Football
Miami At Pittsburgh Game Notes
No. 22 Hurricanes look to stay undefeated in BIG EAST play.
  No. 22 Miami heads to Pitt Stadium Saturday to take on BIG EAST foe Pittsburgh. |
Nov. 1, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 22nd-ranked University of Miami Hurricanes (4-3, 2-0 BIG EAST)look to remain undefeated in BIG EAST play when they face Pittsburgh (4-4,2-3) at Pitt Stadium.
Miami is coming off of its second consecutive come-from-behindvictory. Last Saturday, the Hurricanes overcame a 20-7 third quarter deficitwith three touchdowns over the final 15:51 in recording a 28-20 win overWest Virginia at the Orange Bowl. Two weeks ago Miami recorded the greatestcomeback in school and BIG EAST history scoring 31 unanswered points in a31-28 win at Boston College.
Pittsburgh is coming off of a 30-17 loss last weekend tothird-ranked Virginia Tech at Pitt Stadium. In the loss, sophomorequarterback David Priestley torched the Hokies’ No. 1 ranked defense for 406yards on 28-of-46 passing with a touchdown and no interceptions.
The Series:
Miami and Pittsburgh face off for the 27th time with the Hurricanesholding an 16-9-1 all-time series lead. Miami has won 10 of the last 11meetings including a 38-10 victory last season at the Orange Bowl.
The Hurricanes hold an 8-5 record against the Panthers at PittStadium. Miami, however, has struggled with the Panthers in its last twotrips to Pittsburgh.
In 1997 Pittsburgh upset the 21st-ranked Hurricanes 21-17 on aThursday evening ESPN nationally televised game. In 1995 Miami escaped witha 17-16 win in a game that wasn’t decided until Ray Lewis intercepted a PeteGonzalez pass at the Miami 35-yard line with 3:07 left.
MIAMI-PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME:
1998 Miami 38, UP10 H1997 UP 21, Miami 17 A1996 Miami 45, UP 0 H1995 Miami 17, UP 16 A1994 Miami 17, UP 12 H1993 Miami 35, UP 7 A1990 Miami 45, UP 0 H1989 Miami 24, UP 3 A1986 Miami 37, UP 10 A1984 Miami 27, UP 7 H1976 UP 36, Miami 19 A1970 UP 28, Miami 17 A1968 Miami 48, UP 0 H1967 Miami 58, UP 0 A1966 Miami 38, UP 14 H1965 UP 28, Miami 14 A1964 Miami 20, UP 20 H1963 UP 31, Miami 20 H1962 Miami 23, UP 14 A1961 UP 10, Miami 7 H1960 UP 17, Miami 6 A1957 Miami 28, UP 13 H1956 UP 14, Miami 7 H1955 Miami 21, UP 7 A1951 UP 21, Miami 7 H1950 Miami 28, UP 0 A
SCOREBOARD
MIAMI (4-3, 2-0)
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 W, 31-2810/30 WEST VIRGINIA W, 28-2011/6 @ 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
PITTSBURGH (4-4, 2-3)
9/4 BOWLING GREEN W, 30-109/11 @ Penn State L, 17-209/18 KENT W, 30-2310/2 TEMPLE W, 55-2410/7 SYRACUSE L, 17-2410/16 @ Boston College L, 16-2010/23 @ Rutgers W, 38-1510/30 VIRGINIA TECH L, 17-3011/6 MIAMI 12:00 p.m.11/13 NOTRE DAME 3:30 p.m.11/27 @ West Virginia 12:00 p.m.
OVER THE AIRWAVES
Television
ESPN Regional Television (Live, WPLG-TV Ch. 10 locally): Dave Sims(play-by-play), Jeff Bostic (analysis) and John Sanders (sideline).SportsChannel Florida – (Tape Delay, 11:30 p.m.): Dave Sims (play-by-play),Jeff Bostic (analysis) and John Sanders (sideline).
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.
NATIONAL POLLS
ASSOCIATED PRESS – October 31, 1999
'99 Record Points 1. Florida State (55) 9-0 1,732 2. Penn State (9) 9-0 1,683 3. Virginia Tech (6) 7-0 1,607 4. Tennessee 6-1 1,507 5. Florida 7-1 1,470 6. Kansas State 8-0 1,417 7. Georgia Tech 6-1 1,331 8. Mississippi State 7-0 1,207 8. Nebraska 7-1 1,15510. Wisconsin 7-2 1,08711. Texas 7-2 996 12. Alabama 6-2 93513. Marshall 8-0 93114. Georgia 6-2 78715. BYU 7-1 73416. Michigan 6-2 69117. Purdue 6-3 60218. East Carolina 7-1 59419. Michigan State 6-2 47220. Ohio St. 6-3 45921. Texas A&M 6-2 35622. MIAMI 4-3 30223. Mississippi 6-2 26224. Notre Dame 5-3 11225. Southern Mississippi 5-3 111
Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas 81, Washington 31, Boston College 30,Louisiana Tech 21, Minnesota 13, Arizona 7, Colorado 7, Utah 5, Kentucky 3,Oregon 3, W. Michigan 3, Air Force 2, Syracuse 2, Oregon St. 1, Stanford 2
USA TODAY/ESPN – October 31, 1999
'99 Record Points 1. Florida St (44) 9-0 1,456 2. Penn St (13) 9-0 1,424 3. Virginia Tech (2) 7-0 1,355 4. Tennessee 6-1 1,264 5. Florida 7-1 1,242 6. Kansas State 8-0 1,196 7. Georgia Tech 6-1 1,121 8. Mississippi State 7-0 1,032 9. Nebraska 7-1 1,01010. Wisconsin 7-2 93211. Texas 7-2 84912. Marshall 8-0 75513. BYU 7-1 68014. Alabama 6-2 66515. Michigan 6-2 64916. Georgia 6-2 64917. East Carolina 7-1 53318. Texas A&M 6-2 48119. Michigan State 6-2 40020. Ohio State 6-3 37022. MIAMI 4-3 21823. Mississippi 6-2 14624. Arkansas 5-2 12425. So. Mississippi 6-2 146
Others receiving votes: Boston College 46, Notre Dame 30, Stanford 26,Washington 14, Colorado St 11, Colorado 8, Kentucky 8, No Carolina St 8,Oklahoma 8, Utah 7, Arizona 5, Oregon 5, Syracuse 5, Vanderbilt 4, WesternMich 4, Clemson 3, Maryland 2, Minnesota 2, Louisville 1, Oregon St 1, Rice1.
HEAD COACH BUTCH DAVIS: Butch Davis (Arkansas ’74) is in his fifth season atMiami. Davis has compiled a 35-18 overall record and a 22-8 mark in BIGEAST games. His record includes a 18-9 record at the Orange Bowl, whilegoing 14-9 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 4-3 2-1 0-2 1-0 2-0Total 35-18 18-9 14-9 3-0 22-8
Butch Davis’ Hurricanes on Turf/Grass
Year Overall Turf Grass1999 4-3 1-0 3-31998 9-3 3-1 6-21997 5-6 2-1 3-51996 9-3 3-0 6-31995 8-3 2-0 6-3Total 35-18 11-2 24-16
LAST TIME OUT VS. WEST VIRGINIA: Miami quarterback Kenny Kelly completed21-of-34 passes for 268 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to leadthe 23rd-ranked Hurricanes (4-3, 2-0) to a 28-20 come-from-behind victoryover West Virginia (3-5, 2-2) in the Orange Bowl.
Miami, playing at home for the first time since September 18, camefrom behind for the second consecutive week as UM fought back from defecitsof 13-0 and 20-7. On October 23, the Hurricanes spotted Boston College a28-0 lead before scoring 31 unanswered points to win.
Once again Miami dominated after the break registering 329 yards oftotal offense en route to 28 second half points. Miami’s defense was alsoimpressive forcing five turnovers including four interceptions, the most forMiami since 1991.
Freshman Clinton Portis had a big game for Miami carrying 17 timesfor 104 yards, including a one-yard touchdown burst with 1:46 left thatpushed the lead to 28-20. He set up the score with a spectacular 41-yard runthe play before.
Portis gave Miami a 21-20 lead with 10:17 left in the fourth quarterwhen Kelly scrambled and found the freshman wide open across the field for anine-yard touchdown.
LAST TIME VS. PITTSBURGH: Playing in a Thursday night ESPN game, EdgerrinJames tied a school record with his fourth straight 100-yard rushing gameand totaled 196 yards of offense and three touchdowns as No. 22 Miamidefeated Pittsburgh, 38-10, in the Orange Bowl. Miami avenged a 21-17 lossto Pitsburgh in 1997.
Miami quarterback Scott Covington completed 17-of-23 passes for 284yards. Kevan Barlow led the Panthers ground attack with 19 carries for 117yards.
TAKING ON THE BEST: Each of the nation’s top three teams and four 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. 3 Virginia Tech on November 13. East Carolina,currently ranked 17th, topped Miami, 27-23, on September 25 in Raleigh, NC.In addition, conference opponents Boston College and Syracuse are amongstthose teams receiving votes, but unranked.
COMEBACK CANES: The Hurricanes have made a habit of late to winning games indramatic, come-from-behind fashion. In last week’s win over WVU, the ‘Caneswere down 13-0 before getting on the board in the third quarter with a JamesJackson TD and eventually pulling off the 28-20 win. In the win over BostonCollege, UM managed 31 unanswered points after trailing 28-0. The 28-pointcomeback marked the largest comeback in Miami and BIG EAST history. Priorto that, the largest comeback in school history was 16 points (twice). OnSeptember 17, 1988, Michigan led Miami, 30-14, with 10:32 remaining in thefourth quarter; Miami went on to defeat Michigan, 31-30. On October 3,1987, Florida State led Miami, 19-3, with 2:45 left in the third quarter;Miami went on to defeat FSU 26-25 on that day.
Miami has accomplished both of its consecutive wins this season withdominant second halves. The Hurricanes outscored BC and West Virginia,59-14 in the second half, with a 624-295 advantage in total yards.
Miami in the Second Half:
BC WVUPts. Scored 31 28Pts. Allowed 7 7Rush Yards 140 137Pass Yards 155 192Rush Yds Allowed 60 24Pass Yds Allowed 66 145
‘CANES ON TURF: Saturday’s game at Pittsburgh will mark Miami’s second gamethis season on artificial turf. Under Head Coach Butch Davis, Miami is 11-2on turf.
Miami on Artificial Turf (Under Davis):
Date Opponent Stadium Result10/21/95 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium W, 17-1611/11/95 Boston College Alumni Stadium W, 17-1410/26/96 West Virginia Mountaineer Field W, 10-711/2/96 Temple Veterans Stadium W, 57-2611/30/96 Syracuse Carrier Dome W, 38-318/30/97 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium W, 45-149/18/97 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium L, 21-1710/18/97 Boston College Alumni Stadium W, 45-44 (OT)9/12/98 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium W, 38-1210/24/98 West Virginia Mountaineer Field W, 34-3111/14/98 Temple Veterans Stadium W, 42-711/28/98 Syracuse Carrier Dome L, 66-1310/23/99 Boston College Alumni Stadium W, 31-28
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TURNOVERS: This season, the Hurricanes have takenadvantage of many opponent miscues, scoring on 10 of 24 overall drivesfollowing an opponent turnover. Three drives following opponent turnoverswere to close halves, so no offensive drives were taken. Overall, theHurricanes have parlayed ten opponent turnovers into 67 points.
Against West Virginia, Mike Rumph intercepted a Marc Bulger pass atMiami’s 48. Just seven plays later, Clinton Portis managed a two yard TDrun.
At Boston College, Chris Campbell forced Eagle running back CedricWashington to fumble on the BC’s six yard line. William Joseph recoveredthe ball for the ‘Canes and James Jackson converted the turnover on a sixyard rush into the endzone.
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)…
69 Straight when scoring 30 or more points (10-15-88, Notre Dame 31,UM 30).
90 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 six 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 FGBoston College 4 20 1:38 PuntWest Virginia 3 5 0:54 Punt
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 128 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.
MIAMI MILESTONES
Milestone Games
1 10-30-26 Rollins W 7-0 50 12-4-31 Paris Island W 12-6100 11-5-37 Stetson W 25-13200 10-1-48 Rollins W 25-0300 10-4-58 @ Baylor W 14-8400 11-24-67 Notre Dame L 22-24500 9-17-77 @ Ga. Tech L 6-10600 11-23-85 Colorado St. W 24-3700 9-10-94 @ Arizona St. W 47-10750 10-24-98 @ W. Virginia W 34-31764 11-6-99 Pittsburgh ? ?
Milestone Wins
1 10-30-26 Rollins 7-0 50 12-4-36 Georgetown 10-6100 1-1-46 vs. Holy Cross 13-6200 12-1-62 Florida 17-15300 10-2-82 @ Louisville 28-6400 9-5-92 @ Iowa 24-7464 10-30-99 West Virgiiia 28-20
1999 SEASON HURRICANE BIRTHDAYS
September
1 Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OL)
Clinton Portis (RB)
3 William Joseph (DL)
7 Joaquin Gonzalez (OL)
9 Delvin Brown (DB)
10 Nick Nettles (DL)
11 Edward Reed (DB)
13 Zachary Hart (QB)
15 Aaron Moser (WR)
18 James Sutton (LB)
19 Phillip Buchanon (DB)
Ivan Mercer (TE)
23 Bryant McKinnie (OL)
24 Coach Mario Cristobal
26 Robert Williams (TE)
October
2 Coach Chuck Pagano
4 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)
November
5 Coach Curtis Johnson
7 Clint Hurtt (DT)
Will McPartland (FB)
8 Coach Don Soldinger
Mike Rumph (DB)
10 Adrian Wilson (DT)
17 Coach Butch Davis
Andy Crosland (K)
Reggie Wayne (WR)
26 Andre King (WR)
29 Pat Del Vecchio (OL)
Nate Webster (LB)
Dan Smith (TE)
December
9 Ed Wilkins (OL)
17 Antwain Joyce (DB)
Derryl Williams (RB)
18 Leonard Myers (DB)
19 Dan Morgan (LB)
James Lewis (DB)
25 Larry Anderson (DL)
26 Jarrett Payton (RB)
28 Jermell Weaver (LB)
Jerrell Weaver (LB)
31 Anthony Johnson (WR)
January
2 LaVaar Scott (LB)
5 Brian Stinson (DE)
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN’: Dwayne Johnson, aka “The Rock”, a UMdefensive lineman from 1991-1994, made a special appearance at theMiami-West Virginia game on October 30 at the Orange Bowl. “The Rock”, athree-time World Wrestling Federation champion, is one of professionalwrestling’s most popular superstars.
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 ranked as the 17th largest crowd in school history and14th largest crowd during regular season games. In addition, the 74,427stood as the seventh largest regular season crowd during the 1990’s. Thesellout was 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. The Hurricanes presently lead the BIG EAST Conference inaverage home attendance (52,961).
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 locations throughout the UM campus with periodictaping off-campus throughout the season. The taping of the show is open tothe 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.
SCHIANO ARRIVES AS NEW D-COORDINATOR: The Hurricanes open 1999 with a 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.
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER LISTS
Receptions
3. 116 Reggie Wayne, 1997-98-99
Receiving Yards
8. 1597 Reggie Wayne, 1997-98-99
Tackles
8. 328 Dan Morgan, 1997-98-99
Point After Touchdowns
4. 140 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99
Field Goals
5. 39 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99
Points Scored Kicking
4. 254 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99
Points Scored
4. 254 Andy Crosland, 1996-97-98-99
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL GAME LISTS
Rushing Attempts
t3. 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)
6. 7 Andy Crosland vs. FAMU, 1999 (7)
Field Goals
7. 3 Andy Crosland vs. East Carolina, 1998
7. 3 Andy Crosland vs. Rutgers, 1998
Passing Yards
10. 370 Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999
Total Offense
9. 382 Kenny Kelly at Florida State, 1999 (380+2)
Receiving Yards
5. 180 Santana Moss at Florida State, 1999
Longest Pass Play
6. 84 Reggie Wayne from Scott Covington vs. Virginia Tech, 1998
Longest Rush from Scrimmage
10. 79 James Jackson vs. Boston Coll., 1998
Most Kickoff Return Yardage
1. 208 Najeh Davenport vs. Syracuse, 1998
Touchdown Receptions
1. 3 Santana Moss vs. Rutgers, 1998
‘CANES ON INDIVIDUAL SEASON 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)
Receptions
9. 48 Reggie Wayne, 1997
Touchdown Passes Caught
5. 8 Santana Moss, 1998
Point After Touchdowns
1. 51 Andy Crosland, 1998
9. 38 Andy Crosland, 1996
Field Goals
10. 13 Andy Crosland, 1996
Points Scored Kicking
9. 77 Andy Crosland, 1996
Total Tackles and Assists
5. 150 Dan Morgan, 1998
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.
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 SECOND HALF SUCCESS: Over the last two games, quarterback KennyKelly has been sensational in the second half. In the second half of Miami’svictories over Boston College and West Virginia, Kelly has completed25-of-38 passes for 347 yards and five touchdowns.
Kelly In The Second Half
Team Comp-Att-Int Yards TDWest Virginia 12-17-1 192 2Boston College 13-21-0 155 3Total 25-38-1 347 5
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 502 plays over its firstseven games, with 90 of those plays resulting in gains of 10 or more yards.In addition, UM has recorded 13 plays of 30 or more yards eclipsing the 1998season total. Miami recorded 13 plays of 10 or more yards in its victoryover West Virginia including a 41 yard run by Clinton Portis in the fourthquarter. 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.
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. Portis recordedhis second 100-yard game of the season with 104 yards on 17 carries againstWest Virginia.
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.
BILTENIKOFF CANDIDATE: Hurricane wide receiver Santana Moss is one of 10semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, presented annually to the nation’sbest receiver.
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.
IN THE REDZONE
In Miami’s 28-20 win over West Virginia, the Hurricanes scored fourtouchdowns in their five trips into the WVU redzone. The Mountaineersscored one TD’s and two field goals in their five trips into the UM redzone.
Miami OpponentTimes 30 23Scored 24 18 Touchdowns 18 11 Field Goals 6 7Turnovers 1 3 Missed FG 4 2Downs 1 0
QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE: One of UM’s four touchdown drives against WestVirginia were less than two minutes in duration. The Hurricanes haverecorded 15 touchdown drives under two minutes this season.
Opponent Quarter Plays Yards TOPWest Virginia 3 2 44 0:31Boston College 4 1 6 0:03Boston College 3 5 80 1:22Florida 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
THE BIG PLAYS
Yards gained No. of plays 10-19 5820-29 1930 or more 13
Player 10+ Yds PlaysSantana Moss 19James Jackson 16Daniel Franks 14Reggie Wayne 12Clinton Portis 8Andre King 7Kenny Kelly 4Najeh Davenport 3Will McPartland 2Mondriel Fulcher 1 Ivan Mercer 1Ethenic Sands 1Wilbur Valdez 1
WAYNE JUMPS TO NO. 3 IN ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS: Following his five-catcheffort against West Virginia, Reggie Wayne jumped past Wesley Carroll andWillie Smith into third place all-time on Miami’s career catches list.
WAYNE AND MOSS MOVE UP THE CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LIST: With his 74receiving yards against West Virginia, Reggie Wayne moved closer to Chris T.Jones in seventh place on Miami’s career receiving yards list. Waynecurrently stands in eighth place all-time with 1,597 career receving yards.Wayne needs 44 yards to move past Jones. In addition, Wayne needs just 100yards to crack the top-5 on UM’s all-time list.
Santana Moss is also making his way up the list. Moss recorded 64receiving yards against West Virginia to move into 12th place with 1,465receiving yards.
All-time Receptions
1. Lamar Thomas (1989-92) 144 2. Michael Irvin (1985-87) 143 3. Reggie Wayne (1997-) 116 4. Wesley Carroll (1989-90) 114 Willie Smith (1984-86) 114 6. Glenn Dennison (1981-83) 108 7. Randal Hill (1987-90) 107 8. Chris T. Jones (1991-94) 105 9. Bill Miller (1959-61) 10210. Larry Brodsky (1979-81) 100
All-time Receiving Yards
1. Michael Irvin (1985-87) 2,423 2. Lamar Thomas (1989-92) 2,271 3. Eddie Brown (1983-84) 1,754 4. Wesley Carroll (1989-90) 1,722 5. Larry Brodsky (1979-81) 1,696 6. Randal Hill (1987-90) 1,643 7. Chris T. Jones (1991-94) 1,640 8. Reggie Wayne (1997-) 1,597 9. Willie Smith (1984-86) 1,52110. Brian Blades (1984-87) 1,49311. Yatil Green (1994-96) 1,47412. Santana Moss (1997-) 1,46513. James Cox (1965-67) 1,46414. Bill Miller (1959-61) 1,44815. Horace Copeland (1990-92) 1,424
KELLY TO MOSS & FRANKS: With seven starts under his belt, Kenny Kelly hasalready found two potential favorite targets – Santana Moss and DanielFranks.
Kelly has connected with Moss for seven touchdowns including fivetouchdown strikes this season.
Kelly to Moss was successful at Florida State, as the duo recordedtwo TD’s by air. The first scoring connection was an 80-yard strike onfirst down, while the second was a 14-yard score. So far this season, theduo have connected on three other TD strikes of 40 yards against Penn State,nine yards against Florida A&M and 67 yards againt Ohio State. In addition,Moss was a favorite of former UM QB Scott Covington, as the two joined in oneight TD’s in 1998.
Kelly has connected with Franks for five career touchdowns includingthree this season. Kelly has found Franks in the end zone in each of thelast two games. Against Boston College, Kelly connected with Daniel Franksfor a 10-yard touchdown that tied the game at 28-28. In Miami’s win overWest Virginia Kelly hit Franks with a nine yard touchdown pass that cut theWest Virginia lead to 20-14.
Kelly’s Targets
Receiver TD'sSantana Moss 7Bubba Franks 5Reggie Wayne 2James Jackson 1Will McPartland 1Clinton Portis 1Andre King (98) 1Dan Smith (98) 1Omar Rolle (98) 1
YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM: When Santana Moss makes a reception it isusually for big yardage. This season the junior has caught 31 passes for 576yards for an average of 18.6 yards per reception. Over hiscareer, Moss has averaged 19.5 yards per catch to rank third on UM’sall-time list behind Rocky Belk who averaged 21.9 yards per reception from1980-82 and Eddie Brown who averaged 19.7 yards per catch from 1983-84.
Top Five Career Average Yards Per Catch (min. 50 catches)
1. Rocky Belk (1980-82) 21.9 (58-1,272)2. Eddie Brown (1983-84) 19.7 (89-1,754)3. Santana Moss (1997-Pres.) 19.5 (75-1,465)4. Phil August (1973-76) 18.9 (61-1,155)5. Brian Blades (1984-87) 18.7 (80-1,493)
SCORING QUICKLY: James Jackson’s two touchdowns against Boston College came22 seconds apart. That marked the shortest span between Miami touchdownssince September 10, 1994 when UM scored TDs 12 seconds apart in the firstquarter at Arizona State.
JACKSON’S SECOND HALF EFFORT AGAINST PENN STATE: James Jackson’s 106 yardsrushing in the second half against Penn State was the most in a single halfsince Edgerrin James darted for 173 in the first half against UCLA on Dec.5, 1998. Earlier this season, Jackson ran for 103 yards in the first halfagainst Florida A&M.
Jackson rushed for 96 yards in the first quarter against FAMU,marking the most yards in a single quarter since Edgerrin James ran for 102yards in the second quarter vs. UCLA on Dec. 5, 1998. As a freshmen Jacksonrushed for 112 yards in the fourth quarter vs. Virginia Tech on Nov. 8,1997.
100 YARD GAMES: Santana Moss’ nine catches for 180 yards at Florida Statemarked career-highs for the junior receiver. The 100-yard effort was thethird of his career. Earlier in the season against Ohio State, Moss totaled115 yards on three catches. James Jackson’s 134 yards rushing against BostonCollege marks his seventh career 100-yard performance placing him thirdall-time at UM. Freshman running back Clinton Portis has recorded two100-yard rushing games this season. Portis had 104 yards on 17 carriesagainst West Virginia. He earned his first 100-yard game with 147 yards on27 carries at East Carolina.
Game Player Car. Rec. YardsOhio State Santana Moss 3 115FAMU James Jackson 19 103 Penn State James Jackson 33 129East Carolina Clinton Portis 27 147Florida State Santana Moss 9 180Boston College James Jackson 22 134West Virginia Clinton Portis 17 104
KELLY’S FIRST START: Third-year sophomore Kenny Kelly made his first careerstart against Ohio State. Dating back to Jim Kelly in 1979, Hurricanequarterbacks have led UM to an 8-3 record in their first career starts.UP FOR GRABS: The FSU game marked the first time since 1993 that UM hadfour different receivers with five or more catches. The same feat wasaccomplished vs. Memphis State in a 41-17 UM win.
Receiving No Yds TD LongJones, Chris 7 152 1 54tHarris, Jonathan 9 133 1 52Bennett, Donnell 8 70 0 17Tellison, A.C. 5 43 1 15
FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: The four interceptions forced by the Miami defenseagainst West Virginia were the most INTs ever netted by the Hurricanes underHead Coach Butch Davis. The last time, the Hurricanes defense registeredfour interceptions was on November 30, 1991 when UM recorded four INTs vs.San Diego State (David Lowery as quarterback) in a 39-12 win.
NOT LETTING THE OPPONENT CAPITALIZE ON TURNOVERS: So far this season, theUM offense has handed the ball to the opponent defense 14 times by turnover(4 fumbles, 10 INT). Of those 14 turnovers, the opponent has scored on onlyfour drives for 19 points.
ZERO OR NEGATIVE YARDS: Of the 502 total plays run against the UM defenseover the first seven games, 198 or 39% have gained zero or negative yards.In addition, the Hurricane defense has held their opponents to 287 plays or57% in which the offense netted three or less yards.
Game Zero Neg. 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 20Boston College 19 8 41 15West Virginia 21 7 38 17Total (502 plays) 129 69 287 99
STUFFING DRIVES: The Hurricane defense has held their opponents scorelessin 82 of 109 total drives or 75%. The UM defense has held its opponentswithout a touchdown in 92 of 109 drives or 84%.
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 1Boston College 15 11 4 0West Virginia 14 10 2 2 Totals 109 82 17 10
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.
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.
CLIMBING THE CHART: Following his 15-tackle performance against WestVirginia, junior linebacker Dan Morgan’s career tackle total rose to 328which ranks in eighth place all-time at the University of Miami. Morgan,who recorded 105 tackles as a freshman and a BIG EAST best 150 tackles as asophomore, surpassed Ted Hendricks (1966-68) and Rick Liddell (1972-74). AButkus Award semi-finalist, Morgan is 162 tackles shy of the school’s careertackles record held by Geroge Mira Jr. (490 tackles 1984-87).
All-Time Tackles
1. George Mira Jr. (1984-87) 490 2. Scott Nicolas (1978-80) 456 3. Michael Barrow (1989-92) 423 4. Darrin Smith (1989-92) 401 5. Ray Lewis (1993-95) 388 6. Rod Carter (1985-88) 361 7. James Burgess (1993-96) 343 8. Dan Morgan (1997-) 328 9. Ted Hendricks (1966-68) 32710. Rick Liddell (1972-74) 321
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 were also candidates for the ButkusAward, which is given to the nation’s best linebacker. Last week, Morganwas named one of 11 semifinalists; three finalists will be named on November11; the Butkus Award winnner will be named on December 6.
DEFENSIVE 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.
SOMETHING SPECIAL…ESPECIALLY VS PITTSBURGH: Senior Jeff Popovich has madea habit of making big plays on special teams against the PittsburghPanthers. In the third quarter of last season’s game, Popovich took a snapon a fake field goal and ran 25 yards for a Hurricane touchdown in a 38-10victory. Against Pittsburgh in 1997 the Hurricanes ran a fake field goal inthe third quarter. Popovich took the snap, rolled to his right and hitDaniel Franks in the back of the endzone for a 15 yard touchdown which tiedthe game at 14-14.
CROSLAND CLOSES IN ON THIRD PLACE: Senior kicker Andy Crosland’s four pointsagainst West Virginia (4 PAT) moved him closer to third-place on UM’s careerscoring list. Crosland is currently in fourth-place with 254 points. DanePrewitt ranks third with 272 points. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) leads all UMplayers with 397 overall points.
CROSLAND TIES CAREER-BEST AT EAST CAROLINA: Andy Crosland matched his careerhigh for both field goals made and by going 3-of-4 against East Carolina.Crosland went 3-of-3 at Memphis in 1996 and vs. Rutgers in 1997. Theperformance at Memphis came in his first career game.
Crosland’s Career
Distance Attempts Made20-29 21 (5) 15 (2)30-39 17 (5) 13 (4)40-49 12 (3) 6 (1)50 + 3 2Totals 54 (13) 36 (7)
CHARTING CROSLAND’S CAREER
Point After Touchdowns
1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 1782. Greg Cox (1984-87) 1613. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 1494. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 140
Field Goals
1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 732. Danny Miller (1978-81) 563. Greg Cox (1984-87) 474. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 415. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 39
Points Scored Kicking
1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 3972. Greg Cox (1984-87) 3023. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 2724. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 254
Points Scored (overall)
1. Carlos Huerta (1988-91) 3972. Greg Cox (1984-87) 3023. Dane Prewitt (1992-95) 2724. Andy Crosland (1996- ) 254
WHAT AN IMPACT: In Butch Davis’ 52 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 92 kicks. 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
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.
CAPSHAW PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Freshman punter Freddie Capshaw earned BIG EASTSpecial Teams Player of the Week honors for his perfomance at Florida Stateon October 9. In the game, Capshaw registered six punts for 263 yards inMiami’s 31-21 loss to No. 1 Florida State. In all, Capshaw averaged 43.8yards, dropping three punts inside the 20-yard line. Two of Capshaw’s puntslanded at the Seminole three-yard line. Capshaw’s punt of 57 yards in thethird quarter set a career high.
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 register nine blocked kicks this season.
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.
THE LAST TIME:
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, vs. West Virginia,109 yards, 17 carries, 10/30/99, UM 28-20
By Opponent: Cedric Washington, Boston College, 183 yards, 29carries, 10/23/99, UM 31-28
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: Khori Ivy, West Virginia, 10/30/99, 142 yards, 9receptions, UM 28-20
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: Freddie Capshaw at Boston College, 10/23/99,60 yards,UM 31-28
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 at Boston College,10/23/99, (8, 23, 10), UM 31-28
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
1999 HONORS AND AWARDS:
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)
Co-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week: vs. Boston College (Oct.23)
Dan Morgan
Butkus Award: (nation’s best linebacker)- On October 21, was namedone of 11 semi-finalists for the Butkus Award given annually to teh nation’sbest linebacker; three finalists named on November 11 and the winner isannounced on Dec.10.
Bronko Nagurski Award: (nation’s best defensive play) – One of 20semifinalists…five finalists named in late Nov….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 players on theButkus Award Watch List.
Bronko Nagurski Award: (nation’s best defensive play) – One of 20semifinalists for the Nagurski Award…five finalists named in lateNovember…winner named on Dec. 6.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week: vs. Penn St. (Sept. 18)
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Kenny Kelly
Quarterback, 6-2, 195, Sophomore
Tampa, FL (Tampa Catholic)
Has completed 120 of 209 pass attempts for 1,539 yards and 13touchdowns…also has one rushing touchdown…in win over WVU, went21-for-34 with 2 TD passes…named BIG EAST Ofeensive Player of the Week forperformance after leading the Hurricanes in a 31-30 come-from-behind winover BC with three TD passes, no interceptions and 218 yards passing…hadbest outing of career vs. FSU, completing 27 of 41 attempts for 370 yardsand three touchdowns…output at Florida State was the best ever by a UMquarterback against the Seminoles…performance vs. Florida State was thebest by a UM quarterback since Nov. 27, 1993 (Ryan Collins vs. MemphisState, 32-54-392, 3 TD)…vs. Penn State recorded one touchdown completion,passing for 160 yards…also rushed for 26 yards against the NittanyLions…passed for two touchdowns in win over Florida A&M (57-3)…went 9for 15 for 119 yards vs. FAMU…made his first career start vs. Ohio Stateand led the ‘Canes to a 23-12 win…was 17-for-25 for 245 yards andtouchdown connecting on a 67-yard pass to Santana Moss with eight secondsremaining in the 1st half to give UM a 23-9 lead going into the half…namedMost Valuable Player of the Kickoff Classic for his efforts vs. OhioState…served as the No. 2 QB in 1998, appearing in eight games… was23-of-43 for 433 yards and five touchdowns 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 80BC 36 20 0 218 3 32WVU 34 21 1 268 2 28Total 209 120 10 1539 13 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…recorded a TD inwin over WVU, gaining 72 yards on 16 carries…scored two touchdowns, 22seconds apart in the come-from-behind win vs. BC…recorded his seventhcareer 100 yard rushing game against the Eagles, amassing 134 yards, aseason best…111 of his 134 yards came in the second half as UM staged itsgreatest comeback in school history vs. the Eagles…rushed for 74 yards on22 carries vs. FSU with a long rush of 45 yards…rushed for 129 yardsagainst the Nittany Lions including two touchdowns…also recorded a 21-yardreception…33 rushing attempts was third on UM’s all-time list for rushesin a game…in the win over FAMU, Jackson recorded his fifth career 100 yardrushing game with 103 net yards and two touchdowns…43 yard TD run markedthe sixth time Jackson has rushed for more than 40 yards on one carry in hiscareer…vs. Ohio State rushed for 89 yards on 24 carries including atouchdown on his 2nd carry of the game…also snagged a Kenny Kelly toss fora two-point conversion vs. OSU…1999 pre-season first-team All-BIG EASTselection by five publications…named number two overall talent in the BIGEAST by Lindy’s magazine…as a sophomore, was second on the squad with 545yards on 82 carries.
Jackson Game-by-Game Rushing
Opp Car. 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 45BC 22 134 6.1 1 21WVU 16 72 6.1 1 17Total 145 639 4.4 7 45
Richard Mercier
Offensive Line, 6-3, 290, Senior
Montreal, Quebec (Vanier College)
Named number one offensive 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…paved the way for James Jackson’s 134 yards (111 inthe second half) in Miami’s comeback win over BC…played every down in1998…Miami offense has rushed for an average of 167 yards per game and 13touchdowns over six games in 1999 behind solid run blocking led byMercier…on pace to tie the Hurricanes’ all-time record for games started(48), currently at 41 career games started…’Canes are 31-11 all-time withMercier in the lineup.
Santana Moss
Wide Receiver, 5-10, 175, Junior
Miami, FL (Carol City)
Semi-finalist for Biletnikoff award…leads team in receptions (31), yards(576) and receiving yards per game (82.3)…two-time winner of ChevroletPlayer of the Game for his nationally televised performances against OhioState and Florida State…had four receptions for 64 yards vs.WVU…recorded 67 yards on four receptions including a TD vs. PennState…gained 73 yards on 4 catches and a TD vs. FAMU…against Ohio Stateled the Hurricanes with 115 yards on 3 catches including a late 1st half 67yard TD reception.
Moss Game-by-Game Receiving
Opp Rec. 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 80BC 4 40 10.0 0 16WVU 4 64 16.0 0 28Total 31 576 18.6 5 80
Daniel “Bubba” Franks
Tight End, 6-6, 260, Junior
Big Spring, TX (Big Spring)
Has 26 receptions 284 yards for an average catch of 12.2 yards…has hadfive or more receptions in a single game four times this year…snagged fivereceptions for 74 yards vs. West Virginia including one touchdown…led the’Canes in receiving vs. Boston College…recorded a season-high 78 yards ona career-high six catches including a TD against the Eagles…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…named one of the Top Ten NFL prospects by SportsIllustrated…named All-BIG EAST First Team in 1998 after starting 10 of 11games…pre-season first-team All-American by College Sports News andSportsline/Lindy’s pulled down 13 catches for 179 yards and threetouchdowns…rated the nation’s No. 2 tight end by The Sporting News andCollege Football News.
Franks Game-by-Game Receiving
Opp Rec. 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 10BC 6 78 13.0 1 26WVU 5 74 14.8 1 23Total 26 284 10.9 3 26
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Damione Lewis
Defensive Tackle, 6-3, 285, Junior
Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs)
Has 32 tackles and a team-high five sacks on the season…recorded sixtackles vs. West Virginia…against Florida State had six stops including asack for a loss of eight yards…vs. Penn State recorded eight tackles,three for a loss of six yards including a QB sack…in win over FAMU,recorded 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 0-0FSU 6 2 4 1-8 0 1-8BC 3 0 3 0 0 0WVU 6 4 2 0 0 0Total 32 18 14 9-43 0 5-35
Dan Morgan
Linebacker, 6-3, 225, Junior
Coral Springs, FL (Taravella)
Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker) semi-finalist…semi-finalist for theBronco Nagurski Award given to the nation’s best overall defensiveplayer…ranks eighth on the UM career tackles chart with 328…has 73tackles for the year including three sacks…led the defense with 15 tacklesin the win over WVU…recorded 15 tackles vs. BC…vs. ECU had twelvetackles, including five solo…in season opener vs. Ohio State, totaledtwelve tackles, seven solo…regained Hurricane possession when recovered aBuckeye fumble…pre-season first-team All-American by College Sports Newsand Street & Smith’s…pre-season first-team All-BIG EAST choice by sevenpublications…was All-BIG EAST First Team last year after leading theHurricanes in tackles with 150, the third most by a Hurricane since1983…also led UM in tackles as a freshman with 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 0BC 15 9 6 1-1 0 0WVU 15 5 10 2-2 0 0Total 73 39 34 10-19 1 2.5-8
Ed Reed
Defensive Back, 6-0, 190, Sophomore
St. Rose, LA (Destrehan)
Has 55 tackles on the year including eight for a total loss of 34yards…made 11 tackles including two for loss vs. West Virginia…had 11stops vs. BC…had six tackles and one for a loss vs. Florida State…hadtwo pass break-ups against East Carolina…against the Nittany Lions made amark in virtually every defensive category…recorded six solo tacklesincluding one for a loss of seven yards on a QB sack…forced two fumblesand intercepted a Nittany Lion pass and returned it for 16 yards…vs. FAMU,the defensive back had 3 tackles and a sack for a loss of eleven yards…inthe win over Ohio State he had a sack for a loss of seven yards and seventackles on the day…named honorable mention pre-season All-American byFootball News…pre-season first-team All-BIG EAST selection by The SportingNews, Athlon’s and Football News…had a breakthrough season as a freshmanin 1998 that earned him 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 0BC 11 8 3 1-1 0 0WVU 11 9 2 2-6 0 0Total 55 36 19 8-34 2 3-25
Nate Webster
Linebacker, 6-0, 225, Junior
Miami, FL (Northwestern)
Semi-finalist for the Bronco Nagurski Award given to the nation’s bestoverall defensive player…leads team in total (88) and solo (53)tackles…collected 13 tackles vs. West Virginia including seven solo…had12 stops against Boston College…collected 16 tackles vs. Florida State andan interception …vs. Penn State made a total of 20 stops, 14solo…managed a sack for a four-yard loss…in win over FAMU tallied fourtackles, two solo…registered fourteen tackles in win over OhioState…pre-season third-team All-American by College Sports News…named topre-season All-BIG EAST first team by seven publications…named nation’sseventh best linebacker in pre-season by College Football News…was secondin tackles last season with 134 tackles….named to All-BIG EAST First Teamas 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 0BC 12 8 4 3-3 0 0WVU 13 7 6 1-1 0 0Total 88 53 35 10-26 2 0.5-4
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
SE 87 Reggie Wayne (6-1, 195, Jr*) 84 Andre King (6-0, 200, Jr*) TE 88 Daniel Franks (6-6, 260, Jr) 86 Ivan Mercer (6-7, 230, Jr*) or 82 Dan Smith (6-4, 240, So*) RT 73 Joaquin Gonzalez (6-5, 275, So) 72 Ed Wilkins (6-4, 300, Fr)
RG 65 Martin Bibla (6-4, 285, So) 56 Eric Schnupp (6-5, 280, Sr)
C 64 Ty Wise (6-3, 280, Sr) 63 Scott Puckett (6-3, 265, So)
LG 62 Richard Mercier (6-3, 290, Sr) 66 Brett Romberg (6-3, 280, So*) LT 79 Greg Laffere (6-5, 305, Jr*) 77 Robert Hall (6-3, 280, Sr) FL 6 Santana Moss (5-10, 175, Jr*) 26 Aaron Moser (5-11, 180, Jr) FB 18 Mondriel Fulcher (6-4, 250, Sr) 35 Will McPartland (6-0, 230, Jr) TB 21 James Jackson (5-11, 210, Jr) 28 Clinton Portis (5-11, 180, Fr) or 32 Jarrett Payton (6-2, 205, Fr) QB 15 Kenny Kelly (6-2, 195, So) 11 Ken Dorsey (6-5, 180, Fr*)
SPECIALISTS
KR 26 Aaron Moser (5-11, 180, Jr) 32 Jarrett Payton (6-2, 205, Fr) PR 6 Santana Moss (5-10, 175, Jr*) 22 Leonard Myers (5-11, 200, Jr*)
DEFENSE
RE 93 Michael Boireau (6-5, 260, Sr*) 95 Brian Stinson (6-3, 260, Jr)or 99 Clint Hurtt (6-3, 3-5, So)
RT 92 Damione Lewis (6-3, 285, Jr) 91 Matt Walters (6-5, 250, Fr) LT 98 Matt Sweeney (6-3, 275, Sr) 96 Adrian Wilson (6-2, 315, Jr*) LE 94 William Joseph (6-5, 285, Fr) 90 Quincy Hipps (6-4, 260, Jr)or 55 Jamaal Green (6-2, 250, Fr)
WLB 44 Dan Morgan (6-3, 225, Jr*) 45 Howard Clark (6-1, 220 Fr)
MLB 52 Nate Webster (6-0, 225, Jr*) 41 Sheven Marshall (6-1, 230, So*) SLB 48 Chris Campbell (6-2, 200, So*) 51 Rod Mack (6-1, 225, Sr)or 47 Ken Dangerfield (6-2, 215, Fr) RC 22 Leonard Myers (5-11, 200, Jr*) 27 Markese Fitzgerald (5-11, 180, So)
FS 7 Al Blades (6-2, 200, Jr) 23 James Lewis (5-11, 190, So*) SS 20 Edward Reed (6-0, 190, So) 24 Delvin Brown (6-0, 210, Jr*) LC 8 Mike Rumph (6-2, 195, So*) 31 Phillip Buchanon (5-11, 175, Fr)
SPECIALISTS
KO 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr) 25 Jesse Ohliger (6-4, 217, Fr*)
PK 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr)
P 13 Freddie Capshaw (5-11, 180, Fr) 17 Andy Crosland (6-3, 220, Sr) LS 69 Pat Del Vecchio (6-2, 240, Sr)
HO 33 Jeff Popovich (5-11, 190, Sr*) 12 Zachary Hart (6-3, 210, Jr)
* Denotes players who have not used redshirt season
Returning Starter (six or more starts at position in ’98)
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
No. 23 MIAMI 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 28
October 23, 1999
Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA
Andy Crosland’s 30-yard field goal with three seconds remainingcapped the greatest comeback in school history as the 23rd-ranked MiamiHurricanes overcame a 28-0 third quarter deficit to defeat Boston College,31-28, in Chestnut Hill, MA.
Boston College built a 28-0 lead with 6:18 left in the third quarterwhen Cedric Washington ran three yards for a touchdown. Washington had acareer-high 183 yards on 29 carries.
Miami started its comeback with 2:11 left in the third period whenKenny Kelly threw an eight-yard TD pass to fullback Will McPartland.
The Hurricanes cut the lead to 28-14 with 10:07 left when Kelly hitrunning back James Jackson on a 32-yard scoring pass. On the first play ofthe ensuing Boston College drive defensive lineman William Joseph recovereda Cedric Washington fumble on the Boston College 6. Jackson then found theend zone on the next play. With 3:51 remaining, Kelly tied the score with a10-yard scoring pass to tight end Daniel “Bubba” Franks.
Jackson carried 22 times for 134 yards. Kelly completed 20-of-26passes for 218 yards.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FMiami Fla (23) 0 0 7 24 31Boston College 14 7 7 0 28
First Quarter BC-Arndt 17 pass from Hasselbeck (Matich kick) BC-Green 2 run (Matich kick)Second Quarter BC-Rowe 7 run (Matich kick)Third Quarter BC-Washington 3 run (Matich kick) UM-Mcpartland 8 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)Fourth Quarter UM-Jackson 32 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) UM-Jackson 6 run (Crosland kick) UM-Franks 10 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) UM-FG Crosland 30
Miami Fla Boston College First downs 20 26Rushed-yards 33-178 48-237Passing yards 218 139Sacked-yards lost 1-9 0-0Return yards 61 34Passes 20-36-0 18-35-1Punts 9-37.1 8-35.0Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-yards 7-76 3-15Time of possession 23:40 36:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Miami Fla-Jackson 22-134, Kelly 7-32, Portis 3-6,Mcpartland 1-6. Boston College-Washington 29-183, Hasselbeck 8-29, Rowe10-23, Green 1-2.
PASSING: Miami Fla-Kelly 20-36-0-218. Boston College-Hasselbeck18-35-1-139.
RECEIVING: Miami Fla-Franks 6-78, Moser 4-40, Jackson 3-40, King3-19, Wayne 2-30, Mcpartland 1-8, Fulcher 1-3. Boston College-Arndt 4-42,Dewalt 4-33, Washington 4-19, Daniels 2-26, Burke 1-14, Burch 1-7, Rowe 1-0,Palaza 1-minus 2.
Att: 44,084
GAME 7
October 30, 1999
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Miami quarterback Kenny Kelly completed 21-of-34 passes for 268yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to lead the 23rd-rankedHurricanes (4-3, 2-0) to a 28-20 come-from-behind victory over West Virginia(3-5, 2-2) in the Orange Bowl.
Miami, playing at home for the first time since September 18,struggled in the opening half for the second consecutive week as WestVirginia built a 13-0 lead. On October 23, the Hurricanes spotted BostonCollege a 28-0 lead before scoring 31 unanswered points to win.
Once again Miami dominated after the break registering 329 yards oftotal offense en route to 28 second half points. Miami’s defense was alsoimpressive forcing five turnovers including four interceptions, the most forMiami since 1991.
Freshman Clinton Portis had a big game for Miami carrying 17 timesfor 104 yards, including a one yard touchdown burst with 1:46 left thatpushed the lead to 28-20. He set up the score with a spectacular 41-yard runthe play before.
Portis gave Miami a 21-20 lead with 10:17 left in the fourth quarterwhen Kelly scrambled and found the freshman wide open across the field for anine yard touchdown.
BOXSCORE
1 2 3 4 FWest Virginia 7 6 7 0 20Miami Fla (23) 0 0 14 14 28
First Quarter WVU-Porter 43 pass from Bulger (Taylor kick)Second Quarter WVU-FG Taylor 33 WVU-FG Taylor 33Third Quarter UM-Jackson 17 run (Crosland kick) WVU-Cobourne 5 run (Taylor kick) UM-Franks 8 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick)Fourth Quarter UM-Portis 9 pass from Kelly (Crosland kick) UM-Portis 1 run (Crosland kick)
WV Miami Fla First downs 23 21Rushed-yards 29-88 36-180Passing yards 346 268Comp-Att-Int 32-49-4 21-34-1Sacked-yards lost 0-0 0-0Punts 5-40.6 7-35.7Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-0Penalties-yards 7-43 10-83Time of possession 30:05 29:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: West Virginia-Cobourne 22-76, Bulger 6-7, Team 1-5. MiamiFla-Portis 17-104, Jackson 16-72, Kelly 3-4.
PASSING: West Virginia-Bulger 32-48-4-346, Team 0-1-0-0. MiamiFla-Kelly 21-34-1-268.
RECEIVING: West Virginia-Ivy 9-142, A Brown 7-44, Porter 5-75, ShTerry 3-26, Becht 2-27, Osegueda 2-13, Plants 1-7, Cobourne 1-5, Berton 1-5,A Green 1-2. Miami Fla-Franks 5-74, Wayne 5-74, S Moss 4-64, Mcpartland3-18, Jackson 2-14, King 1-15, Portis 1-9.
Att: 30,310
