No. 1 Miami, in its first game atop AP poll since 2002 season, rolls past Pitt 52-23

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- , Malachi Toney had a big game, again. Darian Mensah had a big game, again. And No. 1 Miami got a big win, again. Toney had a school-record 16 catches, Mensah threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns, and Miami rolled past Pitt 52-23 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ first game as the nation’s top-ranked team in nearly 24 years . “We ran into a buzz saw," Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. "That's a good football team. They’re the No. 1 team in the country and it’s no joke. They're averaging 45 points a game. They’re No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in just about every darn category. I don’t know if I’ve faced a team that is No. 1 in just about every category besides being No. 1 in the country.” Toney finished with 194 receiving yards and three touchdown catches, while Javian Mallory rushed for two scores and Mark Fletcher Jr . moved into the No.