College Football Playoff First Round Game ·
College Football Playoff First Round Game
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
No. 10 Miami beat No. 7 Texas A&M by 7 points, the College Football Playoff First Round Game.
How the game turned
Q1 4:11 Miami 0, Texas A&M 0
Miami 43% to win
Reed sacked for a 2-yd loss, fumbles
Big moments
- 1Q1 4:11 · Miami 0, Texas A&M 0Miami's win chance rose from 22% to 43%.Reed sacked for a 2-yd loss, fumbles
- 2Q2 1:51 · Miami 0, Texas A&M 0Miami's win chance rose from 30% to 48%.White incomplete to Bethel-Roman, turnover on downs
- 3Q3 10:34 · Miami 3, Texas A&M 0Miami's win chance rose from 46% to 52%.Davis 21-yd field goal, Miami goes ahead 3-0
- 4Q4 8:03 · Miami 3, Texas A&M 3Miami's win chance fell from 50% to 47%.Bond 35-yd field goal, ties it 3-3
- 5Q4 1:44 · Miami 10, Texas A&M 3Miami's win chance rose from 61% to 79%.Beck 11-yd TD pass to Toney, Miami goes ahead 10-3
Miami's lowest chance to win was 21 percent. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.
How the lead changed
Miami took the lead for good with 1:44 left in the 4th quarter, Miami 10, Texas A&M 3.
What happened next
- 11 days later
Texas A&M finished the 2025 season 11-2, No. 7 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Texas A&M's first game of the 2026 season: W 50-0 vs Missouri State, Sep 5, 2026
about 9 months later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN. Win chance: our curve from play-by-play; the turn is its largest one-play change that moved with the score.

