- The defense had 57 tackles in the game and 11 came at a loss.
- Colin Mcarthy and Joe Joseph led the team with 6 tackles a piece.
- Joseph also had 3.5 tackles which resulted in a loss.
- The Canes sacked the Rattlers 3 times (season high) and forced 1 fumble.
- Brandon Harris picked off 1 interception in the game.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Defense-Game 1: Florida A&M....Peek At Last Year's Defensive Stats
Friday, July 23, 2010
Notre Dame Vs. Miami Now Scheduled, Time To Stomp The Irish
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Jacory Needs A Big Year, Again.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Offense - Game 1: Florida A&M....Peek At Last Year's Offensive Stats
2010 Coaches: The U
2010 Coaching Staff & Support Staff
MARK WHIPPLE
Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks/Offensive Coordinator
Years at Miami 2nd
College Brown (1978)
Hometown Tarytown, N.Y.
JOHN LOVETT
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Years at Miami 2nd
College C.W. Post (1973)
Hometown Pearl River, N.Y.
MICHEAL BARROW
Linebackers
Years at Miami 3rd
College Miami (1992)
Hometown Homestead, Fla.
RICK PETRI
Defensive Line
Years at Miami 1st
College Missouri-Rolla (1976)
Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
WESLEY McGRIFF
Defensive Backs
Years at Miami 4th
College Savannah State (1990)
Hometown Tifton, Ga.
AUBREY HILL
Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Years at Miami 3rd
College Florida (1996)
Hometown Miami, Fla.
JOE PANNUNZIO
Tight Ends/Special Teams
Years at Miami 5th
College Southern Colorado (1982)
Hometown Pueblo, Colo.
MIKE CASSANO
Running Backs
Years at Miami 1st
College New Hampshire (1994)
Hometown Andover, Mass.
JEFF STOUTLAND
Offensive Line
Years at Miami 4th
College Southern Connecticut State (1984)
Hometown Staten Island, N.Y.
BOOMER PHILBRICK
Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Years at Miami 2nd
College Arizona State (2004)
Hometown Miami Lakes, Fla.
MARK REESE
Graduate Assistant (Defense)
Years at Miami 2nd
College San Diego State (1997)
Hometown Dos Palos, Calif.
SUPPORT STAFF
Corey Bell Director of Football Operations
Brent Blaylock Asst. Director of Football Operations
Tim Harris, Sr. Assistant to Head Football Coach
Cindy Garcia Director of Football Relations
Myrna Schneider Senior Staff Associate
Kate Walford Coordinator of Football Operations
Andreu Swasey Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kevin Blaske Head Football Athletic Trainer
Scott McGonagle Director of Athletic Training
Bobby Revilla Head Equipment Manager
Ralph Nogueras Equipment Manager
Chris Paraskis Equipment Manager
Stewart Cramer Video Coordinator
Jason Spitulnik Assistant Video Coordinator
Victor Ishmael Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Cols Colas Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Megan Rogers Assistant Athletic Trainer
Scott Brooks Assistant Athletic Trainer
Ana Fogarty Staff Associate
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Gino Toretta In Hall Of Fame
Players
PERVIS ATKINS - HB, New Mexico State (1959-60)
TIM BROWN - WR, Notre Dame (1984-87)
CHUCK CECIL - DB, Arizona (1984-87)
ED DYAS - FB, Auburn (1958-60)
MAJOR HARRIS - QB, West Virginia (1987-89)
GORDON HUDSON - TE, Brigham Young (1980-83)
WILLIAM LEWIS* - C, Harvard (1892-93)
WOODROW LOWE - LB, Alabama (1972-75)
KEN MARGERUM - WR, Stanford (1977-80)
STEVE McMICHAEL - DT, Texas (1976-79)
CHRIS SPIELMAN - LB, Ohio State (1984-87)
LARRY STATION - LB, Iowa (1982-85)
PAT SWILLING - DE, Georgia Tech (1982-85)
GINO TORRETTA - QB, Miami (Fla.) (1989-92)
CURT WARNER - RB, Penn State (1979-82)
GRANT WISTROM - DE, Nebraska (1994-97)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Michael Irvin Radio Show Coming Soon: Goes Live July 26 on WQAM 560
Jacory's Thumb All Over Media
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Team Stats: Damien Berry , Matt Bosher, Ramon Buchanan
20 Damien Barry- Junior
Running Back, 5-11, 217, Senior-3L
Belle Glade, Fla. / Glades Central HS
2009 (JUNIOR): Team’s second-leading rusher with 616 yards on 93 carries and
a team-high eight rushing touchdowns … Averaged 6.6 yards per carry and
scored a touchdown in seven of Miami’s last nine games … Saw his first career
action at running back against Florida A&M on Oct. 10 and gained 162 yards
on 14 carries – all in the second half – with a touchdown and a career-long 49-
yard rush … Had a season-high 16 carries for 76 yards and one score in win
against Duke … Rushed for over 100 yards for second time in 2009 in season
finale at USF, gaining 114 yards on 12 carries … Rushed for two touchdowns
against Virginia and finished with 56 yards on 12 carries … One of three
Hurricanes to have a 150-yard rushing performance in a season, which was the
first time a Miami team has had that occur … Also played on the kickoff coverage
team and has six total tackles (five solo, one assisted).
DAMIEN BERRY’S CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING RECEIVING
Year -- GP/GS Att Yards Avg. TD LG No. Yards Avg. TD LG
2009 13/0 93 616 6.6 8 49 5 68 13.6 0 29
25 MATT BOSHER
Placekicker, Punter, 6-0, 205, Senior-3L
Jupiter, Fla. / Jupiter HS
2009 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM (KICKER)
2009 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM (PUNTER)
2009 (JUNIOR): Named All-ACC first team kicker and second team punter …
Also chosen to the Rivals.com All-ACC first team as a kicker and to the Phil Steele
All-ACC first team as a kicker and `second team as a punter … Connected on 14-
of-16 field goals and ended the season making 12 in a row which is the secondbest
streak in school history in a career and in a single-season … Ranked third in
the ACC in field goal percentage (87.5) and was a perfect 50-of-50 in PAT's,
which were the most in the ACC and ranked as the second-best mark in a single
season … Made 90 consecutive extra-point attempts, which is the third-best
streak in a career at Miami … In ACC action, tied for the league-lead going 32-
of-32 in PAT's … Made 10-of-11 field goals of 30-plus yards … Earned All-ACC
Specialist of the Week honors twice and was a Lou Groza Award Star of the
Week … As a punter, led the ACC in conference games averaging 42.9 yards
per punt on 30 punts in eight games … Overall, averaged 42.5 yards per punt
in 13 games for the Hurricanes … Had at least one punt of 50-plus yards in eight
of 13 games and had 23 of 51 punts downed inside the 20-yd line.
MATT BOSHER’S CAREER STATISTICS
PUNTING In
Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. Long 20 TB Blk
2007 12/12 58 2329 40.2 75 9 1 2
2008 13/13 66 2659 40.3 76 19 3 2
2009 12/12 51 2169 42.5 59 23 7 0
Totals 37/37 175 7157 40.9 76 51 11 4
45 RAMON BUCHANAN
Linebacker, 6-1, 215, Junior-2L
Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay HS
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Had 28 total tackles (20 solo, eight assists) … Saw
increased action at the outside linebacker position when Sean Spence missed time
with an injury in late October, early November … After recording just seven tackles
in UM’s first six games, tallied 19 over the last six contests … Tallied a careerhigh
six total tackles and had a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up in his
only start of the season at North Carolina … Also recorded five tackles versus
Florida A&M and at USF in the regular season finale … Averaged 4.6 tackles
per contest over UM’s last three road games (at Wake Forest, at UNC, at USF)
… Had 3.5 tackles for a loss and two pass break-ups on the year.
RAMON BUCHANAN’S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES FUMBLES
Year GP/GS TT UT AT TFL QBP Sacks FF PBU
Totals 21/1 34 25 9 3.5-5 1 0-0 0 2
RAMON BUCHANAN’S CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, (at North Carolina 2009)
Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, (at North Carolina 2009)
Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, (vs. FAMU, at North Carolina 2009)
Monday, July 12, 2010
2009 Team Statistics - Miami Hurricanes
TEAM STATISTICS
MIAMI OPPONENTS
SCORING 394 288
Points Per Game 30.3 22.2
FIRST DOWNS 275 224
Rushing 96 90
Passing 168 112
Penalty 11 22
RUSHING YDS 1794 1590
Yds gained rushing 2226 2011
Yards lost rushing 432 421
Rushing Attempts 463 451
Average Per Rush 3.9 3.5
Average Per Game 138.0 122.3
TDs Rushing 21 10
PASSING YDS 3405 2695
Comp-Att-Int 246-416-17 208-380-9
Average Per Pass 8.2 7.1
Average Per Catch 13.8 13.0
Average Per Game 261.9 207.3
TDs Passing 25 14
TOTAL OFFENSE 5199 4285
Total Plays 879 831
Average Per Play 5.9 5.2
Average Per Game 399.9 329.6
KICK RETURNS: 57-1235 67-1375
PUNT RETURNS: 25-223 12-112
INT RETURNS: 9-89 17-447
KICK RETURN AVG 21.7 20.5
PUNT RETURN AVG 8.9 9.3
INT RETURN AVG 9.9 26.3
FUMBLES-LOST 14-4 23-12
PENALTIES-Yds 93-703 68-581
Average Per Game 54.1 44.7
PUNTS-Yards 54-2181 68-2691
Average Per Punt 40.4 39.6
Net punt average 35.7 34.5
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:15 29:45
3RD-DOWN Conversions 79/177 66/182
3rd-Down Pct 45% 36%
4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/20 4/10
4th-Down Pct 45% 40%
SACKS BY-Yards 24-199 35-258
MISC YARDS 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 50 31
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-16 24-31
ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-1
RED-ZONE SCORES (43-53) 81% (32-39) 82%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-53) 64% (14-39) 36%
PAT-ATTEMPTS (50-50) 100% (28-29) 97%
ATTENDANCE 285306 349743
Games/Avg Per Game 6/47551 6/58290
Date Opponent W/L Score Attendance
*Sept. 7 at #18 Florida State W 38-34 81077
*Sept. 17 #14 GEORGIA TECH W 33-17 45329
*Sept. 26 at #11 Virginia Tech L 7-31 66233
Oct. 3 #8 OKLAHOMA W 21-20 61790
Oct. 10 FLORIDA A&M W 48-16 47859
Oct.17 at UCF W 27-7 48453
*Oct. 24 CLEMSON L (OT) 37-40 43778
*Oct. 31 at Wake Forest W 28-27 30011
*Nov. 7 VIRGINIA W 52-17 48350
*Nov. 14 at North Carolina L 24-33 57500
*Nov. 21 DUKE W 34-16 38200
Nov. 28 at USF W 31-10 66469
Dec 29 vs #25 Wisconsin L 14-20 56747
* ACC game AP rank in ()
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Miami (Fla.) 79 93 108 111 3 394
Opponents 64 87 77 54 6 288
Player Statistics: Travis Benjamin, Allen Bailey , Ray Ray Armstrong
TRAVIS BENJAMIN - #3
Wide Receiver, 5-10, 175, Junior-2L
Belle Glade, Fla. / Glades Central HS
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Hurricanes. Second
leading receiver with 501 yards, averaging 17.4 yards per catch. Third in
catches (29) and receiving touchdowns (4), also returned nine punts for 57
yards with a long of 33 yards against Florida A&M. Totaled 597 all-purpose
yards (21 rush, 501 receiving, 57 punt return, 18 kickoff return) in 13 games.
Had a career-best 128 yard receiving game on four catches in the season opener
at Florida State. Started games against Wake Forest and Duke. Hauled
in a career-long 69-yard touchdown reception against Clemson and finished with
82 yards on three catches. Had three receptions for 61 yards in the win against
Oklahoma, including a 38-yard touchdown reception. Caught the eventual
game-winning touchdown against Wake Forest – a 13-yard grab in the fourth
quarter. Had a season-long 13-yard rush against Georgia Tech.
TRAVIS BENJAMIN’S CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING RECEIVING
Year GP/GS AttYards Avg. TD LG No. Yards Avg. TD LG
2008 12/5 5 42 8.4 1 18 18 293 16.3 3 51
2009 13/2 9 21 2.3 0 13 29 501 17.4 4 69
total 25/7 14 63 4.5 1 18 47 794 16.9 7 69
PUNT RETURNS
Year GP/GS No Yards Avg. TD LG
2008 12/5 16 181 11.3 0 44
2009 13/2 9 57 6.3 0 33
total 25/7 25 238 9.5 0 44
KICK RETURNS
Year GP/GS No Yards Avg. TD LG
2008 12/5 22 496 22.5 0 57
2009 13/2 1 18 18.0 0 18
total 25/7 23 514 22.3 0 57
TRAVIS BENJAMIN’S CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (at UCF 2009)
Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (vs. Florida State 2008)
Rushing Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (vs. Florida State 2008)
Long run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 (vs. Florida State 2008)
Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 4 times (last at Wake Forest 2009)
Receiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 (vs. Florida State 2009)
Receiving Touchdowns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 7 times (last at Wake Forest 2009)
Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 (vs. Clemson 2009)
RAY-RAY ARMSTRONG - #26
Defensive Back, 6-4, 220, Sophomore-1L
Sanford, Fla./Seminole HS
2009 (FRESHMAN): One of three true freshmen (along with DE Olivier Vernon
and CB Brandon McGee) to see significant action on defense for the ‘Canes in
2009 … Played in 10 games (DNP/injury at Wake Forest, vs. Virginia, at North
Carolina) … Recorded a career-high seven tackles (four solo, three assists) in win
over then-No. 8 Oklahoma … Tallied three tackles in back-to-back weeks at UCF
and versus Clemson … Also had a pass break-up at UCF.
RAY-RAY ARMSTRONG’S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES FUMBLES
Year GP/GS TT UT AT TFL QBP Sacks FF FR PBU Int
2009 10/1 21 14 7 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0
RAY-RAY ARMSTRONG’S CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (vs. Oklahoma 2009)
Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (vs. Oklahoma 2009)
Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (vs. Oklahoma 2009)
2009 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM
ALLEN BAILEY - #57
Defensive Line, 6-4, 288, Senior-3L
Sapelo, Ga. / McIntosh County Academy
2009 (JUNIOR): Led the ‘Canes in sacks (7.0) and tackles for a loss (11.0) …
Played both defensive tackle and defensive end during the season … Led all UM
defensive linemen with 34 total tackles on the year … Ranked fourth in the ACC
in sacks per game (0.58) and tied for seventh in tackles for a loss per game (0.92)
… Named First Team All-ACC at defensive tackle by the Atlantic Coast Sports
Media Association, Rivals.com and Phil Steele … Was awarded the Strength
Training Athlete of the Year at the team’s annual awards banquet on Dec. 6 …
Recorded a career-high tying two sacks in back-to-back games vs. Clemson and
at Wake Forest … Also set career-highs for total tackles (5 at Wake Forest and
at USF) and tackles for a loss (3.0 vs. Clemson and at Wake Forest) … Forced
fumbles versus Oklahoma and Clemson … His forced fumble versus Clemson was
returned by teammate Marcus Robinson for a 53-yard touchdown … Over the
final six games of the regular season, tallied 19 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for a
loss, four sacks and a forced fumble … Started 10 of his 13 games played.
ALLEN BAILEY’S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES FUMBLES
Year GP/GS TT UT AT TFL QBP Sacks FF FR PBU Int
2007 12/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
2008 12/4 24 15 9 9-56 14 5-46 0 0-0 0 0-0
2009 13/10 34 19 15 11.0-77 1 7.0-66 2 0-0 2 0-0
Totals: 37/14 58 34 24 20-133 15 12-112 2 0-0 2 0-0
ALLEN BAILEY’S CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, twice (at Wake Forest; at USF 2009)
Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (vs. Clemson 2009)
Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (at USF 2009)
Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice (vs. UCF 2008; vs. Clemson 2009)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
2010 Hurricanes Spring Breakdown By Class
FRESHMEN EARLY ENROLLEES (6)
OL Malcolm Bunche
LB Tyrone Cornelius
WR Allen Hurns
RB Storm Johnson
OL Shane McDermott
QB Stephen Morris
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (10)
DL Dyron Dye
LB Shayon Green
OL Jermaine Johnson
RB Lamar Miller
OL Stephen Plein
DB Jamal Reid
DL Luther Robinson
TE Billy Sanders
OL Jared Wheeler
OL Cory White
SOPHOMORES(16)
DB Ray-Ray Armstrong
LB Sean Goldstein
QB AJ Highsmith
LB C.J. Holton
RB Mike James
WR Davon Johnson
OL Ben Jones
DB Brandon McGee
DL Levi Paalua
DL Curtis Porter
WR Tommy Streeter
DB Vaughn Telemaque
WR Kendal Thompkins
DL Olivier Vernon
OL Brandon Washington
K Jake Wieclaw
JUNIORS (22)
WR Travis Benjamin
LB Ramon Buchanan
WR LaRon Byrd
FB John Calhoun
RB Lee Chambers
WR Thearon Collier
DL Marcus Forston
LB Jordan Futch
OL Harland Gunn
DL Gavin Hardin
DB Brandon Harris
QB Jacory Harris
OL Tyler Horn
LS Chris Ivory
WR Aldarius Johnson
DL Jeremy Lewis
DL Adewale Ojomo
DL Micanor Regis
DL Marcus Robinson
LB Sean Spence
DL Andrew Smith
QB Spencer Whipple
SENIORS (18)
DL Allen Bailey
RB Damien Berry
P/PK Matt Bosher
DB Jared Campbell
RB Graig Cooper
OL Joel Figueroa
OL Orlando Franklin
TE Richard Gordon
WR Leonard Hankerson
FB Patrick Hill
DB Ryan Hill
DL Josh Holmes
LB Colin McCarthy
DB Cory Nelms
DB JoJo Nicolas
LB Kylan Robinson
DL Steven Wesley
DB DeMarcus Van Dyke
2010 SIGNEES (28)
OL Jermaine Barton
DL Jeffrey Brown
OL Malcolm Bunche
QB Stephen Morris
LB Kelvin Cain
RB Eduardo Clements
TE Asante Cleveland
LB Tyrone Cornelius
DB Devont’a Davis
DB Jeremy Davis
OL Jonathan Feliciano
LB James Gaines
TE Chase Ford
OL Tavadis Glenn
RB Maurice Hagens
WR Darion Hall
WR Allen Hurns
RB Storm Johnson
OL Brandon Linder
OL Shane McDermott
LB Kevin Nelson
DB Keion Payne
OL David Perry
DB Kacy Rodgers
TE Andrew Tallman
DL Delmar Taylor
TE Clive Walford
LB Travis Williams