2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

2019 Miami Hurricanes football
2019 Miami Hurricanes football
Independence Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Manny Diaz (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Enos (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ephraim Banda (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Uniform

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Boston College	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
NC State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x	6	–	2	9	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	8	–	5
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Duke	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Manny Diaz and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium, competing as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

For the first time since the 2007 season, the Hurricanes were not ranked in the AP Top 25 in any week of the season, and ended up finishing with their first losing season since 2007.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Miami was predicted to finish in second in the Coastal Division.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Florida*	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff / Florida Cup / rivalry / College GameDay / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 20–24	66,543
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 25–28	50,500
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	W 63–0	52,036
September 21	4:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	W 17–12	49,997
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–42	53,183
October 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 Virginia	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	W 17–9	54,538
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 21–28 ^OT	54,106
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 16–12	47,918
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Florida Cup / rivalry)	ABC	W 27–10	63,995
November 9	3:30 p.m.	Louisville	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 52–27	53,111
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	Marlins Park Miami, FL	CBSSN	L 24–30	27,339
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 17–27	15,913
December 26	4:00 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–14	33,129
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2019 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Lorenzo Lingard	So
WR	`2`	K. J. Osborn	Sr
WR	`3`	Mike Harley Jr.	Jr
WR	`4`	Jeff Thomas	Jr
QB	`5`	N'Kosi Perry	So
WR	`6`	Mark Pope	So
WR	`8`	Dee Wiggins	So
TE	`9`	Brevin Jordan	So
QB	`11`	Carson Proctor	Jr
WR	`12`	Jeremiah Payton	Fr
RB	`13`	DeeJay Dallas	Jr
QB	`15`	Jarren Williams	Fr
QB	`16`	Ryan Rizk	Fr
QB	`17`	Peyton Matocha	Fr
QB	`18`	Tate Martell	So
RB	`22`	Robert Burns	So
RB	`23`	Cam'Ron Harris	So
WR	`27`	Marshall Few	Jr
RB	`29`	Jimmy Murphy	Sr
WR	`31`	Connor Byrne	Jr
WR	`34`	Elias Lugo-Fagundo	So
WR	`39`	Dante Johnson	Jr
WR	`40`	Will Huggins	Fr
FB	`41`	Michael Parrott	So
RB	`43`	Isaiah Cashwell	So
TE	`46`	Nicholas Ducheine	Jr
WR	`47`	Mykel Tubbs	Fr
TE	`48`	Robert Prosek	Fr
OL	`51`	D. J. Scaife Jr.	So
OL	`53`	Jakai Clark	Fr
OL	`55`	Navaughn Donaldson	Jr
OL	`57`	Kai-Leon Herbert	So
OL	`60`	Zion Nelson	Fr
OL	`65`	Corey Gaynor	So
OL	`66`	Ousman Traore	So
OL	`67`	Zach Dykstra	So
OL	`71`	Jared Griffith	Fr
OL	`72`	Tommy Kennedy	Sr
OL	`74`	John Campbell Jr.	Fr
OL	`75`	Zalon'Tae Hillery	So
OL	`77`	Adam Elgammal	Fr
TE	`81`	Larry Hodges	Fr
WR	`82`	Jarius Howard	Fr
TE	`85`	Will Mallory	So
TE	`87`	Michael Irvin II	Jr
TE	`88`	Brian Polendey	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`1`	Nesta Jade Silvera	So
CB	`2`	Trajan Bandy	Jr
S	`3`	Gilbert Frierson	Fr
S	`4`	Keontra Smith	Fr
S	`5`	Amari Carter	Jr
LB	`6`	Sam Brooks Jr.	Fr
CB	`7`	Al Blades Jr.	So
CB	`8`	D. J. Ivey	So
LB	`9`	Avery Huff	Fr
DL	`12`	Jahfari Harvey	Fr
DL	`15`	Gregory Rousseau	Fr
LB	`17`	Waynmon Steed	So
S	`20`	Robert Knowles	Sr
S	`21`	Bubba Bolden	So
DL	`22`	Cameron Williams	Fr
CB	`23`	Te'Corey Couch	Fr
CB	`24`	Christian Williams	Fr
S	`26`	Gurvan Hall Jr.	So
S	`30`	Romeo Finley	Sr
S	`34`	Ryan Ragone	Fr
LB	`35`	Zac Smith	Fr
S	`36`	Andrew Barnes	Fr
LB	`37`	Colvin Alford	So
CB	`38`	Robert Brand	So
S	`39`	Gannon Feldmann	Fr
CB	`40`	Luis Gutierrez Jr.	Fr
LB	`44`	Bradley Jennings Jr.	So
LB	`45`	Bryan Levine	Fr
CB	`46`	Suleman Burrows	Fr
LB	`48`	Jake Hoffman	Fr
DL	`49`	Shawn Walker	Jr
LB	`52`	Patrick Joyner Jr.	Fr
LB	`53`	Zach McCloud	Sr
LB	`55`	Shaquille Quarterman	Sr
LB	`56`	Michael Pinckney	Sr
DL	`68`	Michael Scibelli	Fr
DL	`70`	Earnest Carter	So
DL	`71`	Scott Patchan	Sr
DL	`81`	Jared Harrison-Hunte	Fr
DL	`84`	Josh Neely	Fr
DL	`90`	Tyreic Martin	Jr
DL	`91`	Jordan Miller	Fr
DL	`92`	Jason Blissett Jr.	Fr
DL	`93`	Pat Bethel	Sr
DL	`94`	Trevon Hill	Sr
DL	`95`	Jaelan Phillips	So
DL	`96`	Jonathan Ford	Jr
DL	`97`	Jonathan Garvin	Jr
DL	`98`	Jalar Holley	Fr
DL	`99`	Chigozie Nnoruka	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`19`	Jack Spicer	Sr
K	`21`	Bubba Baxa	So
K	`45`	Camden Price	Fr
K	`47`	Turner Davidson	So
LS	`49`	Mason Napper	Fr
LS	`58`	Clay James	Fr
LS	`59`	Alan Nadelsticher	Fr
LS	`61`	Jacob Munoz	Jr
P	`94`	Lou Hedley	So

Head coach

Manny Diaz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Personnel

Coaching staff

Manny Diaz	Head coach	Florida State (1995)
Dan Enos	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	Michigan State (1991)
Blake Baker	Defensive coordinator	Tulane (2004)
Ephraim Banda	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	Incarnate Word (2012)
Todd Stroud	Assistant head coach / defensive line	Florida State (1985)
Jonathan Patke	Outside linebackers/special teams	Stephen F. Austin (2008)
Butch Barry	Offensive line	Central Michigan (2001)
Stephen Field	Tight ends	Tuskegee
Eric Hickson	Running backs	Kansas State (1998)
Mike Rumph	Cornerbacks coach	Miami (2002)
Taylor Stubblefield	Wide receivers	Purdue (2005)

Game summaries

Vs. Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	10	0	7	20
No. 8 Gators^	7	0	10	7	24

^Neutral site game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The Gators are the designated home team.^[3]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Miami	Florida
1	9:37	9	56	5:23	Miami	36-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa	3	0
1	7:37	5	79	2:00	Florida	Kadarius Toney 66-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	3	7
2	8:26	5	27	2:20	Miami	42-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa	6	7
2	0:45	12	90	6:08	Miami	Brevin Jordan 25-yard touchdown reception from Jarren Williams, Bubba Baxa kick good	13	7
3	6:30	9	33	3:25	Florida	27-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	13	10
3	0:30	3	11	0:43	Florida	Lamical Perine 8-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	13	17
4	14:15	3	75	1:15	Miami	DeeJay Dallas 50-yard touchdown run, Bubba Baxa kick good	20	17
4	8:18	4	80	1:30	Florida	Feleipe Franks 3-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	20	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	24

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	10	6	6	25
Tar Heels	17	0	3	8	28

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	7	21	14	21	63

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	2	3	7	12
Hurricanes	7	0	7	3	17

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	21	7	0	14	42
Hurricanes	0	7	7	21	35

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	3	0	6	9
Hurricanes	7	0	0	10	17

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Yellow Jackets	14	7	0	0	7	28
Hurricanes	14	7	0	0	0	21

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	7	0	6	16
Panthers	3	3	3	3	12

At Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	10	0	10	27
Seminoles	0	3	7	0	10

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	6	27
Hurricanes	21	14	17	0	52

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	3	21	24
Panthers	10	3	3	14	30

At Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	3	0	17
Blue Devils	3	10	0	14	27

vs Louisiana Tech (Independence Bowl)

Miami (left in orange jerseys) and Louisiana Tech line up before a snap in the 2019 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, December 2019

Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hurricanes	0	0	0	0	0

at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

Date: December 30
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 33,129
TV: ESPN
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Game information

Second Quarter

(09:34) LT TD – Isreal Tucker 26-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 5:18

Fourth Quarter

(01:15) LT TD – J'Mar Smith 8-yard rush, Bailey Hare kick
Louisiana Tech 14–0; Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:07

Top passers

LT – J'Mar Smith – 13/28, 163 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
MIA – Jarren Williams – 9/20, 94 yards, 1 INT

Top rushers

LT – Justin Henderson – 22 carries, 95 yards
MIA – Cam'Ron Harris – 12 carries, 31 yards

Top receivers

LT – Malik Stanley – 3 receptions, 75 yards
MIA – K. J. Osborn – 5 receptions, 56 yards

Statistics	Miami	Louisiana Tech
First downs	18	15
Total yards	337	227
Rushing yards	174	74
Passing yards	163	153
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:26	28:34

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	140	Shaquille Quarterman	ILB	Jacksonville Jaguars
4	144	DeeJay Dallas	RB	Seattle Seahawks
5	176	K. J. Osborn	WR	Minnesota Vikings
7	242	Jonathan Garvin	DE	Green Bay Packers

References

^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "2019 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "A deep dive into Miami's future scheduling: Beyond 2019, what's the future of the Florida Gators series? – Canes Watch".

[1] "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[2] "2019 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[3] "A deep dive into Miami's future scheduling: Beyond 2019, what's the future of the Florida Gators series? – Canes Watch".

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