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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJedd Fisch (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark D'Onofrio (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSun Life Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 pmat MarylandESPNL 24–3252,875[1]
September 177:30 pmNo. 16 Ohio State*ESPNW 24–666,279
September 243:30 pmKansas State*
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNUL 24–2843,786
October 13:30 pmBethune-Cookman*
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNUW 45–1440,387
October 83:30 pmat No. 17 Virginia TechABC/ESPNL 35–3866,233
October 1512:30 pmat North CarolinaACCNW 30–2460,000[2]
October 223:30 pmNo. 22 Georgia Tech
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNW 24–743,716[3]
October 278:00 pmVirginia
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNL 21–2840,403
November 53:30 pmDuke 
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
SUNW 49–1462,053
November 123:30 pmat Florida StateABC/ESPNL 19–2382,322
November 193:30 pmat South Florida*ESPNUW 6–347,745
November 253:30 pmBoston College
  • Sun Life Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ABCL 17–2444,954

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

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 edit

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

[citation needed]

Roster edit

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mark D'OnofrioAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • Jedd Fisch – Offensive Coordinator
  • Michael BarrowLinebackers/Special Teams
  • Brennan CarrollTight Ends/National Recruiting Coordinator
  • Jethro FranklinSenior Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line
  • Art Kehoe – Offensive Line
  • George McDonaldWide 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 edit


Preseason edit

Scandal edit

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 edit

Maryland edit

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

Ohio State edit

[8]

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 600 6
Miami (FL) 14 307 24

Kansas State edit

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

Bethune-Cookman edit

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

Virginia Tech edit

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

North Carolina edit

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

Georgia Tech edit

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

Virginia edit

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

Duke edit

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

Florida State edit

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

South Florida edit

1 234Total
Miami (FL) 3 003 6
South Florida 0 300 3

[9]

Boston College edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels football team". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Miami's Golden: Player Suspension Were First Obstacle". Sports Illustrated. August 31, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "Jacory Harris 1 of 8 Canes Reprimanded". ESPN. August 31, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "Miami Won't Play in a Bowl Game". ESPN. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  7. ^ "Canes Come Up Short". University of Miami Department of Athletics. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "A Golden Win". University of Miami Department of Athletics. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  9. ^ "Hurricanes Bowl Eligible as USF Loses B.J. Daniels, Game". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2014.