2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 92nd season of football and 14th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Mark Richt and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 7–1 in the ACC to finish in first in the Coastal Division. They advanced to the ACC Championship Game where they lost to Clemson, 38–3. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they lost to Wisconsin, 34–24.

2017 Miami Hurricanes football
ACC Coastal Division champion
Orange Bowl vs. Wisconsin, L 24–34
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
2017 record10–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coachMark Richt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorThomas Brown (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumHard Rock Stadium
(Capacity: 64,982)
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 23 NC State  6 –2     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisville  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Duke  3 –5     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  3 –5     6 –7  
North Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Turnover Chain

Before the season Diaz suggested rewarding defensive players who recover fumbles or interceptions. Jeweler AJ "King of Bling" Machado created the Turnover Chain—a 36-inch, 5-5 pound, 10-karat gold Cuban link necklace with a large "U" charm covered with orange and green sapphires—in August 2017. Its gaudiness amazed the team and coaching staff, with one saying that "it's supposed to be larger than life".[1][2]

ESPN described the chain as "quintessential Miami: flashy, swaggy, in your face, loud and flamboyant". Malek Young became the first to wear the chain, after intercepting a Bethune-Cookman pass in the end zone. Counterfeit shirts depicting the chain became available for sale within a week.[1] Richt said, "It's good, clean fun. If we were 4-5 and had six turnovers, I think people would probably make fun of it. But when you win, things become cool sometimes".[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Mark RichtHead coach2ndMiami (1982)
Manny DiazDefensive coordinator/linebackers2ndFlorida State (1995)
Thomas BrownOffensive coordinator/running backs2ndGeorgia (2008)
Craig KuligowskiDefensive line2ndToledo (1991)
Jon RichtQuarterbacks2ndMars Hill (2012)
Ron DugansWide receivers2ndFlorida State (2002)
Stacy SearelsOffensive line2ndAuburn (1990)
Todd HartleySpecial teams coordinator/tight ends2ndGeorgia (2008)
Mike RumphCornerbacks2ndMiami (2002)
Ephraim BandaSafeties2ndIncarnate Word (2004)

Support staff
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Gus FelderStrength & conditioning2ndPenn State (2002)
Alex DevineGraduate assistant2ndMississippi State (2015)
Matthew GazzilloGraduate assistant1stFlorida State (2014)

Roster
2017 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Mark Walton Jr
WR 3 Mike Harley Fr
WR 4 Jeff Thomas Fr
QB 5 N'Kosi Perry Fr
WR 8 Braxton Berrios Sr
QB 12 Malik Rosier  Jr
ATH 13 DeeJay Dallas Fr
QB 16 Evan Shirreffs  So
QB 17 Cade Weldon Fr
WR 18 Lawrence Cager  So
QB 19 Augie DeBiase Fr
WR 21 Malik Mayweather  Sr
RB 22 Robert Burns Fr
TE 23 Chris Herndon Sr
RB 24 Travis Homer So
WR 27 Marshall Few Fr
RB 28 Crispian Atkins  So
WR 29 Chad Allen  So
RB 32 Trayone Gray  Jr
WR 34 Elias Lugo-Fagundo Fr
FB 37 Cesar Castillo Jr
FB 38 Danny Dominguez  Jr
FB 41 Michael Parrott Fr
FB 45 Jack Pope Jr
TE 46 Nicholas Ducheine  Fr
WR 48 Calvin Carrie Fr
RB 49 Jimmy Murray  So
OL 52 K. C. McDermott Sr
OL 55 Navaughn Donaldson Fr
OL 57 Kai-Leon Herbert Fr
OL 59 Justin Goldberg  Jr
OL 62 Hayden Mahoney  So
OL 65 Corey Gaynor Fr
OL 67 Zach Dykstra Fr
OL 68 Zachary Lerman Fr
OL 70 George Brown Jr.  So
OL 73 Trevor Darling Sr
OL 74 Tyler Gauthier Jr
OL 75 Zalon'Tae Hillery Fr
OL 76 Tre Johnson  Fr
OL 77 Jahair Jones  Jr
OL 78 Tyree St. Louis Jr
OL 79 Bar Milo  So
WR 80 Dayall Harris  Jr
WR 81 Darrell Langham  Jr
WR 82 Ahmmon Richards So
WR 83 Evidence Njoku Fr
TE 86 Malik Curry  So
TE 87 Michael Irvin II So
TE 88 Brian Polendey Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 1 D. J. Johnson Fr
DB 2 Trajan Bandy Fr
DB 3 Dee Delaney  Sr
DB 4 Jaquan Johnson Jr
DB 5 Amari Carter Fr
DB 6 Jhavonte Dean Jr
DL 7 Kendrick Norton Jr
DL 9 Chad Thomas Sr
LB 11 De'Andre Wilder Fr
DB 12 Malek Young So
LB 17 Waynmon Steed Fr
DL 19 Scott Patchan  So
DB 20 Robert Knowles  So
DB 22 Sheldrick Redwine Jr
LB 23 Terry McCray  Jr
DB 25 Derrick Smith Fr
DB 28 Mike Jackson Sr. Jr
DB 30 Romeo Finley So
DL 31 Demetrius Jackson  Jr
DB 32 Tyler Murphy Jr
DL 33 Trent Harris Sr
LB 34 Charles Perry Jr
LB/FB 35 Mike Smith  Jr
DB 36 Teddy Stavetski  Jr
DB 37 Colvin Alford Fr
LB 44 Bradley Jennings Jr. Fr
DB 46 Daniel Ferguson-McAllister  So
LB/FB 47 Dewayne Washington II  Fr
LB 48 Thomas Burns Fr
LB 49 Shawn Walker  Fr
LB 52 Jamie Gordinier  So
LB 53 Zach McCloud So
LB 55 Shaquille Quarterman So
LB 56 Michael Pinckney So
LB 58 Darrion Owens  Jr
DL 80 R. J. McIntosh Jr
DL 90 Tyreic Martin  Fr
DL 91 Gerald Willis  Jr
DL 93 Pat Bethel So
DL 94 Ryan Fines  So
DL 95 Anthony Moten Sr
DL 96 Jonathan Ford Fr
DL 97 Jonathan Garvin Fr
DL 99 Joe Jackson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 15 Michael Badgley Sr
P 18 Zach Feagles Fr
LS 39 Jordan Butler Jr
P 43 Jack Spicer  So
K 47 Turner Davidson Fr
LS 50 Sam York  Jr
LS 61 Jacob Munoz  Fr
K 85 Marco Baeza  So
K 98 Diego Marquez  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Recruiting

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Hurricanes signed a total of 24 recruits.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 PMBethune–Cookman*No. 18
RSNW 41–1350,454
September 233:30 PMToledo*No. 14
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
RSNW 52–3049,361
September 297:00 PMat DukeNo. 14
ESPNW 31–636,314
October 7[b]3:30 PMat Florida StateNo. 13
ESPNW 24–2078,169
October 14[c]3:30 PMGeorgia TechNo. 11
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ABCW 25–2455,799
October 213:30 PMSyracuseNo. 8
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPNW 27–1956,158
October 2812:00 PMat North CarolinaNo. 8
ESPN2W 24–1945,000
November 48:00 PMNo. 13 Virginia TechNo. 9
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 28–1063,932
November 118:00 PMNo. 3 Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (College GameDay)
ABCW 41–865,303
November 1812:00 PMVirginiaNo. 2
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
ABCW 44–2863,415
November 2412:00 PMat PittsburghNo. 2
ABCL 14–2435,978
December 28:00 PMvs. No. 1 ClemsonNo. 7
ABCL 3–3874,372
December 308:00 PMNo. 6 Wisconsin*No. 11
ESPNL 24–3465,032
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

The scheduled game between Arkansas State and Miami originally set for September 9 was canceled in the wake of Hurricane Irma due to travel concerns and was not rescheduled.[3]

^[b] The game between Florida State and Miami, originally scheduled to be played on September 16, was moved to October 7 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.
^[c] The game between Georgia Tech and Miami, originally scheduled to be played on October 12, was moved to October 14.

Game summaries

Bethune–Cookman
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 7 0 13
No. 18 Hurricanes 3 21 14 3 41
See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W, 45–0

Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 16 0 14 30
No. 14 Hurricanes 10 0 14 28 52
See also: 2017 Toledo Rockets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1987 W, 24–14

at Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hurricanes 14 3 0 14 31
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6
See also: 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–2 2016 W, 40–21

at Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Hurricanes 0 0 10 14 24
Seminoles 3 0 0 17 20
See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–30 2016 L, 19–20

Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 7 10 0 24
No. 11 Hurricanes 3 10 3 9 25
See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–11 2016 W, 35–21

Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 10 6 19
No. 8 Hurricanes 3 10 7 7 27
See also: 2017 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–7 2003 W, 17–10

at North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hurricanes 0 7 10 7 24
Tar Heels 3 3 7 6 19
See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10 2016 L, 13–20

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Hokies 0 3 7 0 10
No. 9 Hurricanes 0 14 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–14 2016 L, 16–37

Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish 0 0 8 0 8
No. 7 Hurricanes 14 13 7 7 41
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–18–1 2016 L, 27–30

Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 14 7 7 0 28
No. 2 Hurricanes 7 7 17 13 44
See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 2016 W, 34–14

at Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Hurricanes 0 7 0 7 14
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–10–1 2016 W, 51–28

Clemson - ACC Championship
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hurricanes 0 0 0 3 3
No. 1 Tigers 14 7 17 0 38
See also: 2017 Clemson Tigers football team and 2017 ACC Championship Game
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2015 L, 0–58

Wisconsin - 2017 Orange Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Badgers 3 21 3 7 34
No. 10 Hurricanes 14 0 7 3 24
See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2009 L, 14–20

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 18 16 17 14 14 13 11 8 8 9 7 2 2 7 11 13 
Coaches 18 17 15 14 13 12 10 7 8 6 6 2 2 7 11 13 
CFP Not released 10 7 3 2 7 10 Not released

2018 NFL Draft
Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Chad ThomasDefensive End367Cleveland Browns
Chris HerndonTight End4107New York Jets
Mark WaltonRunning Back4112Cincinnati Bengals
R. J. McIntoshDefensive Tackle5139New York Giants
Braxton BerriosWide Receiver6210New England Patriots
Kendrick NortonDefensive Tackle7242Carolina Panthers
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References
  1. Adelson, Andrea (November 3, 2017). "Miami's turnover chain: 36 inches and 5.5 pounds of sapphire-studded swag". ESPN.
  2. Kaufman, Michelle; Degnan, Susan Miller (November 8, 2017). "How five-and-a-half pounds of 10K gold has helped UM reclaim its swagger". Miami Herald.
  3. Scott Gleeson (September 6, 2017). "Miami-Arkansas State college game canceled due to Hurricane Irma". USA Today. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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