I wonder if that #19 stat was skewed by 2-3 games Miami played against weak opponents (FAMU, Ball State, USF). Miami had given up an average of 29.5 points to ACC teams before our game. (Granted, if you have a high-scoring offense your opponent gets more chances to score, so points allowed per possession is a better stat.)
No doubt that our defense played great. I'm just questioning whether Miami's defense was really that good. We repeatedly outran them to the edge with guys like Singleton, and we couldn't do that at all against Notre Dame.