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FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 64 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS • 35 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U Saturday, November 11, 2017 8 p.m. ET | ABC GAME NINE Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) #7/#6 MIAMI HURRICANES (8-0) SCHEDULES HEAD COACH: Mark Richt (Miami, 1982) | CAREER: 162-55 (17th season) | AT MIAMI: 17-4 (second) vs. MIAMI (8-0) #3/#5 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (8-1) HEAD COACH: Brian Kelly (Assumption, 1983) | CAREER: 238-89 (27th season) | AT NOTRE DAME: 67-32 (eighth) SEPTEMBER (3-0) S 2 Bethune-Cookman Hard Rock Stadium W, 41-13 THE GAME S 9 @Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. cancelled After extending the program's longest winning streak since 2001-02 to 13 games with a 28-10 win over Virginia Tech last time out, #7/#6 S 23 Toledo Hard Rock Stadium W, 52-30 • S 29 @Duke* Durham, N.C. W, 31-6 Miami hosts #3/#5 Notre Dame for the first time since 1989. Kickoff for the rivalry game is set for 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ABC with Chris Fowler (play by play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Maria Taylor (sideline reporter) on the • OCTOBER (4-0) call. Joe Zagacki (pxp) and Don Bailey, Jr. (color) are in the 560 WQAM radio booth for their 16th season together, while Josh Darrow O 7 @Florida State* Tallahassee, Fla. W, 24-20 will handle the sideline duty. Jose “Chamby” Campos (pxp) and Jose Martinez (color) are broadcasting on 990AM ESPN Deportes. O 14 Georgia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium W, 25-24 O 21 Syracuse* Hard Rock Stadium W, 27-19 THE SERIES O 28 @North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 24-19 The Hurricanes trail the all-time series with Notre Dame 18-7-1, but Miami has won five straight matchups against the Fighting Irish in Miami. • The Irish have not won in Miami since 1977. Miami has lost four straight games overall to Notre Dame - including a 27-30 loss on Oct. 29, 2016. NOVEMBER (1-0) • Miami's trip to South Bend last season marked the last loss for the Hurricanes overall; Miami has won 13 straight games since that matchup. N 4 Virginia Tech* Hard Rock Stadium W, 28-10 • N 11 Notre Dame Hard Rock Stadium 8 p.m. • The all-time series in games played in Miami is tied at 6-6-1. The Irish have not made the trip to Miami since 1989 - a 27-10 win for the Canes. N 18 Virginia* Hard Rock Stadium 12 p.m. N 24 @Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA THE TEAM • Last time out on Nov. 4, Miami extended its winning streak to 13 straight games dating to Oct. 29, 2016 with a 28-10 win over Virginia Tech. • Miami's current 13-game winning streak is the longest nationwide at the FBS level, and the program's longest winning streak since the 2002 NOTRE DAME (8-1) season, when Miami finished the tail end of a 34-game winning streak. Georgia (10) and Wisconsin (10) also have double-digit win streaks. SEPTEMBER (4-1) • For the first time since 2002, Miami has started 8-0 overall and for the first time since joining the ACC in 2004, Miami is 6-0 in conference play. S 2 Temple Notre Dame, Ind. W, 49-16 • With a perfect 8-0 record, Miami is one of just five remaining unbeaten teams at the FBS level and the only unbeaten team in the ACC. S 9 Georgia Notre Dame, Ind. L, 19-20 • Miami ranks first nationally in tackles for loss (8.8 per game), fifth in team sacks (3.5) and third in team passing efficiency defense (98.33). S 16 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 49-20 S 23 at Michigan State East Lansing, Md. W, 38-18 THE OPPONENT S 30 Miami (OH) Notre Dame, Ind. W, 52-17 Notre Dame is under the direction of eighth-year head coach Brian Kelly, whose team is ranked #3/#5 and has a 8-1 overall record. • The Irish are led by QB Brandon Wimbush (1,286 passing yards, 639 rushing yards, 13 rushing TDs, 11 passing TDs) and RB Josh Adams (1,191 OCTOBER (3-0) • rushing yards, 9 TDs). Notre Dame's defense is led by LB Te'Von Coney (74 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss) and DB Julian Love (14 PBU, 3 INT). O 7 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 33-10 O 21 Southern Cal Notre Dame, Ind. W, 49-14 • Notre Dame ranks fifth nationally in rushing offense (324.8 yards per game) and seventh in scoring offense (41.3 points per game). O 28 NC State Notre Dame, Ind. W, 35-14 THE COACH November (1-0) Miami is in its second season under the direction of head coach Mark Richt; in his first season at the helm, the Hurricanes finished • N 4 Wake Forest Notre Dame, Ind. W, 48-37 with a 9-4 record and won their first bowl game since 2006 with a 31-14 victory over West Virginia in the Russell Athletic Bowl. N 11 at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. 8 p.m. Richt, who grew up in nearby Boca Raton, Fla., played quarterback as a student-athlete at Miami and is a 1982 graduate of the university, • N 18 Navy Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. was named the 24th head coach in the history of the Hurricanes football program on Dec. 4, 2015. He is 17-4 in his first 21 games at The U. N 25 at Stanford Stanford, Calif. TBA QUICK HITS AIRWAVES CANES HOST IRISH IN TOP-10 MATCHUP UM DOMINATES VT IN COASTAL CLASH DEFENSE DOMINATING UNDER DIAZ For the first time since 1989, the Miami Miami won its eighth straight game to Miami's defense is delivering once • • • Hurricanes welcome Notre Dame to south open the season, topping #13/#13 Virginia again under the direction of second-year Television (ABC) Florida for the latest installation of one of Tech, 28-10, Nov. 4. at Hard Rock Stadium defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. Chris Fowler (play-by-play) • college football's most historic rivalries. The win was Miami's most dominant UM entered the week ranked first nation- Kirk Herbstreit (color) • • • Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. on ABC on Nov. 11. of the season; the Hurricanes outgained wide in team tackles for loss per game (8.8), • Maria Taylor (sidelines) • Though Notre Dame leads the all-time Virginia Tech 429-299, besting a team that fifth in team sacks (3.5) and third in team series 18-7-1, the Hurricanes have not lost to entered the game ranked #2 in the ACC in passing efficiency defense (98.33). Flagship Radio (560 WQAM) the Fighting Irish in Miami since 1977. scoring offense and #1 in scoring defense. In one of the most important metrics for Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) • • In the modern era of Miami Hurricanes The Hurricanes recorded four turnovers measuring a college football defense in 2017 Don Bailey, Jr. (color) • • • football (since 1979), Miami has a 6-8 record in the victory while redshirt junior QB - yards per play - the Hurricanes checked in • Josh Darrow (sidelines) against Notre Dame and a 5-0 home record. Malik Rosier totaled three touchdowns at No. 10 nationwide (4.4 yards per play) for • Mark Richt's lone game against Notre (two passing, one rushing). the second-best mark in the ACC. Spanish Radio (990 ESPN Deportes) Dame as head coach came in last year's Virginia Tech's 10 points were the fewest UM is one of just 10 teams in the country “Chamby” Campos (play-by-play) • • • matchup, a 27-30 loss to the Irish in South it has scored in a game all season. Four averaging fewer than 4.5 yards per play. Jose Martinez (color) • Bend, Ind. on Oct. 29, 2016. That game was Hurricanes wore the turnover chain: DB • Is it the power of the turnover chain? Miami's last overall loss; 377 days will have Jaquan Johnson, DL Jonathan Garvin, DB Miami's defense ranks fourth nationwide in elapsed since when the game kicks off. Sheldrick Redwine and DL RJ McIntosh. team takeaways per game (2.6). MIAMI MIAMIFOOTBALL FOOTBALL WEEK WEEKLY LY MEDIA MEDIA SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Mark Richt “day after” 6:40 a.m.: Mark Richt on 9:20-11:30 a.m.: Practice 9:20-11:30 a.m.: Practice No media availability at No media availability at Miami vs. Notre Dame - 8 conference call WQAM’s “The Joe Rose practice practice p.m. - ABC - Hard Rock Show” 11:30 a.m.: OC Thomas 11:30 a.m.: Mark Richt, DC Stadium (Miami Gardens, Please contact the Miami Brown and requested Manny Diaz, requested Fla.) athletics communications 6-8 p.m.: Mark Richt players post-practice players and assistant office for the call-in and assistant coaches coaches post-practice number on WQAM’s “Hurricane 12:20 p.m.: Mark Richt’s Hotline” press conference in the Mann Auditorium 12:50 p.m.: Mark Richt ACC weekly teleconference ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Location Coral Gables, Fla. Carter Toole (Mark Richt requests) Enrollment 16,818 Cell: 615-598-8540 Founded 1925 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CanesCarter Nickname Hurricanes Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Camron Ghorbi (primary media relations contact) President Dr.