November 11, 2017 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

Miami defends the belt, 41–8, at home over Notre Dame.

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Miami 41

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Notre Dame 8

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Recap

Miami dominated Notre Dame from start to finish in this defensive showcase, with the Hurricanes' ground game and opportunistic defense overwhelming the visiting Fighting Irish. Notre Dame's offense struggled mightily, turning the ball over four times including two interceptions to Jaquan Johnson and Malek Young in the first half alone, while Miami's defense made those mistakes hurt with strong field position. Miami struck early with a Malik Rosier touchdown pass to Braxton Berrios in the first quarter, then methodically built the lead with a 23-yard field goal and a Rosier rushing touchdown before halftime. The second half saw Miami continue to pound the ball on the ground with Travis Homer's 40-yard run and DeeJay Dallas scoring twice to put the game well out of reach, leaving Notre Dame with only a garbage-time touchdown pass to Alize Mack in the third quarter.

Malik Rosier's 7-yard TD pass to Braxton Berrios (Q1 4:01) opened the scoring and set Miami's dominant tone
Brandon Wimbush's two first-half interceptions to Jaquan Johnson and Malek Young gave Miami short fields and momentum swings
Travis Homer's 40-yard run in the third quarter (Q3 13:31) sparked Miami's second-half scoring drive and showcase of dominance
DeeJay Dallas's two rushing touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters sealed Miami's thorough victory

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

MiamiNotre Dame

Total yards374261

Rushing yards237109

Passing yards137152

First downs1813

3rd down conv.2/136/16

Turnovers04

Penalties–yards1–56–49

Time of possession34:3625:24

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:00	Notre Dame	+21 yd	Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Kevin Stepherson for 21 yds to the MiaFl 49 for a 1ST down
Q1 15:00	Miami	+28 yd	Michael Badgley kickoff for 63 yds , C.J. Sanders return for 28 yds to the NDame 30
Q1 4:01	Miami	+7 yd	Braxton Berrios 7 Yd pass from Malik Rosier (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q1 6:24	Miami	+25 yd	Malik Rosier pass complete to Travis Homer for 25 yds to the NDame 30 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:09	Notre Dame	-7 yd	Brandon Wimbush pass intercepted Jaquan Johnson return for 7 yds to the NDame 32
Q1 2:33	Miami	+16 yd	Malik Rosier 16 Yd Run (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q1 2:33	Miami	+22 yd	Michael Badgley kickoff for 64 yds , C.J. Sanders return for 24 yds to the MIAMI 25 NOTRE DAME Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jamir Jones) to the NDame 15
Q1 1:04	Notre Dame	+34 yd	Tyler Newsome punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Braxton Berrios at the MIAMI 36 NOTRE DAME Penalty, Defensive Holding (Drue Tranquill) to the MiaFl 46
Q1 0:30	Miami	+25 yd	DeeJay Dallas run for 25 yds to the NDame 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:27	Miami	+23 yd	Michael Badgley 23 Yd Field Goal
Q2 7:20	Notre Dame	-13 yd	Brandon Wimbush pass intercepted Malek Young return for 13 yds to the NDame 9
Q2 5:56	Miami	+30 yd	Michael Badgley 30 Yd Field Goal
Q2 0:22	Notre Dame	-65 yd	Trajan Bandy 65 Yd Interception Return (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q2 1:26	Notre Dame	+23 yd	Ian Book pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 23 yds to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:30	Miami	+4 yd	DeeJay Dallas 4 Yd Run (Michael Badgley Kick)
Q3 13:31	Miami	+40 yd	Travis Homer run for 40 yds to the NDame 37 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:18	Miami	+28 yd	Malik Rosier pass complete to Lawrence Cager for 28 yds to the NDame 8 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:12	Notre Dame	+14 yd	Alize Mack 14 Yd pass from Brandon Wimbush (Brandon Wimbush Run for Two-Point Conversion)
Q3 4:29	Notre Dame	+23 yd	Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 23 yds to the NDame 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:05	Miami	+42 yd	Michael Badgley 42 yd FG MISSED
Q3 0:01	Miami	+38 yd	Travis Homer run for 38 yds to the NDame 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 4:00	Miami	+4 yd	DeeJay Dallas 4 Yd Run (Michael Badgley Kick)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Malik RosierMiami	15/24	137	5.7	1	0
Brandon WimbushNotre Dame	10/21	119	5.7	1	2
Ian BookNotre Dame	3/6	33	5.5	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Travis HomerMiami	18	146	8.1	0	40
DeeJay DallasMiami	12	53	4.4	2	25
Malik RosierMiami	9	44	4.9	1	16
TeamMiami	3	-6	-2.0	0	0
Josh AdamsNotre Dame	16	40	2.5	0	12
Brandon WimbushNotre Dame	11	24	2.2	0	20
Dexter WilliamsNotre Dame	3	23	7.7	0	9
Tony Jones Jr.Notre Dame	2	12	6.0	0	9
Ian BookNotre Dame	2	10	5.0	0	9
Deon McIntoshNotre Dame	1	1	1.0	0	1
Chase ClaypoolNotre Dame	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lawrence CagerMiami	2	45	22.5	0	28
Christopher Herndon IVMiami	4	30	7.5	0	10
Travis HomerMiami	2	24	12.0	0	25
Jeff ThomasMiami	2	24	12.0	0	16
Braxton BerriosMiami	2	10	5.0	1	7
Dayall HarrisMiami	3	4	1.3	0	5
Equanimeous St. BrownNotre Dame	4	68	17.0	0	23
Kevin StephersonNotre Dame	3	43	14.3	0	21
Durham SmytheNotre Dame	1	16	16.0	0	16
Alize MackNotre Dame	2	12	6.0	1	14
Chase ClaypoolNotre Dame	2	9	4.5	0	7
Tony Jones Jr.Notre Dame	1	4	4.0	0	4

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Trajan BandyMiami	1	65	1
Malek YoungMiami	1	13	0
Jaquan JohnsonMiami	1	7	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeff ThomasMiami	2	28	14.0	19	0
C.J. SandersNotre Dame	4	82	20.5	28	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael BadgleyMiami	2/3	66.7	30	5/5	11

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Braxton BerriosMiami	2	28	14.0	17	0
Chris FinkeNotre Dame	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach FeaglesMiami	4	154	38.5	0	2	51
Tyler NewsomeNotre Dame	6	235	39.2	0	1	50

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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