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Wk 1 · 2026

Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal — Fri, Sep 4

Fri, Sep 4 · Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA · ESPN

Weather at kickoff

72°F mostly clear
1% chance of precipitation · wind 10 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
ACC · no games yet
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MIA -24.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential MIA by 17.8

What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Miami is ranked #7 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Miami: +17.2#6
Efficiency margin
Stanford: -3.0#84
Miami: 31.8
Offense (pts/100)
Stanford: 23.9
Miami: 14.6
Defense (pts/100)
Stanford: 26.9
Miami: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Stanford: -229.0
Miami: no data
Yards / play
Stanford: 6.80
Miami: no data
Yards / play allowed
Stanford: 4.35
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Miami: no data
Points / game
Stanford: 37.0
Miami: no data
Points allowed
Stanford: 27.0
Miami: no data
Yards / game
Stanford: 483
Miami: no data
Yards allowed
Stanford: no data
Miami: no data
Pass yds allowed
Stanford: no data
Miami: no data
Rush yds allowed
Stanford: no data
Miami: no data
Turnovers / game
Stanford: 0.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Miami form

No completed games on record.

Stanford form

W 37-27vs HAW
2026 season

Miami this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Stanford this season

Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentMiamiStanford
Wake Forest
ACC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Notre Dame
FBS Indep.
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Duke
ACC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Virginia Tech
ACC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Miami leads 1–0 · Miami won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 35.0 points toward Miami
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-10-25Stanford 742 Miamiat MIAMiami

Miami leaders 2025 regular season

PassingCarson Beck QB #11263/352, 3072 YDS, 25 TD, 10 INT
Emory Williams QB #913/19, 156 YDS
RushingMark Fletcher Jr. RB #4141 CAR, 685 YDS, 10 TD
CharMar Brown RB #6100 CAR, 389 YDS, 5 TD
Girard Pringle Jr. RB #058 CAR, 362 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingMalachi Toney WR #184 REC, 970 YDS, 7 TD
Keelan Marion WR #041 REC, 557 YDS, 1 TD
CJ Daniels WR #735 REC, 391 YDS, 7 TD
Elija Lofton TE #921 REC, 195 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesMohamed Toure LB #154
Jakobe Thomas S #848
Zechariah Poyser DB #747
SacksAkheem Mesidor EDGE #37
Rueben Bain Jr. EDGE #44.5
Ahmad Moten Sr. DL #994.5
InterceptionsJakobe Thomas S #84
Bryce Fitzgerald DB #34
Wesley Bissainthe LB #311

Stanford leaders 2025 regular season

PassingBen Gulbranson QB #15148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT
Elijah Brown QB #774/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMicah Ford RB #20145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD
Cole Tabb RB #3114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD
Sedrick Irvin RB #2641 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Williams WR #359 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD
Sam Roush TE #8649 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD
Bryce Farrell WR #1129 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD
Caden High WR #037 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMatt Rose LB #35106
Scotty Edwards S #2154
Jahsiah Galvan LB #050
SacksClay Patterson DL #914
Ernest Cooper LB #443
Matt Rose LB #353
InterceptionsBrandon Nicholson CB #92
Collin Wright CB #61
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.