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Cotton Bowl Playoff Quarterfinal: Miami vs. Ohio St: Box Score

Wednesday Dec 31, 2025 7:30 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Ohio State by 7.5, Total Points: 39.5

Matchup Menu: MIA vs. OSU

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Miami Hurricanes (10-2) 0 14 3 7
24
Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) 0 0 7 7
14

Scoring Summary

2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIA
OSU
Miami 13:31 6 1 Passing TD: Mark Fletcher Jr. 9 yard pass from Carson Beck. Extra Point good by Carter Davis. 7
0
Miami 11:49 6 1 Interception Return TD: Keiote Scott 72 yard interception return. Extra Point good by Carter Davis. 14
0
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIA
OSU
Ohio St 8:10 6 1 Rushing TD: Bo Jackson 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Jayden Fielding. 14
7
Miami 3:01 3 Field Goal: Carter Davis kicks a 49 yard field goal. 17
7
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIA
OSU
Ohio St 13:28 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremiah Smith 14 yard pass from Julian Sayin. Extra Point good by Jayden Fielding. 17
14
Miami 0:55 6 1 Rushing TD: CharMar Brown 5 yard rush. Extra Point good by Carter Davis. 24
14
MIA
OSU
1st Downs 18
18
Passing 1st downs 11
15
Rushing 1st downs 7
3
1st downs from Penalties 0
0
3rd down efficiency 7-14
3-10
3rd down conversion % 50.0%
30.0%
4th down efficiency 1-1
1-1
4th down conversion % 100.0%
100.0%
Total Plays 63
64
Total Yards 293
332
Net Yards Passing 138
287
Sacked-Yards lost 2-5
5-42
Gross yards passing 143
329
Completions-Attempts 19-26
22-35
Completion% 73.1%
62.9%
Net yards per pass play 4.9
7.2
Touchdowns 1
1
Interceptions 0
2
Passer Rating 130.4
129.7
Net Yards Rushing 155
45
Rushing attempts 35
24
Yards per rush 4.4
1.9
Touchdowns 1
1
MIA
OSU
Red Zone (Made-Att) 2-3
2-3
Red Zone Success % 66.7%
66.7%
Penalties 0-0
2-15
Turnovers 1
2
Fumbles-Lost 3-1
0-0
Interceptions thrown 0
2
Punting (Punts-Yards) 4-185
5-221
Yards per Punt 46.2
44.2
Field Goals 1-1
0-1
Extra Points 3
2
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 1-2
1-3
Yards per return 2.0
3.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
1-18
Yards per return --
18.0
Possession 33:20
26:40
1st Quarter 11:20
03:40
2nd Quarter 07:55
07:05
3rd Quarter 05:09
09:51
4th Quarter 08:56
06:04

Miami Hurricanes Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Carson Beck 19/26 138 5.3 1 0 130.4
Team 19/26 143 5.5 1 0 130.4

Miami Hurricanes Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Mark Fletcher Jr. 19 90 4.7 0
CharMar Brown 5 26 5.2 1
Carson Beck 7 23 3.3 0
Girard Pringle Jr 3 12 4.0 0
Malachi Toney 1 4 4.0 0
Team 35 155 4.4 1

Miami Hurricanes Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Mark Fletcher Jr. 2 25 12.5 1
CharMar Brown 1 5 5.0 0
Malachi Toney 5 16 3.2 0
CJ Daniels 5 49 9.8 0
Keelan Marion 5 36 7.2 0
Joshisa Trader 1 7 7.0 0
Team 19 143 7.5 1

Miami Hurricanes Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Mark Fletcher Jr. 1 1
Malachi Toney 2 0
Team 3 1

Miami Hurricanes Interceptions

  INT YDS
Jakobe Thomas 1 3
Keiote Scott 1 72
Team 2 75

Miami Hurricanes Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Mohamed Toure 7 3 0 0 1
Jakobe Thomas 7 4 0 0 0
Wesley Bissainthe 6 3 1 1 0
Akheem Mesidor 5 5 2 2 0
Zechariah Poyser 5 2 0 0 0
Keiote Scott 4 2 0 0 0
OJ Frederique Jr. 4 2 0 0 0
Raul Aguirre Jr. 3 2 0 0 0
Ruben Bain Jr. 3 1 1 1.5 0
Ethan O'Connor 3 2 0 0 1
Cam Pruitt 2 0 0 0 0
Marquise Lightfoot 2 2 1 2 0
Xavier Lucas 2 1 0 0 0
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr. 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Scott 1 0 0 0 0
Dylan Day 1 0 0 0 0
Armondo Blount 1 1 0 0 0
Ahmad Moten 1 0 0 0.5 0
Team 58 30 5 7 2

Miami Hurricanes Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Miami Hurricanes Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Malachi Toney 1 2 2.0 2
Team 1 2 2.0

Miami Hurricanes Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Carter Davis 1/1 100.0% 49 3 3
Team 1/1 100.0% 3 3

Miami Hurricanes Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Dylan Joyce 4 185 46.2 60
Team 4 185 46.2

Ohio State Buckeyes Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Julian Sayin 22/35 287 8.2 1 2 129.7
Team 22/35 329 9.4 1 2 129.7

Ohio State Buckeyes Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Bo Jackson 11 55 5.0 1
CJ Donaldson 7 31 4.4 0
Jeremiah Smith 1 1 1.0 0
Julian Sayin 5 -42 -8.4 0
Team 24 45 1.9 1

Ohio State Buckeyes Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
CJ Donaldson 5 31 6.2 0
Jeremiah Smith 7 157 22.4 1
Carnell Tate 3 37 12.3 0
Brandon Inniss 4 34 8.5 0
Will Kacmarek 3 28 9.3 0
Team 22 329 15.0 1

Ohio State Buckeyes Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 0 0

Ohio State Buckeyes Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Ohio State Buckeyes Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Davison Igbinosun 10 5 0 0 0
Caleb Downs 8 5 0 0 0
Kayden McDonald 8 3 0 1 1
Arvell Reese 7 3 0 0 0
Caden Curry 6 4 0 0 0
Jermaine Mathews Jr. 6 5 0 0 0
Eddrick Houston 5 1 1.5 1.5 0
Jaylen McClain 3 2 0 0 0
Payton Pierce 2 2 0 0 0
Leroy Roker III 2 0 0 0 0
Devin Sanchez 2 2 0 0 1
Sonny Styles 2 1 0.5 1.5 0
Will Smith Jr. 2 0 0 0 0
Zion Grady 1 0 0 0 0
Bryce West 1 1 0 0 0
Tywone Malone 1 1 0 0 0
Kenyatta Jackson 1 0 0 0 0
Team 67 35 2 4 2

Ohio State Buckeyes Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
James Peoples 1 18 18.0 18
Team 1 18 18.0

Ohio State Buckeyes Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Brandon Inniss 1 3 3.0 3
Team 1 3 3.0

Ohio State Buckeyes Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Jayden Fielding 0/1 0.0% 0 2 2
Team 0/1 0.0% 2 2

Ohio State Buckeyes Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Joe McGuire 5 221 44.2 50
Team 5 221 44.2