GAME 10 - MIAMI AT FLORIDA STATE - NOV. 12, 2011 MIAMI FOOTBALL NOTES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1983 • 1987 • 1989 • 1991 • 2001 CharlestonAssoc. AD for CSouthernommunications: Chris Buccanneers Freet ([email protected]); at Miami LaTonya Sadler Hurricanes ([email protected]); Scott Zavitz ([email protected]) Athletic Communications, University of Miami, 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 284-3244, (305) 284-2807 FAX MIAMI HURRICANES (5-4) GAME INFORMATION GAME Date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Location: Doak S. Campbell Stadium / 82,300 / Grass Sept. 5 at Maryland* (ESPN/ESPN3D) L, 32-24 10 Tallahassee, Fla. Sept. 17 17/16 OHIO STATE (ESPN) W, 24-6 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. (ET) Sept. 24 KANSAS STATE (ESPNU) L, 28-24 FLORIDA STATE MIAMI Oct. 1 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (ESPNU) W, 45-14 SEMINOLES HURRICANES ABC/ESPN Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Oct. 8 21/17 Virginia Tech* (ABC/ESPN) L, 38-35 Rankings Rankings Matt Millen (color) Oct. 15 at North Carolina* (ACC Net) W, 30-24 RV (AP); RV (Coaches) NR (AP); RV (Coaches) Heather Cox (sideline) Oct. 22 20/19 GEORGIA TECH* W, 24-7 Last Game Last Game Florida State 38, BC 7 Miami 49, Duke 14 NATIONAL RADIO Oct. 27 VIRGINIA* (ESPN/ESPN3D) L, 28-21 Head Coach Head Coach ESPN Radio Nov. 5 DUKE* (ACC Net) W, 49-14 Jimbo Fisher Al Golden Marc Kestecher (play-by-play) Nov. 12 at Florida State* (ABC/ESPN) 3:30 p.m. Fisher’s Career Record: Golden’s Career Record: Tom Luginbill (color) Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) Nov. 19 at USF TBA 16-7 (Second season at FSU) 5-4 (First season at UM) Nov. 25 BOSTON COLLEGE* (ABC) 3:30 p.m. 16-7 (Second season overall) 32-38 (Sixth season overall) LOCAL RADIO vs. Miami vs. Florida State *ACC game; All times Eastern; Home games in bold 560 WQAM (www.wqam.com) 1-0 0-0 Joe Zagacki (play-by-play) Don Bailey Jr. (color) FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (6-3) 2011 STAT LEADERS 2011 STAT LEADERS Josh Darrow (sideline) Sept. 3 LOUISIANA-MONROE (ESPNU) W, 34-0 Rushing - Att. / Yds / TDs Rushing - Att. / Yds / TDs D. Freeman – 70 / 367 / 6 L. Miller - 173 / 1016 / 8 SPANISH RADIO Sept. 10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (ESPN3) W, 62-10 CIMA 106.3 FM Sept. 17 7/7 OKLAHOMA (ABC) L, 23-13 Jose Campos (play-by-play) Passing - C / A / I / Yards / TDs Sept. 24 at 9/10 Clemson* (ESPN) L, 35-30 Passing - C / A / I / Yards / TDs Joe Martinez (color) E. Manuel – 142 / 213 / 8 / 1956 / 14 J. Harris - 125 / 195 / 4 / 1757 / 18 Oct. 8 at Wake Forest* (ACC Net) L, 35-30 Sirius (92), XM (190) Oct. 15 at Duke* (RSN) W, 41-16 Receiving - C / Yards / TDs Receiving - C / Yards / TDs WEBSITES Oct. 22 MARYLAND* (ABC/ESPN2) W, 41-16 R. Smith – 28 / 486 / 3 T. Streeter - 32 / 666 / 8 Miami: www.HurricaneSports.com Oct. 29 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* (ESPNU) W, 34-0 Miami Blog: www.TheUFootball.com Nov. 3 at Boston College* (ESPN) W, 38-7 Tackles - UA / A / Total Tackles - UA / A / Total Florida State: www.Seminoles.com Nov. 12 MIAMI* (ABC/ESPN) 3:30 p.m. N. Bradham – 33 / 19 / 52 S. Spence - 46 / 37 / 83 Nov. 19 VIRGINIA* TBA Nov. 26 at Florida TBA MIAMI AND RIVAL SEMINOLES SET FOR SATURDAY IN TALLAHASSEE *ACC game; All times Eastern; Home games in bold The Miami Hurricanes will play in their first of two consecutive road games when they head to the state capitol to take on Florida State in the newest edition of one of college football’s greatest rivalries. Kick-off is set for 3:30 2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON p.m. at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. The game will be televised regionally on ABC and Offense Florida State Miami mirrored nationally on ESPN. Scoring 323 276 Points per game 35.9 30.7 Lamar Miller gained 147 against Duke to top the 1,000-yard rushing mark. His 22-yard TD run in the fourth First Downs 195 161 quarter gave him 1,016 yards. Miller is the eighth player in school history to cross the plateau. The last Hurricane Rush-pass-pen 73-107-15 68-83-10 Total offense 3769 3467 to top 1,000 yards was Willis McGahee in 2002, who gained 1,753 on the ground. Below is a chart of 1,000-yard Average per play 6.4 6.5 rushers. Average per game 418.8 385.2 Player- Year- Rushing Yards- Rushing Attempts Rushing yards 1138 1429 Yards per rush 3.8 4.7 1) Willis McGahee – 2002, 1,753, 282 Yards per game 126.4 158.8 2) Edgerrin James – 1998, 1,416, 242 Passing yards 2631 2038 3) Ottis Anderson – 1978, 1,266, 224 Pass comp.-att.-int. 186-285-12 150-230-6 Yards per attempt 9.2 8.9 4) Clinton Portis – 2001, 1,200, 220 Yards per completion 14.1 13.6 5) Edgerrin James – 1997, 1,098, 183 Yards per game 292.3 226.4 Completion pct. 65.3 65.2 6) Danyell Ferguon – 1995, 1,069, 212 Defense 7) Lamar Miller – 2011, 1,016, 173 Total points allowed 142 191 8) James Jackson – 2000, 1,006, 201 Points per game 15.8 21.2 First downs allowed 135 187 With three more receiving yards, Miami’s senior wide receiver Travis Benjamin will become just the sixth play- Rush-pass-pen 47-72-16 91-91-5 er in program history to join the 2,000-yard plateau. The Belle Glade, Fla. native is on the verge of joining former Total offense allowed 2412 3462 UM and NFL greats Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne, Michael Irvin, Lamar Thomas and Leonard Hankerson. Yards per game 268.0 384.7 Rushing yards allowed 710 1611 Miami’s leading tackler Sean Spence once again led the Canes with eight takedowns on Saturday against Yards per carry 2.2 4.4 Duke, five of them solo and two tackles for a loss. The Miami native ranks 15th nationally in tackles per game Yards per game 78.9 179.0 Pass yards allowed 1702 1851 and is tied for 11th in tackles for loss. He ranks second in the ACC in tackles. Spence has been named the ACC Pass comp.-att.-int. 160-272-8 163-248-5 Linebacker of the Week three times this season and on three occasions has been recognized as the College Yards per attempt 6.3 7.5 Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker of the Week. On the year, Spence has tallied 83 Yards per completion 10.6 11.4 Yards per game 189.1 205.7 tackles, 46 of those solo. HURRICANESPORTS.COM • TWITTER: @HURRICANESPORTS • FACEBOOK.COM/MIAMIHURRICANES • THEUFOOTBALL.COM GAME 10 - MIAMI AT FLORIDA STATE - NOV. 12, 2011 MIAMI FOOTBALL NOTES The MIAMI-FLORIDA STATE SERIES Miami leads the all-time series, 31-24. Neither team has been able to win back-to-back meetings since the Seminoles did it in ’05 and ‘06. Miami has won the last two meetings at Doak Campbell Stadium and are 4-1 in the past decade. A CANES WIN OVER THE SEMINOLES WOULD... Give the Hurricanes their third consecutive victory at Doak Campbell Stadium. Give the Hurricanes a 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference record. Be Miami’s second straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Give Al Golden his first victory over Florida State. The COACHES Al Golden is in his first year as Miami’s head coach and owns an overall record of 31-38. Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher sports a career record of 16-7 in his second season leading the Seminoles. Scouting THE SEMINOLES Florida State is on a roll coming off of four consecutive victories, outscoring their opponents 154-39 in the process. The Seminoles possess one of the nation’s most potent defenses, ranking 4th nationally in total defense (268 yards/gm), and 3rd nationally in rush defense, allowing a scant 78.89 yards/gm on the ground. Look for the Seminoles to rely heavily on the pass, redshirt junior quarterback EJ Manuel has tossed for 1,956 yards for 14 scores with an efficiency rating of 158.0. The Florida State receiving corps has four different receivers with 20 or more receptions with Miami-native junior Rodney Smith leading the way with 486 yards on 28 catches and three touchdowns. Freshman running back Devonta Freeman has racked up 376 yards on the ground, adding six touchdowns on just 70 carries while splitting carries with quarterback EJ Manuel. Linebacker Nigel Bradham and cornerback Mike Harris with 52 and 48 takedowns, respectively will lead Florida State’s top-10 senior-heavy defense. The tandem has 12 tackles for loss and three sacks between them. Up NEXT... The Canes continue their road trip, heading across the Sunshine State to take on the USF Bulls (11/19) before heading home to Sun Life Stadium for their final regular season game against the Golden Eagles of Boston College (11/25). Harris AND HORN NAMED ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jacory Harris became the first Hurricane in 2011-12 to win ACC Offensive Back of the Week for his stand- out showing in a 49-14 win against the Blue Devils. Harris, who completed 14-of-20 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns, posted his fifth 200-yard game of the season Saturday. Harris became only the second quarterback in program history to throw for over 8,000 career yards (Ken Dorsey).