2014 Miami Hurricanes football team

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2014 Miami Hurricanes football
2014 Miami Hurricanes football
Independence Bowl, L 21–24 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2014 record	6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Golden (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	James Coley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple, pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (4th season)
Base defense	4–3, multiple
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium; (Capacity: 74,916)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 89th season of football and 11th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to South Carolina, 24-21.

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma Mater
Al Golden	Head coach	4th	Penn State (1991)
Mark D'Onofrio	Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator	4th	Penn State (1991)
James Coley	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	2nd	Florida State (1997)
Jethro Franklin	Senior defensive assistant/defensive line	4th	Fresno State (1989)
Hurlie Brown	Linebackers/Florida recruiting coordinator	2nd	Miami (1992)
Brennan Carroll	Wide receivers/national recruiting coordinator	4th	Pittsburgh (2001)
Art Kehoe	Offensive line	25th	Miami (1982)
Paul Williams	Defensive backs	4th	Delaware (1996)
Larry Scott	Tight ends	2nd	South Florida (2000)
Tim Harris	Running backs	1st	Carthage

Support staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Kareem Brown	Graduate assistant
Derron Montgomery	Graduate assistant
Chris O'Hara	Graduate assistant
Cole Pemberton	Graduate assistant

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Roster[]

As of May 2014^[1]

2014 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`78`	Raphael Akpejiori	Sr
OL	`77`	Adam Arnaout	Fr
WR	`83`	Braxton Berrios	Fr
WR	`82`	Tyre Brady	Fr
TE	`45`	Isai Cetoute	Jr
WR	`3`	Stacy Coley	So
QB	`13`	Gray Crow	So
OL	`73`	Trevor Darling	Fr
TE	`5`	Standish Dobard	So
WR	`4`	Phillip Dorsett	Sr
RB	`7`	Gus Edwards	So
OG	`70`	Jon Feliciano	Sr
OT	`74`	Ereck Flowers	Jr
OT	`76`	Taylor Gadbois	So
OG	`67`	Alex Gall	So
OL	`79`	Justin Goldberg	Fr
WR	`84`	Greg Golden	Fr
FB	`40`	Matt Golden	Fr
RB/WR		Trayone Gray	Fr
OL	`69`	Tyler Grimsley	Fr
OL	`75`	Sean Harvey	Sr
QB	`16`	Jake Heaps	Sr
TE	`23`	Chris Herndon IV	Fr
QB	`17`	Isaac Hoza	Fr
OG	`63`	Danny Isidora	So
OL	`65`	Sterling Jackson	Fr
RB	`30`	De'Andre Johnson	Sr
RB	`8`	Duke Johnson	Jr
WR	`21`	Josh Johnson	Fr
WR		D'Mauri Jones	So
QB	`15`	Brad Kaaya	Fr
WR	`87`	Garrett Kidd	Jr
C/OG	`54`	Hunter Knighton	Fr
WR		Darrell Langham	Fr
WR	`9`	Malcolm Lewis	So
C	`68`	Nick Linder	Fr
WR	`31`	Malik Mayweather	Fr
OT	`52`	K. C. McDermott	Fr
C	`62`	Shane McDermott	Sr
WR	`86`	David Njoku	Fr
TE	`88`	Jake O'Donnell	So
FB	`43`	Tyler Odems	So
OT	`66`	Sunny Odogwu	Fr
FB	`39`	Ronald Regula	Sr
WR	`38`	Joseph Rodgers	Jr
QB	`12`	Malik Rosier	Fr
TE	`85`	Beau Sandland	Sr
WR	`80`	Rashawn Scott	Sr
WR	`24`	Stephen Sweeney	Jr
FB/RB	`44`	Walter Tucker	So
TE	`46`	Clive Walford	Sr
WR	`6`	Herb Waters	Jr
QB	`18`	Michael Welch	Fr
OG	`64`	Hunter Wells	Jr
QB	`11`	Ryan Williams	Sr
RB	`2`	Joseph Yearby	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`34`	Thurston Armbrister	Jr
DT	`55`	Joe Brown	Fr
CB	`1`	Artie Burns	So
S	`2`	Deon Bush	Jr
S	`6`	Jamal Carter	So
DE	`71`	Anthony Chickillo	Sr
CB	`41`	Wyatt Chickillo	Fr
CB	`21`	Antonio Crawford	Jr
S	`25`	Dallas Crawford	Jr
S	`48`	Hugo Delapenha Jr.	Sr
CB	`35`	Nate Dortch	So
CB	`29`	Corn Elder	So
S	`28`	Nantambu-Akil Fentress	Sr
S	`7`	Marques Gayot	Fr
ILB	`53`	Jared Goldenberg	Fr
ILB	`5`	Jermaine Grace	So
CB	`37`	Ladarius Gunter	Sr
DE/DT	`99`	Jelani Hamilton	Jr
DE/OLB	`33`	Trent Harris	Fr
S	`22`	Kiy Hester	Fr
DT	`93`	Calvin Heurtelou	Jr
CB	`3`	Tracy Howard	Jr
DE/OLB	`44`	Demetrius Jackson	Fr
DT	`92`	Courtel Jenkins	Fr
S	`26`	Rayshawn Jenkins	Jr
DE/DT	`47`	Ufomba Kamalu	Jr
DT	`90`	Corey King	Jr
ILB	`56`	Raphael Kirby	Jr
CB	`20`	Ray Lewis III	Fr
CB	`27`	Ryan Mayes	Fr
DE/OLB	`17`	Tyriq McCord	Jr
ILB	`50`	Terry McCray	Fr
DT	`72`	Earl Moore	Jr
DT/DE	`95`	Anthony Moten	Fr
DE/OLB	`98`	Al-Quadin Muhammad	So
DE	`94`	Anthony Naser	Jr
OLB	`58`	Darrion Owens	Fr
OLB	`52`	Denzel Perryman	Sr
DT	`91`	Olsen Pierre	Sr
S	`44`	Dominic Sicilian	So
DE/OLB	`57`	Mike Smith	Fr
DE	`9`	Chad Thomas	Fr
S	`38`	Jordan Tolson	Sr
DT	`11`		Jr
ILB	`51`	Juwon Young	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`48`	Josh Bacon	Fr
K/P	`24`	Michael Badgley	Fr
P	`27`	Ricky Carroll	Sr
P/K	`40`	Grant Coffman	Fr
LS	`55`	Frank Gabriel	So
K	`18`	Matt Goudis	Jr
K/P	`49`	Aaron Martinez	So
K	`43`	Jon Semerene	Fr
P	`16`	Justin Vogel	So

Head coach

Al Golden (4th year) – Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mark D'Onofrio – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
James Coley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Jethro Franklin – Senior Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line
Larry Scott – Tight Ends
Hurlie Brown – Linebackers/Florida Recruiting Coordinator
Art Kehoe – Offensive Line
Brennan Carroll – Wide Receivers/National Recruiting Coordinator
Paul Williams – Defensive Backs
Tim "Ice" Harris – Running backs
Kareem Brown – Grad. Asst. Defensive Tackles
Derron Montgomery – Grad. Asst. Slot Receivers
Chris O'Hara – Grad. Asst. Cornerbacks
Cole Pemberton – Grad. Asst. Offensive Line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Recruiting[]

Position key[]

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits[]

showUS college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Braxton Berrios WR	Raleigh, NC	Leesville Road HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Oct 12, 2013
Braxton Berrios WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyre Brady WR	Homestead, FL	South Dade HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Nov 15, 2013
Tyre Brady WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trevor Darling OG	Miami, FL	Miami Central HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	5.7	Apr 4, 2012
Trevor Darling OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marques Gayot S	Lake Worth, FL	Park Vista Community HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.6	Dec 13, 2013
Marques Gayot S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trayone Gray ATH	Miami, FL	Miami Carol City HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Jun 23, 2013
Trayone Gray ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trent Harris DE	Winter Park, FL	Winter Park HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	N/A	Jul 29, 2013
Trent Harris DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Herndon TE	Norcross, GA	Norcross HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.7	Jun 22, 2013
Chris Herndon TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kiy Hester S	Wayne, NJ	De Paul Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Dec 15, 2013
Kiy Hester S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Calvin Heurtelou DT	Spring Valley, NY	Scottsdale C.C. (Scottsdale, AZ)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	N/A	Dec 26, 2013
Calvin Heurtelou DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Demetrius Jackson DE	Miami, FL	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	N/A	Jun 28, 2013
Demetrius Jackson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Courtel Jenkins DT	Wayne, NJ	De Paul Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2013
Courtel Jenkins DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brad Kaaya QB	West Hills, CA	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	N/A	May 13, 2013
Brad Kaaya QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darrell Langham WR	Lantana, FL	Santaluces Community HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Jun 9, 2013
Darrell Langham WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Linder C	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	N/A	Mar 6, 2013
Nick Linder C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Mayes CB	Miami, FL	Miami Northwestern HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Jun 24, 2013
Ryan Mayes CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terry McCray LB	Pompano Beach, FL	Blanche Ely HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jul 23, 2013
Terry McCray LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
K. C. McDermott OT	Wellington, FL	Palm Beach Gardens HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	N/A	Apr 2, 2013
K. C. McDermott OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony Moten DT	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	4.9	Nov 13, 2013
Anthony Moten DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
David Njoku TE	Cedar Grove, NJ	Cedar Grove HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jan 31, 2014
David Njoku TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darrion Owens LB	Orange Park, FL	Oakleaf HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jun 22, 2013
Darrion Owens LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Rosier QB	Mobile, AL	Faith Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jun 25, 2013
Malik Rosier QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Smith LB	Miami, FL	Miami Northwestern HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Jun 22, 2013
Mike Smith LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chad Thomas DE	Miami, FL	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jul 23, 2013
Chad Thomas DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Wyche DT	Norfolk, VA	East Los Angeles College (Monterey Park, CA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	N/A	Oct 23, 2013
Michael Wyche DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joeseph Yearby RB	Miami, FL	Miami Central HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.5	Feb 26, 2013
Joeseph Yearby RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Juwon Young LB	Albany, GA	Albany HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Jun 8, 2013
Juwon Young LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: 12 247Sports: 12 ESPN: 10
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Miami Signee List 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Miami". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014. "2014 Player Signees- Miami". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 13–31	55,428
September 6	7:00 pm	Florida A&M*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	W 41–7	48,254
September 13	3:30 pm	Arkansas State*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	W 41–20	41,519
September 20	8:00 pm	at No. 24 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 31–41	91,585
September 27	7:30 pm	Duke	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 22–10	44,559
October 4	7:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 17–28	52,221
October 11	12:00 pm	Cincinnati*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	RSN	W 55–34	43,953
October 23	7:30 pm	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–6	64,007
November 1	12:30 pm	North Carolina	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	W 47–20	51,702
November 15	8:00 pm	No. 2 Florida State	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 26–30	76,530
November 22	7:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 13–30	44,750
November 29	7:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	L 23–35	61,106
December 27	4:00 pm	vs. South Carolina*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	L 21–24	38,242
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Season summary[]

North Carolina[]

North Carolina Tar Heels (4–4) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	0	6	7	7	20
Miami (FL)	7	23	14	3	47

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 1
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 51,702
Referee: J. Magallanes
Box Score

showGame information

Homecoming

2015 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Ereck Flowers	Offensive Tackle	1	9	New York Giants
Phillip Dorsett	Wide Receiver	1	29	Indianapolis Colts
Denzel Perryman	Linebacker	2	48	San Diego Chargers
Clive Walford	Tight End	3	68	Oakland Raiders
Duke Johnson	Running Back	3	77	Cleveland Browns
Jon Feliciano	Offensive Guard	4	128	Oakland Raiders
Anthony Chickillo	Defensive End	6	212	Pittsburgh Steelers

References[]

^ "2014 Football Roster". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
^ "Miami Hurricanes Release 2014 Schedule". University of Miami Department of Athletics. January 22, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[1] "2014 Football Roster". University of Miami Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

[2] "Miami Hurricanes Release 2014 Schedule". University of Miami Department of Athletics. January 22, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

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2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0		13	–	1
No. 15 Clemson		6	–	2		10	–	3
No. 24 Louisville		5	–	3		9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5		8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7		3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2		11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4		6	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll