Miami’s defense, meanwhile, kept its opponent out of the end zone for the second straight week.
The Hurricanes held Ball State to just 115 total offensive yards and the Cardinals were just 1-of-12 on third-down conversions.
“From start to finish, I thought we became a better football team. I thought we left the field different than how we entered, just finishing drives, getting them off the field [with] three-and-outs more successfully,” said Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal. “[The] third down defense continued to play at a high level and got a shutout and really controlled the middle eight, which is a big thing for us so, all in all, just a really good performance and looking forward to a great opportunity next week.”
Numbers to Know
159 – Points totaled by the Hurricanes through their first three games. That’s the most scored by any Miami team through the first three games.
25 – Total yards allowed by the Miami defense in the entirety of the second half against Ball State.
2 – Touchdowns scored by Xavier Restrepo in the Hurricanes’ win over the Cardinals. The redshirt senior, who has now scored in all three of Miami’s games, finished the day with three catches for 47 yards.
16 – Number of Hurricanes who notched at least one solo tackle in Saturday’s victory. Linebackers Wesley Bissainthe and Francisco Mauigoa led the way with six stops each and as a whole, Miami’s defense totaled an interception, four sacks, nine tackles for loss and broke up five passes.
507 – Total passing yards posted by Miami quarterbacks Cam Ward and Emory Williams. It marked the second-highest output in a single game, behind only the Hurricanes’ 513 passing yards against UCLA on Dec. 5, 1998.
Quotable
“Well, I think now that it’s year two of [offensive coordinator Shannon] Dawson‘s system, I think everyone is really starting to feel comfortable, excel at it, understand timing and spacing because, in the passing game, that is the most critical thing along with protection. We’ve got a good offensive line. Cam [Ward] sometimes checks us and puts us in great protection and when he knows he’s not protected, he knows where to go with the ball. He gets to that person quickly. Again, we’re hitting on all cylinders in the passing game but, you know, you’ll ask Cam, and he’ll tell you that he felt like he left some things out there that could have made it a better day and that’s the way we want to stay. We’ve got a lot…
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