MIAMI  GARDENS, Fla. – On to Mississippi Valley State.

Bethune-Cookman dropped its fifth setback to Miami in as many tries as the Hurricanes posted a 63-0 decision before an announced Hard Rock Stadium crowd of 52,036 and an ACC Network national audience.

DeeJay Dallas rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns, and Jarren Williams also gave the home fans something to cheer about with 254 yards and three touchdown passes as the Hurricanes (1-2) pulled away with two touchdowns in the minute of the first half.

It was BCU's first shutout loss since 2017, a 45-0 loss to Florida Atlantic.  Miami's 63 points were the most scored on the Wildcats (1-1) since November 20, 1999 when Florida A&M won the Florida Classic 63-14 and the margin of defeat was BCU's largest since a 73-7 loss to North Carolina A&T on November 2, 1996.

The Wildcats, who managed just four first downs and 137 yard total yards, now shift focus to their second Southwest Athletic Conference opponent, Mississippi Valley State, on the road next Saturday.

"This week won't be a deal where we're going to go and have a yelling and screaming match every day at practice," said BCU Head Coach Terry Sims. "We're going to watch the films, clean up the mistakes and start getting ready for Valley."

Sims never underestimated Miami despite the Hurricanes dropping their first two games to Florida and North Carolina.

"You can't look at the record and say 'They're 0-2 and not a good football team.'" Sims said. "Miami's a good team and they were prepared for us. You can't make the mistakes we made against that caliber of opponent. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win the game."

BCU's defense had some early success, holding the Hurricanes to seven points on their first three red zone chances. Miami missed a field goal and Devin James made a fourth-down stop to give BCU possession.

The Wildcats had one late scoring threat after Kyle Smith's 29-yard pass to Trenten Jackson put the ball at the Hurricane 20, but a pass to Tyrese Spain in the end zone was broken up as time expired.

Akevious Williams completed nine of 18 passes for 42 yards, while Aaron Thompson rushed for 29 yard on five carries and Spain caught three passes for 17.

Jimmie Robinson returned six kickoffs for 103 yards, and punter Bryce Coward had 11 kicks – one shy of the single-game record shared by the late Zach Adrian and Stacey O'Neal for 377 yards, tying him for fourth on the single-game punting yards list.

Jamauri Laguerre and Marquis Hendrix each had six tackles to lead the BCU defense.