2012 Miami Hurricanes football team

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.; ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.; Rankings from AP Poll

2012 Miami Hurricanes football
2012 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2012 record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Al Golden (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jedd Fisch (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium; (Capacity: 74,916)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 87th season of football and 9th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 41–32	39,362
September 8	12:00 pm	at No. 20 Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FX	L 13–52	48,843
September 15	12:00 pm	Bethune-Cookman*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	W 38–10	39,435
September 22	3:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	RSN	W 42–36 ^OT	50,390
September 29	12:00 pm	NC State	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	W 44–37	38,510
October 6	7:30 pm	vs. No. 10 Notre Dame*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Shamrock Series)	NBC	L 3–41	62,871
October 13	2:30 pm	North Carolina	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 14–18	58,954
October 20	8:00 pm	No. 10 Florida State	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–33	73,328
November 1	7:30 pm	Virginia Tech	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–12	37,219
November 10	12:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 40–41	45,870
November 17	3:00 pm	South Florida*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	RSN	W 40–9	38,869
November 24	12:30 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 52–45	26,895
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

As of October 8, 2012^[2]

2012 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`18`	Chad Barnes	Jr
OT	`79`	Malcolm Bunche	So
WR	`81`	Jontavious Carter	Fr
RB	`23`	Eduardo Clements	Jr
TE	`82`	Asante Cleveland	Jr
RB	`25`	Dallas Crawford	Fr
QB	`16`	Gray Crow	Fr
QB	`12`	Preston Dewey	Fr
RB	`32`	Danny Dillard	Fr
WR	`4`	Phillip Dorsett	So
TE	`49`	Dyron Dye	Jr
OG	`70`	Jon Feliciano	So
OT	`74`	Ereck Flowers	Fr
OT	`76`	Gadbois Taylor	Fr
FB	`33`	Maurice Hagans	Jr
FB/TE	`43`	Sean Harvey	So
OT	`77`	Seantrel Henderson	Jr
RB	`26`	Darris Hughes	So
WR	`1`	Allen Hurns	Jr
WR	`37`	Alex Irastorza	Jr
OG	`63`	Danny Isidora	Fr
RB	`5`	Mike James	Sr
WR	`24`	Davon Johnson	Sr
RB	`8`	Duke Johnson	Fr
OT	`78`	Jermaine Johnson	Jr
OT	`55`	Ben Jones	Sr
WR	`15`	D'Mauri Jones	Fr
LB	`56`	Joshua Flynn	Fr
WR	`87`	Garrett Kidd	Fr
RB	`27`	Jameson Labady	Jr
OG	`68`	Jeremy Lewis	Sr
WR	`9`	Malcolm Lewis	Fr
OG	`65`	Brandon Linder	Jr
WR	`6`	Robert Lockhart Jr.	Fr
OG	`69`	Eduardo Lopez	Jr
C	`62`	Shane McDermott	So
WR	`24`	Joey McNeill	So
QB	`17`	Stephen Morris	Jr
WR	`28`	Shawn O'Dare	Jr
TE	`85`	David Perry	So
WR	`80`	Rashawn Scott	So
WR	`24`	Stephen Sweeney	Fr
WR	`83`	Kendal Thompkins	Sr
QB	`19`	David Thompson	Fr
TE	`46`	Clive Walford	So
WR	`86`	Herb Waters	Fr
OT	`64`	Hunter Wells	Fr
C	`75`	Jared Wheeler	Jr
TE	`84`	Cory White	Jr
QB	`11`	Ryan Williams	So
RB	`48`	Brandon Yosha	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`34`	Thurston Armbrister	So
LB	`54`	JaWand Blue	Fr
DT	`87`	Jacoby Briscoe	Fr
LB	`45`	Ramon Buchanan	Sr
S	`2`	Deon Bush	Fr
DE	`94`	Kelvin Cain	Jr
DE	`71`	Anthony Chickillo	So
LB	`31`	Tyrone Cornileus	Jr
LB	`47`	Akil Craig	Jr
CB	`39`	Antonio Crawford	Fr
CB	`46`	Hugo Delapenha Jr.	Jr
CB	`35`	Nate Dortch	Fr
DE	`48`	Chris Dunckel	Sr
LB	`57`	Nantambu-Akil Fentress	So
CB	`20`	Thomas Finnie	So
LB	`59`	James Gaines	Jr
DE	`51`	Shayon Green	Jr
DT	`92`	Jalen Grimble	So
CB	`37`	Ladarius Gunter	So
DE	`99`	Jelani Hamilton	Fr
S	`30`	A.J. Highsmith	Jr
DE	`97`	Dwayne Hoilett	Fr
CB	`11`	Larry Hope	Fr
CB	`3`	Tracy Howard	Fr
DT	`66`	Dequan Ivery	Fr
S	`29`	Rayshawn Jenkins	Fr
LB	`44`	Eddie Johnson	Fr
DT	`67`	Corey King	So
LB	`56`	Raphael Kirby	Fr
DE	`17`	Tyriq McCord	Fr
CB	`21`	Brandon McGee	Sr
DT	`72`	Earl Moore	Fr
DE	`95`	Jake O'Donnell	Fr
LB	`36`	Gionni Paul	So
LB	`52`	Denzel Perryman	So
DT	`91`	Olsen Pierre	So
DT	`96`	Curtis Porter	Jr
DT	`93`	Luther Robinson	Jr
S	`22`	Kacy Rodgers	Jr
DT	`98`	Darius Smith	Sr
S	`28`	Andrew Swasey	Sr
S	`7`	Vaughn Telemaque	Sr
LB	`58`	Gabriel Terry	Fr
CB	`38`	Jordan Tolson	So
DE	`90`	Ricardo Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`13`	Dalton Botts	Sr
P	`15`	Cameron Dean	Sr
P	`27`	Ricky Carroll	Jr
K/P	`88`	Zach Costa	Fr
K	`18`	Matt Goudis	Fr
K	`46`	Ricky Perez	Fr
K	`40`	Jake Wieclaw	Sr
LS	`55`	Frank Gabriel	Fr
LS	`61`	Paul Kelly	Sr
LS	`60`	Sean McNally	Jr
LS/TE	`88`	Ronald Regula	So
H	`38`	Josiah Robins	Fr

Head coach

Al Golden (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mark D'Onofrio – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Jedd Fisch – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
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 – Passing Game Coordinator/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[]

(Week 7 VS UNC October 13, 2012)^[3]

Defense

FS
Deon Bush
Kacy Rodgers II
⋅

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Denzel Perryman	⋅
Thurston Armbrister	Raphael Kirby	⋅
Gabriel Terry	Jimmy Gaines	⋅

SS
AJ Highsmith
Vaughn Telemaque
Rayshawn Jenkins

CB
Brandon McGee
Antonio Crawford
⋅

DE	DT	DT	DE
Anthony Chickillo	Corey King	Olsen Pierre	Shayon Green
Jelani Hamilton	Earl Moore	Luther Robinson	Tyriq McCord
⋅	Dequan Ivery	Darius Smith	⋅

CB
Ladarius Gunter
Tracy Howard
Thomas Finnie

Offense

WR
Rashawn Scott AND Allen Hurns
Herb Waters
Robert Lockhart Jr.

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Malcolm Bunche	Jon Feliciano	Shane McDermott	Brandon Linder	Ereck Flowers OR
Hunter Wells	Jeremy Lewis	Jared Wheeler	Danny Isidora	Seantrel Henderson
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Clive Walford
Dyron Dye
Asante Cleveland

WR
Philip Dorsett
Davon Johnson
Kendal Thompkins

QB
Stephen Morris
Ryan Williams
Preston Dewey

RB
Mike James/Duke Johnson
Eduardo Clements
⋅

FB
Maurice Hagens
Sean Harvey
⋅

Special Teams
PK Jake Wieclaw
PK Matt Goudis
P Dalton Botts
P Jake Wieclaw
KR Phillip Dorsett/Duke Johnson
PR Phillip Dorsett
LS Paul Kelly
H Dalton Botts

Season summary[]

NC State[]

NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	7	7	7	16	37
Miami (FL)	23	0	7	14	44

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 29
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Game attendance: 38,510
Referee: Pat Garvey
Box Score

Game information

NC State

Mike Glennon
24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Creecy
19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer
5 Rec, 94 Yds

Miami (FL)

Stephen Morris
26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Duke Johnson
12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Phillip Dorsett
7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NCST	MIA
1	9:29	3	68	0:42	NC State	Tony Creecy 1-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good	7	0
1	8:40	3	75	0:49	Miami (FL)	Allen Hurns 14-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	7
2	8:28				Miami (FL)	Mike Glennon tackled in end zone for a safety by Jelani Hamilton	7	9
1	6:52	5	74	1:36	Miami (FL)	Phillip Dorsett 24-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	16
1	4:18	3	84	1:12	Miami (FL)	Rashawn Scott 76-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	7	23
2	14:56	3	80	0:19	NC State	Tony Creecy 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	14	23
3	8:14	13	74	6:46	NC State	Bryan Underwood 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	21	23
3	0:54	10	90	3:24	Miami (FL)	Duke Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good	21	30
4	10:23	13	97	5:31	NC State	Bryan Underwood 28-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick no good	27	30
4	8:00	7	76	2:23	Miami (FL)	Rashawn Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	27	37
4	5:43	6	78	2:17	NC State	Rashard Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good	34	37
4	1:58	8	41	2:10	NC State	50-yard field goal by Niklas Sade	37	37
4	0:19	3	61	0:29	Miami (FL)	Phillip Dorsett 62-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good	37	44
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							37	44

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ http://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=658368&SPID=103763&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SORT_ORDER=1&Q_SEASON=2012&PRINTABLE_PAGE=
^ "Depth Chart - University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

[ineligible-1] "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

[2] ttp://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=658368&SPID=103763&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SORT_ORDER=1&Q_SEASON=2012&PRINTABLE_PAGE=

[3] "Depth Chart - University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

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2012 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2012 record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Al Golden (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jedd Fisch (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium (Capacity: 74,916)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
No. 11 Clemson x		7	–	1		11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6		4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3		7	–	7
North Carolina†		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami‡		5	–	3		7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.^[1] ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll