# 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 87th season of football and 9th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ABC | W 41–32 | 39,362 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 Kansas State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FX | L 13–52 | 48,843 |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman* | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 39,435 |
| September 22 | 3:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | RSN | W 42–36 $^{OT}$ | 50,390 |
| September 29 | 12:00 pm | NC State | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPNU | W 44–37 | 38,510 |
| October 6 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Notre Dame* | Soldier FieldChicago, IL (Shamrock Series) (rivalry) | NBC | L 3–41 | 62,871 |
| October 13 | 2:30 pm | North Carolina | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPNU | L 14–18 | 58,954 |
| October 20 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Florida State | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 20–33 | 73,328 |
| November 1 | 7:30 pm | Virginia Tech | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 30–12 | 37,219 |
| November 10 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ABC | L 40–41 | 45,870 |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | South Florida* | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | RSN | W 40–9 | 38,869 |
| November 24 | 12:30 pm | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | W 52–45 | 26,895 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Roster

As of October 8, 2012

## Depth chart

(Week 7 VS UNC October 13, 2012)
Defense :
* FS
* Deon Bush
* Kacy Rodgers II
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Denzel Perryman | ⋅ |
| Thurston Armbrister | Raphael Kirby | ⋅ |
| Gabriel Terry | Jimmy Gaines | ⋅ |
* SS
* AJ Highsmith
* Vaughn Telemaque
* Rayshawn Jenkins
* CB
* Brandon McGee
* Antonio Crawford
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Anthony Chickillo | Corey King | Olsen Pierre | Shayon Green |
| Jelani Hamilton | Earl Moore | Luther Robinson | Tyriq McCord |
| ⋅ | Dequan Ivery | Darius Smith | ⋅ |
* CB
* Ladarius Gunter
* Tracy Howard
* Thomas Finnie
Offense :
* WR
* Rashawn Scott AND Allen Hurns
* Herb Waters
* Robert Lockhart Jr.
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Malcolm Bunche | Jon Feliciano | Shane McDermott | Brandon Linder | Ereck Flowers OR |
| Hunter Wells | Jeremy Lewis | Jared Wheeler | Danny Isidora | Seantrel Henderson |
* TE
* Clive Walford
* Dyron Dye
* Asante Cleveland
* WR
* Philip Dorsett
* Davon Johnson
* Kendal Thompkins
* QB
* Stephen Morris
* Ryan Williams
* Preston Dewey
* RB
* Mike James/Duke Johnson
* Eduardo Clements
* FB
* Maurice Hagens
* Sean Harvey
* Special teams
* PK Jake Wieclaw
* PK Matt Goudis
* P Dalton Botts
* P Jake Wieclaw
* KR Phillip Dorsett/Duke Johnson
* PR Phillip Dorsett
* LS Paul Kelly
* H Dalton Botts

## Season summary
### NC State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| NC State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| Miami (FL) | 23 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 38,510
* Referee: Pat Garvey
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi
* Box Score
Game information :
NC State
Mike Glennon 24/42, 440 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Creecy 19 Rush, 120 Yds, TD
Tobais Palmer 5 Rec, 94 Yds
Miami (FL)
Stephen Morris 26/49, 566 Yds, 5 TD, INT
Duke Johnson 12 Rush, 39 Yds, TD
Phillip Dorsett 7 Rec, 191 Yds, 2 TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NCST | MIA |
| 1 | 9:29 | 3 | 68 | 0:42 | NC State | Tony Creecy 1-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 8:40 | 3 | 75 | 0:49 | Miami (FL) | Allen Hurns 14-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 8:28 | | | | Miami (FL) | Mike Glennon tackled in end zone for a safety by Jelani Hamilton | 7 | 9 |
| 1 | 6:52 | 5 | 74 | 1:36 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Dorsett 24-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 4:18 | 3 | 84 | 1:12 | Miami (FL) | Rashawn Scott 76-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | 14:56 | 3 | 80 | 0:19 | NC State | Tony Creecy 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | 8:14 | 13 | 74 | 6:46 | NC State | Bryan Underwood 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good | 21 | 23 |
| 3 | 0:54 | 10 | 90 | 3:24 | Miami (FL) | Duke Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | 10:23 | 13 | 97 | 5:31 | NC State | Bryan Underwood 28-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick no good | 27 | 30 |
| 4 | 8:00 | 7 | 76 | 2:23 | Miami (FL) | Rashawn Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | 5:43 | 6 | 78 | 2:17 | NC State | Rashard Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good | 34 | 37 |
| 4 | 1:58 | 8 | 41 | 2:10 | NC State | 50-yard field goal by Niklas Sade | 37 | 37 |
| 4 | 0:19 | 3 | 61 | 0:29 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Dorsett 62-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good | 37 | 44 |
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