2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 2011 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 6–6 3–5 Al Golden 1st Jedd Fisch 1st Mark D'Onofrio 1st Pro-style 4–3 Sun Life Stadium 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. Schedule 2011 Eastern AP September 5 Monday 8:00 pm l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN 24–32 52,875https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312480120 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score ESPN September 5, 2011 September 5, 2011 September 17 7:30 pm w y Ohio State 17 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 24–6 66,279 September 24 3:30 pm l y Kansas State Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU 24–28 43,786 October 1 3:30 pm w y Bethune-Cookman Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU 45–14 40,387 October 8 3:30 pm l y Virginia Tech 21 rivalry Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC/ESPN 35–38 66,233 October 15 12:30 pm w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN 30–24 60,000https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880153 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels football team ESPN October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 October 22 3:30 pm w Georgia Tech 20 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 24–7 43,716https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312952390 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score ESPN October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 October 27 Thursday 8:00 pm l Virginia Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 21–28 40,403 November 5 3:30 pm w y Duke Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL SUN 49–14 62,053 November 12 3:30 pm l y Florida State rivalry Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC/ESPN 19–23 82,322 November 19 3:30 pm w y y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 6–3 47,745 November 25 Friday 3:30 pm l Boston College Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ABC 17–24 44,954 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) November 2017 Roster 2011 Miami Hurricanes y 86 SR Blake Ayles TE 18 SO Chad Barnes WR 73 FR Jermaine Barton OL y 3 SR Travis Benjamin WR y 87 SR Ben Bruneau WR 79 FR Malcolm Bunche OL y 2 SR LaRon Byrd WR y 43 JR John Calhoun TE 23 SO Eduardo Clements RB 82 SO Asante Cleveland TE y 85 FR Phillip Dorsett WR y 49 SO Dyron Dye TE 70 FR Jon Feliciano OL y y 61 SR Joel Figueroa OL y 9 SR Chase Ford TE 66 SR Harland Gunn OL 33 SO Maurice Hagans RB 19 FR Darion Hall RB y 12 SR Jacory Harris QB y 77 SO Seantrel Henderson OL y 34 JR C.J. Holton RB 63 SR Tyler Horn OL y 47 SO Darris Hughes RB 1 SO Allen Hurns WR y 5 JR Mike James Mike James (American football) RB y 78 SO Jermaine Johnson OL 55 JR Ben Jones OL 41 FR Garrett Kidd WR 25 FR DeAndre Lewis WR 68 JR Jeremy Lewis OL 65 SO Brandon Linder OL 69 SO Eduardo Lopez OL 62 FR Shane McDermott OL y 6 SO Lamar Miller RB y y 17 SO Stephen Morris QB 28 SO Shawn O'Dare WR 95 FR David Perry TE y 88 SO Billy Sanders TE 80 FR Rashawn Scott WR y Rashawn Scott (American football) 8 JR Tommy Streeter WR 83 JR Kendal Thompkins WR 38 JR David Thompson RB 46 FR Clive Walford TE y y 72 JR Brandon Washington OL 64 FR Hunter Wells OL 75 SO Jared Wheeler OL 84 SO Cory White TE 11 SO Ryan Williams QB 51 SO Erik Akre LB 50 FR Junior Alexis DL 13 FR Thurston Armbrister DB 26 JR Ray-Ray Armstrong DB 45 SR Ramon Buchanan LB 94 SO Kelvin Cain LB 32 SR Lee Chambers DB 71 FR Anthony Chickillo DL y 39 SO Tyrone Cornelius DB 47 SO Akil Craig LB 25 FR Dallas Crawford DB 46 SO Hugo Delapenha Jr. DB 90 JR Chris Dunckel DL 40 FR Nantambu-Akil Fentress LB 20 FR Thomas Finnie DB 99 JR Marcus Fortson DL 58 SR Jordan Futch LB 59 SO James Gaines LB 37 JR Nathan Gholston DB 53 JR Sean Goldstein LB 51 SO Shayon Green DL 92 FR Jalen Grimble DL 76 SO Sean Harvey DE 30 SO A.J. Highsmith DB 43 FR Ken Jackson DB 24 JR Davon Johnson DB 44 FR Eddie Johnson LB 76 FR Corey King DL 57 SR Miles Levine LB 57 JR Erik Lichter LB 21 JR Brandon McGee DB 29 SR JoJo Nicolas DB 97 JR Adewale Ojomo DL 36 FR Gionni Paul LB 27 FR Keion Payne DB y 52 FR Denzel Perryman LB 91 FR Olson Pierre DE 96 SO Curtis Porter DL 54 SR Micanor Regis DL 93 SO Luther Robinson DL 56 SR Marcus Robinson DL 22 SO Kacy Rodgers DB 48 SR Andrew Smith DL 98 JR Darius Smith DL 31 SR Sean Spence LB 28 JR Andrew Swasey DB 7 JR Vaughn Telemaque DB 38 FR Jordan Tolson DB y 35 JR Olivier Vernon DL 41 SR Mike Williams DB 90 FR Ricardo Williams DL 19 FR Robert Wright DB 13 SO Dalton Botts P 15 JR Cameron Dean P 18 FR Matt Goudis K 15 FR Ben Hopfinger K y 37 SO Alex Irastoza K/P 60 SR Chris Ivory LS 64 JR Sean McNally LS 40 JR Jake Wieclaw K y http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mifl-m-footbl-mtt.html Al Golden (1st year) 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 Depth chart Pro-Set 4-3 Yes No No Jacory Harris Stephen Morris Lamar Miller Mike James OR Eduardo Clements Maurice Hagens John Calhoun Tommy Streeter LaRon Byrd Travis Benjamin Phillip Dorsett Dyron Dye Clive Walford Brandon Washington Joel Figueroa Harland Gunn Jeremy Lewis Tyler Horn Shane McDermott Brandon Linder Jared Wheeler Jon Feliciano OR Malcolm Bunche Kelvin Cain Marcus Robinson OR Jordan Futch Sean Spence James Gaines Denzel Perryman Gionni Paul JoJo Nicolas A.J. Highsmith Vaughn Telemaque Ray-Ray Armstrong Mike Williams Kacy Rodgers Brandon McGee Thomas Finnie Olivier Vernon Andrew Smith Darius Smith Micanor Regis Adewale Ojomo Curtis Porter Anthony Chickillo Shayon Green Jake Wieclaw Dalton Botts Lamar Miller AND Travis Benjamin Travis Benjamin Chris Ivory Spencer Whipple http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041811aab.html http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041811aab.html 85 85 No Preseason Scandal 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.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/31/miami-golden-ncaa.ap/index.html https://archive.today/20120715112050/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/31/miami-golden-ncaa.ap/index.html dead July 15, 2012 Miami's Golden: Player Suspension Were First Obstacle Sports Illustrated August 31, 2011 November 21, 2011 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).Jacory Harris 1 of 8 Canes Reprimanded https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/6909795/ncaa-eight-miami-hurricanes-serve-suspenions-repayments ESPN August 31, 2011 December 29, 2014 On November 20, Miami announced it was withdrawing from bowl consideration due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into the Shapiro affair.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7261664/miami-hurricanes-forgo-bowl-game-due-ncaa-probe Miami Won't Play in a Bowl Game ESPN November 20, 2011 November 21, 2011 Regular season Maryland 2011 Maryland Terrapins football team Al Golden's first game as head coach.http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090511aac.html Canes Come Up Short University of Miami Department of Athletics September 5, 2011 October 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111010024749/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090511aac.html October 10, 2011 dead mdy-all Miami (FL) 0 14 7 3 24 Maryland 7 13 3 9 32 Miami (FL) Maryland collapsed 1 11:21 Maryland 11 79 3:39 RecTD Ronnie Tyler Danny O'Brien 10 good Nick Ferrara run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 12:52 Maryland 11 62 3:35 FG 24 Nick Ferrara 0 10 2 9:12 Miami (FL) 7 60 3:33 RushTD Mike James (American football) 1 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 5:50 Maryland 11 72 3:15 FG 29 Nick Ferrara 7 13 2 4:04 Miami (FL) 5 68 1:40 RushTD Lamar Miller 41 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 2 0:47 Maryland FumbleTD Joe Vellano 30 good Nick Ferrara run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 20 3 10:08 Miami (FL) 9 62 4:46 RushTD Stephen Morris 5 good Jake Wieclaw run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 20 3 5:02 Maryland 14 68 4:59 FG 28 Nick Ferrara 21 23 4 4:01 Miami (FL) 15 67 8:25 FG 30 Jake Wieclaw 24 23 4 1:39 Maryland 6 60 2:17 FG 32 Nick Ferrara 24 26 4 0:39 Maryland IntTD Cameron Chism 54 pass failed 24 32 24 32 Ohio State 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091711aab.html A Golden Win University of Miami Department of Athletics September 17, 2011 October 31, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111025005226/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091711aab.html October 25, 2011 dead mdy-all Ohio State 0 6 0 0 Miami (FL) 14 3 0 7 September 17 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL 7:30 p.m. EST 3:00 66,279 Mostly Cloudy, 83 F, Wind ENE 10 mph on Bill LeMonnier Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ESPN yes 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 yes Kansas State 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State 7 7 7 7 Miami (FL) 3 0 14 7 Bethune-Cookman 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team Bethune-Cookman 7 0 7 0 Miami (FL) 0 14 10 21 Virginia Tech 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Miami (FL) 0 7 7 21 Virginia Tech 7 14 3 14 North Carolina 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Miami (FL) 17 10 0 3 North Carolina 0 10 0 14 Georgia Tech 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Georgia Tech 0 7 0 0 Miami (FL) 7 14 0 3 Virginia 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team Virginia 7 10 3 8 Miami (FL) 0 7 7 7 Duke 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team Duke 0 7 7 0 Miami (FL) 14 14 7 14 Florida State 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry Miami (FL) 0 7 0 12 Florida State 3 14 3 3 South Florida 2011 South Florida Bulls football team Miami (FL) 3 0 0 3 South Florida 0 3 0 0 November 19 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL 3:30 p.m. EST ESPNU yes 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 yes Hurricanes Bowl Eligible as USF Loses B.J. Daniels, Game http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230058 https://archive.today/20130124145103/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230058 dead January 24, 2013 ESPN November 19, 2011 December 29, 2014 Boston College 2011 Boston College Eagles football team Boston College 7 3 7 7 Miami (FL) 14 0 0 3 References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Miami Hurricanes football