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No. 1 Miami beats Pitt 52-23 behind Toney and Mensah
No.
1 Miami beat Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida, staying unbeaten at 7-0.
Sophomore receiver Malachi Toney set a Miami record with 16 catches, gaining 194 yards and scoring three touchdowns.
Quarterback Darian Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns as Miami scored seven times in its first eight possessions.
The win came in Miami’s first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years, during a celebration of its 2001 national championship team.
Miami’s victory should keep it atop the rankings when the AP Top 25 is updated Sunday, after the previous two No.
1 teams lost.
Pitt lost its third straight game and fell to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.
No. 1 Miami beat Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in Miami Gardens.
Malachi Toney set a Miami school record with 16 catches, gaining 194 yards and scoring three touchdowns.
Darian Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns as Miami improved to 7-0.
Pitt lost its third straight game and fell to 5-3.
Miami scored seven times in its first eight possessions.
- Who
- No. 1 Miami and Pitt.
- What
- Miami beat Pitt 52-23.
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
- Where
- Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
- Why
- Not stated
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A preview said Miami had newly become the nation’s No. 1 team and was set to host Pitt.
Miami beat Pitt 52-23 in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years.
- Final score
- Miami 52, Pitt 23
- Toney’s catches
- 16, a Miami school record
- Toney’s receiving yards
- 194
- Mensah’s passing yards
- 387
- Miami’s record
- 7-0 overall, 5-0 ACC
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