2014 Miami Hurricanes football team

2014 Miami Hurricanes football
Independence Bowl, L 21–24 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
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	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 (FL)		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

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 G 70 Jon Feliciano  Sr OT 74 Ereck Flowers Jr OT 76 Taylor Gadbois  So G 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 G 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 QB 13 Colin Feller 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 G 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 Michael Wyche 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

College recruiting information (2014)
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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
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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
	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
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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
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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
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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
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Darrell Langham WR	Lantana, FL	Santaluces Community HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Jun 9, 2013
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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
	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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Darrion Owens LB	Orange Park, FL	Oakleaf HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jun 22, 2013
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Malik Rosier QB	Mobile, AL	Faith Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jun 25, 2013
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Mike Smith LB	Miami, FL	Miami Northwestern HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Jun 22, 2013
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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
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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
	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
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Juwon Young LB	Albany, GA	Albany HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Jun 8, 2013
	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 (rivalry)	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

See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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

Quarter	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

Game information

First quarter UM – Duke Johnson 1-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 5:43. Miami (FL) 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:10. Second quarter UM – Safety. Miami (FL) 9–0 UNC – Cayson Collins 39-yard fumble return (kick failed), 13:37. Miami (FL) 9–6. UM – Clive Walford 14-yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick), 5:17. Miami (FL) 16–6. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:57. UM – Duke Johnson 90-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 2:55. Miami (FL) 23–6. Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:13. UM – Clive Walford 14-yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick), 0:26. Miami (FL) 30–6. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:51. Third quarter UM – Duke Johnson 37-yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick), 12:37. Miami (FL) 37–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:23. UM – Joe Yearby 1-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 7:12. Miami (FL) 44–6. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:19. UNC – Marquise Williams 10-yard run (Thomas Moore kick), 5:11. Miami (FL) 44–13. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:01. Fourth quarter UM – Michael Badgley 37-yard field goal, 13:19. Miami (FL) 47–13. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:01. UNC – Marquise Williams 1-yard run (Thomas Moore kick), 9:20. Miami (FL) 47–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:59. Top passers UNC – Marquise Williams – 22/32, 186 yards, INT UM – Brad Kaaya – 11/17, 189 yards, 3 TD Top rushers UNC – Romar Morris – 5 rushes, 23 yards UM – Duke Johnson – 19 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD Top receivers UNC – T.J. Thorpe – 4 receptions, 66 yards UM – Clive Walford – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD

• Homecoming

2015 NFL Draft

Main article: 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

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.