Miami at Clemson - 2026 Matchup Preview

Saturday, October 3rd 2026 (12:00 PM EDT)
Memorial Stadium - Clemson, SC

Hurricanes (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Mario Cristobal (35 - 19)
Avg Score : 31 - 15 (26 - 15 on Road)
Record Prediction: 10.5 - 2.5 (#15)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

CLEM is playing their 5th straight game
MIAMI is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: Miami -12 (SP+ MIAMI -11)
Projected Score: MIAMI: 30 - CLEM: 18 (47)
MIAMI Win prob: 79% | Cover: 45%
MIAMI Travel: 622 miles

Tigers (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Dabo Swinney (186 - 53)
Avg Score : 27 - 21 (28 - 24 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 7.4 - 5.6 (#62)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
MIAMI Players
CLEM Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Miami's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/4	Miami at Stanford	-26
Thu 9/10	Miami vs Florida A&M	-47
Fri 9/18	Miami at Wake Forest	-15
Sat 9/26	Miami vs Central Michigan	-35.5
Sat 10/3	Miami at Clemson	-12
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17	Miami vs Florida State	-18
Sat 10/24	Miami vs Pittsburgh	-17.5
Sat 10/31	Miami at North Carolina	-22
Sat 11/7	Miami at Notre Dame	+6
Sat 11/14	Miami vs Duke	-21.5
Fri 11/20	Miami vs Virginia Tech	-28
Sat 11/28	Miami vs Boston College	-30.5

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Miami's Schedule

Clemson's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Clemson at LSU	+11
Sat 9/12	Clemson vs Georgia Southern	-22
Sat 9/19	Clemson vs North Carolina	-12
Fri 9/25	Clemson at California	-5.5
Sat 10/3	Clemson vs Miami	+12
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/17	Clemson vs Charleston Southern	-32
Sat 10/24	Clemson vs Virginia Tech	-13.5
Sat 10/31	Clemson at Florida State	+1.5
Fri 11/6	Clemson at Syracuse	-13.5
Sat 11/14	Clemson vs Georgia Tech	-4.5
Sat 11/21	Clemson at Duke	-2
Sat 11/28	Clemson vs South Carolina	-2

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MIAMI	#35 (.22)	46% (23)	30.9	45% (58)	3.13 (35)	145	49% (10)	239	4.36 (24)	#14 (.05)	37% (15)	14.8	36% (10)	38% (28)	2.51 (5)	53.5	0.9	1.6
CLEM	#55 (.19)	42% (67)	27.2	43% (81)	2.99 (60)	124	43% (56)	268	3.8 (59)	#42 (.11)	37% (18)	20.5	39% (41)	36% (15)	2.68 (9)	42.1	1.2	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MIAMI		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CLEM		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MIAMI Offense	16	30.9	26	46.4%	4.36	0.9	21	384	145	239	4.3	50%	48%	45%	49%	12%	.22
CLEM Defense	13	20.5	24	37%	2.68	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	42%	57%	39%	36%	20%	.11

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MIAMI Defense	16	14.8	15	36.6%	2.51	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	43%	55%	36%	38%	19%	.05
CLEM Offense	13	27.2	28	42.4%	3.8	1.2	21	392	124	268	4	43%	56%	43%	43%	15%	.19

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Miami	16	31:35	20.9	48%	67%	6.6	53.5	0.9	1.6	6	2.9	3	30.2
Clemson	13	31:01	21	34%	56%	4.4	42.1	1.2	1.3	6.5	2.6	1	30.3

Run Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MIAMI Offense	16	50% (62)	45% (58)	33.9	144.9	4.3	26 (40)	.09 (76)	3.13 (35)	83% (4)	6% (4)	0.8 (128)
CLEM Defense	13	42% (1)	39% (41)	-	-	-	-	.03 (29)	2.68 (27)	83% (127)	11% (20)	0.94 (60)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MIAMI Defense	16	43% (4)	36% (10)	-	-	-	-	.01 (16)	2.58 (14)	73% (80)	12% (15)	1.01 (94)
CLEM Offense	13	43% (121)	43% (81)	31.5	124.5	4	20 (99)	.1 (75)	2.99 (60)	72% (71)	9% (47)	0.91 (90)

Pass Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MIAMI Offense	16	48% (79)	49% (10)	21	29	238.7	8.2	11.4	31 (61)	11 (108)	.43 (13)	1.5 (88)	26% (8)	32% (44)	.37 (42)	6% (65)	2.1 (59)
CLEM Defense	13	57% (136)	36% (15)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9 (55)	.19 (48)	1.7 (119)	37% (6)	28% (51)	.23 (48)	8% (7)	2 (80)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MIAMI Defense	16	55% (131)	38% (28)	-	-	-	-	-	-	16 (55)	.13 (21)	1.5 (29)	36% (13)	28% (50)	.21 (29)	7% (15)	1.9 (29)
CLEM Offense	13	56% (18)	43% (56)	23.8	36.5	267.8	7.3	11.3	22 (30)	7 (88)	.28 (58)	1.5 (98)	29% (28)	28% (90)	.21 (102)	6% (86)	1.8 (122)

Miami's Power Ratings
Miami's Power Rating: 26.01 #5
Miami's Offense Rating: 22.96 #9
Miami's Defense Rating: 1.95 #6
2026 Talent Rating: 1036.00 #7
Blue Chip Ratio: 55% #9
Miami's 2026 Expected Record: 10.5 - 2.5
Miami's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 20.7 #9
Miami's Offense SP+ Rating: 34.2 #22
Miami's Defense SP+ Rating: 14.3 #7

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 854.47
Average Power Five Talent: 883.28
Average FBS Talent: 705.75

Power Ratings Matchup
Miami: 26.01 Clemson: 11.22

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Miami: 20.7 Clemson: 9.5

Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 11.22 #33
Clemson's Offense Rating: 12.26 #59
Clemson's Defense Rating: 9.32 #22
2026 Talent Rating: 870.00 #31
Blue Chip Ratio: 52 #12
Clemson's 2026 Expected Record: 7.4 - 5.6
Clemson's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 9.5 #34
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.5 #65
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 18.9 #24

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 854.47
Average Power Five Talent: 883.28
Average FBS Talent: 705.75

Miami Scoring
Offense: 30.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 26
Defense: 14.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 15

Miami's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Miami 30
Clemson 18

Projected Total Points: 47

Clemson Scoring
Offense: 27.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 28
Defense: 20.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 24

Clemson's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	10/21	Miami	28	Clemson	20	Clemson -3	Miami	48.5	Under
2022	11/19	Clemson	40	Miami	10	Clemson -19	Clemson	47.5	Over
2020	10/10	Clemson	42	Miami	17	Clemson -14	Clemson	59.5	Under
2017	12/02	Clemson	38	Miami	3	Clemson -12.5	Clemson	47.5	Under
2015	10/24	Miami	0	Clemson	58	Clemson -3.5	Clemson	56.0	Over
2010	10/02	Clemson	21	Miami	30
2009	10/24	Miami	37	Clemson	40
2005	09/17	Clemson	30	Miami	36
2004	11/06	Miami	17	Clemson	24

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Clemson	6	4	2 Overs
Miami	3	1	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 5	4 - 1	3 - 0	1 - 1
Road Teams	5 - 4	1 - 4	1 - 1	0 - 3

(#5) MIAMI at (#33) CLEM

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	MIAMI	CLEM
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#5	#33
SP+SP+	#9	#34
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#7	#31
Blue ChipsBC%	#9	#12

Miami Injury Report

Clemson Injury Report

Miami on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 50%
CategoryCat	MIAMI Off	CLEM Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#23	#18
ExplosiveExp	#126	#122
PPAPPA	#35	#42
PowerPwr	#9	#22
SP+SP+	#22	#24
Pts POPPO	#24	#9
HavocHav	#13	#9

Miami Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 50%
CategoryCat	MIAMI Off	CLEM Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#58	#41
Run ExplRExp	#128	#60
PPAExp	#76	#29
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#35	#27
Stuff RateStuff	#16	#16
TackleTak	-	NR

Miami Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 50%
CategoryCat	MIAMI Off	CLEM Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#10	#15
Pass ExplPExl	#88	#119
PPAExp	#13	#48
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#4	#20
DB HavocDB	#65	#7

Clemson on Offense

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 43%
CategoryCat	CLEM Off	MIAMI Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#67	#15
ExplosiveExp	#70	#81
PPAPPA	#55	#14
PowerPwr	#59	#6
SP+SP+	#65	#7
Pts POPPO	#59	#5
HavocHav	#59	#13

Clemson Run Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 43%
CategoryCat	CLEM Off	MIAMI Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#81	#10
Run ExplRExp	#90	#94
PPAExp	#75	#16
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#60	#14
Stuff RateStuff	#49	#49
TackleTak	-	NR

Clemson Pass Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 43%
CategoryCat	CLEM Off	MIAMI Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#56	#28
Pass ExplPExl	#98	#29
PPAExp	#58	#21
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#47	#15
DB HavocDB	#86	#15

Program Comparison
CLEM 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average P4
'26 Profile: Remains Average P4

MIAMI 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFP Hopefuls
'26 Profile: Up to Title Contenders

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Previous Matchups
Miami beat Clemson in 2023 (28-20)

MIAMI's OC Shannon Dawson (been OC for 3 years)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Darian Mensah	334	500	67%	3973	34	6	7.9
Malachi Toney	4	7	57%	82	2	0	11.7

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Mark Fletcher Jr.	216	1192	12	5.5	57
CharMar Brown	122	460	7	3.8	13
Girard Pringle Jr.	62	375	4	6.0	38
Malachi Toney	23	113	1	4.9	13

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Malachi Toney	109	1211	10	11.1	61
Vandrevious Jacobs	32	548	4	17.1	74
Cam Vaughn (Tr)	35	540	4	15.4	46
Elija Lofton	23	218	3	9.5	29

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MIAMI's DC Corey Hetherman (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mohamed Toure	84	3	2	1	6
Omar Thornton (Tr)	82	8	2	1	1
Zechariah Poyser	68	3	1	1	5
Xavier Lucas	45	2	1	1	8

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Damon Wilson Jr.	22	9	9	13	2
Ahmad Moten	31	9	5	4	0
Marquise Lightfoot	25	6	3	6	1
Armondo Blount	17	3	3	6	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Xavier Lucas	45	2	1	1	8
OJ Frederique Jr.	19	0	0	0	7
Mohamed Toure	84	3	2	1	6

CLEM's OC Chad Morris (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Christopher Vizzina	45	71	63%	406	4	1	5.7
Trent Pearman	2	5	40%	35	0	0	7.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chris Johnson Jr. (Tr)	67	479	4	7.1	87
Gideon Davidson	60	260	0	4.3	28
Chris Denson	7	108	1	15.4	50
David Eziomume	16	71	0	4.4	19

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
T.J. Moore	52	837	4	16.1	75
Bryant Wesco Jr.	31	537	6	17.3	73
Tristan Smith	24	239	1	10.0	23
Christian Bentancur	20	215	3	10.8	45

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CLEM's DC Tom Allen (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Sammy Brown	107	14	6	6	5
Corey Myrick (Tr)	91	5	0	1	4
Ronan Hanafin	64	2	0	0	4
Will Heldt	46	15	6	10	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Will Heldt	46	15	6	10	2
Sammy Brown	107	14	6	6	5
Jaheim Lawson	19	7	4	4	3
Champ Thompson	3	1	1	1	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ashton Hampton	45	3	1	0	8
Sammy Brown	107	14	6	6	5
Branden Strozier	21	1	0	0	5