1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 70th season of football and fifth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 8–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish as conference co-champion. They served a one-year bowl ban due to NCAA sanctions that were levied at the end of the season.^[1]

1995 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East co-champion
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	8–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Butch Davis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Miller (1st season)
MVP	Ray Lewis
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1					10	–	2
No. 20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Syracuse		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3					5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 pm	at No. 15 UCLA*	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 8–31	60,091
September 9	4:00 pm	No. 25 (I-AA) Florida A&M*	No. 19	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 49–3	57,721
September 23	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 17	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	L 7–13	51,206	[2]
October 7	7:30 pm	at No. 1 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 17–41	80,350	[3]
October 14	7:30 pm	Rutgers		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	BEN	W 56–21	19,747
October 21	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	BEN	W 17–16	28,794
October 28	4:00 pm	Temple		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 36–12	28,147
November 4	12:00 pm	Baylor*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	W 35–14	32,655
November 11	12:00 pm	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	BEN	W 17–14	44,500
November 18	4:00 pm	West Virginia	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 17–12	43,409
November 25	7:30 pm	No. 22 Syracuse	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 35–24	47,544
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

UCLA

See also: 1995 UCLA Bruins football team

#12 Miami Hurricanes at #15 UCLA Bruins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	0	8	8
UCLA	3	0	14	14	31

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: September 2, 1995
• Game attendance: 60,091
• Box score

Game information
First quarter UCLA - B. Merten 24-yard field goal Second quarter No scoring Third quarter UCLA - A. McCullough recovered fumble in end zone (B. Merten kick) UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 9-yard run (B. Merten kick) Fourth quarter UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 6-yard run (B. Merten kick) UM - S. Tucker 10-yard pass from R. Collins (J. German pass conversion) UCLA - J. Milliner 1-yard run (B. Merten kick)

Florida A&M

See also: 1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Florida A&M Rattlers at #19 Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida A&M	7	7	0	7	21
Miami (FL)	14	35	0	7	56

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 57,751
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UM - R. Collins 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) UM - G. Daphnis 31-yard pass from R. Collins (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter UM - Y. Green 7-yard pass from R. Collins (D. Prewitt kick) UM - T. Jones 14-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) FAMU - J. Stephens 40-yard field goal UM - D. Ferguson 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter UM - T. Gaiter 46-yard punt return (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter UM - D. McMillian 3-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)

Virginia Tech

See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

#17 Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	7	0	0	7
Virginia Tech	7	3	0	3	13

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game attendance: 51,206
• Box score

Game information
First quarter VT - D. Thomas 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick) Second quarter VT - A. Larsen 44-yard field goal UM - D. Ferguson 5-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - A. Larsen 20-yard field goal

Florida State

See also: 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Miami Hurricanes at #1 Florida State Seminoles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	0	3	7	17
Florida State	7	17	7	10	41

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game attendance: 80,350
• TV: ESPN
• Box score

Game information

First quarter FSU - P.B. Williams 1 run (S. Bentley kick) UM - T. Jones recovered blocked punt in end zone (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter FSU - S. Bentley 34 FG FSU - A. Cooper 8 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) FSU - A. Cooper 26 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) Third quarter FSU - W. Dunn 1 run (S. Bentley kick) UM - FG D. Prewitt 20 Fourth quarter FSU - P. Riley 23 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) FSU - S. Bentley 33 FG UM - M. Benton 42 pass from S. Covington (D. Prewitt kick)

Rutgers

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	7	7	0	7	21
Miami (FL)	14	35	0	7	56

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 42,642
• Recap, pg. 124

Game information

First quarter RUT - Battaglia 7-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick) UM - German 59-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) UM - Green 28-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) Second quarter UM - Ferguson 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) UM - Ferguson 46-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) UM - McMillan 2-yard run (Prewitt kick) UM - Ward 26-yard blocked punt return (Prewitt kick) UM - Benton 61-yard pass from Covington (Prewitt kick) RUT - Lucas 11-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter UM - Lewis 64-yard INT return (Prewitt kick) RUT - Harper 3-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick)

Pitt

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	0	3	7	17
Pitt	3	10	3	0	16

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 28,794
• Box score

Game information
First quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 34-yard field goal UM - S. Tucker 15-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter PITT - P. Gonzales 2-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) PITT - C. Ferencik 26-yard field goal Third quarter UM - D. Prewitt 47-yard field goal PITT - C. Ferencik 39-yard field goal Fourth quarter UM - D. Ferguson 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)

Temple

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls at Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	3	9	0	0	12
Miami (FL)	7	13	9	7	36

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game attendance: 28,147
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UM - German 77 pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) TEM - FG Michalski 34 Second quarter TEM - V Johnson 39 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) UM - Ferguson 23 run (Prewitt kick) UM - Ferguson 2 run (kick failed) TEM - 2 point defensive conversion by Adams Third quarter UM - FG Prewitt 36 UM - Clement 1 run (two-point conversion failed) UM - German 30 pass from Covington (Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter No scoring

Baylor

See also: 1995 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears at Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	0	0	7	14
Miami (FL)	0	14	14	7	35

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 32,655
• Box score

Game information

First quarter BAY - J. Douglas 2-yard run (J. Van Dyke kick) Second quarter UM - C. Jones 34-yard interception return (D. Prewitt kick) UM - D. Ferguson 10-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter UM - D. Ferguson 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) UM - D. Ferguson 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter UM - D. McMillian 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) BAY - K. Muhammad 41-yard pass from J. Alfred (J. Van Dyke kick)

Boston College

See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team

Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles

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

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Box score

Game information
First quarter UM - G. Daphnis 56-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter UM - D. Ferguson 85-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter BC - S. Everson 3-yard pass from M. Hartsell (D. McGuire kick) BC - O. Walker 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick) UM - D. Prewitt 24-yard field goal

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at #25 Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	9	3	0	12
Miami (FL)	0	7	7	3	17

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 43,409
• Box score

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter WVU - B. Baumann 19-yard field goal UM - D. Harris 6-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) WVU - D. Saunders 28-yard pass from C. Johnston (kick failed) Third quarter UM - C. Joseph 17-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) WVU - B. Baumann 36-yard field goal Fourth quarter UM - D. Prewitt 33-yard field goal

Syracuse

See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

#22 Syracuse Orangemen at #25 Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	10	14	0	0	24
Miami (FL)	0	14	14	7	35

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: November 25, 1995
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 47,544
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) SYR - O. Mare 47 FG Second quarter UM - D. Ferguson 2 run (D. Prewitt kick) SYR - D. McNabb 17 run (O. Mare kick) UM - D. Ferguson 3 run (D. Prewitt kick) SYR - Thomas 3 run (O. Mare kick) Third quarter UM - Tucker 4 pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) UM - T. Jones 2 run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter UM - O. Rolle 25 pass from D. McMillian (D. Prewitt kick)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Butch Davis	Head coach	1st	Arkansas (1973)
Larry Coker	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	1st	Northeastern State (OK) (1970)
Bill Miller	Defensive coordinator	1st	Texas-Arlington (1978)
Pete Garcia	Recruiting Coordinator	1st	Miami (1984)
Chuck Pagano	Defensive backs	1st	Florida (1956)
Rick Petri	Defensive line	3rd	Missouri-Rolla (1976)
Art Kehoe	offensive line	11th	Miami (1982)
Don Soldinger	Running backs	6th	Memphis (1967)
Randy Shannon	Linebackers	4th	Miami (1989)
Charlie Williams	Wide receivers	3rd	Colorado State (1982)

Support staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Dale Hulett	Strength & Conditioning	1st	SUNY-Cortland (1978)
Rob Chudzinski	Graduate Assistant	2nd	Miami (1990)
Rusty Medearis	Graduate Assistant	1st	Miami (1993)

Roster

1995 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Scott Covington Fr WR 7 Jammi German So WR 87 Yatil Green So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 52 Ray Lewis Jr LB 45 Twan Russell Jr DB 23 Duane Starks Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 21 Dane Prewitt Sr	Head coach Butch Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Statistics

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	INT
Ryan Clement	119	201	59.2	1,638	7	10
Ryan Collins	34	60	56.7	478	3	2
Scott Covington	22	42	52.4	324	3	2
Dyral McMillan	1	1	100.0	25	1	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
Danyell Ferguson	212	1,069	5.0	12
Dyral McMillan	81	322	4.0	3
Ryan Clement	36	-76	-2.1	1
Trent Jones	28	125	4.5	2
Ryan Collins	18	36	2.0	1
Derrick Harris	16	42	2.6	1
Scott Covington	9	-20	-2.2	0
Carlo Joseph	5	27	5.4	1
Tony Gaiter	3	21	7.0	0
Jammi German	1	7	7.0	0
Nick Williams	1	3	3.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD
Jammi German	41	730	17.8	3
Yatil Green	25	476	19.0	2
Danyell Ferguson	22	248	11.3	1
Gerard Daphnis	14	236	16.9	2
Omar Rolle	12	175	14.6	1
Syii Tucker	12	134	11.2	3
Derrick Harris	10	77	7.7	0
Carlo Joseph	8	51	6.4	0
Dyral McMillan	7	56	8.0	0
Magic Benton	6	149	24.8	2
Chris C. Jones	6	40	6.7	0
Trent Jones	5	53	10.6	0
Tony Gaiter	4	5	1.3	0
Jermaine Chambers	4	35	8.8	0

1996 NFL draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ray Lewis	Linebacker	1	26	Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Harris	Running back	6	175	St. Louis Rams