UM comes into this game ranked 27th in the nation in the preseason polls. A clear favorite vs. their cross town rival. FIU was very hyped for this game and came out with a lot more intensity than UM. It was no surprise that FIU would pass to test UM's young secondary. They proved that the inexperienced UM secondary was vulnerable and a field day in the 1st half.

FIU lead throughout most of the game and went to their running game in the 2nd. That also proved to be a weakness for UM. The DL and LBs was thought to be the strength of UM's defense. FIU rushed for 151 yards on 31 carries. This stat is a bit unfair to UM since FIU's RB ran for a 57yd TD early in the 3rd quarter. If you take away that run FIU would have run for 94yd on 30 carries. That's only a 3.1 clip which is respectable for the defense.

Miami needed a 4th quarter score to win this game vs. a much weaker opponent. UM's defense did play well down the stretch only give up 1 TD over the last 25 minutes of the game. Baby-J had a huge game rushing for 147yds on 30 carries. Though, the backup RBs got all the glory. Coop had a very good game as well rushing for over 10yd/carry and scored. FB- P. Hill scored a TD and rushed for almost 5yd/carry. S. McNeal only had 1 carry for 1 yd but, it was for a TD. UM only attempts 19 passes barely passing for over 100 yards. Thay relied on the run all day and that is something they will not be able to do when facing a better defense. Backup QB J. Harris continues to see playing time sparingly.