four games.<\/p>\n

\"Miami Miami Hurricanes defensive end Damon Wilson II (10) sets up to pas during warmups before the game against Central Michigan Chippewas at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26, 2026. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

3+ touchdowns: Darian Mensah completed 23 of 27 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Since the start of the 2024 season, Mensah has 12 games with at least three passing touchdowns. That\u2019s the third-most in college football in that span behind Sawyer Robertson and Josh Hoover, both of whom have 13.<\/p>\n

Mensah\u2019s 22 consecutive games with a passing touchdown is the longest active streak.<\/p>\n

88.7%: On the season, Mensah has completed 88.7% of his passes (94 of 106) for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns without an interception. It\u2019s the highest completion rate for any FBS quarterback over the past 30 years through the first four games of a season. He is the first FBS quarterback in the last 30 years to have more touchdown passes (14) than incompletions (12) through his first four games.<\/p>\n

120: Wide receiver Malachi Toney caught six passes for 120 yards and a touchdown on Saturday. It was Toney\u2019s third 100-yard receiving game of the season and his eighth through 20 career games at UM. Only Xavier Restrepo (with 12 through 51 career games) has had more 100-yard receiving games with the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

9: Mensah through completions to nine players on Saturday: Toney, Cooper Barkate, Vandrevius Jacobs, Elija Lofton, Daylyn Upshaw, Somourian Wingo, Javian Mallory, Jordan Lyle and Girard Pringle Jr.<\/p>\n

\"Miami Miami Hurricanes running back Chris Wheatley-Humphrey (25) reacts after scoring against the Central Michigan Chippewas during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, September 26, 2026. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

104: Redshirt sophomore Chris Wheatley-Humphrey had a career-high 104 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, all of which came with Miami\u2019s backup offense late in the second half. Prior to Saturday, Wheatley Humphrey had 115 career rushing yards on just 23 carries through his first two seasons at UM.<\/p>\n

3: Miami\u2019s defense forced three turnovers on Saturday on fumble recoveries by JJ Dunnigan and Damon Wilson II plus a Brody Jennings interception. It\u2019s the fourth time Miami has forced three turnovers in a game under defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman along with their games last season against Florida State, Syracuse and Texas A&M. Miami is undefeated in those games.<\/p>\n

8: Miami had a season-high eight tackles for loss on Saturday after logging just 11 total TFLs through the first three games of the season.<\/p>\n

13: The Hurricanes committed 13 penalties on Saturday, tied for the second-most in a game since Mario Cristobal took over in 2022. They also had 13 penalties against FSU last season. The most for a single game in the Cristobal era: 17, done on Oct. 15, 2022, at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

Ten of the penalties were on Miami\u2019s offense: five false starts, two holdings, one illegal formation, one offensive pass interference and one face mask.<\/p>\n

The three on defense were a roughing the passer, a holding and a personal foul.<\/p>\n


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Jordan McPherson<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) celebrates coming off the field after UM defeats Central Michigan Chippewas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-411960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}