American college football season
The 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was the Hurricanes' 87th season of football and 9th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium . They finished the season 7–5 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 3:30 pm at Boston College ABC W 41–3239,362 September 8 12:00 pm at No. 20 Kansas State * FX L 13–5248,843 September 15 12:00 pm Bethune-Cookman * ESPN3 W 38–1039,435 September 22 3:00 pm at Georgia Tech RSN W 42–36 OT 50,390 September 29 12:00 pm NC State Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU W 44–3738,510 October 6 7:30 pm vs. No. 10 Notre Dame * NBC L 3–4162,871 October 13 2:30 pm North Carolina Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU L 14–1858,954 October 20 8:00 pm No. 10 Florida State Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry ) ABC L 20–3373,328 7:30 pm Virginia Tech Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 30–1237,219 November 10 12:00 pm at Virginia ABC L 40–4145,870 November 17 3:00 pm South Florida * Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL RSN W 40–938,869 November 24 12:30 pm at Duke ACCN W 52–4526,895
As of October 8, 2012[ 2]
(Week 7 VS UNC October 13, 2012)[ 3]
Defense
FS Deon Bush Kacy Rodgers II ⋅
SS AJ Highsmith Vaughn Telemaque Rayshawn Jenkins
CB Brandon McGee Antonio Crawford ⋅
DE DT DT DE Anthony Chickillo Corey King Olsen Pierre Shayon Green Jelani Hamilton Earl Moore Luther Robinson Tyriq McCord ⋅ Dequan Ivery Darius Smith ⋅
CB Ladarius Gunter Tracy Howard Thomas Finnie
Offense
LT LG C RG RT Malcolm Bunche Jon Feliciano Shane McDermott Brandon Linder Ereck Flowers OR Hunter Wells Jeremy Lewis Jared Wheeler Danny Isidora Seantrel Henderson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE Clive Walford Dyron Dye Asante Cleveland
WR Philip Dorsett Davon Johnson Kendal Thompkins
FB Maurice Hagens Sean Harvey ⋅
Special teams PK Jake Wieclaw PK Matt Goudis P Dalton Botts P Jake Wieclaw KR Phillip Dorsett/Duke Johnson PR Phillip Dorsett LS Paul Kelly H Dalton Botts
NC State Wolfpack (3–1) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (3–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total NC State 7 7 7 16 37 Miami (FL) 23 0 7 14 44
at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : September 29Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Partly cloudy • 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Game attendance : 38,510Referee : Pat GarveyBox Score
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NCST MIA 1 9:29 3 68 0:42 NC State Tony Creecy 1-yard touchdown run, Niklas Sade kick good 7 0 1 8:40 3 75 0:49 Miami (FL) Allen Hurns 14-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris , Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 7 2 8:28 Miami (FL) Mike Glennon tackled in end zone for a safety by Jelani Hamilton 7 9 1 6:52 5 74 1:36 Miami (FL) Phillip Dorsett 24-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 16 1 4:18 3 84 1:12 Miami (FL) Rashawn Scott 76-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 7 23 2 14:56 3 80 0:19 NC State Tony Creecy 7-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 14 23 3 8:14 13 74 6:46 NC State Bryan Underwood 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 21 23 3 0:54 10 90 3:24 Miami (FL) Duke Johnson 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Wieclaw kick good 21 30 4 10:23 13 97 5:31 NC State Bryan Underwood 28-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick no good 27 30 4 8:00 7 76 2:23 Miami (FL) Rashawn Scott 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 27 37 4 5:43 6 78 2:17 NC State Rashard Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Glennon, Niklas Sade kick good 34 37 4 1:58 8 41 2:10 NC State 50-yard field goal by Niklas Sade 37 37 4 0:19 3 61 0:29 Miami (FL) Phillip Dorsett 62-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Morris, Jake Wieclaw kick good 37 44 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 37 44
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