2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

2019 Miami Hurricanes football
Independence Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Manny Diaz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Enos (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Blake Baker (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ephraim Banda (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Boston College		4	–	4					6	–	7
Syracuse		2	–	6					5	–	7
NC State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					8	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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).

For the first time since the 2007 season, the Hurricanes were not ranked in the AP Top 25 in any week of the season, and ended up finishing with their first losing season since 2007.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Miami was predicted to finish in second in the Coastal Division. ^[1]

Schedule

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

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Roster

2019 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Lorenzo Lingard So WR 2 K. J. Osborn  Sr WR 3 Mike Harley Jr. Jr WR 4 Jeff Thomas Jr QB 5 N'Kosi Perry  So WR 6 Mark Pope So WR 8 Dee Wiggins So TE 9 Brevin Jordan So QB 11 Carson Proctor  Jr WR 12 Jeremiah Payton Fr RB 13 DeeJay Dallas Jr QB 15 Jarren Williams  Fr QB 16 Ryan Rizk  Fr QB 17 Peyton Matocha Fr QB 18 Tate Martell  So RB 22 Robert Burns  So RB 23 Cam'Ron Harris So WR 27 Marshall Few Jr RB 29 Jimmy Murphy  Sr WR 31 Connor Byrne Jr WR 34 Elias Lugo-Fagundo  So WR 39 Dante Johnson Jr WR 40 Will Huggins  Fr FB 41 Michael Parrott  So RB 43 Isaiah Cashwell So TE 46 Nicholas Ducheine  Jr WR 47 Mykel Tubbs Fr TE 48 Robert Prosek Fr OL 51 D. J. Scaife Jr. So OL 53 Jakai Clark Fr OL 55 Navaughn Donaldson Jr OL 57 Kai-Leon Herbert  So OL 60 Zion Nelson Fr OL 65 Corey Gaynor  So OL 66 Ousman Traore So OL 67 Zach Dykstra  So OL 71 Jared Griffith  Fr OL 72 Tommy Kennedy  Sr OL 74 John Campbell Jr.  Fr OL 75 Zalon'Tae Hillery  So OL 77 Adam Elgammal Fr TE 81 Larry Hodges Fr WR 82 Jarius Howard Fr TE 85 Will Mallory So TE 87 Michael Irvin II  Jr TE 88 Brian Polendey  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 1 Nesta Jade Silvera So CB 2 Trajan Bandy Jr S 3 Gilbert Frierson  Fr S 4 Keontra Smith Fr S 5 Amari Carter Jr LB 6 Sam Brooks Jr. Fr CB 7 Al Blades Jr. So CB 8 D. J. Ivey So LB 9 Avery Huff Fr DL 12 Jahfari Harvey Fr DL 15 Gregory Rousseau  Fr LB 17 Waynmon Steed  So S 20 Robert Knowles  Sr S 21 Bubba Bolden  So DL 22 Cameron Williams Fr CB 23 Te'Corey Couch Fr CB 24 Christian Williams Fr S 26 Gurvan Hall Jr. So S 30 Romeo Finley Sr S 34 Ryan Ragone  Fr LB 35 Zac Smith Fr S 36 Andrew Barnes Fr LB 37 Colvin Alford  So CB 38 Robert Brand  So S 39 Gannon Feldmann Fr CB 40 Luis Gutierrez Jr. Fr LB 44 Bradley Jennings Jr.  So LB 45 Bryan Levine Fr CB 46 Suleman Burrows  Fr LB 48 Jake Hoffman Fr DL 49 Shawn Walker  Jr LB 52 Patrick Joyner Jr.  Fr LB 53 Zach McCloud Sr LB 55 Shaquille Quarterman Sr LB 56 Michael Pinckney Sr DL 68 Michael Scibelli  Fr DL 70 Earnest Carter  So DL 71 Scott Patchan  Sr DL 81 Jared Harrison-Hunte Fr DL 84 Josh Neely Fr DL 90 Tyreic Martin  Jr DL 91 Jordan Miller  Fr DL 92 Jason Blissett Jr. Fr DL 93 Pat Bethel Sr DL 94 Trevon Hill  Sr DL 95 Jaelan Phillips  So DL 96 Jonathan Ford Jr DL 97 Jonathan Garvin Jr DL 98 Jalar Holley Fr DL 99 Chigozie Nnoruka  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Jack Spicer  Sr K 21 Bubba Baxa So K 45 Camden Price  Fr K 47 Turner Davidson  So LS 49 Mason Napper Fr LS 58 Clay James  Fr LS 59 Alan Nadelsticher Fr LS 61 Jacob Munoz  Jr P 94 Lou Hedley  So	Head coach Manny Diaz Coordinators/assistant coaches {{{asst_coach}}} Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team

^Neutral site game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The Gators are the designated home team. ^[3]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 24

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	10	6	6	25
Tar Heels	17	0	3	8	28

See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes	7	21	14	21	63

See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	2	3	7	12
Hurricanes	7	0	7	3	17

See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	21	7	0	14	42
Hurricanes	0	7	7	21	35

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	3	0	6	9
Hurricanes	7	0	0	10	17

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Yellow Jackets	14	7	0	0	7	28
Hurricanes	14	7	0	0	0	21

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	7	0	6	16
Panthers	3	3	3	3	12

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

At Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	10	0	10	27
Seminoles	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	6	27
Hurricanes	21	14	17	0	52

See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	0	3	21	24
Panthers	10	3	3	14	30

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

At Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	3	0	17
Blue Devils	3	10	0	14	27

See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

vs Louisiana Tech (Independence Bowl)

Miami (left in orange jerseys) and Louisiana Tech line up before a snap in the 2019 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, December 2019

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and 2019 Independence Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
Miami	–7.0

Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) – Game summary

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

See also: 2020 NFL draft

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

References

1. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "2019 FIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
3. "A deep dive into Miami's future scheduling: Beyond 2019, what's the future of the Florida Gators series? – Canes Watch".