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#7 Miami Beat Stanford 45-6 as Darian Mensah Throws 5 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 5, 2026

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The #7 Miami Hurricanes routed the Stanford Cardinal 45-6 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA on Friday, September 4, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

Miami led 28-6 at halftime. The third quarter swung it: Miami outscored its opponent 14-0.

Miami moves to 1-0, while Stanford falls to 1-1.

Top performers

• Darian Mensah (MIA, QB): 27/30, 401 YDS, 5 TD
• Mark Fletcher Jr. (MIA, RB): 13 CAR, 40 YDS
• Malachi Toney (MIA, WR): 12 REC, 234 YDS, 3 TD
• Davis Warren (STAN, QB): 21/41, 214 YDS
• Sedrick Irvin (STAN, RB): 6 CAR, 41 YDS
• Caden High (STAN, WR): 6 REC, 92 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:07MIAMalachi Toney 23 Yd pass from Darian Mensah7-0
2. Q1 7:57STANEmmet Kenney 30 Yd Field Goal7-3
3. Q1 2:53MIAD. Mensah pass to Ma. Toney for 2 yds, for a TD13-3
4. Q2 7:52MIACharMar Brown 5 Yd Run21-3
5. Q2 1:55MIADaylyn Upshaw 5 Yd pass from Darian Mensah28-3
6. Q2 0:27STANEmmet Kenney 24 Yd Field Goal28-6
7. Q3 11:51MIACooper Barkate 34 Yd pass from Darian Mensah35-6
8. Q3 5:24MIAMalachi Toney 47 Yd pass from Darian Mensah42-6
9. Q4 1:59MIAJake Weinberg 46 Yd Field Goal45-6

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