MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The last team that started a season with three consecutive wins over AP-ranked opponents was Miami in 1987.

And the Hurricanes made sure that didn’t change.

Carson Beck threw three touchdown passes, Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 5 Miami remained unbeaten with a 49-12 win over No. 18 South Florida on Saturday.

It was Miami’s biggest victory margin over a ranked opponent since beating Washington 65-7 in 2001, the Hurricanes’ most recent national championship season. And it denied USF (2-1) the chance at a third straight ranked win to start this season, following victories over Boise State and Florida.

“There was a lot of motivation going into this thing, besides the fact that they were a ranked football team because I have a lot

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