MIAMI — Jacoby Ford called the final play, promising Clemson’s coaches it would work.

Did it ever.

Kyle Parker threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Ford in overtime, giving Clemson a wild, wacky 40-37 win over No. 8 Miami last night — the biggest win during Dabo Swinney’s tenure as coach, the Tigers’ first victory in their last nine tries over ranked teams, and their first road win over a Top 10 foe in more than eight years.

“It was a play that we had never run before,” Clemson offensive coordinator Billy Napier said.

It was a play Miami won’t want to see again.

“We knew this game was going to come down to who made more plays,” Ford said. “And we did.”

C.J. Spiller had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a long catch for another score, on his way to a school-record 310 all-purpose yards for the Tigers (4-3, 3-2 ACC). DeAndre McDaniel had a 23-yard interception for another touchdown and Richard Jackson hit a 30-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in regulation to tie the game.

Clemson trailed seven times in the game, erasing every one, Ford’s TD catch the lasting blow.

“I have a birthday next month and I think I’m going to turn 50 instead of 40,” Swinney said. “We had to put on Superman capes. We made plenty of mistakes that could have lost us the game, but they played with poise and confidence. We just kept battling.”