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 Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
ABC |
W 41–32 |
39,362 |
September 8 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 20 Kansas State* |
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
FX |
L 13–52 |
48,843 |
September 15 |
12:00 PM |
Bethune-Cookman* |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ESPN3 |
W 38–10 |
39,435 |
September 22 |
3:00 PM |
at Georgia Tech |
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
RSN |
W 42–36 OT |
50,390 |
September 29 |
12:00 PM |
NC State |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ESPNU |
W 44–37 |
38,510 |
October 6 |
7:30 PM |
vs. No. 10 Notre Dame* |
Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (Shamrock Series) |
NBC |
L 3–41 |
62,871 |
October 13 |
2:30 PM |
North Carolina |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
ESPNU |
L 14–18 |
58,954 |
October 20 |
8:00 PM |
No. 10 Florida State |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) |
ABC |
L 20–33 |
73,328 |
November 1 |
7:30 PM |
Virginia Tech |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry) |
ESPN |
W 30–12 |
37,219 |
November 10 |
12:00 PM |
at Virginia |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA |
ABC |
L 40–41 |
45,870 |
November 17 |
3:00 PM |
South Florida* |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL |
RSN |
W 40–9 |
38,869 |
November 24 |
12:30 PM |
at Duke |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
ACCN |
W 52–45 |
26,895 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
As of October 8, 2012[1]
Depth chart
(Week 7 VS UNC October 13, 2012)[2]
Defense
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FS |
Deon Bush |
Kacy Rodgers II |
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SS |
AJ Highsmith |
Vaughn Telemaque |
Rayshawn Jenkins |
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CB |
Brandon McGee |
Antonio Crawford |
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DE |
DT |
DT |
DE |
Anthony Chickillo |
Corey King |
Olsen Pierre |
Shayon Green |
Jelani Hamilton |
Earl Moore |
Luther Robinson |
Tyriq McCord |
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Dequan Ivery |
Darius Smith |
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CB |
Ladarius Gunter |
Tracy Howard |
Thomas Finnie |
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Offense |
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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 |
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TE |
Clive Walford |
Dyron Dye |
Asante Cleveland |
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WR |
Philip Dorsett |
Davon Johnson |
Kendal Thompkins |
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FB |
Maurice Hagens |
Sean Harvey |
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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 |
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National championship seasons in bold |