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November 4, 2017 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Miami defends the belt, 28–10, at home over Virginia Tech.

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Recap

Miami's defense forced four Virginia Tech turnovers while Malik Rosier orchestrated a dominant offensive performance to secure the belt at home. The Hurricanes struck first with a quick touchdown drive capped by Rosier's 8-yard pass to Braxton Berrios, then extended their lead significantly when Travis Homer raced 64 yards for a score in the second quarter. Virginia Tech's Josh Jackson managed a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, but Miami's defense held firm, with Rosier finding Christopher Herndon IV on a 43-yard touchdown pass later that same quarter to put the game out of reach. The Hurricanes sealed it with Rosier's 13-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter while limiting Virginia Tech to just a field goal in the opening half.

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
 MiamiVirginia Tech
Total yards429299
Rushing yards219102
Passing yards210197
First downs2122
3rd down conv.3/83/14
Turnovers34
Penalties–yards7–664–60
Time of possession27:0332:57

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
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 11:22Miami+24 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Braxton Berrios for 24 yds to the VTech 38 for a 1ST down
Q1 10:40Miami+36 ydMalik Rosier run for 36 yds to the VTech 2 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:55Virginia Tech+60 ydOscar Bradburn punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Braxton Berrios at the MIAMI 30 MIAMI FL Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the MiaFl 15
Q2 9:41Miami+8 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Braxton Berrios for 8 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Q2 12:15Miami+20 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Travis Homer for 20 yds to the VTech 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:41Miami+29 ydMichael Badgley kickoff for 63 yds , Travon McMillian return for 29 yds to the VTech 31
Q2 7:09Miami+64 ydTravis Homer run for 64 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Q2 2:03Virginia Tech+50 ydJoey Slye 50 yd FG GOOD
Q2 2:45Virginia Tech-13 ydJosh Jackson run for a loss of 13 yards to the MiaFl 33 Josh Jackson fumbled, recovered by VTech Deshawn McClease
Q2 7:09Miami+25 ydMichael Badgley kickoff for 64 yds , Travon McMillian return for 25 yds to the VTech 26
Q2 0:53Miami-18 ydMalik Rosier pass intercepted Adonis Alexander return for 18 yds to the VTech 33
Q2 0:25Virginia Tech+27 ydJosh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 27 yds to the MiaFl 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:12Virginia Tech+4 ydJosh Jackson pass complete to Sean Savoy for 4 yds Sean Savoy fumbled, recovered by MiaFl RJ McIntosh , return for 35 yds to the MiaFl 49
Q2 0:02Miami-3 ydMalik Rosier sacked by Tremaine Edmunds for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaFl 46 Malik Rosier fumbled, recovered by MiaFl Shaquille Quarterman , return for 0 yards
Q3 13:55Miami-37 ydMalik Rosier pass intercepted Reggie Floyd return for 37 yds to the MiaFl 17
Q3 11:39Virginia Tech+1 ydJosh Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
Q3 9:44Miami-1 ydMalik Rosier pass intercepted Greg Stroman return for 1 yd to the VTech 45
Q3 10:20Miami+9 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Ahmmon Richards for 9 yds Ahmmon Richards fumbled, recovered by MiaFl Christopher Herndon IV , return to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q3 7:59Virginia Tech-7 ydTEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the MiaFl 39 TEAM fumbled, recovered by VTech Josh Jackson
Q3 7:00Miami+43 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 43 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Q3 3:20Miami+20 ydZach Feagles punt for 50 yds , Greg Stroman returns for 20 yds to the VTech 40
Q3 0:38Virginia Tech-20 ydJosh Jackson pass intercepted Jaquan Johnson return for 20 yds to the MiaFl 44
Q4 14:50Miami+42 ydMalik Rosier pass complete to Ahmmon Richards for 42 yds to the VTech 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:34Miami+13 ydMalik Rosier run for 13 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Q4 8:35Virginia Tech+32 ydJosh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 32 yds to the VTech 38 for a 1ST down
Q4 0:08Virginia Tech-45 ydJosh Jackson pass intercepted Sheldrick Redwine return for 45 yds to the MiaFl 45
Q4 1:15Virginia Tech+21 ydJosh Jackson pass complete to Cam Phillips for 6 yds to the MiaFl 37 for a 1ST down MIAMI FL Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the MiaFl 22 for a 1ST down

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

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Malik RosierMiami10/211939.22377.2
Braxton BerriosMiami1/11717.00067.4
DeeJay DallasMiami0/100.0009.7
Josh JacksonVirginia Tech20/321976.20213.0

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Travis HomerMiami14956.8164
Malik RosierMiami13846.5136
DeeJay DallasMiami6325.3019
Braxton BerriosMiami199.009
TeamMiami1-1-1.000
Travon McMillianVirginia Tech15523.5015
Deshawn McCleaseVirginia Tech9293.209
Josh JacksonVirginia Tech15120.8110
Sean SavoyVirginia Tech492.306

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Christopher Herndon IVMiami26130.5143
Ahmmon RichardsMiami35719.0042
Braxton BerriosMiami35016.7124
Travis HomerMiami12020.0020
Malik RosierMiami11717.0017
DeeJay DallasMiami155.005
Cam PhillipsVirginia Tech710114.4032
Sean SavoyVirginia Tech4399.8016
Eric KumahVirginia Tech22211.0012
Chris CunninghamVirginia Tech2178.5011
James ClarkVirginia Tech2168.0010
Deshawn McCleaseVirginia Tech242.003
Travon McMillianVirginia Tech1-2-2.000
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Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jaquan JohnsonMiami7600000
Malek YoungMiami7500000
Joe JacksonMiami7412020
Sheldrick RedwineMiami6600000
Michael JacksonMiami6501100
Shaquille QuartermanMiami5300000
Michael PinckneyMiami5200000
RJ McIntoshMiami4200.5010
Kendrick NortonMiami3211.5000
Mike SmithMiami2200000
Robert KnowlesMiami2200000
Jhavonte DeanMiami2200000
Trent HarrisMiami2100000
Pat BethelMiami2100000
Zach McCloudMiami2100000
Trajan BandyMiami2100000
Jeff ThomasMiami2100000
Amari CarterMiami1111000
Jonathan GarvinMiami1111000
Darrion OwensMiami1100000
De'Andre WilderMiami1100000
Derrick SmithMiami1101000
Navaughn DonaldsonMiami1100000
Trevor DarlingMiami1000000
Anthony MotenMiami1000000
Chad ThomasMiami0000010
Tremaine EdmundsVirginia Tech9811100
Tim SettleVirginia Tech4401000
Andrew MotuapuakaVirginia Tech4301000
Mook ReynoldsVirginia Tech3301010
Adonis AlexanderVirginia Tech3300000
Reggie FloydVirginia Tech3300000
Vinny MihotaVirginia Tech3200.5000
Terrell EdmundsVirginia Tech3200000
Travon McMillianVirginia Tech2200000
Trevon HillVirginia Tech2200000
Ricky WalkerVirginia Tech2111.5000
Brandon FacysonVirginia Tech1100000
Parker OsterlohVirginia Tech1100000
Houshun GainesVirginia Tech1100000
Josh JacksonVirginia Tech1100000
Emmanuel BelmarVirginia Tech1100000
Jarrod HewittVirginia Tech1000000

Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
RJ McIntoshMiami001
Jonathan GarvinMiami001
Malik RosierMiami100
Ahmmon RichardsMiami100
Josh JacksonVirginia Tech210
Sean SavoyVirginia Tech210

Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Sheldrick RedwineMiami1450
Jaquan JohnsonMiami1200
Reggie FloydVirginia Tech1370
Adonis AlexanderVirginia Tech1180
Greg StromanVirginia Tech110

Kick Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Travon McMillianVirginia Tech25427.0290

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Michael BadgleyMiami0/00.004/44
Joey SlyeVirginia Tech1/1100.0501/14

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Greg StromanVirginia Tech12020.0200

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Zach FeaglesMiami416140.30050
Oscar BradburnVirginia Tech623839.70045

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.