Miami-FAMU by the Numbers
Sept. 1, 2010
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football team opens its 2010 season on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m. against Florida A&M at Sun Life Stadium. Here are some notes about the `Canes going into the game and some things to watch out for tomorrow and the rest of the season.
– Graig Cooper needs 958 yards to become Miami’s all-time leader in all-purpose yardage. Cooper, who has 3,437 yards coming into this season, is currently fifth in UM history behind Eddie Dunn (3,476), Edgerrin James (3,590), Ottis Anderson (4,265) and leader Santana Moss (4,394).
– Damien Berry averaged 6.6 yards per carry (93 rushes for 616 yards) in his first season as a running back in 2009.
– Miami is ranked No. 10 on ESPN.com’s 2010 Preseason College Football Power Rankings.
– Brandon Harris finished the 2009 season ranked in a tie for second nationally in total passes defended (15).
– Head coach Randy Shannon’s 977 lifetime Academic Progress Report average leads all head coaches in Bowl Championship Series conferences and trails only Troy Calhoun of Air Force (983) and Ken Niumatalolo of Navy (978) on the national stage.
– Orlando Franklin (27 starts) and Colin McCarthy (24 starts) have the most starting experience on the 2010 roster.
– Colin McCarthy averaged 8.1 tackles per game over Miami’s last seven games of 2009.
– An average of 47,551 fans attended Hurricane home games last season, the highest average at UM since 2004 (59,134).
– Thirty-two former `Canes playing in the NFL last season have earned their degree from the University of Miami.
– Six Hurricanes are ranked among the Top 150 NFL prospects according to Scouts Inc.’s Todd McShay on ESPN.com. Allen Bailey, Orlando Franklin, Brandon Harris, Graig Cooper, Colin McCarthy and Leonard Hankerson are listed, while Matt Bosher and DeMarcus Van Dyke were also rated but outside of the Top 150.
– A record crowd of an estimated 3,000 season ticket holders and UM employees attended Miami’s lone open practice of camp on Aug. 7.
– Eleven former Hurricanes were selected to the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl earlier this year, easily the most of any school in the country. Antrel Rolle, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Jon Beason, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Bryant McKinnie, Vince Wilfork, Brandon Meriweather, Jonathan Vilma and Frank Gore all represented the U at the sports’ all-star game.
– Miami has had 11 more first round draft picks than any other school in the country all-time. The `Canes have had 46 first-rounders, while Ohio State is second with 35 and Florida is third with 32.
– Miami proved to be a better team as games wore on last season, as the `Canes scored 79 first-quarter points, 93 second-quarter points, 108 third-quarter points and 111 fourth quarter points. The `Canes out-scored their opponents 222-to-137 overall, including a difference of 111-to-54 in the fourth quarter.
– The `Canes return their top four performers in terms of all-purpose yards in 2009: Graig Cooper (1,417), Leonard Hankerson (801), Damien Berry (684) and Travis Benjamin (597).
Call 1-800-GO-CANES or visit www.hurricanesports.com now to order your tickets. Don’t forget about. The Michael Irvin 4-for-$47 Deal, a package created by WQAM, the Michael Irvin Show and the Miami Hurricanes that includes 4 tickets for the FAMU game. Irvin, as all Hurricane fans know, wore jersey No. 47 during his UM career.
