September 13, 2025 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Miami takes the belt, 49–12, at home over South Florida.

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South Florida 12

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Recap

Miami dominated South Florida from the opening drive, with Carson Beck establishing early control through the air. Beck connected with Joshua Moore twice in the first quarter for touchdowns, including a 39-yard score, while Mark Fletcher Jr. added a rushing touchdown in the second quarter to build a commanding 28-6 halftime lead. South Florida managed only field goals in the first half despite some promising drive starts, including a 53-yard completion to Chas Nimrod that stalled. The Hurricanes sealed the belt in the second half with Beck leading precision scoring drives, capping a 36-yard completion to Keelan Marion with Fletcher's third-quarter touchdown run and a late fourth-quarter score from Girard Pringle Jr., while South Florida's only fourth-quarter touchdown came too late to threaten the outcome.

Carson Beck to Joshua Moore for 39-yard TD in Q1 - Miami established early offensive dominance
Mark Fletcher Jr. 38-yard rushing TD in Q2 - extended Miami's lead to 28-6 before halftime
Mark Fletcher Jr. 13-yard rushing TD in Q3 - put the game completely out of reach
Byrum Brown interception to Bryce Fitzgerald in Q2 - South Florida's offensive momentum halted at crucial moment

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.

By Quarter

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami	14	14	7	14	49
South Florida	3	3	0	6	12

Pulled directly from CFBD’s play-by-play record, the same source as every score in the lineage.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

MiamiSouth Florida

Total yards576332

Rushing yards20540

Passing yards371292

First downs2715

3rd down conv.7/117/19

Turnovers22

Penalties–yards9–692–15

Time of possession36:0123:59

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
Q3 11:21	Miami	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted James Chenault return for no gain to the USF 31
Q3 11:21	Miami	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted James Chenault return for no gain to the USF 31
Q3 9:57	South Florida	+6 yd	Byrum Brown run for 6 yds to the MIA 47 Byrum Brown fumbled, recovered by MIA Chase Smith
Q3 7:28	South Florida	+28 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 13 yds to the USF 23 for a 1ST down Miami Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Damari Brown) to the USF 38 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:53	South Florida	+30 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Wyatt Sullivan for 30 yds to the MIA 27 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:17	Miami	+24 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 24 yds to the MIA 34 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:41	Miami	+36 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Keelan Marion for 36 yds to the USF 30 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:35	Miami	+13 yd	Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 13 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q3 0:00	South Florida	+26 yd	End of 3rd Quarter
Q3 0:28	South Florida	+22 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Sam Franklin for 7 yds to the USF 32 for a 1ST down Miami Penalty, Personal Foul (Armondo Blount) to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:00	South Florida	+26 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 26 yds to the MIA 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:48	South Florida	+12 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Christian Neptune for 12 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Q4 11:14	Miami	+51 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Tony Johnson for 51 yds to the USF 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:04	Miami	+1 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to CharMar Brown for 1 yd for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q4 1:48	Miami	+5 yd	Girard Pringle Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q1 12:21	Miami	+20 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 20 yds to the USF 27 for a 1ST down
Q1 9:34	Miami	+8 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Joshua Moore for 8 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q1 2:58	Miami	+39 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Joshua Moore for 39 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q1 0:26	South Florida	+45 yd	Nico Gramatica 45 yd FG GOOD
Q1 2:24	South Florida	+43 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 43 yds to the MIA 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:16	South Florida	+28 yd	Nico Gramatica 28 yd FG GOOD
Q2 11:56	South Florida	+53 yd	Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 53 yds to the MIA 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:27	Miami	+20 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Mark Fletcher Jr. for 20 yds to the USF 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:05	Miami	+38 yd	Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 38 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q2 5:36	South Florida	+0 yd	Byrum Brown pass intercepted Bryce Fitzgerald return for no gain to the USF 25
Q2 2:33	Miami	+2 yd	Carson Beck run for 2 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q2 1:42	South Florida	+21 yd	Chase Leon punt for 46 yds , Malachi Toney returns for 21 yds to the MIA 42
Q2 1:36	Miami	+27 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 27 yds to the USF 31 for a 1ST down South Florida Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Jarvis Lee) declined for a 1ST down
Q2 1:16	Miami	+27 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted Jarvis Lee return for 27 yds to the USF 42

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	QBR
Carson BeckMiami	23/28	340	12.1	3	2	91.4
Emory WilliamsMiami	2/2	31	15.5	0	0	99.8
Byrum BrownSouth Florida	20/36	274	7.6	1	1	37.7
Gaston MooreSouth Florida	4/5	18	3.6	0	0	73.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mark Fletcher Jr.Miami	16	120	7.5	2	38
Carson BeckMiami	6	28	4.7	1	11
CharMar BrownMiami	9	22	2.4	0	8
Keelan MarionMiami	1	13	13.0	0	13
Girard Pringle Jr.Miami	5	12	2.4	1	5
Emory WilliamsMiami	1	10	10.0	0	10
Alvon IsaacSouth Florida	6	20	3.3	0	9
Cartevious NortonSouth Florida	2	10	5.0	0	7
Sam FranklinSouth Florida	4	10	2.5	0	5
Byrum BrownSouth Florida	13	2	0.2	0	6
Nykahi DavenportSouth Florida	2	-2	-1.0	0	2

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Keelan MarionMiami	6	81	13.5	0	36
Malachi ToneyMiami	6	66	11.0	0	24
Tony JohnsonMiami	2	64	32.0	0	51
Joshua MooreMiami	3	61	20.3	2	39
C.J. DanielsMiami	4	56	14.0	0	27
Mark Fletcher Jr.Miami	2	25	12.5	0	20
Luka GilbertMiami	1	17	17.0	0	17
CharMar BrownMiami	1	1	1.0	1	1
Chas NimrodSouth Florida	4	128	32.0	0	53
Wyatt SullivanSouth Florida	5	55	11.0	0	30
Keshaun SingletonSouth Florida	2	39	19.5	0	26
Christian NeptuneSouth Florida	7	32	4.6	1	12
Jonathan EcholsSouth Florida	2	18	9.0	0	13
Alvon IsaacSouth Florida	2	10	5.0	0	9
Sam FranklinSouth Florida	1	7	7.0	0	7
Joshua PorterSouth Florida	1	3	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Rueben Bain Jr.Miami	6	2	0	1	1	0
Akheem MesidorMiami	6	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Chase SmithMiami	5	2	0	0	1	0
Jakobe ThomasMiami	4	3	0	0	0	0
Ahmad MotenMiami	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan O'ConnorMiami	3	3	0	1	0	0
Dylan DayMiami	3	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah TaylorMiami	2	2	0	0	0	0
Booker PickettMiami	2	1	1	1	0	0
Raul Aguirre Jr.Miami	2	1	0	0	0	0
Damari BrownMiami	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Boree AntoineMiami	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keionte ScottMiami	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daylen RussellMiami	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zechariah PoyserMiami	2	0	0	0	1	0
David BlayMiami	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wesley BissaintheMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tony JohnsonMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin ScottMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Adam BookerMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier LucasMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
CharMar BrownMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylin AldermanMiami	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kamal BonnerMiami	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marquise LightfootMiami	1	0	0	0	0	0
Armondo BlountMiami	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
OJ Frederique Jr.Miami	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kellen Wiley Jr.Miami	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bryce FitzgeraldMiami	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mohamed ToureMiami	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jhalyn ShulerSouth Florida	8	7	0	0	0	0
Mac HarrisSouth Florida	8	5	1	1	0	1
Fred GaskinSouth Florida	7	4	0	0	0	0
Ricardo WatsonSouth Florida	6	3	0	0	0	0
Joshua CeliscarSouth Florida	5	3	0	0	0	0
De'Shawn RuckerSouth Florida	4	4	0	0	0	0
Zavier HamiltonSouth Florida	3	2	0	0	0	0
James ChenaultSouth Florida	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kajuan BanksSouth Florida	3	1	0	1	1	0
Devin LeeSouth Florida	3	0	0	0	0	0
Boogsie SilveraSouth Florida	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tavin WardSouth Florida	2	1	0	0	0	0
Traevon MitchellSouth Florida	2	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Harris Jr.South Florida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cedrick Hawkins Jr.South Florida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amer AmerSouth Florida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ashton MosleySouth Florida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ira SingletonSouth Florida	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob MerrifieldSouth Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dennard FlowersSouth Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jarvis Lee Jr.South Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney HillSouth Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Chase SmithMiami	0	0	1
Byrum BrownSouth Florida	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Bryce FitzgeraldMiami	1	0
Jarvis Lee Jr.South Florida	1	27
James ChenaultSouth Florida	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carter DavisMiami	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Bert AuburnMiami	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Nico GramaticaSouth Florida	2/2	100.0	45	0/0	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Malachi ToneyMiami	2	18	9.0	21	0
Joshua PorterSouth Florida	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dylan JoyceMiami	3	137	45.7	0	2	51
Chase LeonSouth Florida	5	241	48.2	0	2	52

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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