2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 86th season of football and 8th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 6–6 overall and 3–5 in the ACC to finish in a two-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.

2011 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	6–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Golden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jedd Fisch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$		6	–	2					10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
No. 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
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		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 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 24–32	52,875[1]
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	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 (rivalry)	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[2]
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 22 Georgia Tech	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 24–7	43,716[3]
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 the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Al Golden	Head coach	1st	Penn State (1991)
Mark D'Onofrio	Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator	1st	Penn State (1991)
Jedd Fisch	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	1st	Florida (1998)
Jethro Franklin	Defensive line	1st	Fresno State (1989)
George McDonald	Wide receivers	1st	Illinois (1999)
Brennan Carroll	Tight ends/national recruiting coordinator	1st	Pittsburgh (2001)
Art Kehoe	Offensive line	22nd	Miami (1982)
Paul Williams	Defensive backs	1st	Delaware (1996)
Micheal Barrow	Special teams coordinator/linebackers	5th	Miami (1993)
Terry Richardson	Running back/Florida recruiting coordinator	1st	Syracuse (1994)

Support staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Andreu Swasey	Strength & conditioning	11th	Baylor (1995)
Benny Fernandez	Graduate assistant	1st	Miami (2008)
Phillip Eisenstein	Graduate assistant	1st
Matt Applebaum	Graduate assistant	1st	UConn (2007)

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Roster

2011 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Blake Ayles Sr WR 18 Chad Barnes So OL 73 Jermaine Barton  Fr WR 3 Travis Benjamin Sr WR 87 Ben Bruneau Sr OL 79 Malcolm Bunche  Fr WR 2 LaRon Byrd Sr TE 43 John Calhoun Jr RB 23 Eduardo Clements So TE 82 Asante Cleveland So WR 85 Phillip Dorsett Fr TE 49 Dyron Dye So OL 70 Jon Feliciano  Fr OL 61 Joel Figueroa Sr TE 9 Chase Ford Sr OL 66 Harland Gunn Sr RB 33 Maurice Hagans So RB 19 Darion Hall  Fr QB 12 Jacory Harris Sr OL 77 Seantrel Henderson So RB 34 C.J. Holton Jr OL 63 Tyler Horn Sr RB 47 Darris Hughes So WR 1 Allen Hurns So RB 5 Mike James Jr OL 78 Jermaine Johnson So OL 55 Ben Jones Jr WR 41 Garrett Kidd Fr WR 25 DeAndre Lewis Fr OL 68 Jeremy Lewis Jr OL 65 Brandon Linder So OL 69 Eduardo Lopez So OL 62 Shane McDermott  Fr RB 6 Lamar Miller  So QB 17 Stephen Morris So WR 28 Shawn O'Dare So TE 95 David Perry  Fr TE 88 Billy Sanders So WR 80 Rashawn Scott Fr WR 8 Tommy Streeter Jr WR 83 Kendal Thompkins Jr RB 38 David Thompson Jr TE 46 Clive Walford  Fr OL 72 Brandon Washington Jr OL 64 Hunter Wells Fr OL 75 Jared Wheeler So TE 84 Cory White So QB 11 Ryan Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Erik Akre So DL 50 Junior Alexis Fr DB 13 Thurston Armbrister Fr DB 26 Ray-Ray Armstrong Jr LB 45 Ramon Buchanan Sr LB 94 Kelvin Cain So DB 32 Lee Chambers Sr DL 71 Anthony Chickillo Fr DB 39 Tyrone Cornelius So LB 47 Akil Craig So DB 25 Dallas Crawford Fr DB 46 Hugo Delapenha Jr. So DL 90 Chris Dunckel Jr LB 40 Nantambu-Akil Fentress Fr DB 20 Thomas Finnie Fr DL 99 Marcus Fortson Jr LB 58 Jordan Futch Sr LB 59 James Gaines So DB 37 Nathan Gholston Jr LB 53 Sean Goldstein Jr DL 51 Shayon Green So DL 92 Jalen Grimble Fr DE 76 Sean Harvey So DB 30 A.J. Highsmith So DB 43 Ken Jackson Fr DB 24 Davon Johnson Jr LB 44 Eddie Johnson Fr DL 76 Corey King Fr LB 57 Miles Levine Sr LB 57 Erik Lichter Jr DB 21 Brandon McGee Jr DB 29 JoJo Nicolas Sr DL 97 Adewale Ojomo Jr LB 36 Gionni Paul Fr DB 27 Keion Payne  Fr LB 52 Denzel Perryman Fr DE 91 Olson Pierre Fr DL 96 Curtis Porter So DL 54 Micanor Regis Sr DL 93 Luther Robinson So DL 56 Marcus Robinson Sr DB 22 Kacy Rodgers So DL 48 Andrew Smith Sr DL 98 Darius Smith Jr LB 31 Sean Spence Sr DB 28 Andrew Swasey Jr DB 7 Vaughn Telemaque Jr DB 38 Jordan Tolson  Fr DL 35 Olivier Vernon Jr DB 41 Mike Williams Sr DL 90 Ricardo Williams Fr DB 19 Robert Wright Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Dalton Botts So P 15 Cameron Dean Jr K 18 Matt Goudis Fr K 15 Ben Hopfinger  Fr K/P 37 Alex Irastoza So LS 60 Chris Ivory Sr LS 64 Sean McNally Jr K 40 Jake 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

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

Preseason

Scandal

See also: 2011 University of Miami athletics 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.^[4] 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).^[5]

On November 20, Miami announced it was withdrawing from bowl consideration due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into the Shapiro affair.^[6]

Regular season

Maryland

See also: 2011 Maryland Terrapins football team

Al Golden's first game as head coach.^[7]

	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

See also: 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

^[8]

Team	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
• Elapsed time: 3:00
• Game attendance: 66,279
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind ENE 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Referee: Bill LeMonnier
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

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

See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

Bethune-Cookman

See also: 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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

Virginia Tech

See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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

North Carolina

See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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

Georgia Tech

See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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

Virginia

See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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

Duke

See also: 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

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

Florida State

See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

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

South Florida

See also: 2011 South Florida Bulls football team

Team	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

^[9]

Boston College

See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team

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