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Notre Dame v. Miami ’16: A Statistical Preview

Two teams whose seasons seem to be spinning out of control meet in South Bend on Saturday. The Miami Hurricanes visit the Golden Dome for the first time since 1990, yet the stature of this Notre Dame Miami football game has cooled. Below are seven numbers to think about for this game:

109

This number represents where Miami is situated among all 128 FBS teams when it comes to converting red zone opportunities. Among 30 different opportunities, they’ve only come away with points 23 times. Still, the Notre Dame defense has to remain aware of Miami’s big-play capability, with three different running backs having scored on touchdown runs of 60 yards or more.