1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 20 8–3 6–1 Butch Davis 1st Larry Coker 1st Bill Miller 1st Ray Lewis Miami Orange Bowl Big East co-champion 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.Miami Bowled Over by NCAA Possible Orange Bid Ends As Sanctions Cut 24 Scholarships, Too Michelle Kauffman https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/12/02/miami-bowled-over-by-ncaa-possible-orange-bid-ends-as-sanctions-cut-24-scholarships-too-case-included-pay-for-play-players-gladly-trade-bowl-for-no-1-96-shot/ The Baltimore Sun December 2, 1995 September 21, 2012 Schedule 1995 AP Eastern September 2 8:00 pm l y y 12 UCLA 15 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 8–31 60,091 September 9 4:00 pm w y 19 Florida A&M 25 (I-AA) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 49–3 57,721 September 23 12:00 pm l y 17 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry BEN 7–13 51,206 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-virginia-tech/140599699/ South Florida Sun Sentinel Virginia Tech notches 1st victory over 'Canes September 24, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 7:30 pm l y y Florida State 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 17–41 80,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-democrat-no-1-florida-state-c/140598557/ The Press Democrat No. 1 Florida State clobbers rival Miami, 41–17 October 8, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 7:30 pm w Rutgers Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL BEN 56–21 19,747 October 21 12:00 pm w y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA BEN 17–16 28,794 October 28 4:00 pm w y Temple Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 36–12 28,147 November 4 12:00 pm w y Baylor Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN2 35–14 32,655 November 11 12:00 pm w y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA BEN 17–14 44,500 November 18 4:00 pm w 25 West Virginia Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 17–12 43,409 November 25 7:30 pm w 25 Syracuse 22 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 35–24 47,544 Game summaries UCLA 1995 UCLA Bruins football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed #12 Miami Hurricanes at #15 UCLA Bruins September 2, 1995 Miami (FL) 0 0 0 8 UCLA 3 0 14 14 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 60,091 Box score 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 1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Florida A&M Rattlers at #19 Miami Hurricanes September 9, 1995 4:00 p.m. EST Florida A&M 7 7 0 7 Miami (FL) 14 35 0 7 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 57,751 Box score 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 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed #17 Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies September 23, 1995 Miami (FL) 0 7 0 0 Virginia Tech 7 3 0 3 Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia 51,206 Box score 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 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Miami Hurricanes at #1 Florida State Seminoles October 7, 1995 Miami (FL) 7 0 3 7 Florida State 7 17 7 10 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida 80,350 ESPN Box score 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 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes October 14, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Rutgers 7 7 0 7 Miami (FL) 14 35 0 7 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 42,642 Recap, pg. 124 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 1995 Pitt Panthers football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Panthers October 21, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Miami (FL) 7 0 3 7 Pitt 3 10 3 0 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 28,794 Box score 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 1995 Temple Owls football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Temple Owls at Miami Hurricanes October 28, 1995 Temple 3 9 0 0 Miami (FL) 7 13 9 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 28,147 Box score 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 1995 Baylor Bears football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Baylor Bears at Miami Hurricanes November 4, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Baylor 7 0 0 7 Miami (FL) 0 14 14 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 32,655 Box score 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 1995 Boston College Eagles football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles November 11, 1995 Miami (FL) 7 0 7 3 Boston College 0 0 0 14 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 44,500 Box score 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 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at #25 Miami Hurricanes October 21, 1995 4:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 0 9 3 0 Miami (FL) 0 7 7 3 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 43,409 Box score 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 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team Miami Hurricanes white 2; text-align:center collapsed #22 Syracuse Orangemen at #25 Miami Hurricanes November 25, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Syracuse 10 14 0 0 Miami (FL) 0 14 14 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 47,544 Box score 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 (1984) 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 f 11 Fr Scott Covington QB y 7 So Jammi German WR y 87 So Yatil Green WR y 52 Jr Ray Lewis LB y 45 Jr Twan Russell LB y 23 Jr Duane Starks DB y 21 Sr Dane Prewitt K https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=293&path=football *Butch Davis 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 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 References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Miami Hurricanes football