2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

2011 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2011 record	6–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Golden (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jedd Fisch (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium (Capacity: 74,916)

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$		6	–	2					10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
#23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5					6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by first year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The team posted a 6–6 (3–5 ACC) record in 2011. It was only the third time since 1979 that the program had failed to register a winning record.^[1]

Despite being bowl eligible, Miami did not accept a bowl invitation due to a self-imposed bowl ban following an ongoing scandal.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	L 24–32	52,875[2]
September 17	7:30 PM	No. 16 Ohio State*		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 24–6	66,279
September 24	3:30 PM	Kansas State*		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Family Weekend)	ESPNU	L 24–28	43,786
October 1	3:30 PM	Bethune-Cookman*		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	W 45–14	40,387
October 8	3:30 PM	at No. 17 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ABC/ESPN	L 35–38	66,233
October 15	12:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 30–24	60,000[3]
October 22	3:30 PM	No. 22 Georgia Tech		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 24–7	43,716[4]
October 27	8:00 PM	Virginia		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 21–28	40,403
November 5	3:30 PM	Duke		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	SUN	W 49–14	62,053
November 12	3:30 PM	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN	L 19–23	82,322
November 19	3:30 PM	at South Florida*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 6–3	47,745
November 25	3:30 PM	Boston College		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	L 17–24	44,954
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Preseason

Scandal

The Hurricanes faced adversity even before the first down of football as twelve players were forced to pay restitution and eight players were suspended for accepting money and gifts from former booster Nevin Shapiro, a convicted Ponzi schemer serving a 20-year prison sentence.^[6] The players suspended were Jacory Harris (one game), Sean Spence (one game), Travis Benjamin (one game), Marcus Forston (one game), Adewale Ojomo (one game), Ray-Ray Armstrong (four games), Dyron Dye (four games), and Olivier Vernon (six games).^[7]

On November 20, Miami announced it was withdrawing from bowl consideration due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into the Shapiro affair.^[8]

Roster

2011 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Ayles, BlakeBlake Ayles Sr WR 18 Barnes, ChadChad Barnes So OL 73 Barton, JermaineJermaine Barton  Fr WR 3 Benjamin, TravisTravis Benjamin Sr WR 87 Bruneau, BenBen Bruneau Sr OL 79 Bunche, MalcolmMalcolm Bunche  Fr WR 2 Byrd, LaRonLaRon Byrd Sr TE 43 Calhoun, JohnJohn Calhoun Jr RB 23 Clements, EduardoEduardo Clements So TE 82 Cleveland, AsanteAsante Cleveland So WR 85 Dorsett, PhillipPhillip Dorsett Fr TE 49 Dye, DyronDyron Dye So OL 70 Feliciano, JonJon Feliciano  Fr OL 61 Figueroa, JoelJoel Figueroa Sr TE 9 Ford, ChaseChase Ford Sr OL 66 Gunn, HarlandHarland Gunn Sr RB 33 Hagans, MauriceMaurice Hagans So RB 19 Hall, DarionDarion Hall  Fr QB 12 Harris, JacoryJacory Harris Sr OL 77 Henderson, SeantrelSeantrel Henderson So RB 34 Holton, C.J.C.J. Holton Jr OL 63 Horn, TylerTyler Horn Sr RB 47 Hughes, DarrisDarris Hughes So WR 1 Hurns, AllenAllen Hurns So RB 5 James, MikeMike James Jr OL 78 Johnson, JermaineJermaine Johnson So OL 55 Jones, BenBen Jones Jr WR 41 Kidd, GarrettGarrett Kidd Fr WR 25 Lewis, DeAndreDeAndre Lewis Fr OL 68 Lewis, JeremyJeremy Lewis Jr OL 65 Linder, BrandonBrandon Linder So OL 69 Lopez, EduardoEduardo Lopez So OL 62 McDermott, ShaneShane McDermott  Fr RB 6 Miller, LamarLamar Miller So QB 17 Morris, StephenStephen Morris So WR 28 O'Dare, ShawnShawn O'Dare So TE 95 Perry, DavidDavid Perry  Fr TE 88 Sanders, BillyBilly Sanders So WR 80 Scott, RashawnRashawn Scott Fr WR 8 Streeter, TommyTommy Streeter Jr WR 83 Thompkins, KendalKendal Thompkins Jr RB 38 Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson Jr TE 46 Walford, CliveClive Walford  Fr OL 72 Washington, BrandonBrandon Washington Jr OL 64 Wells, HunterHunter Wells Fr OL 75 Wheeler, JaredJared Wheeler So TE 84 White, CoryCory White So QB 11 Williams, RyanRyan Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Akre, ErikErik Akre So DL 50 Alexis, JuniorJunior Alexis Fr DB 13 Armbrister, ThurstonThurston Armbrister Fr DB 26 Armstrong, Ray-RayRay-Ray Armstrong Jr LB 45 Buchanan, RamonRamon Buchanan Sr LB 94 Cain, KelvinKelvin Cain So DB 32 Chambers, LeeLee Chambers Sr DL 71 Chickillo, AnthonyAnthony Chickillo Fr DB 39 Cornelius, TyroneTyrone Cornelius So LB 47 Craig, AkilAkil Craig So DB 25 Crawford, DallasDallas Crawford Fr DB 46 Delapenha Jr., HugoHugo Delapenha Jr. So DL 90 Dunckel, ChrisChris Dunckel Jr LB 40 Fentress, Nantambu-AkilNantambu-Akil Fentress Fr DB 20 Finnie, ThomasThomas Finnie Fr DL 99 Fortson, MarcusMarcus Fortson Jr LB 58 Futch, JordanJordan Futch Sr LB 59 Gaines, JamesJames Gaines So DB 37 Gholston, NathanNathan Gholston Jr LB 53 Goldstein, SeanSean Goldstein Jr DL 51 Green, ShayonShayon Green So DL 92 Grimble, JalenJalen Grimble Fr DE 76 Harvey, SeanSean Harvey So DB 30 Highsmith, A.J.A.J. Highsmith So DB 43 Jackson, KenKen Jackson Fr DB 24 Johnson, DavonDavon Johnson Jr LB 44 Johnson, EddieEddie Johnson Fr DL 76 King, CoreyCorey King Fr LB 57 Levine, MilesMiles Levine Sr LB 57 Lichter, ErikErik Lichter Jr DB 21 McGee, BrandonBrandon McGee Jr DB 29 Nicolas, JoJoJoJo Nicolas Sr DL 97 Ojomo, AdewaleAdewale Ojomo Jr LB 36 Paul, GionniGionni Paul Fr DB 27 Payne, KeionKeion Payne  Fr LB 52 Perryman, DenzelDenzel Perryman Fr DE 91 Pierre, OlsonOlson Pierre Fr DL 96 Porter, CurtisCurtis Porter So DL 54 Regis, MicanorMicanor Regis Sr DL 93 Robinson, LutherLuther Robinson So DL 56 Robinson, MarcusMarcus Robinson Sr DB 22 Rodgers, KacyKacy Rodgers So DL 48 Smith, AndrewAndrew Smith Sr DL 98 Smith, DariusDarius Smith Jr LB 31 Spence, SeanSean Spence Sr DB 28 Swasey, AndrewAndrew Swasey Jr DB 7 Telemaque, VaughnVaughn Telemaque Jr DB 38 Tolson, JordanJordan Tolson  Fr DL 35 Vernon, OlivierOlivier Vernon Jr DB 41 Williams, MikeMike Williams Sr DL 90 Williams, RicardoRicardo Williams Fr DB 19 Wright, RobertRobert Wright Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Botts, DaltonDalton Botts So P 15 Dean, CameronCameron Dean Jr K 18 Goudis, MattMatt Goudis Fr K 15 Hopfinger, BenBen Hopfinger  Fr K/P 37 Irastoza, AlexAlex Irastoza So LS 60 Ivory, ChrisChris Ivory Sr LS 64 McNally, SeanSean McNally Jr K 40 Wieclaw, JakeJake Wieclaw  Jr	Head coach Al Golden (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark D'Onofrio – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Jedd Fisch – Offensive Coordinator Michael Barrow – Linebackers/Special Teams Brennan Carroll – Tight Ends/National Recruiting Coordinator Jethro Franklin – Senior Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line Art Kehoe – Offensive Line George McDonald – Wide Receivers Terry Richardson – Running Backs/Florida Recruiting Coordinator Paul Williams – Defensive Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaching staff

Mark D'Onofrio and Jethro Franklin joined Al Golden from his Temple coaching staff.

Depth chart

Defense http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041811aab.html FS JoJo Nicolas A.J. Highsmith WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Sean Spence ⋅ Marcus Robinson OR Jordan Futch James Gaines ⋅ SS Vaughn Telemaque Ray-Ray Armstrong CB Mike Williams Kacy Rodgers DE DT DT DE Olivier Vernon Darius Smith Adewale Ojomo Anthony Chickillo Andrew Smith Micanor Regis Curtis Porter Shayon Green CB Brandon McGee Thomas Finnie Offense http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041811aab.html WR Tommy Streeter LaRon Byrd LT LG C RG RT Brandon Washington Harland Gunn Tyler Horn Brandon Linder Jon Feliciano OR Malcolm Bunche Joel Figueroa Jeremy Lewis Shane McDermott Jared Wheeler ⋅ TE Dyron Dye Clive Walford WR Travis Benjamin Phillip Dorsett QB Jacory Harris Stephen Morris RB Lamar Miller Mike James OR Eduardo Clements FB Maurice Hagens John Calhoun Special Teams PK Jake Wieclaw P Dalton Botts KR Lamar Miller AND Travis Benjamin PR Travis Benjamin LS Chris Ivory H Spencer Whipple

Regular season

Maryland

Al Golden's first game as head coach.^[9]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	14	7	3	24
Maryland	7	13	3	9	32

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Miami (FL) Maryland 1 11:21 11 79 3:39 Maryland Ronnie Tyler 10-yard touchdown reception from Danny O'Brien, Nick Ferrara kick good 0 7 2 12:52 11 62 3:35 Maryland 24-yard field goal by Nick Ferrara 0 10 2 9:12 7 60 3:33 Miami (FL) Mike James (American football) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 10 2 5:50 11 72 3:15 Maryland 29-yard field goal by Nick Ferrara 7 13 2 4:04 5 68 1:40 Miami (FL) Lamar Miller 41-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good 14 13 2 0:47 Maryland Fumble recovery returned 30 yards for touchdown by Joe Vellano, Nick Ferrara kick good 14 20 3 10:08 9 62 4:46 Miami (FL) Stephen Morris 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good 21 20 3 5:02 14 68 4:59 Maryland 28-yard field goal by Nick Ferrara 21 23 4 4:01 15 67 8:25 Miami (FL) 30-yard field goal by Jake Wieclaw 24 23 4 1:39 6 60 2:17 Maryland 32-yard field goal by Nick Ferrara 24 26 4 0:39 Maryland Interception returned 54 yards for touchdown by Cameron Chism, 2-point pass failed 24 32 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 32

Ohio State

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1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 6 0 0 6 • Miami (FL) 14 3 0 7 24 Date: September 17 Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 12:47 MIA Allen Hurns 3-yard pass from Jacory Harris (Jake Wieclaw kick) MIA 7-0 1 5:12 MIA Allen Hurns 3-yard pass from Jacory Harris (Jake Wieclaw kick) MIA 14-0 2 6:28 OSU Drew Basil 22-yard field goal MIA 14-3 2 3:40 OSU Drew Basil 24-yard field goal MIA 14-6 2 0:00 MIA Jake Wieclaw 25-yard field goal MIA 17-6 4 0:33 MIA Mike James 1-yard run (Jake Wieclaw kick) MIA 24-6

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	7	7	7	7	28
Miami (FL)	3	0	14	7	24

Bethune-Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bethune-Cookman	7	0	7	0	14
Miami (FL)	0	14	10	21	45

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	7	7	21	35
Virginia Tech	7	14	3	14	38

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	17	10	0	3	30
North Carolina	0	10	0	14	24

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	0	7	0	0	7
Miami (FL)	7	14	0	3	24

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	7	10	3	8	28
Miami (FL)	0	7	7	7	21

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	0	7	7	0	14
Miami (FL)	14	14	7	14	49

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	7	0	12	19
Florida State	3	14	3	3	23

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Miami (FL) 3 0 0 3 6 South Florida 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 19 Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Television network: ESPNU

Scoring summary 1 2:08 MIA Jake Wieclaw 26-yard field goal MIA 3-0 2 13:48 USF Maikon Bonani 42-yard field goal Tied 3-3 4 0:00 MIA Jake Wieclaw 36-yard field goal MIA 6-3

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Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	3	7	7	24
Miami (FL)	14	0	0	3	17

References

1. Milian, Jorge (November 26, 2011). "Al Golden's Contract Extension Gives Stability to UM". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
2. "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
3. "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels football team". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
4. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
5. http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/mifl-m-footbl-sched.html
6. "Miami's Golden: Player Suspension Were First Obstacle". Sports Illustrated. August 31, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
7. "Jacory Harris 1 of 8 Canes Reprimanded". ESPN. August 31, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
8. "Miami Won't Play in a Bowl Game". ESPN. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
9. "Canes Come Up Short". University of Miami Department of Athletics. September 5, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
10. "A Golden Win". University of Miami Department of Athletics. September 17, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
11. "Hurricanes Bowl Eligible as USF Loses B.J. Daniels, Game". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.