Seven notable stats from the No. 2 Hurricanes’ loss to the Louisville Cardinals
The No. 2 Miami Hurricanes lost their first game of the season on Friday, falling 24-21 to the Louisville Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium.
Here are seven notable stats from the game.
5: Friday marked the fifth time in Hurricanes history — and second in as many seasons — that UM lost to an unranked opponent while themselves being ranked in the top five of the AP poll.
The other four instances: Nov. 9, 2024 (28-23 loss to unranked Georgia Tech when Miami was No. 4), Nov. 24, 2017 (24-14 loss to unranked Pittsburgh when Miami was No. 2), Nov. 19, 2005 (14-10 loss to unranked Georgia Tech when Miami was No. 3) and Oct. 30, 2004 (31-28 loss to unranked North Carolina when Miami was No. 4).
14: The Hurricanes were behind 14-0 less than 10 minutes into the game after Louisville scored touchdowns on its first two drives.
It was just the second time Miami trailed in a game this season and the first since falling behind 3-0 in the first quarter to FSU. The Hurricanes quickly erased the deficit to the Seminoles. They couldn’t do the same against the Cardinals.
4: Quarterback Carson Beck threw four interceptions on Friday — two in the second quarter and two in the fourth quarter — to stymie Miami’s comeback bid. It’s the first time in Beck’s collegiate career that he threw four interceptions in a game and the first time he threw more than two in a home game.
The final interception was the dagger, coming with 32 seconds left on the clock with Miami in field goal range down by three points.
Beck is just the third quarterback since the 2001 season to throw at least four interceptions and no touchdowns for a top-five ranked team against an unranked opponent.
The other two: Iowa’s Spencer Petras on Oct. 16, 2021, in a 24-7 loss for the then-No. 2 Cyclones against Purdue and Ken Dorsey on Nov. 10, 2001, for the then-No. 1 Hurricanes in an 18-7 win over Boston College.
0: Surprisingly enough, opponents have scored zero points off of Beck’s seven interceptions this season — four against Louisville, two against South Florida and one against Florida.
That said, those seven interceptions marked seven fewer opportunities for the offense to score. And the four failed drives on Friday, especially the two in the fourth quarter, proved costly.
100-plus: Freshman wide receiver Malachi Toney led the Hurricanes with nine catches for 135 yards and also had a 12-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to get Miami within three points late.
Couple that with his 107-yard performance against Florida State, and Toney is the first Hurricanes player since Ahmmon Richards in 2016 to have multiple 100-yard receiving games as a true freshman. Richards had four such games that season.
On the season, Toney leads the Hurricanes with 38 catches for 510 yards. His three receiving touchdowns are second on the team.
10: The loss snapped Miami’s streak of 10 consecutive home wins. The Hurricanes went 6-0 at Hard Rock Stadium last season and had won their first four home games this season.
Their most recent home loss before Friday: Nov. 18, 2023, against ... the Louisville Cardinals.
9: The Hurricanes had nine penalties for 68 yards against Louisville. That comes one game after they had 13 penalties for 114 yards against FSU.
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