1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

1995 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East co-champion
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
AP No. 20
1995 record 8–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Butch Davis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Larry Coker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Miller (1st season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1995 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Virginia Tech +  6 –1     10 –2  
No. 20 Miami (FL) +  6 –1     8 –3  
No. 19 Syracuse  5 –2     9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3     5 –6  
Boston College  4 –3     4 –8  
Rutgers  2 –5     4 –7  
Temple  1 –6     1 –10  
Pittsburgh  0 –7     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1995 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 70th season of football and 5th 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.[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Butch DavisHead Coach1stArkansas (1973)
Larry CokerOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stNortheastern Oklahoma State (1970)
Bill MillerDefensive Coordinator1stTexas-Arlington (1978)
Pete GarciaRecruiting Coordinator1stMiami (1984)
Chuck PaganoDefensive Backs1stFlorida (1956)
Rick PetriDefensive Line3rdMissouri-Rolla (1976)
Art KehoeOffensive Line11thMiami (1982)
Don SoldingerRunning Backs6thMemphis (1967)
Randy ShannonLinebackers4thMiami (1989)
Charlie WilliamsWide Receivers3rdColorado State (1982)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Dale HulettStrength & Conditioning1stSUNY-Cortland (1978)
Rob ChudzinskiGraduate Assistant2ndMiami (1990)
Rusty MedearisGraduate Assistant1stMiami (1993)

Roster

1995 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Scott Covington Fr
WR 7 Jammi German So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 52 Ray Lewis Jr
LB 45 Twan Russell Jr
DB 23 Duane Starks Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 8:00 PM at UCLA* No. 12 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC L 8–31   60,091
September 9 4:00 PM Florida A&M* No. 19 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 49–3   57,721
September 23 12:00 PM at Virginia Tech No. 17 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry) BEN L 7–13   51,206
October 7 7:30 PM at No. 1 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ESPN L 17–41   80,350
October 14 7:30 PM Rutgers Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL BEN W 56–21   19,747
October 21 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA BEN W 17–16   28,794
October 28 4:00 PM Templedagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 36–12   28,147
November 4 12:00 PM Baylor* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN2 W 35–14   32,655
November 11 12:00 PM at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA BEN W 17–14   44,500
November 18 4:00 PM West Virginia Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 17–12   43,409
November 25 7:30 PM No. 22 Syracuse No. 25 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN W 35–24   47,544
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYardsTDINT
Ryan Clement11920159.21,638710
Ryan Collins346056.747832
Scott Covington224252.432432
Dyral McMillan11100.02510

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsAvgTD
Danyell Ferguson2121,0695.012
Dyral McMillan813224.03
Ryan Clement36-76-2.11
Trent Jones281254.52
Ryan Collins18362.01
Derrick Harris16422.61
Scott Covington9-20-2.20
Carlo Joseph5275.41
Tony Gaiter3217.00
Jammi German177.00
Nick Williams133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsAvgTD
Jammi German4173017.83
Yatil Green2547619.02
Danyell Ferguson2224811.31
Gerard Daphnis1423616.92
Omar Rolle1217514.61
Syii Tucker1213411.23
Derrick Harris10777.70
Carlo Joseph8516.40
Dyral McMillan7568.00
Magic Benton614924.82
Chris C. Jones6406.70
Trent Jones55310.60
Tony Gaiter451.30
Jermaine Chambers4358.80

1996 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Ray LewisLinebacker126Baltimore Ravens
Derrick HarrisRunning Back6175St. Louis Rams

References

  1. ↑ Kauffman, Michelle (December 2, 1995). "Miami Bowled Over by NCAA Possible Orange Bid Ends As Sanctions Cut 24 Scholarships, Too". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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