1 After its first four games, Miami leads the ACC in turnover margin (+9) and is

ranked second nationally.

2 Miami's offensive line also has allowed just four sacks, which is tied for

first in the ACC.

3 Heading into the sixth week of the college football season, the Hurricanes

rank among the Top 10 in six NCAA categories.

4 Sophomore QB Brad Kaaya had his consecutive touchdown pass streak snapped at

16 games, which is the second longest in school history.

5 Sophomore RB Joe Yearby's 7.31 yards per rush average is the ninth-highest

mark in FBS.

MIAMI-FSU ONE OF BEST RIVALRIES

-Nearly half of all Miami-Florida State games (28 of 57 previous

meetings) have been decided by eight points or less, including last year's match

up.

-Seven games in the series have been decided by a single point. Miami is 7-0 in

those games.

-Saturday night will mark the 27th time in the last 31 years that at least one

team has entered the Miami-Florida State game unbeaten.

PAVING THE WAY

• Miami entered the season with 23 starts among its returning offensive lineman

- one of the youngest in the ACC.

• Through four games this season, Miami's youthful offensive line, which

consists of three sophomores and two juniors, has allowed the Hurricanes to

average 460.8 yards per game in total offense (second in the ACC).

• Miami's offensive line also has allowed just four sacks, which is tied for

first in the ACC.

• In addition, the Hurricanes lead the nation in fewest tackles for loss

allowed.

-South Florida products Joe

Yearby (535) and Mark Walton (311) have combined for 846 all purpose yards and

eight touchdowns through the first four games of the season.

-Of their 846 all purpose yards, Yearby (424) and Walton (184) have combined for

466 rushing yards for an average of 5.8 yards per carry; Yearby's 7.31

yards-per-carry average ranks as the ninth-highest mark in FBS.

-Yearby and Walton also have combined for 104 carries and have only lost a

combined total of seven yards.

-Sophomore QB Brad Kaaya leads the ACC in passing yards

per game total and offense per game entering the sixth week of the season.

-Last week against Cincinnati, Kaaya had his consecutive touchdown pass streak

end at 16 consecutive games. The only Miami quarterback in the last 20 years

with a longer such streak is Ken Dorsey, who had separate streaks of 23 and 17

games.

-Kaaya has thrown just four interceptions in his last 342 attempts. He has

thrown for more than 200 yards in 12 of his 17 career games and has four

300-yard performances.

-In his start against Nebraska, Kaaya threw for a career-high 379 yards, two TDs

and one INT. The performance earned Kaaya ACC Offensive Back of the Week honors.

GREAT SCOTT

• After missing the entire 2014 campaign with an injury,

redshirt senior wide receiver Rashawn Scott has made a strong return to Miami's

wide receiver corps in 2015.

• Scott leads the ACC in receiving heading into the sixth week of the season,

averaging 76.8 yards per game.

• Scott has started all four games at wide receiver in 2015 and leads the team

in receptions (18) and yards (278). He is on pace to catch 71 passes for a total

of 1,000 yards.

• The Melbourne, Fla., native set a career mark with a nine-catch performance in

his start vs. Nebraska, totaling 151 yards - the second-highest of his career

and most since 2012.

• Scott tied a then-career high with six receptions in Miami's opener vs.

Bethune-Cookman, reaching the 100-yard mark for just the second time in his

career and adding a 16-yard TD catch.

DEFENSIVE MENTALITY

• Miami's

defense this season has recorded eight interceptions on 123 pass attempts.

• Miami's +9 turnover margin ranks second in the NCAA.

• Miami's defensive unit held Bethune-Cookman to just 79 yards in its 2015

season opener and tallied its first shutout since 2010; BCU's 79 yards of total

offense was the first time in the Al Golden era that an opponent was held to

fewer than 100 yards.

• Miami ranked No. 14 nationally in total defense in 2014, allowing an average

of just 329.6 yards per game - the fourth-best mark in the ACC.

• Of the 12 FBS teams on Miami's 2014 schedule, the Hurricanes defense held 11

of them under their season average on offense. Miami's defense held teams to an

average of 81.0 yards under their respective season averages, all while facing

the ninth-toughest schedule in the country.

• Miami's defensive yards allowed (compared to respective offense averages): 341

vs. Louisville (53.7 yards under season average), 329 vs. Arkansas State

(-147.5), 264 vs. Duke (-134.3), 371 vs. Georgia Tech (-105.5), 422 vs.

Cincinnati (-38.2), 262 vs. Virginia Tech (-103.3), 258 vs. North Carolina

(-171.8), 418 vs. Florida State (-23.4), 341 vs. Virginia (-33.3), 360 vs.

Pittsburgh (-75.4), 354 vs. South Carolina (-89.4)

• The only offense that Miami's defense did NOT hold under its season average

was Nebraska, who totaled 456 yards - just 3.7 yards over its season average of

452.3.

ARTIE AND RASHAWN

• Junior

cornerback Artie Burns and safety Rayshawn Jenkins are tied for the team lead

with three interceptions. Both players have tallied a pick in three of Miami's

first four games.

• Heading into the sixth week of the college football season, Burns and Jenkins

are tied for the ACC lead in interceptions per game, averaging 0.75.

• Burns became the first Hurricane player with an interception in three

consecutive games since Sean Taylor in 2003 (via AP).

• In addition, Burns became the sixth Cane in the last 20 years with three

interceptions over a threegame span joining Sean Taylor, Ed Reed, Phillip

Buchanon, Kenny Phillips and Kelly Jennings (via AP).

• Burns also is an accomplished track and field athlete. He finished second in

the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.70 seconds at the ACC Championships. He also

competed in the NCAA Championships.

• Jenkins missed the entire 2014 season with an injury and has made 15 career

starts.

CAN

OF CORN

• Junior cornerback Corn Elder has

emerged among Miami's top playmakers in 2015.

• Elder had a dominant outing last time out vs. Nebraska, recording a

career-best four pass breakups and a crucial interception on the Cornhuskers'

first drive in OT to help clinch a victory for Miami.

• Elder is the only player at the FBS level with an interception and a punt

return TD this season.

• Elder leads the ACC and is ranked 12th nationally in passes defended,

averaging 1.75 per game.

• Elder ranks fourth in the ACC in punt return average (15.8).

THE SPECIALIST

• Junior punter

Justin Vogel picked up where he left off from 2014 and is off to a great start

after four games this season. Vogel currently leads the ACC and is ranked fourth

nationally in punting, averaging 48.3 yards per punt.

• He also has dropped six punts inside-the-20 yard line and has back-to-back

games with a punt over 60 yards.

YOUTHFUL CANES

Miami's 2015 roster is one of the

youngest rosters in the country. The Hurricanes' 12 seniors rank ninth among all

FBS schools nationally, while the three seniors on offense are tied for 11th

nationally.