Texas A&M's opponents scored more points overall and allowed more points overall compared to Miami's opponents in the 2025 regular season.Miami Hurricanes' Opponents (Regular Season)Miami went 10-2, allowing 166 points total (13.8 PPG, leading the ACC in scoring defense).
The points scored by their opponents (i.e., what those teams scored against Miami):
24 (Notre Dame) + 3 (Bethune-Cookman) + 12 (USF) + 7 (Florida) + 22 (Florida State) + 24 (Louisville) + 7 (Stanford) + 26 (SMU) + 10 (Syracuse) + 7 (NC State) + 17 (Virginia Tech) + 7 (Pitt) = 166 points total.Texas A&M Aggies' Opponents (Regular Season)Texas A&M went 11-1, allowing 263 points total (21.9 PPG).
The points scored by their opponents (against Texas A&M):
24 (UTSA) + 22 (Utah State) + 40 (Notre Dame) + 10 (Auburn) + 9 (Mississippi State) + 17 (Florida) + 42 (Arkansas) + 25 (LSU) + 17 (Missouri) + 30 (South Carolina) + 0 (Samford) + 27 (Texas) = 263 points total.Comparison

Points scored by opponents: Texas A&M's opponents scored 263 points → higher than Miami's opponents' 166 points. This indicates Texas A&M faced teams with stronger offenses on average.

Points allowed by opponents (i.e., opponents' defensive strength, measured by points they allowed to Texas A&M/Miami): Texas A&M's opponents allowed 436 points (what Texas A&M scored) → higher than Miami's opponents' 409 points. This suggests Texas A&M's opponents had weaker defenses on average.

Texas A&M clearly faced a tougher group of opponents in terms of both offensive and defensive strength, aligning with strength-of-schedule rankings (Texas A&M around top 20, Miami around 40-45). This contributes to why Texas A&M (11-1) earned a higher playoff seed and home field despite Miami's stronger per-game defensive numbers.