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Miami Hurricanes Poised to Join College Football Elite

By Lance Roffers

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Richt of the Miami Hurricanes looks on during the second half of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Hard Rock Stadium on November 5, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Mark Richt of the Miami Hurricanes looks on during the second half of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Hard Rock Stadium on November 5, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /
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For Miami to take the next step forward, they are going to need to improve their running game. They completely fell flat in losses to Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame last year. They also fared poorly in the run game in the win over West Virginia.

Despite their struggles in the run game in 2016, they still took huge strides forward in the run game over the 2015 season. They averaged a paltry 3.08 yards per rush against P5 opponents in the final year under Al Golden and Larry Scott.

Simple Rating System

We’ve seen that Miami took huge strides forward from 2015 to 2016 in the yards-per-play metrics. How did the Hurricanes fare when considering the most important number of all; points on the scoreboard?

During the 2016 season, Miami scored a total of 446 points and allowed only 241. Calculating their Simple Rating System score, you are left with Miami being 13.36 points better than the average team. This number ranked 12th out of 128 FBS programs. In 2015, Miami scored 361 points and allowed 366. Their Simple Rating Score left them being 5.69 points better than an average team. This number ranked 49th out of 128 FBS programs.

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