Florida A&M Rattlers at Miami Hurricanes
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No. 7 Miami gains school-record 856 yards, rolls past Florida A&M 77-7
The Hurricanes finished with 856 yards, breaking the mark of 750 against Ball State in 2024. Miami had 77 points in a game twice previously, both against Savannah State. And the game was so one-sided that the teams agreed to shave five minutes off the fourth quarter, setting the clock for 10 minutes instead of the standard 15.
By then, it was 77-0. The Hurricanes (2-0) finished with 42 first downs — another school record.
Florida A&M (1-2) scored on a 72-yard fumble return by Caleb McKenzie with 6:40 left.
Mensah completed 14 of 15 passes for 252 yards and three first-half touchdowns, making him 41 of 45 for 653 yards and eight touchdowns in his first two games as a Hurricane. Javian Mallory and Mark Fletcher Jr. each rushed for two scores, and Malachi Toney — one of six Miami receivers with a touchdown catch — had four grabs for 96 yards.
Miami scored touchdowns on 11 of its first 12 possessions. The one exception: a one-play drive to kneel out the clock and end the first half. The Hurricanes had 16 players catch at least one pass, the first time a FBS school has done that since Penn State had 17 pass-catchers against Ohio in 2022.
Miami: Mensah and Nickel became the first power-conference teammates to have three TD passes in the same game since Patrick Mahomes and Nic Shimonek did it for Texas Tech against Kansas in 2016. ... The Hurricanes have won 20 consecutive home openers.
Miami: At Wake Forest, Sept. 18.
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How To Watch
How can I watch Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Miami Hurricanes?
- TV Channel: Rattlers at Hurricanes 2021 College Football, week 2, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:37 | Mark Fletcher Jr. 46 Yd Run (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 11:11 | Joshua Moore 55 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:17 | Mark Fletcher Jr. 1 Yd Run (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:54 | Malachi Toney 19 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:10 | Girard Pringle Jr. 4 Yd Run (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:27 | Cooper Barkate 9 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:46 | Javian Mallory 11 Yd Run (Will Rocha Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:36 | Somourian Wingo 47 Yd pass from Luke Nickel (Will Rocha Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:54 | Vandrevius Jacobs 33 Yd pass from Luke Nickel (Will Rocha Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:49 | Vance Spafford 21 Yd pass from Luke Nickel (Will Rocha Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:31 | Javian Mallory 52 Yd Run (Will Rocha Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:40 | Caleb McKenzie 72 Yd Fumble Return (Gabriel Caison Kick) |
Statistics
 FAMU |
 MIA |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1st Downs | 42 |
| 1-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 107 | Total Yards | 856 |
| 70 | Passing | 426 |
| 11/26 | Comp/Att | 27/29 |
| 2.7 | Yards per pass | 14.7 |
| 37 | Rushing | 430 |
| 21 | Rushing Attempts | 44 |
| 1.8 | Yards per rush | 9.8 |
| 6-54 | Penalties | 1-5 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 23:00 | Possession | 37:00 |
Game Information
Location: Miami Gardens, FL
Attendance: 63,618 · Capacity:
Southwestern Athletic - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Jackson State | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Alabama A&M | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Florida A&M | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Southwestern Athletic - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Grambling | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Alcorn State | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Southern | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Texas Southern | 1-1 | 0-1 |
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No. 7 Miami gains school-record 856 yards, rolls past Florida A&M 77-7
— No. 7 Miami set a school record for yards and tied the mark for points in a game, with quarterbacks Darian Mensah and Luke Nickel each throwing three touchdown passes in a 77-7 victory over lower-division Florida A&M on Thursday night.