The Hurricanes started slowly against Stanford, but by the end of Saturday night’s contest, Miami put up a solid 42-7 win in its first-ever matchup with the Cardinal .

UM needed the win after dropping its first game of the season against Louisville last week, and it keeps the Hurricanes on a potential playoff path.

Here are five things we learned from Saturday’s win:

Defense dominates

The Cardinal cut through the Hurricanes on their first offensive drive. Stanford marched 74 yards down the field and scored the game’s first touchdown. Stanford did not score again and would gain only 70 yards for the rest of the game.

Miami’s defensive players said they did not change much after the first drive. Instead, they said they just needed to execute the game plan better.

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