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Canes Back In Action
Miami football prepares for Boston College after unexpected week off.
Oct. 17, 1999
GAME NOTES
No. 23 Miami (2-3, 0-0)
at Boston College (5-1, 2-1)
Saturday, October 23, 1999, noon
Alumni Stadium (44,500), Chestnut Hill, MASS
TV: CBS, SportsChannel FL (tape delay)
The Game:
The 23rd-ranked University of Miami Hurricanes (2-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)open their BIG EAST Conference schedule against the Boston College Eagles(5-1, 2-1 BIG EAST) following an unexpected week off due to Hurricane Irene.
Miami, which is 5-3 in BIG EAST openers, were supposed to open itsconference schedule last weekend against Temple in the Orange Bowl. But thethreat of Hurricane Irene forced the game to be rescheduled for Dec. 4th.
Miami, which looks to snap its three game losing streak, is comingoff of a 31-21 loss to No. 1 ranked Florida State two weeks ago. In thatgame sophomore quarterback Kenny Kelly and junior wide receiver Santana Mosshad career games. Kelly was 27-of-41 for 370 yards and three touchdownswhile Moss caught nine passes for 180 yards and two scores. Kelly’s outputwas the best ever by a UM quarterback versus FSU.
Boston College is off to its best start since 1992. The Eagles arecoming off of a dramatic 20-16 victory over Pittsburgh in Chestnut Hill.Reserve quarterback Tim Hasselbeck threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to DedrickDewalt with 1:48 to play to lift BC to the victory.
The Series:
Miami and Boston College face off for the 21st time with theHurricanes holding a 17-3 all-time series lead. Miami has won nine straightagainst Boston College including a 35-17 win last season in the Orange Bowl.Boston College’s last victory over Miami was the “Hail Flutie” game onNovember 23, 1984. In one of the most famous finishes in college footballhistory Doug Flutie completed a 48 yard touchdown pass to wide receiverGerard Phelan on the game’s final play for a 47-45 BC win.
The Hurricanes have won five straight against BC at Chestnut Hilland are 5-2 all-time against the Eagles on the road. UM’s last two wins atBC have been by a total of four points. UM beat BC, 45-44 (2OT), in 1997 and17-14 in 1995. Boston College’s last victory against Miami at Chestnut Hillwas a 21-7 win on November 1, 1975.
MIAMICOACH BUTCH DAVIS
Record at Miami: 33-18 (5th Season)
Overall Record: 33-18 (5th Season)
Davis vs. Boston College: 4-0
BOSTON COLLEGECOACH TOM O’BRIEN
Record at Boston College: 13-15 (3rd Season)
Overall Record: 13-15 (3rd Season)
O’Brien vs. Miami: 0-2
SCOREBOARD:
MIAMI (2-3, 0-0)
8/29 vs. Ohio State W, 23-12 9/4 FLORIDA A&M W, 57-39/18 PENN STATE L, 23-279/25 @ East Carolina L, 23-2710/9 @ Florida State L, 21-3110/23 @ Boston College 12:00 p.m.10/30 WEST VIRGINIA 12:00 p.m.11/6 @ Pittsburgh 12:00 p.m.11/13 @ Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m.11/20 RUTGERS 12:00 p.m.11/27 SYRACUSE 3:30 p.m.12/4 TEMPLE TBD
BOSTON COLLEGE (5-1, 2-1)
9/4 BAYLOR W, 30-299/18 @ Navy W, 14-109/25 @ Rutgers W, 27-710/2 NORTHEASTERN W, 33-2210/9 @ Temple L, 24-1410/16 PITTSBURGH W, 20-1610/23 MIAMI 12:00 p.m.10/30 @ Syracuse 12:00 p.m.11/13 WEST VIRGINIA 12:00 p.m.11/20 @ Notre Dame 1:30 p.m.11/26 @ Virginia Tech 2:30 p.m.
OVER THE AIRWAVES
Television
CBS – (Live): Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analysis)
SportsChannel Florida – (Tape): Frank Forte (play-by-play), John Congemi(analysis).
Radio
Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM 560 AM): Marc Vandermeer (play-by-play), JoeZagacki (analysis), Don Bailey, Jr. (sideline) and Josh Darrow(studio host). All UM football games will be carried statewide by theHurricane Radio Network on its flagship station WQAM in Miami.
En Espanol (WACC 830 AM): Jerry del Castillo (play-by-play), Joe Martinez(analysis) and Pepe Campos (studio).
Student Radio (WVUM 90.5 FM): Dan Laing (play-by-play), Alex Loeb(analysis) and Rick Thomas (analysis).
Internet
Internet audio broadcasts of Hurricane games are available by accessingwww.hurricanesports.com and clicking on “internet audio broadcasts” on theathletics home page.
HEAD COACH BUTCH DAVIS: Butch Davis (Arkansas ’74) began his fifth season atMiami with a 2-3 record heading into Temple. Davis has compiled a 33-18overall record and a 20-8 mark in BIG EAST games. His record includes a17-9 record at the Orange Bowl, while going 13-9 on the road.
Davis is the 18th head coach in UM history. Prior to hisappointment in January, 1995, Davis served as an assistant coach with theDallas Cowboys from 1989-94 where he helped guide the Cowboys to a pair ofSuper Bowl championships. Davis also served as an assistant coach at UMfrom 1984-88 (where he was part of Miami’s 1987 National Championship team)and at Oklahoma State from 1979-83.
DAVIS AT MIAMI
Year Record Home Away Ntrl BE1995 8-3 6-0 2-3 0-0 6-11996 9-3 3-3 5-0 1-0 6-11997 5-6 3-3 2-3 0-0 3-41998 9-3 4-2 4-1 1-0 5-21999 2-3 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0Total 33-18 17-9 13-9 3-0 20-8
Butch Davis’ Hurricanes on Turf/Grass
Year Overall Turf Grass1999 2-3 0-0 2-31998 9-3 3-1 6-21997 5-6 2-1 3-51996 9-3 3-0 6-31995 8-3 2-0 6-3Total 33-18 10-2 23-16
LAST TIME OUT VS. FLORIDA STATE: FSU quarterback Chris Weinke completed23-of-34 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns and Travis Minor rushed for146 yards on 25 carries to lead the No. 1 ranked Seminoles to a 31-21victory over No. 19 Miami. Kenny Kelly and Santana Moss had career games forMiami. Kelly was 27-of-41 for 370 yards and three touchdowns while Mosscaught nine passes for 180 yards and two scores.
UM-TEMPLE POSTPONED: The Miami-Temple game, originally set for October 16,was has been re-scheduled for December 4th due to Hurricane Irene. Time ofthe game and television coverage of the re-scheduled Miami-Temple game isyet to be determined. The postponement marks the third time in UM’s lastfour scheduled home games and the fourth time in UM’s eight games overallthat a hurricane threat has been a factor in the days leading up to thegame. In 1998, the threat of Hurricane Georges forced UM to move the UCLAgame from Sept. 26 to Dec. 5. The threat of Hurricane Floyd surrounded theMiami-Penn State game on September 18 at the Orange Bowl, but did notdirectly impact the game. Even a road game was affected as Miami’s gameagainst East Carolina on Septmebr 25 was moved from ECU’s campus inGreenville, N.C., to North Carolina State’s campus in Raleigh, N.C.
LAST TIME VS. BOSTON COLLEGE: Edgerrin James and Najeh Davenport each had apair of touchdown runs as Miami rolled over Boston College, 35-17, in a BIGEAST Confererence game. James and Davenport helped the Hurricanesacculmulate 582 total yards, including 327 on the ground. James ran for 182yards on 31 carries and Davenport carried 11 times for 69 yards.
Miami scored on it’s first possession, with James going in from twoyards out just over 3 minutes into the game. He added a one-yard lpingewith 6:17 remaining in the opening quarter to give the Hurricanes a 14-0advantage.
A 10-yard pass from Scott Covington to Daryl Jones gave Miami a 21-0lead. After a BC score, Davenport’s seven-yard run with just under fiveminutes remaining in the half restored the three-touchdown lead.Davenport’s two-yard TD run with 10:51 remaining ballooned the lead to35-10. Miami’s offense was 12-of-16 on third down and averaged 6.9 yardsper play.
Miami vs. Boston College Series
1998 Miami 35, BC 17 H1997 Miami 45, BC 44 (2OT) A1996 Miami 43, BC 26 H1995 Miami 17, BC 14 A1994 Miami 23, BC 7 H1993 Miami 23, BC 7 A1991 Miami 19, BC 14 A1987 Miami 42, BC 12 H1985 Miami 45, BC 10 A1984 BC 47, Miami 45 H1979 Miami 19, BC 8 H1976 Miami 13, BC 6 H1975 BC 21, Miami 7 A1973 Miami 15, BC 10 H1965 Miami 27, BC 6 H1964 Miami 30, BC 6 H1960 Miami 10, BC 7 H1958 BC 6, Miami 2 A1956 Miami 27, BC 6 H1955 Miami 14, BC 7 H
ENTERING CONFERENCE PLAY, ALAS: Eight weeks after its season opener, Miamiwill finally open its BIG EAST schedule at Boston College on October 23.Miami is the only team in the nation to yet to have played a conferencegame. Miami is 0-0 in BIG EAST play having opened its year with fivenon-conference games, including the Kickoff Classic vs. Ohio State. UM waspoised to play Temple in its BIG EAST opener on October 16, but the game waspostponed due to Hurricane Irene. In addition to Miami, Boise State of theBig West Conference was the nation’s only other team not to have played aconference game through last week. However, Boise State did enter leagueplay with a 17-10 loss to North Texas on October 9.
TAKING ON THE BEST: Three of the nation’s top four teams and five rankedteams overall are on Miami’s 1999 schedule. UM played at top-ranked FloridaState on October 9, a 31-21 FSU win. In that game, the Hurricanes led theNo. 1 Seminoles, 21-14 late in the second quarter. On September 18, Miamifell to No. 2 Penn State, 27-23, after leading 23-20 in the fourth quarter.The Hurricanes visit No. 4 Virginia Tech on November 13. East Carolina,currently ranked 20th, topped Miami, 27-23, on September 25 in Raleigh, NC.No. 24 Syracuse visits Miami on November 27.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Due to the postponement of the Miami-Temple gamelast week, the Hurricanes will go six weeks between home games. Miami lastplayed in the Orange Bowl on September 18 vs. Penn State and since will havetwo open dates and three road games before hosting West Virginia on October30. It marks just the second time in school history that the Hurricaneshave gone six weeks without a home game. In 1979, Miami went six weekswithout a home game between October 20 and December 1. During that span in’79, UM had one open date, while playing three road games and a neutralsite contest (Mirage Bowl in Tokyo, Japan vs. Notre Dame) between homecontests. The third longest span between home games came in 1985 when UMwent five weeks (9/7-10/12) without playing in the Orange Bowl.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TURNOVERS: This season, the Hurricanes have takenadvantage of many opponent miscues, scoring on eight of 22 overall drivesfollowing an opponent turnover. Three drives following opponent turnoverswere to close halves, so no offensive drives were taken. Overall, theHurricanes have parlayed eight opponent turnovers into 53 points or areaveraging 10.6 points per game off opponent miscues.
At Florida State, the Hurricanes converted a touchdown on one of itstwo drives following a Seminole turnover. One of FSU’s turnovers was toclose out the first half, so no offensive drive was taken. Following FSUfullback Dan Kendra’s fumble on the Miami 11-yard line, the Hurricanesmarched 89 yards on 13 plays to eventually grab a late second quarter leadover the Seminoles, 21-14.
At East Carolina, Miami turned the Pirates’ first two turnovers intoa Clinton Portis four-yard touchdown run and a 38-yard field goal by AndyCrosland, extending the Hurricanes lead to 20-0.
Against Penn State, the Hurricanes did not convert on four drivesfollowing PSU turnovers.
Against Florida A&M, Miami nearly turned all five turnovers intoscores, but settled for four touchdowns. Three FAMU fumbles and oneturnover on downs resulted in scores for James Jackson, Ethenic Sands and two for Clinton Portis.
The Hurricanes turned just one of seven opponent turnovers into ascore against Ohio State. Two of OSU’s turnovers were to close out thefirst and second halves, so no offensive drive was taken. On the score,Kenny Kelly rushed for seven yards followed by a James Jackson two-pointconversion.
IF THE HURRICANES SCORE FIRST…: When the Hurricanes score first they arenearly a lock to win. Beginning with the 1983 season, the Hurricanes havegone 130-13 (.909) when scoring first. Under Butch Davis, UM is 23-6 (.793)when scoring first.
IF THE HURRICANES SCORE 30 OR MORE POINT STREAKS: Miami has won (lastdefeat)…
68 Straight when scoring 30 or more points (10-15-88, Notre Dame 31,UM 30).
89 Straight when scoring more than 30 points (1-1-85, UCLA 39, UM37).
FOURTH QUARTER DOMINANCE: Over the last 14 seasons, Miami has been almostunbeatable when leading after three quarters. Since 1985, Miami has won 125of 127 regular season games in which it entered the fourth quarter with alead.
The Hurricanes took a 23-10 lead into the fourth quarter at EastCarolina, but surrendered 17 points to be defeated 27-23. In 1997, WestVirginia snapped a UM streak of 111 straight victories when leading afterthree quarters.
Prior to that 1997 WVU game, the last time the Hurricanes did notwin a regular season game when leading after three quarters was on Nov. 10,1984, when UM lost to Maryland, 42-40, after leading 34-21 heading into thefinal stanza.
OPENING POSSESSIONS: Miami has posted points on two of its five openingpossessions this season. Most recently, Andy Crosland had his 46-yard fieldgoal attempt blocked by Florida State’s Tommy Polley, following a 6-play34-yard yard drive to the FSU 28.
Game Plays Yards ToP ResultOhio State 2 42 0:48 TouchdownFAMU 6 32 2:26 PuntPenn State 3 -7 1:46 Punt East Carolina 11 80 4:16 TouchdownFlorida State 6 34 2:39 Blocked FG
POLL PRESENCE: At No. 23, Miami (2-3) is the first sub-.500 team to beranked in the Associated Press poll after at least four games since SouthernCalifornia (3-4) came in at #20 on October 25, 1971. That week, USC vaultedinto the polls after defeating No. 6 Notre Dame the week before, 28-14.This marks the second straight week that the Hurricanes have been rankeddespite holding a losing record. Last week, UM was ranked 24th with a 2-3record.
ASSOCIATED PRESS – October 17, 1999
'99 Record Points1. Florida State (62) 7-0 1,7422. Penn State (6) 7-0 1,6783. Nebraska 6-0 1,5804. Virginia Tech (2) 6-0 1,5615. Tennessee 4-1 1,4196. Florida 6-1 1,3687. Kansas State 6-0 1,2978. Georgia Tech 5-1 1,2479. Michigan 5-1 1,15710. Alabama 5-1 1,08911. Michigan State 6-1 987 12. Mississippi State 6-0 97613. Texas A&M 5-1 93414. Georgia 5-1 81315. Marshall 6-0 75816. Purdue 5-2 75417. Wisconsin 5-2 71718. Texas 5-2 53219. BYU 5-2 44620. East Carolina 5-1 30121. Southern Mississippi 4-2 28222. Ohio State 4-3 22023. MIAMI 2-3 18624. Minnesota 5-1 16225. Mississippi 5-2 126
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 108; Syracuse 95; Arizona 61; Kentucky52; Arkansas 38; Utah 32; Stanford 11; Air Force 9; Virginia 6; Wyoming 3;Boston College 2; Iowa State 1.
USA TODAY/ESPN – October 17, 1999
'99 Record Points1. Florida St (52) 7-0 1,4682. Penn St (7) 7-0 1,4123. Nebraska 6-0 1,3214. Virginia Tech 6-0 1,3135. Tennessee 4-1 1,1936. Florida 6-1 1,1797. Kansas State 6-0 1,1278. Georgia Tech 5-1 1,0469. Michigan 5-1 94510. Texas A&M 5-1 92611. Mississippi State 6-0 85912. Alabama 5-1 84713. Michigan State 6-1 74414. Georgia 5-1 71515. Marshall 6-0 62516. Wisconsin 5-2 61817. Purdue 5-2 51418. Texas 5-2 50319. BYU 5-1 44320. East Carolina 5-1 25021. Southern Mississippi 4-2 17622. Ohio State 4-3 17323. MIAMI 2-3 13024. Syracuse 5-2 12525. Minnesota 5-1 120
Others receiving votes: Mississippi 89; Kentucky 70; Arkansas 67; Arizona51; Utah 33; Notre Dame 24; Boston College 21; Stanford 13; Air Force 12;Virginia 6; Colorado State 5; Maryland 3; Wyoming 3; Clemson 2; NorthCarolina State 2; Missouri 1; Western Michigan 1.
MIAMI IN THE POLLS: Miami has been ranked in both national polls each weekthis season. Miami opened the season at No. 12 in both the AP and USAToday/ESPN polls. UM posted season-high rankings of No. 8 in the AP poll onAug. 29 and No. 9 in the USA Today/ESPN poll on Sept. 5.
Date AP USAT/ESPN Date AP USAT/ESPNPreseason 12 12 Oct. 17 23 23 Aug. 29 8 No poll Oct. 24 Sept. 5 8 9 Oct. 31 Sept. 12 8 9 Nov. 7 Sept. 19 9 13 Nov. 14 Sept. 26 18 20 Nov. 28 Oct. 3 19 21 Dec. 5 Oct. 10 24 24 Jan. 5
1999 CAPTAINS SELECTED: At at team meeting preceding the Florida State game,permanent team captains for the remainder of the 1999 season were selectedby the Hurricane players. Junior defensive tackle Damione Lewis, senioroffensive guard Ricahrd Mericer, junior linebacker Dan Morgan, juniorlinebacker Nate Webster and senior center Ty Wise were named captains.Typically, two offensive and two defensive players are named captains eachyear. However, the voting was so close between Lewis, Morgan and Websterthat three defensive captains were named.
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: When freshman Charles Pharms, a resident of Houston,recorded his first start in the 1988 season’s sixth game against Cincinnatiit would begin a streak of 127 consecutive games that at least one playerfrom the state of Texas has started for Miami. The 1999 Hurricane rosterboasts 11 players who hail from the “Lonestar State”, four of which aremainstays in the UM starting line-up: Andy Crosland (K), Daniel Franks(TE), Damione Lewis (DT) and Robert Hall (OT).
Prominent Hurricanes from Texas (since 1988)
Player (years at UM) HometownJessie Armstead (89-92) DallasKevin Williams (90-92) DallasK.C. Jones (93-96) MidlandTremain Mack (94-96) TylerDaniel Franks (97-present) Big SpringDamione Lewis (97-present) Sulphur SpringsAndy Crosland (96-present) Dallas
BIG FIRST HALF, BIG POINT TOTAL AGAINST FAMU: The 40 points scored in thefirst half against FAMU marked the most points scored by the Hurricanes inthe first half since scoring 49 points vs. Rutgers on Oct. 14, 1995. The 57overall points scored ranks ninth all-time for total points scored in a gameby UM.
UM STAYS “NO. 1” AT THE NFL DRAFT: During the last 13 years, Miami hasproduced more NFL first-round draft picks than any other college. In 1991,UM defensive lineman Russell Maryland was the overall No. 1 pick. In 1999,UM’s Edgerrin James was picked with the No. 4 overall selection of the firstround, making him the 20th Hurricane selected since 1987.
DOLPHINS SELECT HURRICANES NO. 1: Of the Miami Dolphins’ 36 all-time NFLDrafts, the University of Miami leads all schools with 14 players selectedby the fish. Yatil Green (1997) was the last Dolphin picked in the firstround, No. 15 overall.
HURRICANES SEND FIVE MORE TO THE NFL RANKS: At the 1999 NFL Draft, Miami hadthree players drafted, Edgerrin James by Indianapolis in Round 1, NickWilliams in Round 3 and Scott Covington in Round 7. Two others, Derrick Ham(Washington) and Nate Brooks (New England), signed as rookie free agents.
MAKING AN EARLY IMPACT: Of the 99 players who opened up the Hurricanes’ 1999Fall Practice, 60 (61%) are underclassmen (freshmen or sophomores), while 39(39%) are upper-classmen (24 juniors and 15 seniors).
Underclassmen – 36 freshmen (22 true and 14 redshirt)
Upperclassmen – 24 sophomores (15 true and 9 redshirt)
Last season, 24 underclassmen were in the Hurricanes startingline-up for at least one game, on either offense, defense or specialists.
KELLY NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN KICKOFF CLASSIC WIN: Sophomorequarterback and first-year starter Kenny Kelly was named the Most ValuablePlayer in Miami’s 23-12 victory over then-No. 9 Ohio State in the KickoffClassic. Kelly completed 17 of 25 attempts for 245 yards and was part oftwo Hurricane touchdowns. Kelly rushed for a touchdown on a seven-yard runearly in the second quarter and finished the second quarter with a 67-yardstrike to Santana Moss. After the touchdown strike to Moss, Kelly ran for asuccessful two-point conversion.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS:
October2 Coach Chuck Pagano4 Martin Bibla (OL)10 Brett Romberg (OL)11 Quincy Hipps (DE)15 Mondriel Fulcher (FB)21 Darell Arline (DB)26 Jeff Popovich (DB)29 Michael Smith (LB)31 Greg Laffere (OL)
FULL FORCE FOOTBALL BECOMES A BIG DRAW IN 1999: A sell-out total of 74,427fans attended Miami’s recent meeting with Penn State at the Orange Bowl onSept. 18. The figure ranks as the 17th largest crowd in school history and14th largest crowd during regular season games. In addition, the 74,427stands as the seventh largest regular season crowd during the 1990’s.Thesellout is the first home sellout for UM since Florida State (75,913) onOct. 12, 1996. The last home sellout in a non-FSU game also came agaistPenn State (75,723) on Oct. 12, 1991. In Miami’s, 57-3, victory over FloridaA&M in the home opener on Sept. 4, a total of 54,147 were in attendance.That figure was the largest crowd at the Orange Bowl since 63,617 came towatch the UM/FSU game on Oct. 10, 1998. In addition, it marked the largesthome crowd for a non-FSU game since 57,721 came to watch the UM/FAMU game onSept. 9, 1995. It also marked the largest crowd in a home-opener since FAMUon Sept. 9, 1995.
BUTCH DAVIS TV SHOW: The Butch Davis TV Show, hosted by WPLG sportscasterFrank Forte, is a weekly program featuring Head Coach Butch Davis. Producedby Fairway Production Group, the show takes an in-depth look at Hurricanefootball. The half-hour program contains game and practice highlights,music videos and features. Throughout the year, the Butch Davis Show airson SportsChannel Florida and WPLG-Channel 10 at 11:30 a.m. every Saturday.The show will be taped at the University Food Court on the UM campus withperiodic taping off-campus throughout the season. The taping of the show isopen to the public.
HURRICANE HOTLINE EVERY THURSDAY: The Hurricane Hotline radio show airsevery Thursday from 6-8 p.m. on SportsRadio 560 WQAM, the new flagship radiostation for University of Miami football, basketball and baseball. Thetwo-hour talk show features Head Coach Butch Davis and Athletic DirectorPaul Dee, as well as Hurricane assistant coaches and players. The HurricaneHotline is hosted by UM’s football broadcast team of Don Bailey, Jr., MarcVandermeer and Joe Zagacki. Callers may participate on the show by calling567-0560 from either the (305) or (954) area codes. Mobile callers can call#560.
COACH’S BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHEONS: Throughout the season, University of Miamicoaches will appear at breakfasts in Dade County and luncheons in BrowardCounty hosted by the Hurricane Club. Individual tickets to the breakfastsare $6 for Hurricane Club donors and $7 for Non-Hurricane Club donors, whilethe luncheons are $16 for donors and $18 for non-donors. Season seriestickets for the breakfast are $30 for the breakfasts and $90 for theluncheons. Contact Kelly James at (305) 284-2491 for more information.
FOOTBALL SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE: Single-game tickets for the Universityof Miami are now on sale. Season tickets, which start at $99, are alsoavailable. Tickets can be purchased at the UM ticket office, allTicketmaster locations, on the University of Miami website atwww.hurricanesports.com, or by calling 1-800-GO-CANES. The UM ticket officeis located in the Hecht Athletic Center, 5821 San Amaro Drive, on the CoralGables campus and is open 9-6, Monday through Friday, and from 9-12 onSaturday.
SCHIANO ARRIVES AS NEW D-COORDINATOR: The Hurricanes open 1999 with newdefensive coordinator in Greg Schiano. Schiano comes to Miami from theChicago Bears where he spent the past three years as an assistant under DaveWannstedt. Prior to arriving in Chicago, Schiano was the defensivebackfield coach for Penn State University from 1990-96. Born June 1, 1966,Schiano takes the UM coordinator position at the ripe age of 33, while hewas named a full-time assistant at Penn State at age 23.
‘CANES ON THE FAST TRACK: Miami football players have enjoyed a reciprocalrelationship with the UM track and field program. During the 1999 season,12 members of the UM football team were listed on the Hurricane track andfield roster. At the 1999 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, members of theHurricane football team accounted for 43 of the team’s 67 points as Miamifinished fourth as a team, its best finish in school history. Leading theway were Santana Moss and Aaron Moser. Moss won the 60-meter dash (6.87),while Moser won the pentathlon title with a BIG EAST record total of 3,643points. In the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash, Moss set a BIG EASTrecord with a time of 6.83.
‘CANES IN THE COMMUNITY: Hurricane student-athletes volunteer over 1,000hours of community service each school year. Annual projects include thefootball team’s distribution of thanksgiving dinners to area shelters;”Join-A-Team, Not-A-Gang” – a program that encourages area youth to seekpositive alternatives to gangs; “Future ‘Canes Program” which exposesat-risk youth to the benefits of sports; “Canes on Patrol” – where theHurricanes assist the Broward County Sheriffs Department; “Red Ribbon Day”aimed at promoting drug awareness; and “Take A Kid to the Game” – anationwide grass roots program encouraging adults to take a child to acollege athletic contest.
CURRENT UM PLAYERS LISTED ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER LISTS
Point After Touchdowns4. 132 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98
Field Goals5. 38 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98
Points Scored Kicking5. 243 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98
Points Scored5. 243 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98
CURRENT UM PLAYERS LISTED ON INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS LISTS
Rushing Attemptst3. 33 James Jackson vs. Penn State, 1999
Rushing Yards (attempts)5. 187 James Jackson vs. Temple, 1997 (18)
Rushing Average (min 4. attempts)8. 15.8 James Jackson vs. Virginia Tech, 1997 (9)
Points After Touchdowns (attempts)1. 9 Andy Crosland vs. ETSU, 1998 (9)6. 7 Andy Crosland vs. UCLA, 1998 (7) 7 Andy Crosland vs. FAMU, 1999 (7)
Field Goals7. 3 Andy Crosland vs. East Carolina, 1998 3 Andy Crosland vs. Rutgers, 1998
Passing Yards10. 370 Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999
Total Offense9. 382 Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999 (380+2)
Receiving Yards5. 180 Santana Moss at Florida State, 1999
Longest Pass Play6. 84 Reggie Wayne from Scott Covington vs. Virginia Tech, 1998
Longest Rush from Scrimmage10. 79 James Jackson vs. Boston Coll., 1998
Most Kickoff Return Yardage1. 208 Najeh Davenport vs. Syracuse, 1998
Touchdown Receptions1. 3 Santana Moss vs. Rutgers, 1998
CURRENT UM PLAYERS LISTED ON INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS LISTS
Rushing Average (min. 25 attempts)3. 7.35 James Jackson, 1997 (81)4. 7.04 Najeh Davenport, 1998 (55)9. 6.65 James Jackson, 1998 (82)
Receptions9. 48 Reggie Wayne, 1997
Touchdown Passes Caught5. 8 Santana Moss, 1998
Point After Touchdowns1. 51 Andy Crosland, 19989. 38 Andy Crosland, 1996
Field Goals10. 13 Andy Crosland, 1996
Points Scored Kicking9. 77 Andy Crosland, 1996
Total Tackles and Assists5. 150 Dan Morgan, 1998
IN THE REDZONE
In Miami’s 31-21 loss at Florida State, the Hurricanes scored two touchdownsin their two trips into the FSU redzone. The Seminoles scored three TD’sand recorded a fumble in their four trips into the UM redzone.
Miami OpponentTimes 21 13Scored 16 11Touchdowns 11 6Field Goals 5 5 Turnovers 1 1 Missed FG 3 1Downs 1 0
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE: One of UM’s three touchdown drives at Florida Statewas less than two minutes in duration. The Hurricanes have recorded 12touchdown drives under two minutes this season.
Opponent Quarter Plays Yards TOPFlorida State 1 1 80 0:17East Carolina 2 4 26 0:54Penn State 3 3 61 1:15FAMU 1 4 44 0:58FAMU 1 4 53 1:09FAMU 2 5 42 1:37FAMU 2 1 1 0:04FAMU 3 2 16 0:42FAMU 4 2 9 0:40Ohio State 1 2 42 0:48Ohio State 2 4 59 1:09Ohio State 2 4 78 1:48
JACKSON SERVES AS A “BIG-PLAY” MAKER: James Jackson is accustomed to making”Big Plays”. The first-year starter has totaled seven carries of 40 or moreyards in his career, four of which were for touchdowns and five of whichcame within his first five carrries in the game.
Although Jackson did not record a 40-plus run on Penn State, he didrattle off a 39-yard touchdown scamper that put the Hurricanes ahead, 23-20.
Jackson’s rushes for 40 or more yards
Opponent Date Yards CarryArkansas State 11-1-97 56 (TD) 10thVirginia Tech 11-8-97 78 (TD) 5thBoston College 10-31-98 79 2ndWest Virginia 10-24-98 40 3rdOhio State 8-29-99 44 (TD) 2ndFlorida A&M 9-4-99 43 (TD) 11thFlorida State 10-9-99 45 4th
KELLY’S PERFORMANCE, BEST EVER VS. FSU: Kelly connected on touchdown strikesof 8, 80, and 14 yards. Kelly set career highs in completions (27),attempts (41) and passing yards (370), while registering the longest passplay of his career, an 80-yard TD to Santana Moss. Kelly’s performance wasthe best output by a Miami quarterback all-time vs. Florida State and in sixyears overall (Ryan Collins vs. Memphis State, 11-27-93, 32-54-392, 3 TD).
KELLY’S FIRST QUARTER SUCCESS: Kenny Kelly is 12-of-19 for 207 yards andthree touchdowns in the first quarters of the past two games. At FloridaState, Kelly was 5-of-7 for 130 yards and two touchdowns, while at EastCarolina he was 7-of-12 for 77 yards and one touchdown.
KELLY AND MOSS’ CAREER HIGHS AT FSU: In total, eight career highs were setbetween Kelly and Moss at Florida State:
Moss: Receiving Yards 180 (previous best: 146 at Rutgers, 1998) Receptions 9 (previous best: 6 at Rutgers, 1998) Long 80 (previous best: 71 at Rutgers, 1998, vs. UCLA, 1998)Kelly: Completions 27 (previous best: 17 vs. Ohio State, 1999) Attempts 41 (previous best: 37 at East Carolina, 1999) Passing Yards 370 (previous best: 245 vs. Ohio State, 1999) Touchdowns 3 (previous best: 2 vs. Florida A&M, 1999) Long 80 (previous best: 67 vs. Ohio State, 1999)
DOUBLE-FIGURE GAINS: The Hurricane offense has run 363 plays over its firstfive games, with 60 of those plays resulting in gains of 10 or more yards.In addition, UM has recorded 11 plays of 30 or more yards – nearly the 1998season total (12).
At Florida State, the UM offense totaled a season-best 17 plays of10 or more yards, including a 45-yard run and an 80-yard TD catch. SantanaMoss nearly doubles his season ouput with six plays of 10 or more yards.Fellow receiver Andre King recorded five plays of 10 or more yards.
THE BIG PLAYS
Yards gained No. of plays 10-19 4020-29 930 or more 11
Player 10+ Yds PlaysSantana Moss 14James Jackson 9Reggie Wayne 9Daniel Franks 7Andre King 6Clinton Portis 6Najeh Davenport 3Mondriel Fulcher 1 Kenny Kelly 1Will McPartland 1Ivan Mercer 1Ethenic Sands 1
PORTIS MAKES MARK: As the first true freshman tailback to start at Miamisince 1995 and only the third true freshman to start at tailback since 1975,Clinton Portis rushed for more yards (147) at East Carolina than any othertrue freshman running back in the modern era of UM history. He also becamethe first true freshman to rush for over 100 yards since Edgerrin James cameoff the bench to rush for 105 vs. Temple on Oct. 28, 1995. FollowingPortis’ 147 yards rushing is James’ 123-yard performance against BostonCollege in 1995. In addition, Leonard Conley rushed for 120 yards as afreshman vs. Cincinnati during his freshman season in 1987.
BILTENIKOFF CANDIDATE: Hurricane wide receiver Santana Moss is one of 35candidates for the Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the nation’sbest receiver.
CHEVY PLAYER OF THE GAME, TWICE: WR Santana Moss has twice been named aChevrolet Player of the Game in 1999. Moss won the award on August 29th forthe first time with a three-catch, 115-yard performance vs. Ohio State atthe Kickoff Classic. In that game, Moss had a dramatic TD reception of 67yards from QB Kenny Kelly. At FSU on October 9, Moss won the ChevroletAward again with a career best nine-catch, 180-yard, three-TD output.
DOAK WALKER CANDIDATE: Junior James Jackson is one of 38 candidates for theDr. Pepper Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s best running back.
NOT LETTING THE OPPONENT CAPITALIZE ON TURNOVERS: So far this season, theUM offense has handed the ball to the opponent defense 13 times by turnover(4 fumbles, 9 INT). Of those 13 turnovers, the opponent has scored on onlyfour drives for 19 points.
ZERO OR NEGATIVE YARDS: Of the 339 total plays run against the UM defenseover the first five games, 143 or 42% have gained zero or negative yards.In addition, the Hurricane defense has held their opponents to 208 plays or61% in which the offense netted three or less yards. The UM defense hasallowed just 67 plays in which the opponent gained double-figures.
Game Zero Negative 3 or less Double-figuresOhio State 15 9 36 8Florida A&M 26 10 45 3Penn State 11 21 44 15East Carolina 21 8 41 21Florida State 16 6 42 20Total (339 plays) 89 54 208 67
STUFFING DRIVES: The Hurricane defense has held their opponents scorelessin 61 of 80 total drives or 76%. The UM defense has held its opponentswithout a touchdown in 69 of 80 drives or 86%.
Game Opp. Drives Scoreless TD FGOhio State 15 12 1 2Florida A&M 19 18 0 1Penn State 17 12 3 2East Carolina 17 12 3 2Florida State 12 7 4 1 Totals 80 61 11 8
SOLID AGAINST THE RUN: A total of 180 rushing plays have run against the UMdefense, of those plays:
- 72 percent (130) have been for less than five yards.
67 percent (121) have gained three or less yards.
38 percent (68) have gone for zero or negative yards.
29 percent (52) have gone for negative yards only.
12 percent (21) went for double-figures.
POPOVICH RECORDS DEFENSIVE FIRST IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES: In the East Carolinagame on Sept. 25, senior Jeff Popovich registered his first careerinterception in the second quarter. At Florida State, Popovich recorded hisfirst career sack on a third down in the fourth quarter to force an FSUpunt.
DEFNSIVE POW: Middle linebacker Nate Webster was named the BIG EASTDefensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Penn State on Septmeber18. In that game, Webster registered 20 tackles (14 solo), including fourtackles for loss and one sack.
LEWIS LEADS SACK ATTACK: Junior defensive tackle Damione Lewis’ sack atFlorida State marked his fifth on the season and 11th for his career. Thefive sacks are already a career season-high for Lewis. In 1997, then-a truefreshman Lewis recorded four. He had two in 1998.
Lewis’ two sacks against Ohio State marked the first multi-sack gamein his career.
Sophomore safety Ed Reed places second on the team with three sacks,while sophomore linebacker Dan Morgan has 2.5.
Other than Lewis, defensive ends Michael Boireau and William Josephshared a sack and safety Jeff Popovich recorded one. The sacks were thefirst for Joseph and Popovich, while Boireau has 1.5 on his career.
Player '99 Sacks CareerDamione Lewis 5.0 11.0Ed Reed 3.0 5.0Dan Morgan 2.5 7.5Howard Clark 1.0 1.0Jamaal Green 1.0 1.0Jeff Popovich 1.0 1.0James Sutton 1.0 1.0Matt Walters 1.0 1.0Nick Ward 1.0 1.0Michael Boireau 0.5 1.5Quincy Hipps 0.5 6.5William Joseph 0.5 0.5James Lewis 0.5 0.5Matt Sweeney 0.5 5.5
DEVASTATING DUO: Junior linebackers Dan Morgan and Nate Webster havecombined to lead the Hurricanes in tackles in 19 of 26 contests over thepast three years. They have also both reached double figures in tackles inthe same game nine times over that span, including twice this season. Inthe win over Ohio State, Webster made 14 stops while Morgan recorded 12 andvs. PSU Webster and Morgan had 20 and 14 tackles respectively.
AS GOOD AS 1987?: The trio of Dan Morgan (150), Nate Webster (134) andEdward Reed (90) resulted in 374 tackles on the 1998 season. Thethree-player figure was more than any three-player figure from UM teamssince 1987’s trio of George Mira, Jr. (147), Rod Carter (138) and BennieBlades (124) totaled 409.
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Middle linebacker Nate Webster totaled 134 tackles in1998. The amount was second to Dan Morgan’s 150 and placed him right behindMorgan in the ’98 BIG EAST standings at No. 2 with his 13.4 tackle-per-gameeffort. The 134-tackle figure was the most by a middle linebacker since RayLewis’ 160 in 1995. Webster totaled a career-best 23 tackles in UM’s 34-31win at West Virginia. The 23-tackle effort rates as the top single-gameperformance in UM history. Earlier in 1998, Webster recorded 21 tackles inUM’s win at Cincinnati. Webster’s 20-plus tackle effort marked the 10thtime a UM player had recorded 20 or more tackles in a single game.Individual tackle totals have been kept since the 1980 season.
THE PLAY STOPS HERE: Junior linebacker Dan Morgan has led the Hurricanes intackles in each of his first two seasons. Last season Morgan tallied 150stops to lead the BIG EAST Conference. His 1998 total ranked fifth in thenation last season and ranks as the fifth highest single season total in UMhistory.
MORGAN, WEBSTER – NAGURSKI AND BUTKUS CANDIDATES: Junior linebackers DanMorgan and Nate Webster are two of 20 semi-finalists for the Bronko NagurskiTrophy, presented by the Football Writers Association of America to thenation’s best defensive player. Five finalists for the award will beannounced in late November. The award be announced on December 6 inCharlotte, NC…Morgan and Webster are also candidates for the Butkus Award,which is given to the nation’ sbest linebacker. Ten semi-finalists for theButkus Award will be named on October 21; three finalists will be named onNovember 11; the Butkus Award winnner will be named on December 6.
CROSLAND CLOSES IN ON FOURTH PLACE DANNY MILLER:Senior kicker/punter Andy Crosland’s three points at Florida State (3 PAT) moved him to 243 pointsscored in his career, remaining at the No. 5 spot on the all-time list.Crosland is one point shy of tying Danny Miller and his 244 points scoredfor the fourth slot. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) leads all UM players with 397overall points.
CROSLAND TIES CAREER-BEST FOR FIELD GOALS AT EAST CAROLINA: Andy Croslandmatched his career high for both field goals made and by going 3-of-4against East Carolina. Crosland went 3-of-3 at Memphis in 1996 and vs.Rutgers in 1997. The performance at Memphis came in his first career game.
Crosland’s Career
Distance Attempts Made1-19 0 0 20-29 21 (5) 15 (2)30-39 15 (3) 12 (3)40-49 12 (3) 6 (1)50 + 3 2Totals 52 (11) 35 (6)
CHARTING CROSLAND’S CAREER
Point After Touchdowns1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 1782. Greg Cox (1984-87) 1613. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 1494. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 132
Field Goals1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 732. Danny Miller (1978-81) 563. Greg Cox (1984-87) 474. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 415. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 38
Points Scored Kicking1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 3972. Greg Cox (1984-87) 3023. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 2724. Danny Miller (1978-81) 2445. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 243
Points Scored (overall)1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 3972. Greg Cox (1984-87) 3023. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 2724. Danny Miller (1978-81) 2445. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 243
CAPSHAW GOES INSIDE THE 20: Sophomore punter Freddie Capshaw’s career long57-yard punt in the third quarter was downed on Florida State’s three-yardline. In the fourth quarter, Capshaw hit a 51-yard punt that landed againat the FSU three. Capshaw has dropped eight of his 16 punts this seasoninside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
WALK-ON CAPSHAW MAKES FIRST START AS PUNTER: Sophomore walk-on FreddieCapshaw made his first career start as the Hurricanes punter vs. EastCarolina. Capshaw had seven punts for 294, including a career-long 52yarder in the fourth quarter. Four of Capshaw’s seven punts fell inside the20-yard line.
KICKER’S DEBUT: True-freshman Jesse Ohlinger kicked off twice in the firsthalf against Florida State marking the first career game action for thewalk-on from Newark, Delaware.
POPOVICH HONORED BY BURGER KING: Burger King Corporation has namedUniversity of Miami defensive back Jeff Popovich a Division I-A CollegeFootball Scholar Athlete. In honor of his outstanding athletic and academicachievements and his commitment to mentoring the community’s youth, BurgerKing Corporation has donated $10,000 to the University of Miami’s generalscholarship fund in his name. The award will be presented by Burger KingFranchisee Robe St. Juste and University of Miami Athletic Director, PaulDee, during today’s game.
Popovich is a senior who has maintained over a 3.43 grade pointaverage as a Biomediacal Engineering Major, while playing strong safety forthe Hurricanes. In addition to his academic and athletic endeavors,Popovich also volunteers with elementary school children and the Easter SealSociety.
HURRICANES ENJOYING BLOCK PARTY: So far this season, Miami has registered ablock or deflection four times. The figure is two behind last season’soverall total of six and two more than 1997’s total of two blocks. UM is ontrack to tie the 1995’s team total of 12 blocks or deflections.
WHAT AN IMPACT: In Butch Davis’ 50 games as UM’s head coach, the ‘Caneshave blocked 34 kicks. In the 10 years prior to Davis’ arrival (1985-94),the Hurricanes blocked 23 kicks. UM established a new single-season recordwith 12 blocks in 1995, shattering the previous high of six set in 1970.Since 1951, Miami has blocked 92kicks. Below is a listing of blocks underDavis:
Game (Year) Type PlayerFAMU (95) Punt deflection Omar RolleVirginia Tech (95) Field goal Twan RussellFlorida State (95) Punt Tremain MackRutgers (95) Punt deflection Tremain Mack Punt Tremain MackBoston College (95) Field goal Kenny Holmes Field goal Kenny Holmes Field goal Booker PickettWest Virginia (95) Extra point Nelson Smith Punt Tremain Mack Punt deflection Tremain MackSyracuse (95) Field goal Tremain MackMemphis (96) Punt Booker PickettThe Citadel (96) Punt Eugene RidgleyRutgers (96) Punt deflection Tremain MackWest Virginia (96) Punt Tremain MackTemple (96) Field goal Tremain MackVirginia Tech (96) Field goal Booker PickettBoston College (96) Punt Jack HallmonSyracuse (96) Field goal Booker PickettVirginia (96) Field goal Tremain Mack Field goal Kenny HolmesArizona State (97) Punt deflection Nick WardFlorida State (97) Extra Point Duane StarksETSU (98) Punt deflection Nate Brooks Punt Edward ReedCincinnati (98) Punt Nate Brooks Field goal Matt SweeneyVirginia Tech (98) Punt Nate BrooksTemple (98) Punt Nick WardFAMU (99) Punt Aaron MoserFAMU (99) Punt deflection Maurice SikesPenn State (99) Punt deflection James LewisEast Carolina (99) Field Goal Edward Reed
UM SPECIAL TEAMS IN THE NCAA: Andy Crosland and Freddie Capshaw haveassisted the Miami’s special teams unit to a No. 22 ranking in net puntingwith a 39.4 yards per punt average. The Hurricanes’ punt returners place33rd nationally with 11.4 yards per return. Individually, Crosland ranks43rd nationally with a 41.33 per punt average. Santana Moss is rated No. 29in the nation in punt returns with an 11.51 average.
Additionally, Crosland places 19th nationally with 1.5 field goalsper game. Miami’s kick return unit has a No. 76 national ranking with a19.1 per kick return average.
HURRICANES RECORD FIRST SAFETY IN BUTCH DAVIS ERA: Miami’s safety with 1:14left in the first half of the FAMU game marked the first safety of the ButchDavis era. The last time the Hurricanes recorded a safety was Oct. 3, 1992vs. Florida State, when Malcom Pearson tackled Corey Sawyer. The recentFAMU safety came on a blocked punt by Aaron Moser.
TOUCHBACK: Kickers Todd Sievers and Andy Crosland were successful inreaching the end zone with their kickoffs in 1998. The tandem forcedtouchbacks on 30 percent (19 of 68) of their kickoffs. Fourteen of Sievers’53 kickoffs were for touchbacks, while Crosland forced touchbacks on 4-of-15kickoffs. The 19 touchbacks in 1998 was dramatically higher than UM’s totalof two from the 1997 season.
1999 AWARDS AND HONORS
Freddie Capshaw
BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week: vs.Florida St. (Oct. 9)
James Jackson
Dr. Pepper Doak Walker Award: (nation’s best running back)- One of38 preseason candidates…winner will be announced on Dec. 9.
Kenny Kelly
Kickoff Classic MVP: vs. Ohio State (Aug. 29)
Dan Morgan
Butkus Award: (nation’s best linebacker)- One of 65 candidates onthe Butkus Award Watch List…10 semi-finalists named on October 21. Three finalists named on November 11 and the winner is announced onDec.10.
Bronko Nagurski Award: (nation’s best defensive play) – One of 20semifinalists…five finalists named in late November…winner named on Dec.6.
Santana Moss
Biletnikoff Award: (nation’s best receiver)- One of 35 players onthe award’s “Watch List”.
Chevrolet Player of the Game: vs. Ohio State (Aug. 29); vs. FloridaState (Oct. 9)
Jeff Popovich
Burger King Division I-A College Football Scholar-Athlete (PennSt.).Nate Webster
Butkus Award: (nation’s best linebacker)- One of 65 candidates onthe Butkus Award Watch List…10 semi-finalists named on October 21. Three finalists named on November 11 and the winner is announced onDec.10.
Bronko Nagurski Award: (nation’s best defensive play) – One of 20semifinalists…five finalists named in late November…winner named on Dec.6.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week: vs. Penn St. (Sept. 18)
‘CANES PRESEASON HONORS
Al Blades, Jr., Free Safety
BIG EAST: First Team – Preview Sports; Second Team – The Sporting News.
Michael Boireau, Sr., Defensive End
BIG EAST: Second Team. – The Sporting News
Andy Crosland, Sr., Punter
BIG EAST: Second Team – The Sporting News
Najeh Davenport, So., Running Back
BIG EAST: Second Team – SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Daniel Franks, Jr., Tight End
All-America: First Team – College Sports News, SportsLine/Lindy’s; SecondTeam – Athlon’s, Street & Smith’s, Football News.
BIG EAST: Offensive Player of the Year – College Football News; First Team -The Sporting News, Athlon’s, College Football News, Street & Smith’s,Football News.
Player Ratings: The Sporting News #2 Tight End; College Football News #2Tight End, SportsLine/Lindy’s No. 9 BIG EAST Talent; Sports Illustrated -“One of 10 Players the NFL Wants Now”
Joaquin Gonzalez, So., Tackle
All-American: Second Team – Street & Smith’s; Third Team – College SportsNews.
BIG EAST: First Team – College Football News, Preview Sports, Street &Smith’s; Second Team – The Sporting News, SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: College Football News #16 Offensive Lineman, Outland TrophyCandidate – Street & Smith’s, Lombardi Award Candidate – Street & Smith’s.
James Jackson, Jr., Running Back
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Street & Smith’s,Football News, SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: SportsLine/Lindy’s No. 2 BIG EAST Talent.
Kenny Kelly, So., Quaterback
Player Ratings: SportsLine/Lindy’s BIG EAST Newcomer of the Year
Damione Lewis, Jr., Defensive Tackle
All-America: Second Team – Sportsline/Lindy’s.
BIG EAST: First Team – Preview Sports, SportsLine/Lindy’s.Player Ratings: SportsLine/Lindy’s No. 6 BIG EAST Talent.
Richard Mercier, Sr., Guard
All-America: First Team – The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Street &Smith’s, Football News, Sportsline/Lindy’s; Second Team – Athlon’s, CollegeSports News.
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Athlon’s, College Football News,Street & Smith’s, Football News.
Player Ratings: The Sporting News #1 Guard; College Football News #12Offensive Lineman; Fans Only No. 4 Outland Trophy Candidate; Fans OnlyLombardi Award Candidate, SportsLine/Lindy’s No. 5 BIG EAST Talent.
Dan Morgan, Jr., Outside Linebacker
All-America: First Team – College Sports News, Street & Smith’s; Second Team- Athlon’s, Preview Sports; Third Team – Football News.
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Athlon’s, College Football News,Preview Sports, Street & Smith’s, Football News, SportsLine/Lindy’s.Player Ratings: Butkus Award Watch List, College Football News #8Linebacker, Bednarik Award Candidate – Street & Smith’s, Butkus AwardCandidate – Street & Smith’s, SportsLine/Lindy’s BIG EAST Defensive Playerof the Year, SportsLine/Lindy’s No. 3 BIG EAST Talent.
Santana Moss, Jr., Wide Receiver
All-American: Honorable Mention – College Sports News, Street & Smith’s.BIG EAST: First Team – Athlon’s, College Football News, Preview Sports,Street & Smith’s, Football News; Second Team – The Sporting News,SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: College Football News #14 Wide Receiver.
Leonard Myers, Jr., Cornerback
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Athlon’s, College Football News,Street & Smith’s, Football News; Second Team – SportsLine/Lindy’s.Player Ratings: The Sporting News #9 Cornerback.
Edward Reed, So., Strong Safety
All-American: Honorable Mention – Football News.
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Athlon’s, Football News; SecondTeam – SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Eric Schnupp, Sr., Guard
BIG EAST: Second Team – The Sporting News
Reggie Wayne, Jr., Wide Receiver
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News; Second Team – SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: The Sporting News #11 Wide Receiver.
Nate Webster, Jr., Inside LinebackerAll-American: Third Team – College Sports News; Honorable Mention – Street &Smith’s, Football News.
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, Athlon’s, College Football News,Preview Sports, Street & Smith’s, Football News, SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: Butkus Award Watch List, The Sporting News #13 InsideLinebacker; College Football News #7 Linebacker.
Ty Wise, Sr., Center
BIG EAST: First Team – The Sporting News, SportsLine/Lindy’s.
Player Ratings: The Sporting News #7 Center.
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED:
Kickoff Return For TD
By Hurricane: Tremain Mack at Syracuse, 11/30/96,95 yards, UM 38-31
By Opponent: Kevin Johnson, Syracuse, 11/28/98, 100 yards, SU66-13
Punt Return For TD
By Hurricane: Duane Starks at Baylor, 8/30/97, 85yards, UM 45-14
By Opponent: Corey Harris, The Citadel, 9/7/96, 80 yards, UM 52-6
Blocked Punt Return For TD
By Hurricane: Nate Brooks vs. EastTennesse State, 9/5/98, 12 yards, blocked by Edward Reed, UM 66-17
By Opponent: Alphonso Williams, Florida State, 10/3/87, 5 yards,blocked by Martin Mayhew, UM 26-25
Interception Return For TD By Hurricane:
Al Blades, at Rutgers,10/3/98, 60 yards, UM 53-17
By Opponent: Keion Carpenter, Virginia Tech, 11/16/96, 100 yards,VT 21-7
Fumble Return For TD
By Hurricane: Nick Ward vs. Arizona State,9/13/97, 85 yards, UM 12-23
By Opponent: Shevin Smith, FSU, 10/12/96, fumble returned 54yards, FSU 34-16
Safety Recorded
By Hurricanes: vs. FAMU, 9/4/99, blocked punt by AaronMoser, UM 57-3
By Opponent: Florida State, 10/10/98, Kenny Kelly sacked inendzone, FSU 26-14
Shutout at Miami’s Home
By Hurricanes: vs. Pittsburgh, 9/28/96, UM 45-0
By Opponent: Auburn, 10/4/74, AU 3-0
Shutout On Road
By Hurricanes: at Rutgers, 9/12/96, UM 33-0
By Opponent: Florida State, 10/4/97, FSU 47-0
Blocked Field Goal
By Hurricane: Matt Sweeney at Cincinnati, 9/12/98,UM 38-12
By Opponent: Tommy Polley, Florida State, 10/9/99, blocked46-yard attempt, FSU 31-21
Blocked Field Goal
By Hurricane: Matt Sweeney at Cincinnati, 9/12/98,UM 38-12
By Opponent: Tomha McMillan, East Carolina, 9/25/99, ECU 27-23
PAT Unsuccessful
By Hurricanes: Andy Crosland vs. Penn State,9/18/99 kick wide left, PSU 27-23
By Opponent: Dan Stultz, Ohio State, 8/29/99, kick wide left, UM23-12
100-Yard Rushing-Game
By Hurricane: Clinton Portis, at East Carolina,147 yards, 27 carries, 9/25/99, ECU 27-23
By Opponent: Travis Minor, Florida State, 146 yards, 25 carries,10/9/99, FSU 31-21
200-Yard Rushing-Game
By Hurricane: Edgerrin James vs. UCLA, 299 yards,39 carries, 12/5/97, UM 49-45
By Opponent: Amos Zereoue, West Virginia, 206 yards, 25 carries,9/27/97, WVU 28-17
300-Yard Passing-Game
By Hurricane: Kenny Kelly vs. Florida State,10/9/99, 370 yards, 27 of 41, FSU 31-21
By Opponent: Chris Weinke, Florida State, 10/9/99, 332 yards, 23of 34, FSU 31-21
400-Yard Passing-Game
By Hurricane: Gino Torretta vs. Iowa, 9/5/92, 433yards, 31 of 51, UM 24-7
By Opponent: Cade McNown, UCLA, 12/5/98, 513 yards, 26 of 35, UM49-45
100-Yard Receiving-Game By Hurricane:
Santana Moss vs. Florida State,10/9/99, 180 yards, 9 receptions, FSU 31-21
By Opponent: Chaffie Fields, Penn State, 9/18/99, 177 yards, 5receptions, PSU 27-23
200-Yard Receiving-Game
By Hurricane: Wesley Carroll vs. California,9/15/90, 208 yards, 11 receptions, UM 52-24
By Opponent: Gerard Phelan, Boston College, 11/23/84, 226 yards,11 receptions, BC 47-45
60+Yard Punt
By Hurricane: Andy Crosland at Syracuse, 11/28/98, 61yards, SU 66-13
By Opponent: Chris Sailer, UCLA, 12/5/98, 65 yards, UM 49-45
70+Yard Punt
By Hurricane: Rob Rajsich vs. Kansas, 9/30/78, 79 yards,UM 38-6
By Opponent: Sean Liss, Florida State, 10/12/96, 76 yards, FSU34-16
50+Yard Field Goal
By Hurricane: Andy Crosland vs. Arizona State, 50yards, UM 12-23
By Opponent: Nate Trout, Syracuse, 51 yards, SU 66-13
Three Field Goals-Game
By Hurricane: Andy Crosland at East Carolina,9/25/99 (34, 38, 47), ECU 27-23
By Opponent: Chris Ferencik, Pittsburgh, 10/21/95, (34, 26, 39),UM 17-16
Three TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Edgerrin James vs. UCLA, 12/5/98, (45 run,10 run, 1 run), UM 49-45
By Opponent: Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, 11/28/98, (1 run, 51 run,1 run), SU 66-13
Four TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Melvin Bratton vs. Boston College, 11/23/84,(2 run, 1 run, 52 run , 1 run), BC 47-45
By Opponent: Tony Gabriel, Syracuse, 11/21/70, (5 pass, 53 pass,7 pass, 7 pass), SU 56-16
Three Rushing TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Edgerrin James vs. UCLA, 12/5/98,(45 run, 10 run, 1 run), UM 49-45
By Opponent: Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, 11/28/98, (1, 51, 1), SU66-13
Four Rushing TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Melvin Bratton vs. Boston College,11/23/84, (2, 1, 52, 1), BC 47-45
By Opponent: Joseph Scott, Texas A&M, 1944, (60, 11, 6, 7), A&M70-14
Three Passing TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Kenny Kelly vs. Florida State,10/9/99, (8, 80, 14), FSU 31-21
By Opponent: Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 10/19/96, (2, 33,19), ECU 31-6
Four Passing TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Ryan Clement vs. The Citadel, 9/7/96(34, 10, 17, 25), UM 52-6
By Opponent: Cade McNown, UCLA, 12/5/98, (77, 7, 14, 61, 59), UM49-45
Three Receiving TDs-Game
By Hurricane: Santana Moss at Rutgers,10/3/98, (12, 28, 71), UM 53-17
By Opponent: Tom Durrance, Florida, 11/27/71, (9, 9, 12, 15), UF45-16
***Bowl Game
GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS – 1999
GAME 1
No. 12 MIAMI 23, No. 9 OHIO STATE 12
August 29, 1999
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Kenny Kelly threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and ran for anotheras No. 12 Miami defeated No. 9 Ohio State, 23-12, in the Kickoff Classic.
James Jackson opened the scoring for the Hurricanes with a 44-yardrun 3:16 into the first quarter.
After the ninth-ranked Buckeyes took a 9-7 lead on a Dan Stultzfield goal and a Steve Wisniewski touchdown reception, Miami put the gameaway with 16 unanswered points including a showstopping 67 yard touchdownreception by Santana Moss with eight seconds remaining before halftime.
With the win Miami handed the Buckeyes their first season-openingloss since 1986. Kelly, making his first collegiate start, was named thegame’s Most Valuable Player.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FMiami (12) 7 16 0 0 23Ohio State (9) 9 0 3 0 12
First Quarter
Mia-Jackson 44 run (Crosland kick)
OSU-FG Stultz 23
OSU-Wisniewski 6 pass from Moherman (kick failed)
Second Quarter
Mia-Kelly 7 run (Kelly pass to Jackson)
Mia-S Moss 67 pass from Kelly (Kelly run)
Third Quarter
OSU-FG Stultz 24
Miami Fla Ohio St First downs 14 12Rushes-yards 43-153 33-116Passing yards 245 104Comp-Att-Int 17-25-2 11-23-2Sacked-yards lost 3-27 3-20Punts 4-45.0 6-37.2Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-2Penalties-yards 10-82 7-31Time of possession 33:14 26:46
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Miami Fla-Jackson 24-89, Davenport 13-81, Fulcher 1-4, Team1-0, Kelly 4-minus 21. Ohio St-Wiley 9-72, Wells 11-44, Keller 2-15, Martin2-8, Bellisari 2-minus 11, Moherman 7-minus 12.
PASSING: Miami Fla-Kelly 17-25-2-245. Ohio St-Moherman 10-22-2-107,Bellisari 1-1-0-minus 3.
RECEIVING: Miami Fla-Franks 5-52, Wayne 5-40, S Moss 3-115, Fulcher2-43, Davenport 1-1, Jackson 1-minus 6. Ohio St-Germany 4-56, Wisniewski2-30, Keller 2-15, Wells 2-2, Rambo 1-1.
Att: 73,037
GAME 2
No. 8 MIAMI 57, Florida A&M 3
September 4, 1999
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Junior running back James Jackson rushed for 103 yards and twotouchdowns in the opening half as No. 8 Miami opened a 40-3 halftime leadand cruised to a 57-3 win over Division I-AA Florida A&M in the Orange Bowl.
After a 25 yard field goal by Jeremy Edwards which gave FAMU a 3-0lead with 10:12 to play in the first quarter, Miami responded bothoffensively and defensively scoring 57 unanswered points and limiting FAMUto six first downs and 69 yards of total offense, including minus-17rushing. The Hurricanes totaled 364 yards, including 191 on the ground.
Jackson carried 19 times for 103 yards and Kelly completed 9-of-15passes for 119 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FFlorida A&M 3 0 0 0 3Miami (8) 14 26 10 7 57
First Quarter
FAMU-FG Edwards 25
MIA-Santana Moss 9 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
MIA-Jackson 43 run (Crosland kick)
Second Quarter
MIA-Jackson 7 run (Crosland kick)
MIA-FG Crosland 22
MIA-Franks 3 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
MIA-Portis 1 run (Crosland kick)
MIA-Safety
Third Quarter
MIA-FG Crosland 32 MIA-Sands 13 pass from Dorsey (Crosland kick)
Fourth Quarter
MIA-Portis 2 run (Crosland kick)
Florida A&M Miami FlaFirst downs 6 18Rushed-yards 29-(-17) 48-191Passing yards 85 163Comp-Att-Int 8-29-0 13-28-1Sacked-yards lost 6-50 0-0Punts 13-31.9 7-41.1Fumbles-lost 6-4 1-0Penalties-yards 9-63 8-50Time of possession 26:59 33:01
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Florida A&M-T Williams 14-30, K Williams 4-20, Lordeus2-minus 3, Team 1-minus 12, J Jackson 4-minus 22, Dykstra 4-minus 30. MiamiFla-Jackson 19-103, Payton 9-32, Portis 9-19, D Williams 5-18, Mcpartland1-9, Valdez 2-5, Fulcher 1-4, R Williams 1-2, Hart 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Florida A&M-Q Gray 4-11-0-55, Dykstra 3-11-0-25, J Jackson1-7-0-5. Miami Fla-Kelly 9-15-1-119, Dorsey 4-12-0-44, Hart 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Florida A&M-Nunnally 5-36, Lamb 2-43, Bendross 1-6.Miami Fla-S Moss 4-73, Franks 2-19, Sands 2-18, Mercer 1-21, Wayne 1-17,Jackson 1-5, Fulcher 1-5, R Williams 1-5.
Att: 54,147
GAME 3
No. 3 PENN STATE 27, No. 8 MIAMI 23
September 18, 1999
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Chafie Fields caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Thompsonwith 1:41 left to rally No. 3 Penn State to a 27-23 victory over No. 8 Miamiat the Orange Bowl.
Trailing 23-20 late in the fourth quarter, Penn State’s defensestopped the Hurricanes (2-1) on fourth and two from the Penn State 22 yardline. A first down likely would have sealed the game as Penn State (4-0) wasout of timeouts with 1:52 left. Penn State took over and Thompson hit Fieldsdown the left sideline for the winning score.
Kelly completed 11-of-21 passes for 160 yards but threw fourinterceptions. Jackson carried 33 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Hebecame the first player to break 100 yards rushing aginst the Nittany Lionssince Fred Taylor (Florida) in the 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl.
Fields made five catches for 177 yards, including a 49-yard TD fromRashard Casey on the final play of the first quarter. Casey completed 7-of-9passes for 99 yards and an interception and Thompson was 9-of-15 for 147yards. Penn State had 356 total yards, but Fields had 128 on his two scoringcatches alone.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FPenn State (3) 10 0 7 10 27Miami (8) 0 3 7 13 23
First Quarter
PSU-FG Forney 32
PSU-Fields 49 pass from Casey (Forney kick)
Second Quarter
Miami Fla-FG Crosland 29
Third Quarter
PSU-Mccoo 2 run (Forney kick)
UM-Jackson 18 run (Crosland kick)
Fourth Quarter
UM-S Moss 40 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
PSU-FG Forney 26
UM-Jackson 39 run (kick failed)
PSU-Fields 79 pass from Thompson (Forney kick)
Penn St. Miami Fla First downs 17 15Rushed-yards 45-110 40-160Passing yards 246 160Comp-Att-Int 16-24-1 11-21-4Sacked-yards lost 6-17 2-13Punts 6-39.2 6-37.5Fumbles-lost 4-2 4-1Penalties-yards 8-79 5-49Time of possession 32:23 27:37
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Penn St-Mccoo 16-46, Casey 9-37, A Harris 6-24, Cerimele3-13, Thompson 4-1, L Johnson 2-1, Easy 1-0, Fields 1-minus 1, Drummond1-minus 5, Team 2-minus 6. Miami Fla-Jackson 33-129, Kelly 6-26, Mcpartland1-5.
PASSING: Penn St-Thompson 9-15-0-147, Casey 7-9-1-99. MiamiFla-Kelly 11-21-4-160.
RECEIVING: Penn St-Drummond 6-53, Fields 5-177, T Stewart 2-19, AHarris 2-minus 6, Crenshaw 1-3. Miami Fla-S Moss 4-67, Franks 2-14, Jackson1-21, McPartland 1-20, Wayne 1-18, King 1-15, Fulcher 1-5.
GAME 4
EAST CAROLINA 27, No. 9 MIAMI 23
September 25, 1999
Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
East Carolina scored the last 24 points to upset ninth-ranked Miami,27-23, in a game moved to Carter-Finley Stadium due to Hurricane Floyd.
ECU quarterback David Garrard threw a 27-yard touchdown pass toKeith Stokes with 4:51 left to cap the improbable comeback and the school’sfirst 4-0 start since 1977.
Garrard completed 30-of-46 passes for 328 yards, one touchdown andan interception. He also gained another 29 yards on 11 carries.
In his first start, Miami running back Clinton Portis ran 27 timesfor 147 yards – a Miami record among true freshman – but played sparingly inthe second half.
The Pirates again dominated the second-half totaling 331yard ofoffense while holding Miami to just 154 yards. Miami managed 235 of its 389yards in the first two quarters, when Portis carried 22 times for 133 yards.Kelly completed only 15-of-37 passes for 159 yards, a TD and interception.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FMiami Fla (9) 10 10 3 0 23East Carolina 0 3 7 17 27
First Quarter
UM-Wayne 21 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
UM-FG Crosland 34
Second Quarter
UM-Portis 4 run (Crosland kick)
UM-FG Crosland 38
ECU-FG Miller 38
Third Quarter
UM-FG Crosland 47
ECU-J Wilson 24 run (Miller kick)
Fourth Quarter
ECU-J Wilson 18 run (Miller kick)
ECU-FG Miller 39
ECU-Stokes 27 pass from Garrard (Miller kick)
Miami Fla East CarolinaFirst downs 22 27Rushed-yards 49-230 32-122Passing yards 159 328Comp-Att-Int 15-37-1 30-48-1Sacked-yards lost 3-24 2-14Punts 7-42.0 6-39.3Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2Penalties-yards 14-95 2-10Time of possession 32:57 27:03
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Miami Fla-Portis 27-147, Jackson 9-38, Kelly 10-34, Payton3-11. East Carolina-J Wilson 8-71, Garrard 11-29, Henry 6-19, Stokes 1-10,Team 3-minus 3, Alston 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Miami Fla-Kelly 15-37-1-159. East Carolina-Garrard30-46-1-328, Alston 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING: Miami Fla-Wayne 7-80, S Moss 3-37, Franks 1-11, Valdez1-11, Fulcher 1-9, Jackson 1-7, Portis 1-4. East arolina-Chappell 8-76, RBurns 5-42, Dodd 4-69, J Wilson 4-32, Stokes 3-34, Floyd 2-32, Powell 2-14,M Harris 1-29, Henry 1-0.
Att: 45,900
GAME 5
No. 1 FLORIDA STATE 31, No. 19 MIAMI 21
October 9, 1999
Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
FSU quarterback Chris Weinke completed 23-of-34 passes for 332 yardsand two touchdowns and Travis Minor rushed for 146 yards on 25 carries tolead the No. 1 ranked Seminoles to a 31-21 victory over No. 19 Miami.
Kenny Kelly and Santana Moss had career games for Miami. Kelly was27-of-41 for 370 yards and three touchdowns while Moss caught nine passesfor 180 yards and two scores.
Florida State scored first as Weinke hit Germaine Stringer on a48-yard scoring pass 3:47 into the game. Kelly threw an eight-yard scoringpass to Reggie Wayne 3:08 later but Florida State responded with athree-yard TD burst by Jeff Chaney on its next possession. On the next playfrom scrimmage, Kelly hooked up with Moss on an 80-yard scoring pass to tiethe score at 14-14. Miami took the lead with 9:40 left in the first halfwhen Kelly threw a 14-yard TD pass to Moss. The Seminoles marched back andtied the game with a 13-play, 73-yard drive that ended with a Weinke 18-yardTD toss to Ryan Sprague.
The FSU defense took over in the second half holding the Hurricanesscoreless while its offensive unit managed to put another 10 points on theboard including a two-yard TD run by Minor in the fourth quarter which putthe game out of reach.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FMiami Fla (19) 14 7 0 0 21Florida St (1) 14 7 3 7 31
First Quarter
FSU-Stringer 48 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)
UM-Wayne 8 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
FSU-Chaney 3 run (Janikowski kick)
UM-S Moss 80 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
Second Quarter
UM-S Moss 14 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)
FSU-Sprague 18 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)
Third Quarter
FSU-FG Janikowski 38
Fourth Quarter
FSU-T Minor 2 run (Janikowski kick)
Florida St. Miami Fla First downs 23 23Rushed-yards 31-78 41-153Passing yards 370 332Comp-Att-Int 27-41-1 23-35-1Sacked-yards lost 2-12 3-24Punts 6-43.8 5-38.0Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-1Penalties-yards 7-56 10-88Time of possession 30:16 29:44
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Miami Fla-Jackson 22-74, Mcpartland 1-5, Kelly 6-2, Fulcher1-2, S Moss 1-minus 5. Florida St-T Minor 25-146, Chaney 6-12, Kendra 5-8,Weinke 5-minus 13.
PASSING: Miami Fla-Kelly 27-41-1-370. Florida St-Weinke 23-34-1-332,M Minnis 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Miami Fla-S Moss 9-180, King 5-78, Wayne 5-59, Franks5-36, Jackson 2-15, Fulcher 1-2. Florida St-Dugans 5-80, M Minnis 4-54,Stringer 3-80, T Minor 3-21, A Boldin 2-13, Sprague 1-18, Bell 1-17, Chaney1-15, Morgan 1-15, Gardner 1-12, Kendra 1-7.
Att: 80,976
GAME 6
TEMPLE vs. No. 24 MIAMI
October 16, 1999
Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami, FL
Due to the threat of Hurricane Irene, the University of Miami versusTemple game was rescheduled for December 4th at a time to be determined.
The postponement marks the second consecutive season the Hurricaneshave had to reschedule a game due to the threat of a Hurricane.
Last season the Hurricanes matchup with UCLA, scheduled for Sept.26, was moved to Dec. 5 due to the threat of Hurricane Georges. Miami wenton to defeat the third-ranked and undefeated Bruins 49-45.
Kenny Kelly
Quarterback, 6-2, 195, Sophomore
Tampa, FL (Tampa Catholic)
Has completed 79 of 139 pass attempts for 1,053 yards and eighttouchdowns…also has one rushing touchdown…had best outing of career vs.FSU, completing 27 of 41 attempts for 370 yards and threetouchdowns…output at Florida State was the best ever by a UM quarterbackagainst the Seminoles…performance vs. Florida State was the best by a UMquarterback since Nov. 27, 1993 (Ryan Collins vs. Memphis State, 32-54-392,3 TD)…vs. Penn State recorded one touchdown completion, passing for 160yards…also rushed for 26 yards against the Nittany Lions…passed for twotouchdowns in win over Florida A&M (57-3)…went 9 for 15 for 119 yards vs.FAMU…made his first career start vs. Ohio State and led the ‘Canes to a23-12 win…was 17-for-25 for 245 yards and touchdown connecting on a67-yard pass to Santana Moss with eight seconds remaining in the 1st half togive UM a 23-9 lead going into the half…named Most Valuable Player of theKickoff Classic for his efforts vs. Ohio State…served as the No. 2 QB in1998, appearing in eight games… was 23-of-43 for 433 yards and fivetouchdowns in 1998.
Kelly Game-by-Game Passing
Opp Att Comp Int Yds TD LgOSU 25 17 2 245 1 67FAMU 15 9 1 119 2 32PSU 21 11 4 160 1 40ECU 37 15 1 159 1 21FSU 41 27 1 370 3 80Total 139 79 9 1,053 8 80
James Jackson
Running Back, 5-11, 210, Junior
Belle Glade, FL (Glades Central/Fork Union)
Doak Walker Award (nation’s best running back) candidate… is the onlyrunning back in the last 18 games (as of Oct. 17) to rush for over 100 yardsvs. Penn State…rushed for 74 yards on 22 carries vs. FSU with a long rushof 45 yards…rushed for 129 yards against the Nittany Lions and recordedhis sixth career 100 yard rushing game…with two touchdowns runs, Jacksonbrought his season total to five, just one short of his season best of sixset in 1998…also recorded a 21-yard reception…33 rushing attempts wasthird on UM’s all-time list for rushes in a game…in the win over FAMU,Jackson recorded his fifth career 100 yard rushing game with 103 net yardsand two touchdowns…43 yard TD run marked the sixth time Jackson hasrushed for more than 40 yards on one carry in his career…vs. Ohio Staterushed for 89 yards on 24 carries including a touchdown on his 2nd carry ofthe game…also snagged a Kenny Kelly toss for a two-point conversion vs.OSU…1999 pre-season first-team All-BIG EAST selection by fivepublications…named number two overall talent in the BIG EAST by Lindy’smagazine…as a sophomore, was second on the squad with 545 yards on 82carries.
Jackson Game-by-Game Rushing
Opp Carries Yds Avg TD LgOSU 24 89 3.7 1 44FAMU 19 103 5.4 2 43PSU 33 129 3.9 2 39ECU 9 38 4.2 0 13FSU 22 74 3.4 0 45Total 107 433 4.0 5 45
Richard Mercier
Offensive Line, 6-3, 290, Senior
Montreal, Quebec (Vanier College)
Named number one offesnive guard in the nation by The Sporting News in thepublication’s pre-season annual…named #12 overall offensive lineman in thecountry by College Football News…pre-season first team All-American byfive publications (The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Street & Smith,Football News, and Sportsline/Lindy’s)…is once again contending forAll-America and All-Conference honors after being selected All-BIG EASTFirst Team as a junior and named to Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team…atenacious run blocker…played every down in 1998…Miami offense has rushedfor an average of 162 yards per game and nine touchdowns over five games in1999 behind solid run blocking led by Mercier…on pace to tie theHurricanes’ all-time record for games started (48), currently at 40 careergames started…’Canes are 29-11 all-time with Mercier in the lineup.
Santana Moss
Wide Receiver, 5-10, 175, Junior
Miami, FL (Carol City)
Candidate for Biletnikoff award…two-time winner of Chevrolet Player of theGame for his nationally televised performances against Ohio State andFlorida State…leads the ‘Canes in receiving with 23 catches for 472 yardsincluding 5 TD’s…is the 25st player in UM history to surpass 1,000 careerreceiving yards (1,361)…had two receiving touchdowns vs. FSU…totaled 180yards on 9 receptions…recorded 67 yards on four receptions including a TDvs. Penn State…gained 73 yards on 4 catches and a TD vs. FAMU…againstOhio State led the Hurricanes with 115 yards on 3 catches including a late1st half 67 yard TD reception…was named All-BIG EAST Second Team as asophomore after leading the ‘Canes in receiving yards (631) and receivingtouchdowns (8).
Moss Game-by-Game Receiving
Opp Recept Yds Avg TD LgOSU 3 115 38.3 1 67FAMU 4 73 18.25 1 32PSU 4 67 16.75 1 40ECU 3 37 12.3 0 15FSU 9 180 20.0 2 80Total 23 472 20.5 5 80
Daniel “Bubba” Franks
Tight End, 6-6, 260, Junior
Big Spring, TX (Big Spring)
Has 15 receptions 132 yards for an average catch of 8.8 yards…vs. FSU,gained 36 yards on five catches…had two receptions for 14 yards vs. theNittany Lions…caught two passes for 19 yards vs. FAMU including a threeyard touchdown pass from Kelly…snagged five catches for 52 yards in winover OSU…five receptions equal career-high set vs. Temple in 1997…namedone of the Top Ten NFL prospects by Sports Illustrated…named All-BIG EASTFirst Team in 1998 after starting 10 of 11 games…pre-season first-teamAll-American by College Sports News and Sportsline/Lindy’s pulled down 13catches for 179 yards and three touchdowns…rated the nation’s No. 2 tightend by The Sporting News and College Football News…ranks eighth nationallyin receptions among tight ends.
Franks Game-by-Game Receiving
Opp Recept Yds Avg TD LgOSU 5 52 10.4 0 15FAMU 2 19 9.5 1 16PSU 2 14 7.0 0 11ECU 1 11 11.0 0 11FSU 5 36 7.2 0 10Total 15 132 8.8 0 16
Damione Lewis
Defensive Tackle, 6-3, 285, Junior
Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs)
Has 23 tackles and five sacks on the season…against FSU had 6 stopsincluding a sack for a loss of eight yards…vs. PSU recorded eight tackles,three for a loss of six yards including a QB sack…in win over FAMU herecorded three total tackles including a quarterback sack…in season openervs. Ohio State, managed five tackles and two sacks for a loss of twentyyards…started every game at right tackle as a sophomore and led alldefensive linemen with 52 tackles…pre-season second-team All-American bySportsline/Lindy’s…pre-season first-team All-BIG EAST selection by PreviewSports and Sportsline/Lindy’s.
Lewis Game-by-Game Totals
Opp Tckl Solo Asst TFL BrUp Sk/YdsOSU 5 2 3 2-20 0 2-20FAMU 3 3 0 2-7 0 1-6PSU 8 2 6 3-6 0 1-1ECU 1 1 0 1-2 0 0FSU 6 2 4 1-8 0 1-8Total 23 10 13 9-43 0 5-35
Dan Morgan
Linebacker, 6-3, 225, Junior
Coral Springs, FL (Taravella)
Named to the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker) watchlist…semi-finalist for the Bronco Nagurski Award given to the nation’sbest overall defensive player…for has 43 tackles for the year includingthree sacks…vs. ECU had twelve tackles, including five solo…in seasonopener vs. Ohio State, totaled twelve tackles, seven solo…regainedHurricane possession when recovered a Buckeye fumble…pre-season first-teamAll-American by College Sports News and Street & Smith’s…pre-seasonfirst-team All-BIG EAST choice by seven publications…was All-BIG EASTFirst Team last year after leading the Hurricanes in tackles with 150, thethird most by a Hurricane since 1983…also led UM in tackles as a freshmanwith 105.
Morgan Game-by-Game Totals
Opp Tckl Solo Asst TFL BrUp Sk/YdsOSU 12 7 5 3-5 0 0FAMU 2 1 1 0 0 0PSU 14 7 7 3-6 1 2-3ECU 12 8 4 1-5 0 1-5FSU 3 2 1 0 0 0Total 43 25 18 7-16 1 3-8
Ed Reed
Defensive Back, 6-0, 190, Sophomore
St. Rose, LA (Destrehan)
Has 33 tackles on the year including five for a total loss of 27yards…had six tackles and on efor a loss vs. FSU…had two pass break-upsagainst ECU…against the Nittany Lions made a mark in virtually everydefensive category…recorded six solo tackles including one for a loss ofseven yards on a QB sack…forced two fumbles and intercepted a Nittany Lionpass and returned it for 16 yards…vs. FAMU, the defensive back had 3tackles and a sack for a loss of eleven yards…in the win over Ohio Statehe had a sack for a loss of seven yards and seven tackles on the day…namedhonorable mention pre-season All-American by Football News…pre-seasonfirst-team All-BIG EAST selection by The Sporting News, Athlon’s andFootball News…had a breakthrough season as a freshman in 1998 that earnedhim Football News Freshman All-American honors
Reed Game-by-Game Totals
Opp Tckl Solo Asst TFL BrUp Sk/YdsOSU 7 2 5 1-7 0 1-7FAMU 3 2 1 2-12 0 1-11PSU 9 6 3 1-7 0 1-7ECU 8 5 3 0 2 0FSU 6 4 2 1-1 0 0Total 33 19 14 5-27 2 3-25
Nate Webster
Linebacker, 6-0, Junior
Miami, FL (Northwestern)
On the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker) watch list…semi-finalist forthe Bronco Nagurski Award given to the nation’s best overall defensiveplayer…collected 16 tackles vs. the ‘Noles and an interception …vs. PSUmade a total of 20 stops, 14 solo…managed a sack for a four-yard loss…inwin over FAMU tallied four tackles, two solo…registered fourteen tacklesin win over Ohio State…pre-season third-team All-American by CollegeSports News…named to pre-season All-BIG EAST first team by sevenpublications…named nation’s seventh best linebacker in pre-season byCollege Football News…was second in tackles last season with 134tackles….named to All-BIG EAST First Team as a sophomore.
Webster Game-by-Game Totals
Opp Tckl Solo Asst TFL BrUp Sk/YdsOSU 14 6 8 2-6 1 0FAMU 4 2 2 0 1 0PSU 20 14 6 4-16 0 1-4ECU 9 5 4 0 0 0FSU 16 11 5 0 0 0Total 63 38 25 6-22 2 1-4
