Mark Fletcher Jr. has career-best three TDs, No. 9 Miami rolls previous Stanford 42-7

Football
October 25, 2025

By TIM REYNOLDS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 106 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, Miami’s protection was hermetic for a lot of the sport and the ninth-ranked Hurricanes pulled away for a 42-7 win over Stanford on Saturday evening.

Carson Beck — coming off the primary four-interception sport of his profession — accomplished 21-of-28 passes for 189 yards and a rating for Miami (6-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), whereas Jordan Lyle and Girard Pringle Jr. additionally ran for touchdowns.

Malachi Toney had 138 all-purpose yards, 73 of them approaching a pair of punt returns for the Hurricanes. Miami handed for 205 yards and rushed for 199.

Cole Tabb rushed for 64 yards for Stanford (3-5, 2-3 ACC) within the first-ever assembly between the Hurricanes and the Cardinal. Ben Gulbranson threw for Stanford’s lone landing and accomplished 5 of his first six passes for 31 yards; he was 4-for-15 with two interceptions and solely 19 yards the remainder of the best way.

Stanford led 7-0 after one quarter and it was 7-7 on the half. The relaxation was all Miami, in a reversal of the sport that Stanford interim coach Frank Reich — then the Maryland quarterback — had in opposition to the Hurricanes in 1984, when he rallied his staff out of a 31-0 halftime gap and received 42-40.

This time, the Hurricanes outscored the Cardinal 35-0 within the remaining half-hour. Stanford racked up 74 yards on its first drive — capped by a TD — then managed solely 25 complete yards on its subsequent eight possessions mixed.

The Takeaway

Stanford: Cardinal common supervisor Andrew Luck spoke to ESPN in-game and raved about what Reich has performed in an interim position this season. Stanford is trying to find a coach for 2026 and past. “Coach Reich’s doing an amazing job and he’s given this team everything he has. … I think the head coach at Stanford football is an amazing job and we’ll find the right person,” Luck mentioned.

Miami: Defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor, who was shaken up within the Louisville sport final week, didn’t play and noticed his streak of 19 consecutive begins over the past two seasons finish. Mesidor entered the weekend with 26.5 sacks in his profession, second-most amongst energetic FBS gamers.

Up Next

Stanford: Hosts Pittsburgh on Nov. 1.

Miami: Visits SMU on Nov. 1.