Week 1 2019- Florida vs. Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 22: FIU cornerback Isaiah Brown (4) prevents Miami wide receiver Evidence Njoku (83) from pulling in a possible touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as the University of Miami Hurricanes defeated the FIU Golden Panthers, 31-17, on September 22, 2018, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Florida (10-3) vs. Miami (7-6) 

 

-Florida won 10 games in 2018 against 8 FBS opponents (Colorado State, Tennessee, Miss. St, LSU, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida State and Michigan) who had a combined overall record of 54-47 or 534%. 

-The Gators won those eight games by a total score of 289-143 or 18.2 ppg. 

-Florida also defeated FCS opponents Idaho and Charleston Southern by a  combined score of 116-16 or 50.0 ppg. 

-The Gators lost 3 games in 2018 against FBS opponents (Kentucky, Georgia and Missouri) who had a combined overall record of 29-11 or .725%. 

-Florida lost those three games by a total score of 101-50 or 17.0 ppg. 

 

-Miami won 7 games in 2018 against 6 FBS opponents (Toledo, Florida International, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech and Pitt) who had a combined overall record of 36-40 or .473%. 

-The Hurricanes won those six games by a total score of 217-95 or 20.3 ppg. 

-Miami also defeated FCS opponent Savannah State by a score of 77-0. 

-The Hurricanes lost 6 games in 2018 against FBS opponents (LSU, Virginia, Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech and Wisconsin) who had a combined overall record of 48-29 or .648%. 

-Miami lost those six games by a total score of 158-80 or 13.0 ppg. 

-Five of the six losses came on the road or on a neutral field last season. 

 

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About Joseph Lisi

Joseph Lisi is a member of the FWAA (Football Writers Association of America), the Maxwell Football Club and the National Football Foundation. He is the owner of the website: www.goforthe2.com and hosts a weekly college football radio show on SB Nation Radio and FNSTY Sports Radio from 10-12pm EST every Saturday morning. Listen live at: www.sbnationradio.com or www.fntsy.com/radio. Joseph is a former college football researcher for ABC Sports and has been featured on: SportsXRadio with Ken Thomson, ESPN Radio, Sirius XM Radio, FNTSY Sports Network, the Sid Rosenberg Show (640 AM Sports-South Florida), 1560 AM CBS Sports Melbourne, FL and multiple media outlets throughout the nation. Joe appears every Friday with Ken Thomson on SportsXRadio for the Football Fiasco in which every game on the college board is broken down during the show. Follow Joe on Twitter: @goforthe2

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