The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes were playing their first game in three weeks, had 15 players unavailable as they were still recovering from a COVID-19 outbreak on the team and were facing an opponent they only learned they would meet six days prior.
Miami obliterated overmatched Duke, 48-0, on Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium, outgaining the Blue Devils, 524-177, and forcing five turnovers.
Their first shutout of a Power Five-confernce team since a 59-0 win over Syracuse in 2001, it was a “style points” victory for the Hurricanes (8-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) against the Blue Devils (2-8, 1-8) after UM had won its previous three by a combined 9 points.