Ward and Restrepo rewrite the record book, and No. 5 Miami rallies to down Duke 53-31
Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Ward threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Xavier Restrepo on a record-setting day for both of them, and No. 5 Miami erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53-31 and stay unbeaten
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Ward and Xavier Restrepo had another day to remember, and No. 5 Miami pulled off yet another big comeback.
Ward — Miami's Heisman Trophy hopeful — threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Restrepo on a record-setting day for them both, and the Hurricanes erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53-31 on Saturday.
“The most important thing is that we're undefeated,” Restrepo said. “Without the team success, none of this would matter at all.”
Ward now has 29 touchdown passes, tying Steve Walsh's Hurricane single-season record set in 1988. A 66-yard scoring grab with 7:36 left was the big history-maker: Restrepo tied Mike Harley's Miami career reception record with his 182nd, broke Santana Moss' career receiving yards record with 2,573, and Ward tied Walsh's TD pass mark for the Hurricanes (9-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
