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1995 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1995 |
| team | Miami Hurricanes |
| sport | football |
| image | Miami Hurricanes logo.svg |
| image_size | 125 |
| conference | Big East Conference |
| short_conf | Big East |
| APRank | 20 |
| record | 8–3 |
| conf_record | 6–1 |
| head_coach | Butch Davis |
| hc_year | 1st |
| off_coach | Larry Coker |
| oc_year | 1st |
| def_coach | Bill Miller |
| dc_year | 1st |
| mvp | Ray Lewis |
| stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
| champion | Big East co-champion |
The 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 70th season of football and fifth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 8–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish as conference co-champion. They served a one-year bowl ban due to NCAA sanctions that were levied at the end of the season.
Schedule
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Game summaries
UCLA
First quarter
- UCLA - B. Merten 24-yard field goal Second quarter
- No scoring Third quarter
- UCLA - A. McCullough recovered fumble in end zone (B. Merten kick)
- UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 9-yard run (B. Merten kick) Fourth quarter
- UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 6-yard run (B. Merten kick)
- UM - S. Tucker 10-yard pass from R. Collins (J. German pass conversion)
- UCLA - J. Milliner 1-yard run (B. Merten kick)
Florida A&M
First quarter
- UM - R. Collins 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- UM - G. Daphnis 31-yard pass from R. Collins (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter
- UM - Y. Green 7-yard pass from R. Collins (D. Prewitt kick)
- UM - T. Jones 14-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- FAMU - J. Stephens 40-yard field goal
- UM - D. Ferguson 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter
- UM - T. Gaiter 46-yard punt return (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter
- UM - D. McMillian 3-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
Virginia Tech
First quarter
- VT - D. Thomas 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick) Second quarter
- VT - A. Larsen 44-yard field goal
- UM - D. Ferguson 5-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter
- No scoring Fourth quarter
- VT - A. Larsen 20-yard field goal
Florida State
First quarter
- FSU - P.B. Williams 1 run (S. Bentley kick)
- UM - T. Jones recovered blocked punt in end zone (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter
- FSU - S. Bentley 34 FG
- FSU - A. Cooper 8 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick)
- FSU - A. Cooper 26 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) Third quarter
- FSU - W. Dunn 1 run (S. Bentley kick)
- UM - FG D. Prewitt 20 Fourth quarter
- FSU - P. Riley 23 pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick)
- FSU - S. Bentley 33 FG
- UM - M. Benton 42 pass from S. Covington (D. Prewitt kick)
Rutgers
First quarter
- RUT - Battaglia 7-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick)
- UM - German 59-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick)
- UM - Green 28-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) Second quarter
- UM - Ferguson 1-yard run (Prewitt kick)
- UM - Ferguson 46-yard pass from Clement (Prewitt kick)
- UM - McMillan 2-yard run (Prewitt kick)
- UM - Ward 26-yard blocked punt return (Prewitt kick)
- UM - Benton 61-yard pass from Covington (Prewitt kick)
- RUT - Lucas 11-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) Third quarter
- No scoring Fourth quarter
- UM - Lewis 64-yard INT return (Prewitt kick)
- RUT - Harper 3-yard pass from Lucas (Mike-Mayer kick)
Pitt
First quarter
- PITT - C. Ferencik 34-yard field goal
- UM - S. Tucker 15-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter
- PITT - P. Gonzales 2-yard run (C. Ferencik kick)
- PITT - C. Ferencik 26-yard field goal Third quarter
- UM - D. Prewitt 47-yard field goal
- PITT - C. Ferencik 39-yard field goal Fourth quarter
- UM - D. Ferguson 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
Temple
First quarter
- UM - German 77 pass from Clement (Prewitt kick)
- TEM - FG Michalski 34 Second quarter
- TEM - V Johnson 39 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)
- UM - Ferguson 23 run (Prewitt kick)
- UM - Ferguson 2 run (kick failed)
- TEM - 2 point defensive conversion by Adams Third quarter
- UM - FG Prewitt 36
- UM - Clement 1 run (two-point conversion failed)
- UM - German 30 pass from Covington (Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter
- No scoring
Baylor
First quarter
- BAY - J. Douglas 2-yard run (J. Van Dyke kick) Second quarter
- UM - C. Jones 34-yard interception return (D. Prewitt kick)
- UM - D. Ferguson 10-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Third quarter
- UM - D. Ferguson 1-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- UM - D. Ferguson 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter
- UM - D. McMillian 16-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- BAY - K. Muhammad 41-yard pass from J. Alfred (J. Van Dyke kick)
Boston College
First quarter
- UM - G. Daphnis 56-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter
- No scoring Third quarter
- UM - D. Ferguson 85-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter
- BC - S. Everson 3-yard pass from M. Hartsell (D. McGuire kick)
- BC - O. Walker 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick)
- UM - D. Prewitt 24-yard field goal
West Virginia
First quarter
- No scoring Second quarter
- WVU - B. Baumann 19-yard field goal
- UM - D. Harris 6-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- WVU - D. Saunders 28-yard pass from C. Johnston (kick failed) Third quarter
- UM - C. Joseph 17-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)
- WVU - B. Baumann 36-yard field goal Fourth quarter
- UM - D. Prewitt 33-yard field goal
Syracuse
First quarter
- SYR - M. Thomas 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
- SYR - O. Mare 47 FG Second quarter
- UM - D. Ferguson 2 run (D. Prewitt kick)
- SYR - D. McNabb 17 run (O. Mare kick)
- UM - D. Ferguson 3 run (D. Prewitt kick)
- SYR - Thomas 3 run (O. Mare kick) Third quarter
- UM - Tucker 4 pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick)
- UM - T. Jones 2 run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter
- UM - O. Rolle 25 pass from D. McMillian (D. Prewitt kick)
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Davis | Head coach | 1st | Arkansas (1973) |
| Larry Coker | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1st | Northeastern State (OK) (1970) |
| Bill Miller | Defensive coordinator | 1st | Texas-Arlington (1978) |
| Pete Garcia | Recruiting Coordinator | 1st | Miami (1984) |
| Chuck Pagano | Defensive backs | 1st | Florida (1956) |
| Rick Petri | Defensive line | 3rd | Missouri-Rolla (1976) |
| Art Kehoe | offensive line | 11th | Miami (1982) |
| Don Soldinger | Running backs | 6th | Memphis (1967) |
| Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 4th | Miami (1989) |
| Charlie Williams | Wide receivers | 3rd | Colorado State (1982) |
Support staff
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hulett | Strength & Conditioning | 1st | SUNY-Cortland (1978) |
| Rob Chudzinski | Graduate Assistant | 2nd | Miami (1990) |
| Rusty Medearis | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Miami (1993) |
Roster
Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clement | 119 | 201 | 59.2 | 1,638 | 7 | 10 |
| Ryan Collins | 34 | 60 | 56.7 | 478 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Covington | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 324 | 3 | 2 |
| Dyral McMillan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danyell Ferguson | 212 | 1,069 | 5.0 | 12 |
| Dyral McMillan | 81 | 322 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Ryan Clement | 36 | -76 | -2.1 | 1 |
| Trent Jones | 28 | 125 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Ryan Collins | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Derrick Harris | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Scott Covington | 9 | -20 | -2.2 | 0 |
| Carlo Joseph | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Tony Gaiter | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jammi German | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jammi German | 41 | 730 | 17.8 | 3 |
| Yatil Green | 25 | 476 | 19.0 | 2 |
| Danyell Ferguson | 22 | 248 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Gerard Daphnis | 14 | 236 | 16.9 | 2 |
| Omar Rolle | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 |
| Syii Tucker | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 3 |
| Derrick Harris | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Carlo Joseph | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Dyral McMillan | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Magic Benton | 6 | 149 | 24.8 | 2 |
| Chris C. Jones | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Trent Jones | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 |
| Tony Gaiter | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Jermaine Chambers | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 |
1996 NFL draft
Main article: 1996 NFL draft
| Derrick Harris | Running back | 6 | 175 | St. Louis Rams |
|---|
References
References
- Kauffman, Michelle. (December 2, 1995). "Miami Bowled Over by NCAA Possible Orange Bid Ends As Sanctions Cut 24 Scholarships, Too". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
- (September 24, 1995). "Virginia Tech notches 1st victory over 'Canes". South Florida Sun Sentinel.
- (October 8, 1995). "No. 1 Florida State clobbers rival Miami, 41–17". The Press Democrat.
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