The 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 87th season of football and 9th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 5–3 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College | | ABC | W 41–32 | 39,362 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 Kansas State* | | FX | L 13–52 | 48,843 |
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman* | | ESPN3 | W 38–10 | 39,435 |
| 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 44–37 | 38,510 |
| October 6 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 3–41 | 62,871 |
| October 13 | 2:30 pm | North Carolina | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| ESPNU | L 14–18 | 58,954 |
| October 20 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Florida State | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
| ABC | L 20–33 | 73,328 |
| 7:30 pm | Virginia Tech | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 30–12 | 37,219 |
| November 10 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | | ABC | L 40–41 | 45,870 |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | South Florida* | - Sun Life Stadium
- Miami Gardens, FL
| RSN | W 40–9 | 38,869 |
| November 24 | 12:30 pm | at Duke | | ACCN | W 52–45 | 26,895 |
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Roster
As of October 8, 2012[2]
Depth chart
(Week 7 VS UNC October 13, 2012)[3]
Defense
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| FS
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| Deon Bush
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| Kacy Rodgers II
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| SS
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| AJ Highsmith
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| Vaughn Telemaque
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| Rayshawn Jenkins
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| CB
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| Brandon McGee
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| Antonio Crawford
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| DE
| DT
| DT
| DE
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| Anthony Chickillo
| Corey King
| Olsen Pierre
| Shayon Green
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| Jelani Hamilton
| Earl Moore
| Luther Robinson
| Tyriq McCord
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| ⋅
| Dequan Ivery
| Darius Smith
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| CB
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| Ladarius Gunter
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| Tracy Howard
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| Thomas Finnie
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Offense
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| LT
| LG
| C
| RG
| RT
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| Malcolm Bunche
| Jon Feliciano
| Shane McDermott
| Brandon Linder
| Ereck Flowers OR
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| Hunter Wells
| Jeremy Lewis
| Jared Wheeler
| Danny Isidora
| Seantrel Henderson
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| TE
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| Clive Walford
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| Dyron Dye
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| Asante Cleveland
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| WR
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| Philip Dorsett
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| Davon Johnson
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| Kendal Thompkins
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| FB
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| Maurice Hagens
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| Sean Harvey
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| Special teams
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| PK Jake Wieclaw
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| PK Matt Goudis
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| P Dalton Botts
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| P Jake Wieclaw
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| KR Phillip Dorsett/Duke Johnson
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| PR Phillip Dorsett
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| LS Paul Kelly
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| H Dalton Botts
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Season summary
NC State
| 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 |
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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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