# 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

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).

## Preseason
### Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Miami was predicted to finish in second in the Coastal Division.
Media poll (Coastal Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Virginia | 1003 (82) |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 992 (55) |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 827 (20) |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 691 (8) |
| 5 | Duke | 566 (6) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 463 (1) |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 302 (1) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 24 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Florida* | Camping World StadiumOrlando, 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 StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 25–28 | 50,500 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 63–0 | 52,036 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 17–12 | 49,997 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 35–42 | 53,183 |
| October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 Virginia | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN | W 17–9 | 54,538 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | L 21–28 $^{OT}$ | 54,106 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | W 16–12 | 47,918 |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (Florida Cup / rivalry) | ABC | W 27–10 | 63,995 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 52–27 | 53,111 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU* | Marlins ParkMiami, FL | CBSSN | L 24–30 | 27,339 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 | L 17–27 | 15,913 |
| December 26 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | L 0–14 | 33,129 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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### 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)

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Miami | –7.0 |
| 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
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 |