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GAME 2 - SEPT. 6, 2008 MIAMI FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 Sports Media Relations/Contacts: Mark Pray, Kerwin Lonzo-Main Football Contact ([email protected]), Rob Dunning Sports Information Office, University of Miami, 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 284-3244, (305) 284-2807 FAX, www.hurricanesports.com MIAMI (1-0, 0-0 ACC Coastal) GAME Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Aug. 28 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ESPN360.com W, 52-7 Sept. 6 at (5) Florida ESPN 8 p.m. 2 Sept. 20 at Texas A&M TBA Sept. 27 NORTH CAROLINA* TBA MIAMI (5) FLORIDA Oct. 4 FLORIDA STATE* TBA HURRICANES GATORS Oct. 11 UCF* TBA 1-0 OVERALL 1-0 OVERALL Oct. 18 at Duke* TBA Oct. 25 (23) WAKE FOREST* TBA Date: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 (sideline reporter). The game can also be heard on Nov. 1 at Virginia* TBA Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - (Natural Grass) WVUM (90.5 FM). Fans can also listen online at Nov. 13 (15) VIRGINIA TECH* ESPN 7:30 p.m. (88,548) in Gainesville, Fla. www.wqam.com and www.wvum.org. Nov. 20 at Georgia Tech* ESPN 7:30 p.m. Kickoff: 8 p.m. (ET) National Radio: The game will be broadcast on Nov. 29 at NC State* TBA TV: The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN, Touchdown Radio Productions with Frank Frangie *ACC game; all times Eastern; Coaches poll rankings in () with Brent Musberger (play by play), Kirk Herbstreit (play-by-play), Gino Torretta (analyst), Mike Dempsey (analysis), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter) and Erin (sidelines). (5) FLORIDA (1-0, 0-0 SEC East) Andrews (sideline reporter). Radio En Espanol: The game will broadcast in Date Opponent Time/Result Tape Delay Telecast: On CSS, Tuesday Sept. 9 at 1 Spanish on 1450 ESPN Deportes (1450 AM) with Joe Aug. 30 HAWAII W, 56-10 p.m. and 9 p.m. Pujala (play by play) and Joe Martinez (analysis). Sept. 6 MIAMI 8 p.m. Local Radio: The Hurricanes Radio Network (WQAM Websites: Miami (www.hurricanesports.com) and Sept. 20 at Tennessee* TBA 560 AM) will carry the game live with Joe Zagacki (play Florida (www.gatorzone.com) Sept. 27 OLE MISS* TBA by play), Don Bailey Jr. (analysis) and Brian London Oct. 4 at Arkansas* TBA Oct. 11 LSU* TBA THE GAME Oct. 25 KENTUCKY* TBA Miami takes to the road for the first time in 2008, traveling to Gainesville to face No. 5 Florida in a Nov. 1 vs. Georgia*^ TBA nationally televised game. It will be the Hurricanes first trip to “The Swamp” since the 2002 season Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt* TBA Nov. 15 SOUTH CARLOLINA* TBA when UM won, 41-16. Nov. 22 THE CITADEL TBA The Hurricanes are coming off a season-opening win over Charleston Southern, 52-7. Freshman Nov. 29 at Florida State* TBA quarterback Jacory Harris became the first freshman quarterback since Bernie Kosar in 1983 to start *SEC game; ^Jacksonville, Fla. a season opener for Miami. Harris threw for 190 yards, going 16-of-26 with a touchdown. He also ran all times Eastern; Coaches poll rankings in () for a touchdown. Sophomore running back Graig Cooper also added a pair of TD’s - a 14-yard rush- ing TD and a 66-yard punt return. Miami played 18 freshmen in its season opening win. 2008 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Offense Miami UF Redshirt freshman quarterback Robert Marve will make his first collegiate start against the Gators Scoring 52 56 - marking the second straight week that a freshman quarterback has made his debut for the Points per game 52.0 56.0 Hurricanes, an obvious rarity. UM last opened a season with two freshmen quarterbacks as the starter First Downs 21 20 and a backup in 1983 when redshirt freshmen Bernie Kosar started and was backed up by true fresh- Rush-pass-pen 11-10-0 11-7-2 man Vinny Testaverde. Total offense 416 406 Average per play 6.4 7.4 Defensively, the Hurricanes held Charleston Southern to 126 total yards. Linebackers Colin Average per game 416.0 406.0 McCarthy, Darryl Sharpton and Sean Spence each had five tackles while linebacker Spencer Adkins Rushing yards 224 255 added two sacks. Yards per rush 5.9 6.7 Yards per game 224.0 255.0 THE OPPONENT Passing yards 192 151 Florida is ranked No. 5 in both the Associated Press and USA Today’s Coaches’ polls. The Gators Pass att.-cmp.-int. 17-27-0 10-17-0 defeated Hawaii, 56-10, in its season opener last Saturday. Junior quarterback and reigning Heisman Yards per pass 7.1 8.9 Yards per catch 11.3 15.1 Trophy winner Tim Tebow accounted for 174 yards of total offense in the win over Hawaii, while the Yards per game 192.0 151.0 Gator offense gained 406 yards. Florida scored all 56 of its points in the second and third quarters. Completion pct. 63.0 58.8 The Gators also scored three non-offensive touchdowns in the win - a punt return and two intercep- Defense tion returns. Defensively, the Gators held Hawaii to 241 total yards - 60 yards coming on the ground. Total points allowed 7 10 Safety Ahmad Black picked off two passes to lead a defense that forced six turnovers. Points per game 7.0 10.0 First downs allowed 7 16 Rush-pass-pen 3-2-2 4-8-4 Total offense allowed 126 241 DID YOU KNOW? Yards per game 126.0 241.0 Of the 23 seniors on this year's squad, 13 have already earned degrees, while the remaining 10 are all on course Rushing yards allowed 49 60 to graduate either in December of 2008 or May of 2009. Yards per carry 1.6 2.5 Yards per game 49.0 60.0 Last spring, the NCAA released its annual Academic Progress Report (APR) and the Hurricane football team Passing yards allowed 77.0 181 scored a 969, the eighth-highest mark out of the 119 Bowl Sub-division football programs. Miami's score - also the Pass att.-cmp.-int. 11-22-0 21-39-4 third-highest mark in the 12-team Atlantic Coast Conference - put the team in the 80th-90th percentile nationally Yards per pass 3.5 4.6 based on its performance in the classroom. Yards per catch 7.0 8.6 Miami’s punt return for a touchdown by Graig Cooper against Charleston was UM’s first since Devin Hester had Yards per game 77.0 181.0 a 48-yard punt return against Temple on Oct. 15, 2005. GAME 2 - SEPT. 6, 2008 MIAMI VS. FLORIDA 2008 GAME NOTES FLORIDA WEEK THE SERIES MEDIA SCHEDULE Miami leads the all-time series, 28-25, having won the last six meetings with the Gators. UM last lost to Florida during the 1985 season, 35-23, in the Orange Bowl. Miami last lost in Gainesville in 1983, 28- Covering the Hurricanes 3. Miami has won the last two meetings in “The Swamp.” For the Florida game, players are available up to the end of practice on Wednesday. Interviews with players THE COACHES and coaches must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Practices are open to the media from the Randy Shannon is 6-7 and is in his second season at Miami. Florida’s Urban Meyer is 32-9 in his fourth start through stretch. Head coach Randy Shannon will season with the Gators. address the media following each practice. HURRICANES EXCELLING IN THE CLASS ROOM Note the changes in this week’s schedule. Miami's APR score in 2008 was a slight improvement over its mark of 966 in 2007 when the team was ranked 10th nationally in academic success. Monday Of the 23 seniors on this year's squad, 13 have already earned degrees, while the remaining 10 are all Players day off. on course to graduate either in December of 2008 or May of 2009. Tuesday The 13 players that have already earned degrees include: Carlos Armour (Sports Administration), Practice — 3:30 p.m. at Greentree Practice Fields. Tyrone Byrd (Liberal Arts), Glenn Cook (Marketing and Business Management, Sports Management mas- Players and coaches are available after practice. Weekly Press Conference — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in ter's candidate), Romeo Davis (Liberal Arts), Dwayne Hendricks (Business Management), Khalil Jones the Edgerrin James Team Meeting Room. Coach (Sports Administration), Joe Joseph (Sports Administration), Eric Moncur (Liberal Arts), Anthony Reddick Shannon conducts a weekly press conference at (Liberal Arts), Chris Rutledge (Liberal Arts), Xavier Shannon (Enrollment Management master's candi- 11:30 and is followed by selected players from Noon date), Derron Thomas (Sports Administration) and Chris Zellner (Geography). to 1 p.m. Last season, Miami had 12 early graduates - the second-highest total nationally behind fellow ACC member Boston College and in 2006, Miami had an ACC-high eight players named to the All-ACC Wednesday Academic Football Team. ACC Teleconference Call 10:30 Jim Grobe, Wake Forest Top 10 2008 Football Academic Progress Report Scores 10:40 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech (includes BCS, C-USA and independent schools) 10:50 Al Groh, Virginia 1. Stanford 986 11:00 Tom O’Brien, North Carolina State 2. Navy 979 11:10 Butch Davis, North Carolina 3t. Duke 977 11:20 Randy Shannon, Miami Rutgers 977 11:30 Ralph Friedgen, Maryland 5. Air Force 976 11:40 Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 6. Rice 975 11:50 Bobby Bowden, Florida State 7. Boston College 972 12:00 David Cutcliffe, Duke 8t.