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Miami Bowl Guide

2010 M A C Cham pions!“F rom W orst to F irst”

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Game 14 vs. Middle TennesseeGoDaddy.com BowlTh ursday, Jan. 6 8 p.m. ETLadd-Peebles Stadium (40,646), Mobile, Ala.

RedHawks On Th e AirwavesMIAMI ISP SPORTS NETWORKEntering its fourth year of its partnership with ISP Sports Marketing, the Miami Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami Football with a group of affi li-ates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. “The Voice of the RedHawks” Steve Baker will deliver the play-by-play coverage, while Tim Bray will provide color commentary. Terry Bridge will be the network’s sideline reporter. Tune-in to one of Miami’s game-day affi liates:WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, OH)WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, IN)WPFB-FM 105.9 (Middletown, OH)WPFB-AM 910 (Middletown, OH)WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, OH)WKVB-AM 1490 (Richmond, IN)

The pregame show on Thursday, Jan. 6, begins at 7 p.m. ET.

TELEVISION COVERAGE: The Miami-Middle Tennessee State game will be televised by ESPN. Carter Black-burn will handle play-by-play duties, while Mike Bellotti and Brock Huard will serve as the color analysts. Eamon McAnaney will be the sideline reporter.

Date Day Opponent Time/Result TV

9/4 Sat. at Florida L, 12-34 ESPN Miami competes well defensively, but loses at The Swamp9/11 Sat. Eastern Michigan W, 28-21 ONN/STO RedHawks open MAC season with victory; Merriweather tallies three TDs 9/18 Sat. Colorado State W, 31-10 ONN Miami earns back-to-back wins for fi rst time since 20079/25 Sat. at Missouri L, 13-51 Miami dominates time of possession, but loses at No. 24 Missouri10/2 Sat. Kent State W, 27-21 Kokal’s game-saving, last-minute pick helps MU improve MAC mark to 2-010/9 Sat. at Cincinnati L, 3-45 ESPN3 Trevor Cook’s fi eld goal is Miami’s only highlight in a 42-point loss at UC10/16 Sat. at Central Michigan W, 27-20 ESPN Regional Miami wins its fi rst road game since the 2008 season10/23 Sat. Ohio L, 13-34 Despite record-setting eff ort by WR Nick Harwell, RedHawks lose fi rst home game10/30 Sat. at Buff alo W, 21-9 ONN/ESPN3.com Miami registers second consecutive road win, thanks to two TDs by Nick Harwell11/10 Wed. at Bowling Green W, 24-21 ESPN2 RedHawks become bowl eligible; Trevor Cook hits game-ending fi eld goal 11/17 Wed. at Akron W, 19-14 ESPNU Miami records seventh victory as Austin Boucher starts in place of Zac Dysert11/23 Tue. Temple W, 23-3 ESPN2 RedHawk victory and Ohio loss clinches MAC Championship berth for Miami12/3 Fri. Northern Illinois (MAC Champ.) W, 26-21 ESPN2 TD catch by Armand Robinson with :33 left gives RedHawks the 2010 MAC title1/6 Thu. Middle Tennessee 8 p.m. ESPN Victory in GoDaddy.com Bowl would give Miami a 10-win season

Miami RedHawks (9-4; 7-1 MAC East/MAC Champions)vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-6; 5-3 Sun Belt)

THE COACHESMIAMI INTERIM HEAD COACH LANCE GUIDRY (McNeese State, ‘95) will direct Mi-ami’s program against Middle Tennessee in the GoDaddy.com Bowl ... he has served as the RedHawks’ defensive backs coach for each of the last two seasons.

MTSU HEAD COACH RICK STOCKSTILL (Florida State, ‘82) is concluding his fi fth season guiding the Blue Raiders, compiling a record of 33-29. Middle Tennessee won the 2009 New Orleans Bowl.

QUICK HITS

1. The RedHawks continue their Cinderella season with a battle against Middle Ten-nessee in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. It’s MU’s fi rst bowl game since 2004.

2. With a victory over Middle Tennessee, Miami would win its 10th game of the sea-son. No other team in the history of Division I football has ever recorded double-digit losses in one season (1-11) and double-digit victories in the very next season.

3. Miami has eight more victories (9) than it recorded in all of 2009 (1). A win over Middle Tennessee would make the RedHawks one of the four most-improved teams in NCAA Division I history (Hawaii, 1999, 8.5-game improvement; Stanford, 1940, 8; and Purdue, 1943, 8).

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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE(513) 529-4329

Assistant AD/ Football ContactMike [email protected] 513-330-2068

Assistant Director/Secondary ContactJim [email protected] 513-330-1939

Director of BroadcastingSteve [email protected] 513-330-2100

Information on Miami football is available at www.MURedHawks.com. The Miami Gameday Central section has all of the relevant info for the upcoming game. Audio and video replays of Coach Haywood’s weekly teleconference, press conference and TV interviews are available from the site as well. Media interested in receiving Miami’s weekly football press release via email should contact Mike Pearson to request the service.

Interview Opportunities

All interviews must be conducted AFTER practice. Practices will be open to the media on Jan. 2, 3 and 4. Video and photos may be taken during the fi rst 20 minutes of each practice. The practice on Jan. 5 will be closed to the media.

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Miami’s Day-by-Day Schedule in Mobile

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3 p.m. ET Depart from Dayton (Wright Bros. Aviation)4 p.m. CT (approx). Arrive in Mobile (Brookley Field)5 p.m. Arrival at Mobile Marriott

2:10 - 4:10 p.m. Practice at UMS-Wright Stadium (video fi rst 20-30 minutes/interviews after)7 p.m. GoDaddy.com Bowl Team Welcome (Ladd-Peebles Stadium)

11 a.m. USS Alabama Team Luncheon and Tour4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Practice at UMS-Wright Stadium (video fi rst 20-30 minutes/interviews after)4:30 p.m. Hospital Visit/Selected Players and Coaches (USA Women’s and Children’s Hospital

10 a.m. - 12 noon Practice at UMS-Wright Stadium (video fi rst 20-30 minutes/interviews after)8 p.m. AMF Florida Bowl Bowling Challenge (AMF Florida Bowl)

12 noon GoDaddy.com Bowl Mayor’s Luncheon (Convention Center Exhibit Hall)2:45 p.m. Walkthrough at Ladd-Peebles Stadium (closed)

7 p.m. GoDaddy.com Bowl (Ladd-Peebles Stadium)

9:15 a.m. Depart from Mobile Marriott11 a.m. CT Depart from Mobile Brookley Field2 p.m. ET Arrive Dayton (Wright Bros. Aviation)

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The Opponent: Middle Tennessee State University

Category .............................................................................. StatisticsPoints .....................................................................................................................26.9Total Off ense .................................................................................................... 372.1Rushing Yards .................................................................................................. 178.5Rushing Attempts Per Game ........................................................................41.1Yards Per Carry ..................................................................................................... 4.3Passing Yardage .............................................................................................. 193.6Passing Attempts Per Game .........................................................................29.6Yards Per Pass Completion ............................................................................11.2Points Allowed ...................................................................................................27.5Total Defense ................................................................................................... 384.5Rushing Yards Allowed ................................................................................. 193.8Yards Per Carry Allowed .................................................................................... 4.2Passing Yards Allowed .................................................................................. 190.8Yards Per Completion Allowed ....................................................................11.3

Individual LeadersRushing ..........................................................................Phillip Tanner (70.1 ypg)Passing ....................................................................Dwight Dasher (1388 yards)Receiving ....................................................................... G Andrews (30 catches)Scoring .......................................................................Alan Gendreau (71 points)Punting ....................................................................................Josh Davis (43 ypp)Tackles ......................................................... Jeremy Kellem (101 total/67 solo)

• Middle Tennessee struggled through an up-and-down year, but came back with wins in its last three games to become bowl-eligible. The Blue Raiders guaranteed themselves a postseason slot with a 28-27 victory over Sun Belt co-cham-pion Florida International in the regular-season fi nale.

• The Blue Raiders were well represented on the 2010 All-Sun Belt Conference teams, placing nine players on the award list. The highlight of the announcement was senior Jamari Lattimore as Defensive Player of the Year. he fi nished the campaign with a personal-best 64 tackles, 14 of them for losses, a school record tying 11.5 sacks, 10 hurries, two blocked kicks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

Four Blue Raiders were named to the fi rst team: Lattimore, defensive backs Rod Issac and Jeremy Kellem and kicker Alan Gendreau was the place-kicker.

Second team honors went to running back Phillip Tanner, off ensive tackle Mark Fisher, and punter Josh Davis.

• Middle Tennessee is coached by Rick Stockstill, a 1982 graduate of Florida State. He is a two-time Sun Belt Con-ference Coach of the Year (2006, 2009) and sports a 33-29 record.

Before arriving at Middle Tennessee, Stockstill served as an assistant coach at South Carolina, East Carolina, Clemson, Central Florida, and Bethune-Cookman.

A 1982 graduate of Florida State, Stockstill was the Semi-noles quarterback under Bobby Bowden from 1977 to 1982 where he was an honorable mention All-American and played in three bowl games.

• The Blue Raider attack is led by much heralded quarter-back Dwight Dasher, who earlier this year became the 15th player in FBS history to join the pass for 5,000 yards while rushing for another 2,000 during his career.

• The Blue Raiders have been hurt by turnovers this season, ranking last in the FBS in turnover margin. Middle Tennes-see has 33 total turnovers in 12 games, tied for most in the country, for a margin of -1.33.

• Middle Tennessee boasts nationally-known alumni such as former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr., NFL quarterback Kelly Holcomb, Hillary Scott, member of the country rock group Lady Antebellum and 1988 National Teacher of the Year Terry Weeks. The school has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state of Tennessee.

Location ..................................................................Murfreesboro, Tenn.Enrollment ........................................................................................26,432Conference ....................................................................................Sun BeltStadium .................................. Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium (30,788)Head Coach .....................................Rick Stockstill (Florida State ‘82)Years at School .....................................................................Fifth SeasonRecord at School ...............................................................................33-29Overall Record ...................................................................................Same2010 Record..............................................................................................6-62010 Conference Record/Place ............................................... 5-3/3rdAll-Time Record ..................................................................... 526-381-28

MTSU Quick Facts

MTSU Statistics

About the Blue Raiders

MTSU 2010 Results

Sept. 2 MINNESOTA L 17-24 25908Sept. 11 AUSTIN PEAY W 56-33 16806Sept. 18 at Memphis L 17-24 27965*Sept. 25 at Louisiana W 34-14 17249*Oct. 5 TROY L 13-42 28010Oct. 16 at Georgia Tech L 14-42 40652*Oct. 23 ULM W 38-10 19052*Nov. 2 at Arkansas State L 24-51 13589*Nov. 13 NORTH TEXAS L 17-23 14227*Nov. 20 at WKU W 27-26 12322*Nov 27 FAU W 38-14 10140

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Interim Head Coach LANCE GUIDRY

Lance Guidry, a 1995 graduate of McNeese State (La.), will serve as Interim Head Coach of Miami University’s football team for the GoDaddy.com Bowl. He is concluding his second season as coach of Miami’s defensive backs. Guidry was hired on January 30, 2009. In 2008, he was the defensive secondary coach at McNeese State. A veteran coach in Louisiana football’s high school ranks, Guidry served as secondary coach at Leesville High 1995 and ‘96, helping lead the Wampus Cats to the state championship game. He also coached defensive backs at Carencro (La.) High School for three seasons (1997-99), then returned years later to serve as the Golden Bears’ head coach (2005-07). In between his stints at Carencro, Guidry served as defensive coordinator and coached the secondary at McNeese State (2000-04). The Cowboys won three straight SLC crowns during that stretch, making it to the fi nals in the FCS Championship Series. Guidry was an all-conference player at McNeese. He and his wife, Starlet, have four children: Janzen, Madison, Alexis and Kaitlyn.

Among active collegiate football coordinators, no pair from the same school has as much combined experience as Miami’s Morris Watts (left, off ensive coordinator) and Carl “Bull”

Reese (right, defensive coordinator). Together, Watts and Reese have a combined total of 81 years of college and professional coaching experience.

Bill Mottola

Off ensive LineAntoine Smith

Defensive LineJ.D. Vonderheide

Tight EndsKijuan Ware

Running BacksAlex Wood

Wide Receivers

Tom Anthony

GA - DefenseJared Elliott

GA - Off enseDeland McCullough

Intern - Off enseDan Novakov

Intern - Off enseEli Wicklund

Intern - Defense

Jennifer BeardsleeSports Medicine

Lauren CavallaroFootball Operations

David DonnellySports Medicine

Darrell HallbergEquipment

Paul JacksonStrength/Conditioning

Dan SiegleTeam Video

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Since arriving in July 2006 as Miami University’s 21st president, David Hodge has been a visible presence among students, staff , faculty, and alumni. At the heart of the Miami Experi-

ence is the engaged learning environment that is evident both in-side and outside the classroom, as students are immersed 24/7 in an environment designed to develop the whole person. President Hodge is championing this concept of “engaged learning” – where students are actively involved in shaping their learning experience -- through initiatives such as the Top 25 program to redesign Mi-ami’s foundation courses. Making the Miami Experience accessible for all students, regardless of background, drove his creation of the Miami Access Initiative, which provides tuition and fees to Ohio residents with family incomes of less than $35,000. President Hodge has been a supporter of Miami Athletics and the athletic department’s goal to become a “Culture of Champi-ons.” The Culture of Champions’ goals are interconnected with President Hodge’s strategic plan for Miami, and all of the institu-tional goals within President Hodge’s fi ve-year plan have a mutu-ally direct application to the athletic department’s goals. President Hodge also helped dedicate two of Miami’s newest athletic facili-ties, as he participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Steve Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center and threw out the ceremonial fi rst pitch at the new Miami Softball Stadium. The Hodges came to Miami following Dr. Hodge’s 31-year tenure at the University of Washington, where he served from 1998 to 2006 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the university’s largest college, with 40 departments, 900 faculty, and 500 staff who serve more than 24,000 students. Joining the UW faculty in 1975, Dr. Hodge held the appoint-ment of professor of geography and adjunct professor of civil engi-neering. In 1990, he earned the prestigious University of Wash-ington Distinguished Teaching Award. Prior to his appointment as dean, he served as chair of the geography department (1995-97) and divisional dean for computing, facilities, and research (1996-98). His research, which has attracted grant support from the National Science Foundation and other federal, state, and local agencies, focuses on urban and transportation geography with special interest in the impact of telecommunications. Dr. Hodge served as program director at the National Science Foundation in 1993-94 and was editor of The Professional Geographer from 1994 to 1997. A native of Minnesota, President Hodge earned his bachelor of arts degree in geography from Macalester College in 1970 and went on to earn his master’s degree (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) in geography from Pennsylvania State University. From 2000 to 2006, he served on Macalester’s Board of Trustees; prior to this, he served on the Macalester Alumni Board. An NCAA All-American, he is a member of the Macalester College Athletics Hall of Fame and remains the school’s outdoor track and fi eld record holder in the 880 (now 800 meters) with a time of 1:50.2. President Hodge and his wife, Valerie, have two children: Gene, a graduate of the University of Washington, and Meriem, a graduate of Miami.

David HodgeMiami University PresidentYears at Miami:Years at Miami: Fourth Year Fourth YearAlma Mater:Alma Mater: Macalester College (BA, ‘70), Macalester College (BA, ‘70), Pennsylvania State University (MA, ‘73, Ph.D., ‘75)Pennsylvania State University (MA, ‘73, Ph.D., ‘75)

A progressive and driving force behind Miami University’s athletic department since his arrival in November of 2002, Brad Bates has been instrumental in not only upholding Miami’s athletic tradition

but also in ushering Miami athletics into the next generation of intercol-legiate athletics. Bates’ unique vision of developing a Culture of Champions at Miamihas made the RedHawk athletic program a model for all intercollegiate athletic programs. In 2007, Miami president David Hodge rewarded Bates by extending his contract for an additional fi ve years. In 2010-11, Bates will serve as vice president of the 1A Athletic Directors Association. Over the past nearly eight years, Bates has presided over a department that made back-to-back football bowl game appearances for the fi rst time in nearly 30 years, while capturing conference championships in football, women’s cross country, ice hockey, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, soccer, tennis, softball and synchronized skating. In 2008-09, Miami’s women’s teams won the Mid-American Confer-ence’s Jacoby Award for athletic excellence for the second consecutive year, including tournament championships and NCAA berths for softball and tennis. Also on the women’s side, the RedHawk swimming and diving and women’s cross country teams won the MAC championship and the syn-chronized skating’s senior and collegiate teams won national titles. The ice hockey program reached unprecedented heights, making it to its second straight NCAA Frozen Four and playing in the 2009 NCAA Championship game. Miami also has won the Reese Trophy, an all-sport award presented annually to the MAC institution with the best all-around men’s sports pro-grams, in three of his nearly eight seasons. In addition to the RedHawks’ athletic success during his tenure, Bates has spearheaded eff orts to improve the “athletic classrooms” in which Miami’s student-athletes compete to rate among the best in the nation. Renovations to Yager Stadium continue, with plans for an indoor facility in the works. Already added to Yager are new stands on the east side, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, permanent lighting, Cradle of Coaches Plaza and a FieldTurf playing surface. Additionally, Miami unveiled several new and renovated facilities three years ago: a brand new softball fi eld, a state-of-the-art ice hockey facility, and a renovated fi eld hockey fi eld that was upgraded with a new artifi cial turf surface and press box. Paramount among Bates’ accomplishments has been the department’s success in graduating its student-athletes. According to the most recent Federal Graduation Rates report, an extraordinary 82 percent of Miami’s student-athletes who started college in 2002-03 graduated within six years. That is 18 percent better than the national student-athlete graduation rate of 64 percent. Additionally, over the fi rst four years of the NCAA’s Academic Performance Rate (APR), Miami has consistently ranked among the best Division I-A programs nationally, with a number of its individual programs posting the highest scores nationally. Bates, who came to Miami after 17 years at Vanderbilt University, achieved a doctorate in education at Vanderbilt in 1997. This followed the bachelor’s and master’s degrees he earned in education at the University of Michigan in 1981 and 1982. At Vanderbilt, along with overseeing the administration of all 15 sports, Bates, a Senior Associate A.D. when he departed, was highly involved in the department’s budgetary, marketing, development, licensing and Title IX compliance decision-making. Athletically, Bates was a walk-on defensive back for Michigan from 1977-81. He played for then-Wolverine head football coach Bo Schem-bechler, a 1951 Miami alumnus and member of Miami’s legendary Cradle of Coaches. In his four years as a player, the Wolverines won three Big Ten Championships, posted a record of 37-11-0 and played in three Rose Bowls and a Gator Bowl. Bates and his wife, Michele, reside in Oxford.

Brad BatesDirector of AthleticsYears at Miami:Years at Miami: Ninth Year Ninth YearAlma Mater:Alma Mater: University of Michigan (BS, ‘81, MA, University of Michigan (BS, ‘81, MA, ‘82), Vanderbilt University (Ed.D., ‘97)‘82), Vanderbilt University (Ed.D., ‘97)

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION (513.529.3113)Brad Bates .......................................................................Director of AthleticsJason Lener ............................................................Deputy Athletic DirectorSteve Cady ...................................Senior Associate Director of AthleticsJosh Fenton ................................................Associate Director of AthleticsJennie Gilbert ............................................Associate Director of AthleticsJude Killy ......................................................Associate Director of AthleticsKeanah Smith .............................................Associate Director of AthleticsSteve Baker ..................................................Assistant Director of AthleticsMike Pearson ...............................................Assistant Director of AthleticsSusan Lipnickey ......................................Faculty Athletic RepresentativeScott Goldberg ..................................................................................ISP SportsAlex Weikel .............................................................. Athletic Ticket ManagerAnthony Azama ........................................................Director of MarketingKevin Prochaska .................... NCAA Compliance & CHAMPS/Life Skills

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS (513.529.4327)Mike Pearson ............. Assistant A.D. /Communications & TechnologySteve Baker ............................... Assistant A.D./Director of BroadcastingAngie Renninger ................................................................................Associate Jim Stephan ................................................................. Assistant/WebmasterMike Roth ..............................................................................................Assistant Michael Weisman ...............................................................................Assistant

MEN’S HEAD COACHESBaseball — Dan Simonds ...............................................................529-6631Basketball — Charlie Coles ............................................................529-1650Cross Country — Warren Mandrell .............................................529-3105Diving — K.R. Li ..................................................................................529-8156Football — TBA ..................................................................................529-3319Golf — Casey Lubahn ......................................................................529-2119Hockey — Enrico Blasi .....................................................................529-9800Swimming — Pete Lindsay ............................................................529-8150Track & Field — Warren Mandrell ................................................529-3105

WOMEN’S HEAD COACHESBasketball — Maria Fantanarosa .................................................529-3300Cross Country & Track & Field — Kelly Phillips ........................529-3106Diving — K.R. Li ..................................................................................529-8156Field Hockey — Jill Reeve ...............................................................529-0181Synchronized Skating — Carla DeGirolamo ............................529-9800Soccer — Bobby Kramig .................................................................529-6241Softball — Kelly Kovach Schoenly .............................................529-3999Swimming — Dave Jennings ........................................................529-8153Tennis — Anca Dumitrescu ...........................................................529-7088Volleyball — Carolyn Condit .........................................................529-6922

DEPARTMENTSAcademic Services (Walter Gross Center) .................................529-7294Equipment Manager (Yager Stadium) .......................................529-6307Equipment Manager (Millett Hall) ...............................................529-3102Marketing & Promotions .................................................................529-1700Red and White Club/Development .............................................529-8097Athletic Media Relations .................................................................529-4327Strength & Conditioning ................................................................529-4102Ticket Offi ce ...........................................................................1-866-MUHawksTraining Room (Yager) .....................................................................529-6218Training Room (Withrow) ...............................................................529-1706

Susan LipnickeyFaculty Representative

Jason LenerDeputy Athletics Director

Steve CadySr. Assoc. Athletics Director

Josh FentonAssociate Athletics Director

Jude KillyAssociate Athletics Director

Dr. Steve DaileyDirector of Sports Medicine

Anthony AzamaMarketing Director

Keanah SmithAssociate Athletics Director

Scott GoldbergISP

Jennie GilbertAssociate Athletics Director

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Notes From the Cradle2010 MAC Standings

EAST DIVISION

#MIAMI .................7-1 MAC ....9-4 overall

Ohio ......................... 6-2 MAC ........ 8-5 overallTemple ...................... 5-3 MAC ........ 8-4 overallKent State ................. 4-4 MAC ........ 5-7 overallBuff alo ........................ 1-7 MAC ......2-10 overallBowling Green ........ 1-7 MAC ......2-10 overallAkron ......................... 1-7 MAC ......1-11 overall

WEST DIVISION

#Northern Illinois .. 8-0 MAC ......11-3 overall Toledo. ....................... 7-1 MAC ........ 8-5 overallWestern Michigan ... 5-3 MAC ........ 6-6 overall Ball State ................... 3-5 MAC ........ 4-8 overallCentral Michigan. ....2-6 MAC ........ 3-9 overallEastern Michigan .......2-6 MAC ......2-10 overall

#Division Champions

MAC Bowl LineupDec. 18

UDrove Hamanitarian BowlNorthern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17

Dec. 18

R&L Carriers BowlTroy 48, Ohio 21

Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza BowlFlorida International 34, Toledo 32

Jan. 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl, 8 p.m. —Miami vs. Middle Tennessee

AP Poll1. Auburn (13-0) 14732. Oregon (12-0) 14623. TCU (12-0) 13794. Wisconsin (11-1) 12895. Stanford (11-1) 12836. Ohio State (11-1) 11797. Michigan State (11-1) 11018. Arkansas (10-2) 10859. Oklahoma (11-2) 97610. Boise State (11-1) 93211. LSU (10-2) 86312. Virginia Tech (11-2) 81713. Nevada (12-1) 75914. Missouri (10-2) 70515. Alabama (9-3) 62816. Oklahoma State (10-2) 62217. Nebraska (10-3) 60818. Texas A&M (9-3) 60119. South Carolina (9-4) 33220. Utah (10-2) 31221. Mississippi State (8-4) 28822. West Virginia (9-3) 28323. Florida State (9-4) 18824. Hawaii (10-3) 11125. Connecticut (8-4) 74--- Central Florida (10-3) 63--- Maryland (8-4) 30--- Tulsa (9-3) 18--- Navy (9-3) 11 --- MIAMI (9-4) 8

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offi cial home of Miami University Athletics.

Statistical RankingsCategory Miami in MAC Miami in NCAA MT in NCAA

Rushing off ense 9 114 32Passing off ense 3 33 80Total off ense 4 83 70Scoring off ense 7 103 62First downs 4 72 71Off ense third-down effi ciency 10 91 75Off ense fourth-down effi ciency T-11 115 31Red zone effi ciency 8 93 87Time of possession 3 10 120Passing effi ciency 4 58 106Tackles for loss allowed -- T-100 T-93Pass sacks allowed T-7 96 43Rushing defense 2 19 99Pass defense 5 57 24Total defense 3 29 71Scoring defense 3 50 66First downs allowed 2 T-15 65Defense third-down effi ciency 2 33 42Defense fourth-down effi ciency 9 37 T-95Red zone effi ciency defense 5 T-7 T-35Passing effi ciency defense 1 37 46Tackles for loss -- 13 T-15Pass sacks 2 28 T-14Turnover margin 4 23 120Fewest penalties per game 5 40 T-67Fewest yards penalized per game 5 35 74Net Punting 5 86 47Punt returns 10 100 82Punt return yardage defense -- 29 50Kickoff returns 6 98 12Kickoff return yardage defense 10 49 36

Former Head Coach MICHAEL HAYWOOD

Michael Haywood served Miami University as its head coach for two season, before departing on Dec. 16 to become head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. The Mid-American Conference’s 2010 Coach of the Year, Haywood led the RedHawks to a 9-4 overall record and a MAC championship.

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DEFENSE (4-3)LE 57 Wes Williams ................... 6-3, 240, So., Houston, TX

85 Morris Council .............................. 6-3, 253, Jr., Decatur, GA

LT 90 Austin Brown .............6-2, 285, So., Woodbridge, VA

54 Kelvin Jackson .....................6-3, 265, Fr., Missouri City, TX

RT 79 Jordain Brown .....................6-0, 292, Jr., Chicago, IL

94 Mike Johns................................ 6-4, 283, So., Oak Forest, IL

RE 93 Jason Semmes ............... 6-3, 254, So., Clarkston, MI

69 Will Diaz .....................................6-3, 245, Jr., Columbus, OH

SLB 10 C.J. Marck ...................... 6-1, 243, So., Newtown, PA

5 Ryan Kennedy .......................... 6-1, 235, Jr., Libertyville, IL

MLB 43 Jerrell Wedge ...... 5-9, 223, Jr.,Upper Marlboro, MD

51 Austin Moore ........................6-0, 233, So., Springfi eld, OH

WLB 30 Evan Harris ......................6-0, 228, So., Waldorf, MD

32 Jaytee Swanson ............................6-2, 218, So., Buford, GA

FCB 24 Brandon Stephens .. 5-10, 199, Sr., Strongsville, OH

3 Dayonne Nunley ................. 5-8, 173, Fr., Monroeville, PA

FS 37 Pat Hinkel ...................... 6-1, 200, So., Westlake, OH

18 Anthony Kokal .............................. 6-0, 206, Jr., Warren, OH

SS 22 Jordan Gaff ord ............. 6-0, 200, Sr., Columbus, OH

27 Peris Edwards .................................6-1, 200, Sr., Toledo, OH

BCB 6 D.J. Brown ................6-1, 176, So., West Chester, OH

2 Allen Veazie ................................5-11, 153, Fr., Houston, TX

P 45 Zac Murphy ............... 6-0, 188, R-Fr., Cincinnati, OH

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEJohn Anevski ..................................................................ah-NESS-keeOrne Bey ........................................................................ OR-nee BAYAustin & Collin Boucher ...................................................boo-SHAYJordain Brown........................................................................ JOR-danWill Diaz ...................................................................................DEE-azZac Dysert ............................................................... DYE-sertVince Helmuth .................................................................hell-moothAnthony Kokal ......................................................... KOKE-alMason Krysinski ........................................................ krah-SIN-skeeDayonne Nunley ...................................................................DAY-yonRob Reiland ..........................................................................REE-lundArmand Robinson............................................................ AR-MONDMike Scherpenberg .....................................SHUR-pen-burgJustin & Jason Semmes ......................................................... SEMMSKen Staudinger.........................................................STAW-den-jurrD.J. Svabik ................................................................................ SWAB-ikAllen Veazie ............................................................................ VEE-zayMwanza Wamulumba ..............................wah-moo-LUM-baJerrell Wedge ........................................................................... ja-RELL

SPECIALISTSPK 19 Trevor Cook .................... 6-2, 197, Sr., Sioux Falls, SD

91 Mason Krysinski ......................6-3, 190, Fr., Shelby Twp., MI

LS 58 Aaron Griff o........................... 5-10, 215, Jr., Lima, OH

52 JoJo Williams ................................6-2, 280, So., Houston, TX

Hold 12 Mike Scherpenberg ....... 6-3, 208, Sr., Cincinnati, OH

KR 28 Danny Green ................... 5-10, 203, So., Oak Park, IL

13 DeMarco Paine ................5-10, 195, Jr., St. Louis, MO

PR 13 DeMarco Paine ................5-10, 195, Jr., St. Louis, MO

8 Nick Harwell ............ 6-1, 183, R-Fr., Missouri City, TX

KO 39 Seth Philip ...................... 6-3, 214, Sr., Columbus, OH

OFFENSE (MULTIPLE)X 8 Nick Harwell ............ 6-1, 183, R-Fr., Missouri City, TX

17 Chris Givens .............................. 6-2, 209, Jr., Chillicothe, OH

LT 66 Matt Kennedy .............. 6-5, 271, So., Mt. Prospect, IL

77 Cory Brown ........................... 6-5, 295, So., Grand Prairie, TX

LG 56 Brandon Brooks ............ 6-5, 325, Jr., Milwaukee, WI


C 72 Brad Bednar ....................... 6-4, 282, So., Mentor, OH


RG 70 Nate Williams ....................... 6-5, 290, Sr., Parma, OH

75 Bob Gulley ...........................................6-4, 297, Sr., Berea, OH

RT 64 Josh Harvey ................. 6-5, 322, R-Fr., Columbia, MO

63 Ken Staudinger .............................. 6-5, 261, Sr., Canton, OH

TE 82 Kendrick Bruton .......... 6-4, 255, Jr., Miamisburg, OH

87 Steve Marck .................................6-3, 250, So., Newtown, PA

QB 16 Austin Boucher ............6-1, 210, R-Fr., Kettering, OH

12 Mike Scherpenberg .................6-3, 208, Sr., Cincinnati, OH

TB 34 Thomas Merriweather ...... 5-10, 213, Sr., Florissant, MO

23 Tracy Woods..................................5-10, 214, Fr.., Galena Park, TX 28 Danny Green ......................5-10, 203, So., Garfi eld Hts., OH

FB 46 Justin Semmes ..............6-2, 236, R-Fr., Clarkston, MI 38 Vince Helmuth ....................................6-1, 265, Jr., Saline, MI

H 15 Andy Cruse .................... 6-4, 212, So., Cincinnati, OH

8 Nick Harwell .......................6-1, 183, R-Fr., Missouri City, TX

Z 13 DeMarco Paine ..................... 5-10, 195, St. Louis, MO

88 Luke Swift ................................ 6-2, 180, So., Greenwood, IN

Y 11 Armand Robinson ... 6-1, 199, Sr., Reynoldsburg, OH

MIAMI UNIVERSITY Two-Deep Lineup

Projected starters denoted in BOLD

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Yager Stadium

Home of the Miami RedHawks

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (High School)

67 John Anevski OL 6-3 285 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Elder) 96 Delvin Becks DL 6-1 280 Fr./Fr. Houston, TX (Eisenhower)72 Brad Bednar * OL 6-4 290 So./So. Mentor, OH (Mentor)1 Orne Bey RB 5-8 170 Fr./Fr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)16 Austin Boucher QB 6-1 209 So./Fr. Kettering, OH (Archbishop Alter)44 Collin Boucher LB 6-2 232 So./Fr. Kettering, OH (Archbishop Alter)29 Justin Bowers * DB 5-10 206 So./So. Murfreesboro, TN (Blackman)60 Steve Bray OL 6-1 248 Sr./Jr. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)56 Brandon Brooks ** OL 6-5 325 Sr./Jr. Milwaukee, WI (Riverside University)90 Austin Brown * DL 6-2 285 So./So. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)77 Cory Brown OL 6-5 290 So./So. Grand Prairie, TX (Grand Prairie)6 David “D.J.” Brown * DB 6-1 174 Jr./So. West Chester, OH (Lakota West)79 Jordain Brown * DL 6-0 296 Sr./Jr. Chicago, IL (Hubbard)82 Kendrick Bruton ** TE 6-4 264 Sr./Jr. Miamisburg, OH (Miamisburg)+19 Trevor Cook *** PK 6-2 197 Sr./Sr. Sioux Falls, SD (Washington)85 Morris Council ** DL 6-2 275 Sr./Jr. Decatur, GA (Southwest Dekalb)15 Andy Cruse * WR 6-4 213 Jr./So. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)+12 Willie Culpepper RB 5-9 175 Fr./Fr. San Antonio, TX (Brackenridge)69 Will Diaz * DL 6-3 251 Sr./Jr. Columbus, OH (Westland)4 Zac Dysert * QB 6-4 207 Jr./So. Ada, OH (Ada)26 Jason Earle WR 5-9 177 So./Fr. Bedford, Heights, OH (Bedford)27 Peris Edwards ** DB 6-1 197 Sr./Sr. Toledo, OH (Rogers)49 Erik Finklea LB 6-1 196 So./So. Cincinnati, OH (Woodward)22 Jordan Gaff ord*** DB 6-0 207 Sr./Sr. Columbus, OH (Worthington Kilbourne)31 DeAndre Gilmore *** LB 6-1 236 Sr./Sr. St. Louis, MO (Cardinal Ritter)17 Chris Givens ** WR 6-2 211 Sr./Jr. Chillicothe, OH (Chillicothe)28 Danny Green * RB 5-10 203 Jr./So. Oak Park, IL (Walther Luthren)78 Julian Green OL 6-4 305 Fr./Fr. North Bethesda, MD (Georgetown Prep)81 J.J. Greenwood WR 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. Middletown, OH (Middletown)58 Aaron Griff o LS 5-10 194 Sr./Jr. Lima, OH (Shawnee)55 Tyler Grubbs OL 6-5 295 Fr./Fr. Fort Thomas, KY (Highlands)75 Bob Gulley *** OL 6-4 297 Sr./Sr. Berea, OH (Berea)30 Evan Harris * LB 6-0 222 So./So. Waldorf, MD (Westlake)64 Josh Harvey OL 6-5 324 So./Fr. Columbia, MO (Hickman)8 Nick Harwell WR 6-1 180 Fr./Fr. Missouri City, TX (Elkins)38 Vince Helmuth FB 6-1 283 Jr./So. Saline, MI (Saline/Michigan)37 Pat Hinkel * DB 6-1 200 So./So. Westlake, OH (St. Ignatius)54 Kelvin Jackson DL 6-3 254 So./Fr. Missouri City, TX (Hightower)94 Mike Johns * DL 6-6 283 Sr./Sr. Oak Forest, IL (Oak Forest)33 Tyrone Jones CB 5-7 178 Jr./Jr. Dayton, OH (Chaminade-Julienne)53 Alex Kaufman ** LB 6-2 222 Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Lakota West)36 Luke Kelly * LB 6-4 225 Jr./So. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)66 Matt Kennedy * OL 6-5 245 Jr./So. Mt. Prospect, IL (Prospect)5 Ryan Kennedy ** LB 6-1 235 Sr./Jr. Libertyville, IL (Libertyville)18 Anthony Kokal ** DB 6-0 202 Sr./Jr. Warren, OH (John F. Kennedy)+9 Mitch Krotz LB 6-0 219 So./Fr. Madison, OH (Madison)91 Mason Krysinski K 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. Shelby Twp., MI (Eisenhower)20 Roman Lawson * RB 6-0 236 So./So. Garfi eld Heights, OH (Shaker Heights)36` Nate Ley RB 6-0 180 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier)10 C.J. Marck LB 6-1 247 Jr./So. Newtown, PA (Pennsbury/UConn)87 Steve Marck * TE 6-3 245 So./So. Newtown, PA (Pennsbury)

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34 Thomas Merriweather *** RB 5-10 214 Sr./Sr. Florissant, MO (Hazelwood East) 51 Austin Moore * LB 6-0 233 So./So. Springfi eld, OH (Springfi eld)68 Andrew Muller DL 6-4 276 So./Fr. Charlotte, NC (Catholic)45 Zac Murphy P 6-0 188 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Kings)3 Dayonne Nunley DB 5-8 161 Fr./Fr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)47 Sam Olberding DB 6-3 221 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Glen Este)45 Na’eem Outler LB 6-2 240 Sr./Jr. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)35 Jordan Padgett DB 6-1 200 So./Fr. Woodstock, GA (Etowah)13 DeMarco Paine WR 5-10 180 Jr./Jr. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood East)23 Trey Payne DB 5-8 165 Fr./Fr. Spring, TX (Klein Oak)39 Seth Philip ** K 6-3 214 Sr./Sr. Columbus, OH (Whetstone)14 Demetrius Quarles DB 5-8 165 Fr./Fr. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)89 Rob Reiland ** TE 6-3 242 Sr./Jr. Canton, OH (Jackson)11 Armand Robinson *** WR 6-1 200 Sr./Sr. Reynoldsburg, OH (Reynoldsburg)+9 Jamal Rogers *** WR 5-11 173 Sr./Sr. Fort Myers, FL (Harmony)+12 Mike Scherpenberg * QB 6-3 208 Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Indian Hill/Grand Vly. St.)93 Jason Semmes DL 6-3 244 Jr./So. Clarkston, MI (St. Mary’s/Iowa)46 Justin Semmes FB 6-2 226 So./Fr. Clarkston, MI (St. Mary’s)50 Anthony Shoemaker * DL 6-4 259 So./So. Cincinnati, OH (Princeton)83 Brian Slack TE 6-5 253 So./Fr. Tallmadge, OH (Hoban)63 Ken Staudinger ** OL 6-5 265 Sr./Jr. Canton, OH (Hoover)99 John Steele DL 6-3 293 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, OH (South)24 Brandon Stephens *** DB 5-10 205 Sr./Sr. Strongsville, OH (Strongsville)21 Jordan Stevens *** TE 6-4 254 Sr./Sr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)73 Justin Stumph OL 6-4 275 Fr./Fr. Columbus, OH (St. Charles Prep)95 D.J. Svabik ** DL 6-6 285 Sr./Sr. Van Wert, OH (Van Wert)32 Jaytee Swanson * LB 6-2 220 Jr./So. Buford, GA (Buford)88 Lucas Swift * WR 6-2 175 So./So. Greenwood, IN (Center Grove)74 Jeff Tanner OL 6-3 285 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Moeller)26 Dante Taylor DB 6-3 180 Fr./Fr. Springfi eld, VA (Robert E. Lee)2 Allen Veazie DB 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. Houston, TX (Eisenhower)48 Chris Wade LB 6-1 226 So./Fr. Slidell, LA (Northshore)92 Mwanza Wamulumba DL 6-3 240 Fr./Fr. Fort Meade, MD (Meade)25 Cornelius Ward ** CB 6-1 190 Sr./Jr. Fort Washington, MD (Friendly Sr.)43 Jerrell Wedge ** LB 5-11 222 Sr./Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD (Douglas)33 Jonathan Wells DB 5-8 175 Sr./Sr. Hubbard, OH (Liberty)84 Dustin White TE 6-2 230 Fr./Fr. Lake Charles, LA (Barbe)76 Evan Wiley OL 6-6 290 So./Fr. Monclova, OH (St. John’s Jesuit)52 Joseph “JoJo” Williams* OL 6-2 277 So./So. Houston, TX (Strake Jesuit)70 Nate Williams ** OL 6-5 307 Sr./Sr. Parma, OH (Holy Name)+19 Travis Williams DB 5-9 162 Fr./Fr. Cooper City, FL (Cooper City)57 Wes Williams * DL 6-3 240 So./So. Houston, TX (Strake Jesuit)23 Tracy Woods RB 5-10 208 Fr./Fr. Galena Park, TX (North Shore)

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1 Orne Bey RB 5-8 170 Fr./Fr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)2 Allen Veazie DB 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. Houston, TX (Eisenhower)3 Dayonne Nunley DB 5-8 161 Fr./Fr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)4 Zac Dysert * QB 6-4 207 Jr./So. Ada, OH (Ada)5 Ryan Kennedy ** LB 6-1 235 Sr./Jr. Libertyville, IL (Libertyville)6 David “D.J.” Brown * DB 6-1 174 Jr./So. West Chester, OH (Lakota West)8 Nick Harwell WR 6-1 180 Fr./Fr. Missouri City, TX (Elkins)+9 Jamal Rogers *** WR 5-11 173 Sr./Sr. Fort Myers, FL (Harmony)+9 Mitch Krotz LB 6-0 219 So./Fr. Madison, OH (Madison)10 C.J. Marck LB 6-1 247 Jr./So. Newtown, PA (Pennsbury/UConn)11 Armand Robinson *** WR 6-1 200 Sr./Sr. Reynoldsburg, OH (Reynoldsburg)+12 Willie Culpepper RB 5-9 175 Fr./Fr. San Antonio, TX (Brackenridge)+12 Mike Scherpenberg * QB 6-3 208 Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Indian Hill/Grand Vly. St.)13 DeMarco Paine WR 5-10 180 Jr./Jr. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood East)14 Demetrius Quarles DB 5-8 165 Fr./Fr. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)15 Andy Cruse * WR 6-4 213 Jr./So. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)16 Austin Boucher QB 6-1 209 So./Fr. Kettering, OH (Archbishop Alter)17 Chris Givens ** WR 6-2 211 Sr./Jr. Chillicothe, OH (Chillicothe)18 Anthony Kokal ** DB 6-0 202 Sr./Jr. Warren, OH (John F. Kennedy)+19 Trevor Cook *** PK 6-2 197 Sr./Sr. Sioux Falls, SD (Washington)+19 Travis Williams DB 5-9 162 Fr./Fr. Cooper City, FL (Cooper City)20 Roman Lawson * RB 6-0 236 So./So. Garfi eld Heights, OH (Shaker Heights)21 Jordan Stevens *** TE 6-4 254 Sr./Sr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway)22 Jordan Gaff ord*** DB 6-0 207 Sr./Sr. Columbus, OH (Worthington Kilbourne)+23 Trey Payne DB 5-8 165 Fr./Fr. Spring, TX (Klein Oak)+23 Tracy Woods RB 5-10 208 Fr./Fr. Galena Park, TX (North Shore)24 Brandon Stephens *** DB 5-10 205 Sr./Sr. Strongsville, OH (Strongsville)25 Cornelius Ward ** CB 6-1 190 Sr./Jr. Fort Washington, MD (Friendly Sr.)+26 Dante Taylor DB 6-3 180 Fr./Fr. Springfi eld, VA (Robert E. Lee)+26 Jason Earle WR 5-9 177 So./Fr. Bedford, Heights, OH (Bedford)27 Peris Edwards ** DB 6-1 197 Sr./Sr. Toledo, OH (Rogers)28 Danny Green * RB 5-10 203 Jr./So. Oak Park, IL (Walther Luthren)29 Justin Bowers * DB 5-10 206 So./So. Murfreesboro, TN (Blackman)30 Evan Harris * LB 6-0 222 So./So. Waldorf, MD (Westlake)31 DeAndre Gilmore *** LB 6-1 236 Sr./Sr. St. Louis, MO (Cardinal Ritter)32 Jaytee Swanson * LB 6-2 220 Jr./So. Buford, GA (Buford)+33 Tyrone Jones CB 5-7 178 Jr./Jr. Dayton, OH (Chaminade-Julienne)+33 Jonathan Wells DB 5-8 175 Sr./Sr. Hubbard, OH (Liberty)34 Thomas Merriweather *** RB 5-10 214 Sr./Sr. Florissant, MO (Hazelwood East) 35 Jordan Padgett DB 6-1 197 So./Fr. Woodstock, GA (Etowah)+36 Luke Kelly * LB 6-4 225 Jr./So. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)+36 Nate Ley RB 6-0 180 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier)37 Pat Hinkel * DB 6-1 200 So./So. Westlake, OH (St. Ignatius)38 Vince Helmuth FB 6-1 283 Jr./So. Saline, MI (Saline/Michigan)39 Seth Philip ** K 6-3 214 Sr./Sr. Columbus, OH (Whetstone)43 Jerrell Wedge ** LB 5-11 222 Sr./Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD (Douglas)44 Collin Boucher LB 6-2 232 So./Fr. Kettering, OH (Archbishop Alter)+45 Zach Murphy P 6-0 188 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Kings)+45 Na’eem Outler LB 6-2 240 Sr./Jr. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)46 Justin Semmes FB 6-2 226 So./Fr. Clarkston, MI (St. Mary’s)47 Sam Olberding DB 6-3 221 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Glen Este)

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48 Chris Wade LB 6-1 226 So./Fr. Slidell, LA (Northshore)49 Erik Finklea LB 6-1 196 So./So. Cincinnati, OH (Woodward)50 Anthony Shoemaker * DL 6-4 259 So./So. Cincinnati, OH (Princeton)51 Austin Moore * LB 6-0 233 So./So. Springfi eld, OH (Springfi eld)52 Joseph “JoJo” Williams* OL 6-2 277 So./So. Houston, TX (Strake Jesuit)53 Alex Kaufman ** LB 6-2 222 Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Lakota West)54 Kelvin Jackson DL 6-3 254 So./Fr. Missouri City, TX (Hightower)55 Tyler Grubbs OL 6-5 295 Fr./Fr. Fort Thomas, KY (Highlands)56 Brandon Brooks ** OL 6-5 325 Sr./Jr. Milwaukee, WI (Riverside University)57 Wes Williams * DL 6-3 240 So./So. Houston, TX (Strake Jesuit)58 Aaron Griff o LS 5-10 194 Sr./Jr. Lima, OH (Shawnee)60 Steve Bray OL 6-1 248 Sr./Jr. Cincinnati, OH (Turpin)63 Ken Staudinger ** OL 6-5 265 Sr./Jr. Canton, OH (Hoover)64 Josh Harvey OL 6-5 324 So./Fr. Columbia, MO (Hickman)66 Matt Kennedy * OL 6-5 245 Jr./So. Mt. Prospect, IL (Prospect)67 John Anevski OL 6-3 285 So./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Elder) 68 Andrew Muller DL 6-4 276 So./Fr. Charlotte, NC (Catholic)69 Will Diaz * DL 6-3 251 Sr./Jr.. Columbus, OH (Westland)70 Nate Williams ** OL 6-5 307 Sr./Sr. Parma, OH (Holy Name)72 Brad Bednar * OL 6-4 290 So./So. Mentor, OH (Mentor)73 Justin Stumph OL 6-4 275 Fr./Fr. Columbus, OH (St. Charles Prep)74 Jeff Tanner OL 6-3 285 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Moeller)75 Bob Gulley *** OL 6-4 297 Sr./Sr. Berea, OH (Berea)76 Evan Wiley OL 6-6 290 So./Fr. Monclova, OH (St. John’s Jesuit)77 Cory Brown OL 6-5 290 So./So. Grand Prairier, TX (Grand Prairie)78 Julian Green OL 6-4 305 Fr./Fr. North Bethesda, MD (Georgetown Prep)79 Jordain Brown * DL 6-0 296 Sr./Jr. Chicago, IL (Hubbard)81 J.J. Greenwood WR 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. Middletown, OH (Middletown)82 Kendrick Bruton ** TE 6-4 264 Sr./Jr. Miamisburg, OH (Miamisburg)83 Brian Slack TE 6-5 253 So./Fr. Tallmadge, OH (Hoban)84 Dustin White TE 6-2 230 Fr./Fr. Lake Charles, LA (Barbe)85 Morris Council ** DL 6-2 275 Sr./Jr. Decatur, GA (Southwest Dekalb)87 Steve Marck * TE 6-3 245 So./So. Newtown, PA (Pennsbury)88 Lucas Swift * WR 6-2 175 So./So. Greenwood, IN (Center Grove)89 Rob Reiland ** TE 6-3 242 Sr./Jr. Canton, OH (Jackson)90 Austin Brown * DL 6-2 285 So./So. Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge)91 Mason Krysinski K 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. Shelby Twp., MI (Eisenhower)92 Mwanza Wamulumba DL 6-3 240 Fr./Fr. Fort Meade, MD (Meade)93 Jason Semmes DL 6-3 244 Jr./So. Clarkston, MI (St. Mary’s/Iowa)94 Mike Johns * DL 6-6 283 Sr./Sr. Oak Forest, IL (Oak Forest)95 D.J. Svabik ** DL 6-6 285 Sr./Sr. Van Wert, OH (Van Wert)96 Delvin Becks DL 6-1 280 Fr./Fr. Houston, TX (Eisenhower)99 John Steele DL 6-3 293 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, OH (South)

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John AnevskiFreshman • OLCincinnati, OH

Delvin BecksFreshman • DLHouston, TX

Brad BednarSophomore • OLMentor, OH

Orne BeyFreshman • RBMonroeville, PA

Austin BoucherFreshman • QBKettering, OH

The RedHawk Players

67 96 72 1 16

Collin BoucherFreshman • LBKettering, OH

Justin BowersSophomore • DBMurfreesboro, TN

Steve BraySenior • OLCincinnati, OH

Brandon BrooksJunior • OLMilwaukee, WI

Austin BrownSophomore • DLWoodbridge, VA

44 29 60 56 90

77 6 79 82 19Cory BrownSophomore • OLGrand Prairie, TX

D.J. BrownSophomore • DBWest Chester, OH

Jordain BrownJunior • DLChicago, IL

Kendrick BrutonJunior • TEMiamisburg, OH

Trevor CookSenior • PKSioux Falls, SD

Morris CouncilJunior • DLDecatur, GA

Andy CruseSophomore • WRCincinnati, OH

Willie CulpepperFreshman • RBSan Antonio, TX

Will DiazJunior • DLColumbus, OH

Zac DysertSophomore • QBAda, OH

85 15 12 69 4

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The RedHawk Players

26 27 49 22 31

Chris GivensJunior • WRChillicothe, OH

Danny GreenSophomore • RBOak Park, IL

Julian GreenFreshman • OLN. Bethesda, MD

J.J. GreenwoodFreshman • WRMiddletown, OH

Aaron Griff oJunior • LSLima, OH

17 28 78 81 58

55 75 30 64 8Tyler GrubbsFreshman • OLFort Thomas, KY

Bob GulleySenior • OLBerea, OH

Evan HarrisSophomore • LBWaldorf, MD

Josh HarveyFreshman • OLColumbia, MO

Nick HarwellFreshman • WRMissouri City, TX

Vince HelmuthSophomore • FBSaline, MI

Pat HinkelSophomore • DBWestlake, OH

Kelvin JacksonFreshman • DLMissouri City, TX

Mike JohnsSenior • DLOak Forest, IL

Tyrone JonesJunior • CBDayton, OH

38 37 54 94 33

Jason EarleFreshman • WRBedford Hgts, OH

Peris EdwardsSenior • DBToledo, OH

Erik FinkleaSophomore • LBCincinnati, OH

Jordan Gaff ordSenior • DBColumbus, OH

DeAndre GilmoreSenior • LBSt. Louis, MO

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Alex KaufmanSenior • LBCincinnati, OH

Luke KellySophomore • LBCincinnati, OH

Matt KennedySophomore • OLMt. Prospect, IL

Ryan KennedyJunior • LBLibertyville, IL

Anthony KokalJunior • DBWarren, OH

The RedHawk Players

53 36 66 5 18

Mitch KrotzSophomore • LBMadison, OH

Mason KrysinskiFreshman • KShelby Twp., MI

Roman LawsonSophomore • LBGarfi eld Hgts., OH

Nate LeyFreshman • RBCincinnati, OH

C.J. MarckSophomore • LBNewtown, PA

9 91 20 36 10

87 34 51 68 45Steve MarckSophomore • TENewtown, PA

Thomas MerriweatherSenior • RBFlorissant, MO

Austin MooreSophomore • LBSpringfi eld, OH

Andrew MullerFreshman • DLCharlotte, NC

Zac MurphyFreshman • PCincinnati, OH

Dayonne NunleyFreshman • DBMonroeville, PA

Sam OlberdingFreshman • DBCincinnati, OH

Na’eem OutlerJunior • LBWoodbridge, VA

Jordan PadgettFreshman • DBWoodstock, GA

DeMarco PaineJunior • WRSt. Louis, MO

3 47 45 35 13

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Trey PayneFreshman • DBSpring, TX

Seth PhilipSenior • KColumbus, OH

Demetrius QuarlesFreshman • DBWoodbridge, VA

Rob ReilandJunior • TECanton, OH

Armand RobinsonSenior • WRReynoldsburg, OH

The RedHawk Players

23 39 14 89 11

Jamal RogersSenior • WRFort Myers, FL

Mike ScherpenbergSenior • QBCincinnati, OH

Jason SemmesSophomore • DLClarkston, MI

Justin SemmesFreshman • FBClarkston, MI

Anthony ShoemakerSophomore • DLCincinnati, OH

9 12 93 46 50

83 63 99 24 21Brian SlackFreshman • TETallmadge, OH

Ken StaudingerJunior • OLCanton, OH

John SteeleFreshman • DLCleveland, OH

Brandon StephensSenior • DBStrongsville, OH

Jordan StevensSenior • TEMonroeville, PA

Justin StumphFreshman • OLColumbus, OH

D.J. SvabikSenior • DLVan Wert, OH

Jaytee SwansonSophomore • LBBuford, GA

Lucas SwiftSophomore • WRGreenwood, IN

Jeff TannerFreshman • OLCincinnati, OH

73 95 32 88 74

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Dante TaylorFreshman • DBSpringfi eld, VA

Allen VeazieFreshman • DBHouston, TX

Chris WadeFreshman • LBSlidell, LA

Mwanza WamulumbaFreshman • DLFort Meade, MD

Cornelius WardJunior • CBFt. Washington, MD

The RedHawk Players

26 2 48 92 25

Jerrell WedgeJunior • LBUp. Marlboro, MD

Jonathan WellsSenior • DBHubbard, OH

Dustin WhiteFreshman • TELake Charles, LA

Evan WileyFreshman • OLMonclova, OH

“JoJo” WilliamsSophomore • OLHouston, TX

43 33 84 76 52

70 19 57 23Nate WilliamsSenior • OLParma, OH

Travis WilliamsFreshman • DBCooper City, FL

Wes WilliamsSophomore • DLHouston, TX

Tracy WoodsFreshman • RBGalena Park, TX

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2010-11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BOWL SCHEDULEDates and Times are Tentative and Subject to Change

Bold indicates that team has accepted a bid; * indicates replacement team

Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup Network

New Mexico Dec. 18 / 2 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. BYU vs. UTEP ESPNUDrove Humanitarian Dec. 18 / 5:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State ESPNR+L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 18 / 9 p.m. New Orleans, La. Ohio vs. Troy ESPNBeef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. Louisville vs. Southern Miss ESPNMAACO Las Vegas Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Utah vs. Boise State ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. San Diego State vs. Navy ESPNSheraton Hawaii Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Tulsa vs. Hawaii ESPNLittle Caesars Pizza Dec. 26 / 8:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Fla. International vs. Toledo ESPNAdvoCare V100 Independence Dec. 27 / 5 p.m. Shreveport, La. Georgia Tech vs. Air Force ESPN2 Champs Sports Dec. 28 / 6:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. N.C. State vs. West Virginia ESPN

Insight Dec. 28 / 10 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. Iowa vs. Missouri ESPNMilitary Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman Dec. 29 / 2:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. Maryland vs. East Carolina ESPNTexas Dec. 29 / 6 p.m. Houston, Texas Baylor vs. Illinois ESPNValero Alamo Dec. 29 / 9:15 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Oklahoma State vs. Arizona ESPNBell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 30 / 12 p.m. Dallas, Texas Southern Methodist vs. Army ESPN

New Era Pinstripe Dec. 30 / 3:20 p.m. New York, N.Y. Syracuse vs. Kansas State ESPNFranklin American Mortgage Music City Dec. 30 / 6:40 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. North Carolina vs. Tennessee ESPNBridgepoint Education Holiday Dec. 30 / 10 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Nebraska vs. Washington ESPNMeineke Car Care Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Clemson vs. South Florida ESPNHyundai Sun Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas Notre Dame vs. Miami (Fla.) CBS

AutoZone Liberty Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. UCF vs. Georgia ESPNChick-fi l-A Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Florida State vs. South Carolina ESPNTicketCity Jan. 1 / 12 p.m. Dallas, Texas Northwestern vs. Texas Tech ESPNUOutback Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Penn State vs. Florida ABCCapital One Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Michigan State vs. Alabama ESPN

Gator Jan. 1 / 1:30 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Michigan vs. Mississippi State ESPN2Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio Jan. 1 / 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Wisconsin vs. TCU ESPNTostitos Fiesta Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Oklahoma vs. Connecticut ESPNDiscover Orange Jan. 3 / 8:30 p.m. Miami, Fla. Virginia Tech vs. Stanford ESPNAllstate Sugar Jan. 4 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Arkansas vs. Ohio State ESPN

GoDaddy.com Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Middle Tennessee vs. Miami ESPNAT&T Cotton Jan. 7 / 8 p.m. Arlington, Texas Texas A&M vs. LSU FOXBBVA Compass Bank Jan. 8 / 12 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky ESPNKraft Fight Hunger Jan. 9 / 9 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Nevada vs. Boston College ESPNTostitos BCS National Championship Game Jan. 10 / 8:30 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Auburn vs. Oregon ESPN

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - When not hav-ing a conference champion participating in the BCSNational Championship Game, the BCS will have the following conference champions serve as host teams: Rose Bowl - Big Ten and Pac-10; Orange Bowl - ACC; Allstate Sugar Bowl - SEC; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Big 12.

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OFFENSEWR #8 - Nick Harwell—Earned second-team All-MAC honors ... had fi ve catches for 66 yards in the MAC championship game, including a 35-yard reception ... twice named MAC East Off ensive POW: at BG (10 catches for 125 yards, one TD) and at Buff alo (8 for 97 yards, 2 TDs) ... vs. Ohio, he broke Miami’s all-time single-game record (11-219 yards) ... had eight catches for 97 yards and a 24-yard TD at CMU ... ranks second on team in receiving behind Armand Robinson, with 57 for 785 yards in 2010 ... four TDs in last fi ve games ... he celebrates his 20th birthday on Jan. 21.

LT #66 - Matt Kennedy—Started at LT last four games, his seventh start after sitting out games fi ve thru nine with an injury ... has helped Miami off ense rush for 693 yards over the last four games ... Miami has 4,512 yards in total off ense thus far in 2010, and 371 yards or more versus MT would place this year’s RedHawks among the top three most-profi cient off ensive units in school history ... the sophomore now has 20 career starts.

LG #56 - Brandon Brooks—Earned second-team All-MAC honors despite only limited playing time ... started at LG last three games, his fi fth start after sitting out the fi rst seven games with an injury ... the bowl game will mark his 30th career start ... has helped Miami off ense pass for 247 ypg the last six games ... team ranks fourth among MAC teams in fi rst downs (18.8 pg) ... Miami averaged 5.7 yards per play in eight regular-season MAC games.

C #72 - Brad Bednar—Has started 25 straight games, playing virtually every play of every contest ... he was a candidate for Academic All-America honors ... his eff orts as a pass protector helped Miami ranks 33rd, nationally, in passing off ense (250 ypg) ... a future candidate for All-MAC honors ... will earn his second letter in 2010. ... celebrates his 21st birthday on Jan. 11.

RG #70 - Nate Williams—The bowl contest vs. Middle Tennessee will be the fi nal football game of his athletic career ... on Jan. 10th, he begins as a student teacher (social studies) at Cincinnati’s Sycamore High School ... intends to shave his beard before he reports for teaching duty ... has started 25 consecutive games for the RedHawks; has 29 starts over the last four seasons ... a key reason why Miami ranks tenth, nationally, in time of possession (32:26).

RT #64 - Josh Harvey—A starter in each of his fi rst 13 collegiate games ... he won’t celebrate his 20th birthday until Feb. 18 ... RedHawk off ense controlled ball for 35:16 vs. Temple ... Miami averaged 251 passing ypg in MAC regular-season contests ... he majors in mathematics and statistics at Miami ...size-wise, the 322-pounder is second only to fellow line mate Brandon Brooks.

TE #82 - Kendrick Bruton—Tops among RedHawk tight ends in receptions with nine ... had a 15-yard touchdown vs. CSU, his fi rst-ever TD ... has started 15 games during his career ... earned his third varsity letter in 2010 ... brother, David, is a second-year free safety for the NFL’s Denver Broncos.

QB #16 - Austin Boucher—Redshirt freshman has been 3-0 as a starter since replacing injured teammate Zac Dysert at quarter-back ... in the MAC title victory over Northern Illinois, he engineered the game-winning six-play, 52-yard touchdown drive, climaxed by a 33-yard TD pass to Armand Robinson with 33 seconds left ... against NIU, he completed 29-of-46 passes for 333 yards ... in his three starts, he’s averaging 234 passing yards on 62.3 percent passing, with three touchdowns and just one interception ... overall, he’s tossed for 831 yards and four TDs/one int. ... MAC’s Scholar Athlete of the Week the last two weeks.

TB #34 - Thomas Merriweather—The MAC Championship Game Most Valuable Player had a 47-yard run on Miami’s fi rst play from scrimmage vs. NIU. He scored two TDs and rushed for 85 yards on 11 carries ... a MAC season-long 96-yd TD run vs. Temple was part of 182 rushing yards; earned him MAC East Off ensive POW ... had a 141-yd eff ort vs. Akron on Nov. 17 ... ran for 105 yards and 3 TDs vs. EMU in game two, earning MAC East Off ensive POW honors ... he has 821 net yards in 2010, averaging 5.5 yards per carry ... has 1,802 career yards ... NFLDraftScout.com rates him No. 67 among 196 college running back prospects.

WR #11 - Armand Robinson—Earned second-team All-MAC honors ... at Miami’s team banquet, he was named the RedHawks’ Off ensive Player of the Year ... caught a Miami single-game-tying 14 passes in the MAC title game for a career-best 176 yards (ninth on Miami’s receiving yardage list) ... the nation’s 10th-leading receiver is averaging 6.9 catches for 75 ypg ... with two catches against MTSU, he would become Miami’s all-time single-season leader in that category ... he’s had seven 100+ yards receiving games during his career ...with three more catches, he would move into second place on Miami’s career list for receptions ... his career numbers are 206 receptions for 2,419 yards (4th all-time) with 15 TDs ... graduated from Miami on Dec. 17 with a Bachelor of Arts degree ... NFL-DraftScout.com rates him No. 34 among 349 college receiver prospects.

WR #15 - Andy Cruse—Had two catches in the MAC title game ... his 71-yard game-winning reception with :19 left at CMU was the play that turned Miami’s season around ... had a career-best eff ort at CMU, catching eight passes for 179 yards and two TDs ... has season total of 25 for 342 yards ... he celebrates his 21st birthday on Jan. 13.

PK #19 - Trevor Cook—Earned fi rst-team All-MAC honors ... at Miami’s team banquet, he was named as the RedHawks’ Special Teams Player of the Year ... kicked game-winning 33-yard fi eld goal at Bowling Green ... two-time MAC Special Teams POW in 2010 ...16-for-22 FGs overall ... 38 career FGs (of 57 attempts) ranks third all-time ... career long is 55-yarder ... graduated from Miami on Dec. 17 with a Bachelor of Science degree ... NFLDraftScout.com rates him No. 22 among 65 college kicker prospects.

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DEFENSERE #93 - Jason Semmes—A starter in 10 games ... recorded fi ve tackles in the MAC Championship victory over NIU ... helped keep NIU’s Chad Spann, the MAC’s leading rusher, to just 54 net yards, about half of what he was averaging ... he had 2.5 TFLs and two QB sacks vs. Temple ... in 2010, he has 42 tackles, nine TFLs, fi ve QB sacks and three QB hurries ... younger brother, Justin, is MU’s starting fullback... member of a Miami defense that allowed MAC foes just 96 rushing yards per game.

RT #79 - Jordain Brown—A starter in the last eight games ... his ball-stripping tackle at Akron late in the fourth quarter was a game-winning play ... 27 tackles includes 5.5 TFLs and two QB sacks ... he’s played in all 13 games ... MU defense held MAC opponents to a regular-season average of 299.5 yards ... Brown is a double major at Miami (psychology and sport studies).

LT #90 - Austin Brown—Earned second-team All-MAC honors ... team co-captain ... had the game-ending tackle in the MAC title victory over heavily favored Northern Illinois ... blocked punt at CMU, his fourth kick defl ection in last two years ... his blocked punt vs. KSU resulted in a TD by Evan Harris ... team’s fourth-leading tackler with 50 stops, more than any other D-line-man ... also has 10 TFLs, three QB sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... recorded team-high eight stops at Missouri ... has started 16 straight games at Miami, 21 total ... a member of Miami’s Leadership Council.

SLB #5 - Ryan Kennedy— After suff ering a knee injury in game four at Missouri, he returned to play in Miami’s MAC Cham-pionship victory versus Northern Illinois ... against NIU, he had fi ve stops, including 1.5 TFLs and a QB sack ... will share duty with C.J. Marck at the “Sam” linebacker position ... after the fi rst three games of the season he led Miami in tackles with 26, including seven TFLs ... against Eastern Michigan, he had a career-high 14 stops plus three TFLs ... his bone-crushing block vs. EMU on Evan Harris’s TD-scoring interception is regarded as Miami’s hit of the season ... will return to Miami in 2011 for a fi fth season.

MLB #43 - Jerrell Wedge—Miami’s leading tackler has made numerous highlight-tape plays over the past two seasons ... he led all RedHawk tacklers in the MAC title game with nine stops and recorded three QB hurries ... his fumble-forcing tackle and recovery just inches from the endzone was a game-changing play at CMU ... he has a team-best 88 tackles and tops MU with 14.5 TFLs ... he also has a 28-yard interception return, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... led the ‘09 ‘Hawks in tackles (114) and all MAC players with 18 TFLs ... has 22 consecutive starts ... he celebrates his 22nd birthday on Jan. 24.

WLB #30 - Evan Harris— At Miami’s team banquet, he was named as the RedHawks’ Defensive Player of the Year ... among his four tackles in the MAC Championship game was a big QB sack ... had a team-high nine stops, two interceptions and one TFL vs. Temple ... made two interceptions and recorded 11 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and one PBU at CMU ... ranks just behind team-leading tackler Jerrell Wedge with 85 stops ... season totals also show him with 9.5 TFLs and team-leading fi ve interceptions for 114 yards ... had game’s most exciting TD vs. KSU, scooping up punt block and returning it 18 yards ... returned an INT 56 yards for a TD vs. CSU, one of his three picks ... 24 career starts, including 18 in a row.

FCB #24 - Brandon Stephens—A starter in the last six games, he had a great game against NIU in the MAC title contest, recording fi ve tackles and breaking up two crucial passes ... MAC’s Defensive POW at Akron with nine solo tackles ...he has 33 tackles in 12 games this season, with one fumble recovery, a 31-yd interception and 11PBUs ... NFLDraftScout.com rates him No. 115 among 212 college cornerback prospects ... will play in his fi nal collegiate game against Middle Tennessee.

FS #22 - Jordan Gaff ord—Two-time team captain and squad’s defensive quarterback ... played well against NIU in Miami’s victory on Dec. 3 ... recovered fumble late in game at Akron to preserve MU’s victory ... missed KSU and UC games with head injury ... intercepted pass vs. EMU ... he has 203 career tackles ... NFLDraftScout.com rates him No. 54 among 136 college strong safety prospects, but he intends to end his football career in the GoDaddy.com Bowl ... wants to pursue a career in corporate philanthropy.

BS #37 - Pat Hinkel—Had a sensational performance in Miami MAC Championship eff ort vs. NIU, recording a season-tying eight tackles ... has had 37 tackles in his last six games ... recorded a career-high eight tackles vs. Ohio, with one PBU ... has grabbed two interceptions this season (Missouri, EMU) ... 67 total tackles ranks third on team ... will make his 15th career start in the bowl game ... has a 3.0+ GPA at Miami.

BCB #6 - D.J. Brown—Had huge interception with just two minutes left, setting up game-winning FG at BG ... blocked an Ohio fi eld goal attempt ... sixth on team with 47 tackles ... leads all RedHawk players with 12 PBUs ... also has recorded one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... has 15 straight starts, 19 in the last 21 games.

P #45 - Zac Murphy—Earned third-team All-MAC honors in his fi rst season of regular duty at Miami ... three of his six punts in the MAC title game landed with the 20-yard line ... MAC’s fourth-leading punter has averaged 40.2 yards on 53 punts ... 24 punts have resulted in fair catches, 11 others have been downed inside the 20 ... his season-long punt was a 66-yarder ... of 120 Division I teams, Miami ranked 29th in defending punt returns ... the walk-on was awarded a scholarship in August.

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Notes From the CradleA College Football First is Within Miami’s Grasp Miami is the Nation’s Most Improved Team

With an 9-4 record during the regular season, Miami posted an eight-win improvement over last year, the best mark in the country. Here is the list of the top FBS teams that have exceed-ed their win total for all of 2009:

TEAM WINS IMPROVE. 2009 FINAL 2010

Miami +8 1-11 9-4

Maryland +6 2-10 8-4Michigan State +5 6-7 11-1Auburn +5 8-5 13-0Tulsa +4 5-7 9-3San Diego State +4 4-8 8-411 teams with +3

Division I Football’s All-Time Most-Improved Teams:Games Team (Records & Years)8.5 Hawaii (from 0-12 in 1998 to 9-4 in 1999)8 Stanford (from 1-7-1 in 1939 to 10-0 in 1940)8 Purdue (from 1-8 in 1942 to 9-0 in 1943)7.5 Miami (OH) (from 1-11 in 2009 to 9-4 in 2010)7.5 South Carolina (from 0-11 in 1999 to 8-4 in 2000)7 Miami (FL) (from 1-7-1 in 1944 to 9-1-1 in 1945)7 Texas Tech (from 3-7-1 in 1952 to 11-1 in 1953)7 *Indiana (from 1-8-1 in 1966 to 9-2 in 1967)7 Houston (2-8 in 1975 to 10-2 in 1976)7 Miami (OH) (from 3-8 in 1976 to 10-1 in 1977)7 Florida (from 0-10-1 in 1979 to 8-4 in 1980)7 San Jose State (from 2-8-1 in 1985 to 10-2 in 1986)7 Central Florida (from 0-11 in 2004 to 8-5 in 2005) *Coached by Miami alumnus John Pont

About the 1999 Hawaii Rainbows: Coach June Jones took over Hawaii’s program and guided it to the best turnaround in NCAA history, winning nine games and fi nishing the season as WAC cochampions. Just a year before, the Rainbows compiled a single-season record 12 losses, averaging only 12 points per game during its ‘98 campaign, but more than doubled that average (27 ppg) in ‘99 under Jones’ high-powered off ensive system. UH defeated Oregon State, 23-17, in the O‘ahu Bowl.

About the 1940 Stanford Indians: The 1940 Stanford Indians football team was nicknamed the “Wow Boys”. First-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy inherited a team that fi nished with a 1–7–1 record the previous season. He installed his own version of the T formation, a system that had largely fallen into disuse since the 1890s and was viewed as obsolete. The Indians shocked observers when they won all ten of their games including the Rose Bowl, which prompted several selectors to declare them the 1940 national cham-pions. Stanford’s dramatic reversal of fortunes prompted football programs across the nation to abandon the single-wing formation in favor of the new T formation.

About the 1943 Purdue Boilermakers: During World War II, many schools dropped football due to a lack of able bodies, and service teams emerged. Pur-due stayed the course in 1942, despite a roster of 42 players, but managed to win just one game (1-8). The V-12 Navy College Training Program was initiated in 1943 to supplement commissioned offi cers’ duty in World War II. Purdue had such a program, and the football program benefi tted from the addition of seven naval trainees and 26 marine trainees. Among them were guard Alex Agase and fullback Tony Butkovich from Illinois and quarterback Sam Vacanti from Iowa. With the infl ux of talent came a perfect 9-0 record, rising to No. 2 in the Associated Press national poll.

A victory over Middle Tennessee in the GoDaddy.com Bowl would give Miami its 10th win of the season, thus making Divi-sion I college football history. The RedHawks would be the fi rst team in the 142-year history of college football to go from double-digit losses (1-11) to double-digit victories in back-to-

back seasons.

The closest any Division I school has ever come to doing this was 11 years ago when Coach June Jones’s Hawaii Rainbows advanced from a disasterous 0-12 season in 1998 to a 9-4 record in 1999.

Three other teams—South Carolina (from 0-11 in 1999 to 8-4 in 2000), Florida (from 0-10-1 in 1979 to 8-4 in 1980) and Central Florida (from 0-11 in 2004 to 8-5 in 2005)—all had remarkable turn-arounds, but didn’t accomplish the feat that is one game away from the RedHawks.

Among championship sub-division teams, only Montana State has improved from double-digit losses (1-10 in 1983) to double-digit wins (12-2 in 1984) in consecutive seasons. It’s never happened among either Division II or Division III teams.

Finally, among professional football teams, 50 diff erent clubs in NFL and AFL history have advanced from 10 or more losses to 10 or more victories. However, only fi ve of those 50 clubs turned the trick in less than 16 games: 1) the Oakland Raiders went from a 1-13 record in 1962 to a 10-4 record in 1963; 2) the San Diego Chargers went from 4-10 in 1962 to 11-3 in 1963; 3) the Miami Dolphins went from 3-10-1 in 1969 to 10-4 in 1970; 4) the Baltimore Colts went from 2-12 in 1974 to 10-4 in 1975; and 5) the New England Patriots went from 3-11 in 1975 to 11-3 in 1976.

Next season—in 2011—only Memphis (1-11), Bowling Green (2-10), Buff alo (2-10), Akron (1-11), Eastern Michigan (2-10), New Mexico (1-11), UNLV (2-11), Washington State (2-10), Van-derbilt (2-10), Western Kentucky (2-10), New Mexico State (2-10), San Jose State (1-12) have the dubious chance to duplicate what Miami might be able to do on Jan. 6.

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GoDaddy.com Bowl Watch Party at Brick Street

The combination of Miami’s 23-3 victory over Temple and Kent State’s 28-6 win over Ohio resulted in the RedHawks’ sixth Mid-American Conference East Division title since divisional play began in 1997. Miami has won three undisputed East Division championships (2003, 2004 and 2010) and three shared titles (1998, 2005 and 2007). In four of those six instances, the Red-Hawks played in the championship game:

2003—Miami beat Bowling Green, 49-272004—Toledo beat Miami, 35-272007—Central Michigan beat Miami, 35-102010—Miami beat Northern Illinois, 26-21

Last August, ESPN.com’s David Duff ey didn’t have much faith in the Miami RedHawks, placing the Red & White in his “Bottom 10”. How much improve-ment could pos-sibly be expected of a team coming off a 1-11 season? Well, it’s doubtful that this disre-spectful ranking had much to do with the RedHawks’ phenomi-nal turn-around, but folks in Oxford seemingly have had the last laugh.

Brick Street, located on the corner of High Street and Popular Street in Uptown Oxford and found online at brickstreetbar.com, will be hosting a GoDaddy.com Bowl Game Watch Party on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m.. Brick Street will be off ering 25% off any food order to fans wearing their RedHawks gear. The special will be good from 5 p.m. until the end of the game. No coupon is necessary.

Miami Wins Battle for MAC East Title

ESPN.com’s Pre-Season “Bottom 10”

Miami successfully climbed the steep slope of going from “worst to fi rst” in the MAC East Division. Last season, Coach Michael Haywood’s fi rst-year club won only once in eight games. In 2010, the RedHawks triumphed in seven of their eight games. That kind of dramatic turnaround has only been accomplishedtwo other times in the history of Mid-American Conference football. From 2006 to 2007, Buff alo went from 1-7 to a three-way tie for the East crown (5-3). The only other time a MAC team went from “worst to fi rst” occurred in 1971 and ‘72 when last-place Kent State (0-5) captured the league title (4-1) the following season.

From Worst to First

Miami was victorious in all four of its Mid-American Conference road games—at Central Michigan (27-20), at Buff alo (21-9), at Bowling Green (24-21) and at Akron (19-14)—its longest streak since the end of the 2005 season.

In those four MAC road games, Miami outgained its opponents, 385.5 yards to 301.0 yards. Its average winning margin in those four games was 6.8 points.

Road Worthy

Miami’s Tracy Woods

following the NIU game

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NOTES ABOUT MIAMI’S TEAM

Notes From the CradleMiami’s Record When ...

Miami’s Ranking in MAC Game Statistics (8 games)

Miami improved its MAC record from 1-7 in 2009 to 7-1 in 2010, the best single-season improvement in the conference’s 64-year history. The reason for that improvement was on the defensive side of the ball where Miami allowed 90.7 fewer total yards and 15.5 fewer points per game. Turnover margin was a third category in which the RedHawks dramatically improved.

MAC GAMES ONLY

Category 2010 rank 2009 rank

Total off ense 4th (373.0) 6th (390.2)Rushing off ense 9th (121.9) 13th (73.1)Passing off ense 3rd (251.1) 2nd (317.1)Scoring off ense 7th (22.8) 10th (21.0)Total defense 3rd (299.5) 6th (390.2)Rushing defense 2nd (95.8) 12th (197.4)Passing defense 5th (203.8) 1st (158.4)Scoring defense 3rd (17.9) 11th (33.4)Kickoff returns 6th (19.4) 13th (15.5)Punt returns 10th (4.9) 10th (6.4)Net punting 5th (34.9) 4th (34.2)Turnover margin 4th (+6) 13th (-15)

Playing at home .....................................................................................4-1Playing on road ......................................................................................4-3Playing at a neutral site .......................................................................1-0September ...............................................................................................2-2October .....................................................................................................3-2November ................................................................................................3-0Scoring fi rst ..............................................................................................5-2Leading after fi rst quarter ..................................................................3-1Behind after fi rst quarter ....................................................................2-2Tied after fi rst quarter ..........................................................................4-1Leading after second quarter ...........................................................6-0Behind after second quarter .............................................................2-4Tied after second quarter ...................................................................1-0Leading after third quarter ................................................................7-0Behind after third quarter ..................................................................1-4Tied after third quarter ........................................................................1-0More total off ense .................................................................................8-0More rushing off ense ...........................................................................7-0More passing off ense ...........................................................................6-4Win turnover margin ............................................................................6-0Lose turnover margin ..........................................................................1-3Tie in turnovers ......................................................................................2-1Game decided 7 points or less .........................................................6-0Game decided by 10+ points ............................................................3-4Time of possession advantage ........................................................ 9-3

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7-18 overall (4-15 road; 1-3 home; 2-0 neutral)

Date Opponent (AP/Coaches) Score

Dec. 3, 2010 vs. Northern Illinois (24/23) W, 26-21Sept. 25, 2010 at Missouri (RV/24) L, 51-13Sept 4, 2010 at Florida (3/4) L, 34-12Oct. 3, 2009 Cincinnati (10/11) L, 37-13Sept. 12, 2009 at Boise State (12/11) L, 48-0Nov. 11, 2008 Ball State (14/16) L, 31-16Sept. 3, 2005 at Ohio State (4/NA) L, 34-14Sept. 4, 2004 at Michigan (8/NA) L, 42-10Dec. 4, 2003 vs. Bowling Green* (22/NA) W, 49-27Nov. 4, 2003 Bowling Green (15/NA) W, 33-10Aug. 30, 2003 at Iowa (8/NA) L, 21-3Sept. 14, 2002 at LSU (25/NA) L, 33-7Sept. 1, 2001 at Michigan (12/NA) L, 31-13Sept. 16, 2000 at Ohio State (17/NA L, 27-16Oct. 2, 1999 Marshall (17/NA) L, 32-14Sept 5, 1998 at North Carolina (12/NA) W, 13-10Nov. 1, 1997 at Toledo (22/NA) L, 35-28Oct. 4, 1997 at Virginia Tech (14/NA) W, 24-17Sept. 16, 1995 at Northwestern (25/NA) W, 30-28Nov. 7, 1987 at Miami, Fla. (3/NA) L, 54-3Sept 20, 1986 at LSU (8/NA) W, 21-12Sept. 28, 1985 at Oklahoma State L, 45-10Sept. 29, 1984 at Washington (6/NA) L, 53-7Sept. 17, 1983 at North Carolina (10/NA) L, 48-17Sept. 19, 1981 at North Carolina (10/NA) L, 49-7* MAC Championship (Detroit, Mich.)

Miami vs. Ranked Opponents (since 1980) Miscellaneous

MAGIC NUMBERS: Three jersey numbers—7, 40 and 42—have been retired at Miami, and these three numbers are fea-tured on the pillars beneath the scoreboard. No. 7, belonging to current Pittsburgh Steelers star BEN ROESTHLISBERGER, was retired last October. No. 40 belonged to BOB HITCHENS and No. 42 was the property of JOHN PONT. MIAMI FOOTBALL, A TO Z: Several notes about Miami foot-ball’s most notable legends are featured on pages 138-141 of Miami’s football fan guide. MIAMI WAS A UNIVERSITY BEFORE FLORIDA WAS A STATE: Miami (Ohio) has played 38 more seasons than Miami (Florida) and the RedHawks have 108 more all-time victories than the Hurricanes.

MIAMI AND THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Eight Miamians have been elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. Former All-America linebacker Bob Babich (inducted in 1994) is the only individual elected as a player. Seven Miam-ians have entered the Hall of Fame as coaches: Earl Blaik (1964), Carmen Cozza (2002), Sid Gillman (1989), Woody Hayes (1983), George Little (1955), Ara Parseghian (1980) and Bo Schembechler (1993).

MIAMI AND THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Three Miami greats have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Paul Brown, Weeb Ewbank and Sid Gillman all have their busts on display in Canton, Ohio.

Hamilton, Ohio’s Little League World Series team

leads the RedHawks onto the fi eld before

the Colorado State game

Randy & Tammy Walker Scholarship

Tammy Weikert

Walker ’75, the widow of Miami University’s all-time winningest head football coach Randy Walker ’76, has made a sub-stantial private gift to Miami Univer-sity’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Miami Football program. Part of that gift helps launch the Randy and Tammy Walker

Endowed Football Scholarship, which will provide annual assistance to one or more Miami Football student-athletes.

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Notes From the CradleGoing HomeThe Captains

Senior safety Jordan Gaff ord (Columbus), senior off ensive lineman Bob Gulley (Berea), sophomore quarterback Zac

Dysert (Ada) and sophomore defensive lineman Austin Brown (Woodbridge, VA) were selected by their teammates as captains for the 2010 Miami University football team. Gaff ord, Gulley, Dysert and Brown become the 172nd, 173rd, 174th and 1975th captains in Miami’s storied history, joining such greats as Paul Dietzel, John McVay, Bill Mallory, Sherman Smith and Ron Zook who have carried that title. Gaff ord is one of only four players in the modern era of Miami football who have held the title of team captain for more than one season.

Though Welsh, Louisiana is 300 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on Interstate 10, interim head coach Lance Guidry feels like he’s going home. A graduate of McNeese State University, Guidry is a veteran of Louisiana football’s high school ranks, serving as a coach at Leesville High School and Carencro High School.

“All of the people in the south are friendly,” says Guidry. “It’s an easy-going place and everybody has a good time. Everything is done with a lot of passion, including the Cajun cooking.”

(NOTE: Guidry is a connoisseur of Cajun food. His favorite dish is crawfi sh etouff ee, served over rice and seasoned with cay-enne pepper, onions, bell peppers, garlic and butter.)

Miami has two other Louisianans on the team, freshman tight end Dustin White from Lake Charles and redshirt freshman linebacker Chris Wade from Slidell.

Dustin White, Coach Lance Guidry and Chris Wade

Miami’s 2010 Football Co-Captains: Jordan Gaff ord

(22), Austin Brown (90), Zac Dysert (4) and Bob Gul-

ley (75)

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Notes From the CradleMiami/Murfreesboro ConnectionsMore Miscellaneous

BROWNS DELIVER: Three players named Brown are currently starters on Miami’s defensive unit—Austin (tackle), Jordain

(tackle) and D.J. (cornerback). One more Brown—Cory— is a back-up off ensive tackle.

OH, BROTHER: There are three sets of brothers on Miami’s football team: Austin and Collin Boucher (twins), C.J. and

Steve Marck, and Jason and Justin Semmes.

“JINA JANI MWANZA WAMULUMBA”: That’s how Miami’s freshman defensive lineman would say “My name is Mwanza Wamulumba” in his his native land, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mwanza was born in the Congo, Dec. 20, 1990.

PRESIDENTIAL RECORD HOLDER: Dr. David Hodge, Miami’s president, is one of just a handful of college presidents who was a collegiate athlete. An NCAA All-American, Dr. Hodge still holds his school’s record in the 880-yard run (1:50.2). It’s a mark that’s stood for 40 years at Macalester College (Minnesota).

OLDEST VS. YOUNGEST: Senior tight end Jordan Stevens (born July 5, 1987) is the oldest RedHawk player, while true freshman Willie Culpepper (born Aug. 1, 1992) is Miami’s youngest player.

OXFORD VS. MURFREESBORO: Oxford, Ohio, the home of Mi-ami University, is one-fi fth the size of its counterpart, Murfrees-boro, Tennessee. Oxford’s population is 21,943 as compared to Murfreesboro’s population of 101,753.

MIAMI AND MT MEET FOR FIRST TIME: Miami and Middle Tennessee have never played each other on the football fi eld. In fact, the RedHawks have only faced one current member of the Sun Belt Conference -- defeating then-Southwestern Louisiana in 1991 (A, 27-14) and 1993 (H, 29-28).

FAMILY TIES: Sophomore defen-sive back Justin Bowers, a native of Murfreesboro, has the closest tie to Middle Tennessee State University. His father, Joe Bowers, was a two-time letter winner for the Blue Raiders, com-peting as a running back in 1976 and 1977. Justin earned his second varsity letter for the RedHawks in 2010.

MIAMI FOOTBALL’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: (front row, left to right) Anthony Kokal, Jordan Gaff ord, Zac Dysert, Jordan

Stevens, Armand Robinson, Seth Philip, Robert Partridge. (back row) Jaytee Swanson, Austin Brown, Morris Council, Bob

Gulley, Justin Semmes, Allen Veazie.

Justin Bowers

Joe Bowers

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Miami University was a developmental career stop for seven members of the 2010 New Orleans Saints Su-per Bowl Championship coaching staff , including three former Miami players—Saints off ensive line coach Aaron Kromer, head strength and conditioning coach Dan Dalrymple and off ensive assistant Frank Smith. Kromer was Miami’s off ensive line coach from 1992-98 while Dalrymple was the football team’s strength and conditioning coach from 1989-2005. Smith was a Miami football letter winner from 2001-03. Saints head coach Sean Payton served as quarterbacks coach and co-off ensive coordinator at Miami in 1994-95. New Orleans running backs coach Bret Ingalls was on Miami’s staff as tackles and tight ends coach in 2005. Charles Byrd, Dalrymple’s assistant in the weight room, is an Oxford native and a graduate of Talawanda High School. Byrd was a defensive graduate assistant on the 2007 Miami football coaching staff . And though Saints assistant special teams coach Mike Mallory never served as a coach on Miami’s staff , he grew up in Oxford as the son of former legendary coach Bill Mallory.

Miami graduates Aaron Kromer and Dan Dalrymple

New Orleans’ 17-14 victory at division-leading Atlanta on Dec. 27 clinched an NFL playoff berth for the Saints (11-4). Coach Sean Payton’s

team plays its regular-season fi nale vs. Tampa Bay on Jan. 2. A Saints win and a Falcon

loss vs. Carolina on Jan. 2 would clinch the NFC South

and home-fi eld advantage for New Orleans.

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Notes From the CradleMiami’s 2010 MAC Players of the Week

Seven diff erent RedHawk players have been honored as Mid-American Conference East Division Players of the Week in 2010:

Thomas Merriweather, RB (Sept. 13)—rushed for 105 yards and two TDs vs. Colorado State.

Trevor Cook, PK (Oct. 4)—kicked two fi eld goals in home-fi eld win against Kent State.

Evan Harris, LB (Oct. 18)—team-high 11 tackles plus two inter-ceptions in road victory at Central Michigan.

Nick Harwell, WR (Nov. 1)—eight catches for 97 yards and two TDs in 2in at Buff alo.

Nick Harwell, WR (Nov. 15)—10 receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown at Bowling Green.

Trevor Cook, PK (Nov. 15)—kicked game-winning 33-yard fi eld goal in the fog as time expired.

Brandon Stephens, DB (Nov. 22)—recorded nine solo tackles in Miami’s victory at Akron.

Thomas Merriweather, RB (Nov. 29)—rushed for a career-best 182 yards vs. Temple, including the MAC’s single-longest run of the season, a 96-yard touchdown.

Senior running back Thomas Merriweather

Senior placekicker Trevor Cook

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Senior Moments

The following are a few of the highlights from Miami’s senior class:

FAVORITE ON-THE-FIELD MIAMI MEMORY: Beating Syracuse at home and scoring my fi rst touchdown at Western Michigan.

—Jordan Stevens

My fi rst game as a true freshman. I started on the opening kickoff right next to one of my best childhood friends, Jeff Thompson. It was so fun for us to get our fi rst action right beside one another with a bunch of our best friends from home in the stands.

—Jordan Gaff ord

Kicking my fi rst ever fi eld goal against Central Michigan this year. —Seth Philip

Favorite on the fi eld was my sophomore year against Akron. It was a late-night game on my birthday, and the defense scored a touchdown to win the game, 7-0. I was on the fi eld when it happened, I didn’t score the touchdown, but I was out there.—DeAndre Gilmore

WHAT YOU WISH THE SENIORS WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU FRESH-MAN YEAR: Enjoy everything in college—the good and the bad—because it goes fast.

—Peris Edwards

They told me plenty of times, but I didn’t really believe it; time fl ies and four years would be up in no time. Thank goodness I redshirted because even fi ve years has fl own by.—Armand Robinson

FAVORITE OFF-THE-FIELD MEMORY AT MIAMI?There are so many, but this summer living at College Suites and playing golf with other teammates.—Mike Scherpenberg

My favorite off the fi eld memory was traveling to the MAC Championship with the team in 2007.—Steve Bray

Miami’s 2010 Senior Class Former head coach Michael Haywood referred to his 2010 senior class as the building blocks of Miami University’s football program. It’s a group that has played in two Mid-American Conference Championship games (2007 and 2010) and, within that same fi ve-year period in Oxford, experienced three of the worst seasons in RedHawk history.

In 2006, the freshman year for eight of the 21 RedHawk seniors, Miami suff ered through a 2-10 overall record (2-6 MAC).

In 2007, the rookie season for 11 seniors, the RedHawks tied for fi rst place in the MAC’s East Division and advanced to the league’s title game at Detroit’s Ford Field, losing to Central Michigan, 35-10. The loss to CMU dropped Miami’s record to 6-7.

In 2008, Coach Shane Montgomery’s fi nal season, Miami recorded a 2-10 overall record and a 1-7 mark in MAC play.

In 2009, Coach Michael Haywood’s rookie year, Miami lost its fi rst eight games before beating Toledo at home in game nine. Its fi nal record was 1-11 (1-7 in the MAC).

And, in 2010, Miami has become college football’s most improved team and the MAC champion. With a victory over Middle Ten-nessee, it would record its 10th win of the year. No other team in the history of Division I football has ever recorded double-digit losses in one season (1-11) and double-digit victories in the very next season. Miami’s nine wins this season is equal to its victory total of the last three seasons combined. Its seven wins in MAC play (7-1) also equals the combined league victory of the last three years.


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Who’s Returning in 2011?

Using its successful season in 2010 as a launching pad, Miami’s football fortunes in 2011 seem to be bright. Of the 65 players who dressed for the Mid-American Conference Championship Game, only 13 were seniors. Of those, three were off ensive starters (Nate

Williams-OG, Thomas Merriweather-RB and Armand Robinson-WR), two were defensive starters (Jordan Gaff ord-S and Bran-

don Stephens-CB), and two were special teams regulars (Trevor Cook-PK and Seth Philip-KO).

Among the key off ensive players returning to the Red & White next season are four starting off ensive linemen (Matt Kennedy, Brandon Brooks, Brad Bednar and Josh Harvey), the top two quarterbacks (Zac Dysert and Austin Boucher), two running backs (Tracy Woods and Danny Green), four wide receivers (Nick Harwell, Andy Cruse, De-

Marco Paine and Chris Givens) and three tight ends (Kendrick Bruton, Steve Marck and Dustin White).

Defensively, every regular defensive lineman will be back in 2011 (Austin Brown, Jordain Brown, Jason

Semmes, Mike Johns, Wes Williams, Will Diaz and Mwanza Wamulumba), every key linebacker (Evan

Harris, Jerrell Wedge, C.J. Marck, Ryan Kennedy, Jaytee Swanson, Austin Moore and Luke Kelly) and fi ve top defensive backs (Pat Hinkel, D.J. Brown, Day-

onne Nunley, Anthony Kokal, Demetrius Quarles).

Placekicker Mason Krysinski and punter Zac Mur-

phy also return.

Altogether, a total of 51 letter winners return for the 2011 season.

Redshirted freshmen with whom the coaches are impressed include tailback Willie Culpepper, off ensive linemen Tyler Grubbs, John Tanner, Justin

Stumph and Julian Green, plus defensive linemen John Steele and Delvin Becks, and defen-sive backs Allen Veazie, Dante Taylor, Trey Payne and Travis Williams.


Miami football’s fi rst-time letter winners

Quarterbacks Zac Dysert

(top) and Austin Boucher

Off ensive lineman Brandon Brooks

Linebacker Evan Harris

2011 Non-Conference Schedule

Sept. 3—at Missouri

Sept. 17—at Minnesota

Oct. 1—CINCINNATI

Oct. 8—ARMY

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M I A M I ‘ S O F F E N S E


Off ensive Coordinator/QBs Coach Morris Watts

Morris Watts career (41st year as college/pro coach)

1965-71 (OC)—Drake1972 (OC)—Louisville1973-81 (QB/WR)—Indiana1982 (OC)—Kansas1983 (QB)—LSU1984-85 (QB)—Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1986-90 (OC)—Michigan State1991 (QB)—Tampa Bay1992-94 (OC)—Michigan State1995-98 (OC)—LSU1999-2002 (OC/HC for 3 games in ‘02)—Michigan State2003 (OC)—Mississippi State2004-08—Retired2009-10 (QB/OC)—Miami

Some of the players Morris Watts has coached:

Tim Cliff ord, Indiana ... Jim Miller, MSU ... Tony Banks, MSU ... Jeff Smoker, MSU ... Cliff Stoudt, USFL’s Birmingham Stallions ... Vinny Testeverde, Tampa Bay Bucs.

Notes about Miami’s Off ense• Ranks 10th in the nation in time of possession (32:34)

• Ranks 33rd, nationally, with 250.3 passing yards per game through 13 contests

• Team has averaged 20.5 points through fi rst 13 games, compared to 15.6 ppg in 2009

• Against nine MAC teams, Miami averaged 379.5 total of-fensive yards per game (260.2 passing and 119.3 rushing).

• In Miami’s eight victories, it is averaging 375 yards per game. In its four losses, the RedHawks are averaging 285 ypg.

• During Miami’s fi ve-game winning streak, the RedHawks are averaging 382.4 total yards per game and 5.7 yards per play.

Miami’s Game-By-Game Stats

Date - Opponent Plays - Pass - Rush - Total Yards

Sept. 4 - @ Florida 68 208 4 212Sept. 11 - EMU 62 164 181 345Sept. 18 - COLO. ST. 61 231 68 299Sept. 25 - @ Missouri 68 246 70 316Oct. 2 - KENT STATE 76 294 52 346Oct. 9 - @ Cincinnati 67 227 42 269Oct. 16 - @ CMU 72 399 71 470Oct. 23 - OHIO 57 332 11 343Oct. 30 - @ Buff alo 66 231 66 297Nov. 10 - @ BGSU 62 221 156 377Nov. 17 - @ Akron 67 213 185 398Nov. 23 - TEMPLE 66 155 253 408Dec. 3 - vs. NIU 72 333 99 432

Totals 864 3254 1253 4512

Quarterback Austin Boucher

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Notes From the CradleSome of Miami’s

2010 Off ensive Highlights

The fi rst of Andy Cruse’s two TDs at Central Michigan

Armand Robinson’s touchdown vs. Temple

Zac Dysert scored a touchdown,

but lacerated his spleen on this play

Thomas Merriweather’s 47-yard run vs. NIU

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Zac Dysert

Q U A R T E R B A C K S

• Due to the lacerated spleen he suf-

fered at Bowling Green (Nov. 10),

Dysert will not play in the GoDaddy.

com Bowl.

• His 399-yard passing eff ort at CMU tied for the seventh-best single-game eff ort in Miami history.

• Including nine net rushing yards, his 408 total off ensive yards vs. CMU ranks ninth-best in the Miami record book.

• Of the top eight all-time Miami passing performances, Zac has two of the eff orts (426 vs. Temple in 2009 and 399 vs. CMU in 2010).

• In 2010, from the 2nd Q at Missouri to the 2nd Q vs. Ohio, Zac threw 156 straight passes without an interception.

• With his 221-yard passing eff ort at Buff alo, Dysert now has 5,017 career passing yards, sixth best on Miami’s all-time top ten list. Fifth on the list is former teammate Daniel Rauda-baugh, who passed for 5,352 yards during his RedHawk career.

• Zac’s .630 career completion percentage is second only to Ben Roethlisberger’s .655.

• In 19 starts, he’s averaged 260 passing yards per game. • He had a career-best performance at Temple in 2009, pass-

ing for 426 yards and three touchdowns on 31-of-51 tosses. Zac’s 438 yards of total off ense vs. Temple is eighth-best all-time at Miami. His single-game yardage was the fourth-best all-time eff ort in Miami history, behind Ben Roethlisberger’s top-three games as a RedHawk (525 yards, 452 yards and 440 yards).


Mike Scherpenberg Austin Boucher

With the absence of Zac Dysert, graduate student MIKE SCHERPENBERG (Cincinnati) lines up as Miami’s second-string quarter-back. Scherpenberg played briefl y at QB vs. Akron when Austin Boucher went out of the game. He took over as the placekicks holder when Dysert was injured.

Since stepping in for inured teammate Zac Dysert, redshirt freshman AUSTIN BOUCH-ER (Kettering) has a perfect 3-0 record in his three RedHawk starts vs. Akron, Temple and Northern Illinois. RedHawk coaches indicate that he will get the starting assignment vs. Middle Tennessee. Boucher is completing 62.2 percent of his passes as a starter, aver-aging 234 yards per game. He also played briefl y at Bowling Green, Cincinnati and Missouri. In fi ve games in 2010, Boucher has completed 64.2 percent of his passes, tossing for 831 yards and four touchdowns. In Miami’s MAC Championship victory over Northern Illinois, he passed for a career-high 333 yards, including the completion of a pass on fourth-down-and-20 and the game-winning 33-yard TD pass to Armand Robinson with just 33 seconds remaining.

Austin Boucher’s Career Game-by-Game Statistics

Game Comp-Att Yds. Pct. TD/Int Rush (A-Yd-TD)

@ Mizzou, ‘10 5-7 68 .714 1/0 2-(-7)-0@ UC ‘10 6-7 62 .857 0/0 0-0-0@ BG ‘10 0-0 0 .000 0/0 1-4-0@ Akron ‘10 22-33 213 .687 0/0 8-4-0vs. Temple ‘10 15-28 155 .536 2/1 9-37-0vs. No. Illinois ‘10 29-46 333 .630 1/0 9-(-15)-0

2010 77-120 831 .642 4/1 29-23-0

SINGLE-GAME BESTS

COMPLETIONS: 29 VS. NIU, 2010ATTEMPTS: 46 VS. NIU 2010PASSING YARDS: 333 VS. NIU 2010PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 2 VS. TEMPLE, 2010LONG COMPLETION: 40 AT AKRON, 2010

Mike Scherpenberg’s Career Game-by-Game Statistics


@ Akron, ‘10 0-0 0 .000 0/0 0-0-0

Austin Boucher

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Notes From the CradleMIAMI SINGLE-GAME PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Ben Roethlisberger vs. NIU, 2002 (41-61) .............. 525 yards2. Ben Roethlisberger at Hawaii, 2001 (40-53) ...........452 yards3. Ben Roethlisberger at BG, 2003 (26-35) .................. 440 yards4. Zac Dysert at Temple, 2009 (31-51) ................ 426 yards5. Josh Betts vs. Cincinnati, 2004 (26-43) ................... 416 yards6. Ben Roethlisberger at Kent State, 2003 (28-44) ... 409 yards7. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2001 (23-40) ........... 399 yards Zac Dysert at CMU, 2010 (29-47) .................... 399 yards9. Josh Betts vs. Cent. Mich., 2005 (27-46) ................. 395 yards10. Josh Betts at Temple, 2005 (28-40) ........................... 379 yards11. Ben Roethlisberger vs. UC, 2003 (31-49) ................ 377 yards12. Ben Roethlisberger vs. L’ville, 2003 (21-33) ........... 376 yards13. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2003 (31-47) .......... 369 yards14. Josh Betts vs. Cincinnati, 2005 (22-35) ................... 359 yards15. Mike Bath at Vanderbilt, 2000 (24-41) ...................... 358 yards16. Mike Kokal at Purdue, 2006 (26-43) .......................... 355 yards17. Ben Roethlisberger at NU, 2003 (28-37) .................. 353 yards18. Mike Bath vs. Cincinnati, 1999 (21-41) .................... 352 yards19. Josh Betts at West. Mich., 2004 (23-33) ................... 349 yards20. Zac Dysert vs. NIU, 2009 (27-38) .................... 348 yards21. Zac Dysert vs. Toledo, 2009 (31-51) ............... 344 yards22. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Iowa, 2002 (41-61) ............ 343 yards23. Mike Bates at Toledo, 1987 (38-65) ........................... 341 yards24. Zac Dysert at Kent State, 2009 (31-53) ........... 337 yards25. Austin Boucher vs. NIU, 2010 (29-46) ............. 333 yards

MIAMI SINGLE-GAME TOTAL YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Ben Roethlisberger vs. NIU, 2002 (525p/-40r) ...... 485 yards2. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Hawaii, 2001 (452p/32r) . 484 yards3. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2002 (399p/59r) ... 458 yards4. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Kent St., 2003 (409p/41r) 450 yards5. Ben Roethlisberger vs. BG, 2003 (440p/8r) ........... 448 yards Josh Betts vs. UC, 2004 (416p/32r) ........................... 448 yards7. Zac Dysert at Kent St., 2009 (337p/107r) ........ 444 yards8. Zac Dysert at Temple, 2009 (426p/12r) ........... 438 yards9. Zac Dysert at CMU, 2010 (399p/9r) ................. 408 yards10. Zac Dysert vs. Toledo, 2009 (344p/60r) ...........404 yards

Zac Dysert’s Career Game-by-Game Statistics


vs. UK, ‘09 0-0 0 0.0 0/0 0-0-0@ BSU, ‘09 2-4 1 .500 0/2 1-4-0@ WMU, ‘09 3-7 74 .429 1/0 4-32-0@ KSU, ‘09 31-53 337 .585 1/2 17-107-0vs. UC, ‘09 33-47 286 .702 1/2 19-(-8)-0@ NU, ‘09 17-36 176 .472 1/3 23-59-0@ Ohio, ‘09 19-30 166 .633 0/2 11-15-1vs. NIU, ‘09 27-37 348 .730 3/0 13-(-32)-0vs. UT, ‘09 31-51 344 .609 1/0 13-60-2@ Temple, ‘09 31-51 426 .609 3/1 13-12-0vs. BG, ‘09 29-48 259 .604 0/3 16-(-18)-2vs. Buff alo, ‘09 24-37 194 .649 1/1 19-27

2009 247-401 2611 .616 12/16 149-258-5

@ Fla ‘10 25-44 191 .568 0/4 8-2-0vs. EMU ‘10 16-25 164 .640 1/1 9-43-0vs. CSU ‘10 18-22 231 .818 3/0 8-(-9)-0@ Mizzou ‘10 20-27 178 .741 0/1 5-(-8)-0vs. KSU ‘10 31-46 294 .674 1/0 7-(-16)-0@ UC ‘10 22-35 165 .629 0/0 8-6-0@ CMU ‘10 29-47 399 .617 3/0 10-9-0vs. Ohio ‘10 21-36 332 .583 2/4 8-(-19)-0@ Buff alo ‘10 21-36 231 .583 2/2 7-(-1)-0@ BG ‘10 19-25 221 .760 1/0 9-20-1

2010 222-343 2406 .647 13/12 79-27-0

CAREER TOTAL 469-744 5017 .630 25/28 228-285-6

SINGLE-GAME BESTS

COMPLETIONS: 33 VS. CINCINNATI, 2009ATTEMPTS: 53 AT KENT STATE, 2009PASSING YARDS: 426 AT TEMPLE, 2009PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, FOUR TIMES, LAST VS. CMU, 2010LONG COMPLETION: 71 VS. CMU, 2010RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 23 VS. NORTHWESTERN, 2009RUSHING YARDS: 107 AT KENT STATE, 2009OFFENSIVE PLAYS: 70 AT KENT STATE, 2009TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS: 444 AT KENT STATE, 2009

Q U A R T E R B A C K S

Mike ScherpenbergZac Dysert

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The off ensive line of sophomore MATT KENNEDY (Mt. Pros-pect, IL) at left tackle, junior BRANDON BROOKS (Milwaukee, WI) at left guard, sophomore BRAD BEDNAR (Mentor) at cen-ter, senior NATE WILLIAMS (Parma) at right guard and fresh-man JOSH HARVEY (Columbia, MO) at right tackle has started the last four games. Injuries have prompted off ensive line coach Bill Mottola to have fi ve diff erent starting lineups in 2010.

Other Notes About the Off ensive Linemen• Starting left tackle MATT KENNEDY (Mt. Prospect, IL) made his fourth consecutive start vs. NIU. He had been sidelined the previous fi ve weeks with a leg injury.

• Second-team All-MAC performer BRANDON BROOKS (Mil-waukee, WI) got his sixth start of the season vs. NIU. In 2008 and ‘09, he was a starter in 24 consecutive games.

• Veteran guard BOB GULLEY has been injured for part of the season, but has been a starter in seven games in 2010, including fi ve of the last nine. He leads all Miami O-linemen with 29 career starts. Gulley is a member of Miami’s Leader-ship Council.

• True sophomore BRAD BEDNAR has started each of the 25 games he’s played at Miami. He’s a candidate for Academic All-MAC and Academic All-America.

• Senior NATE WILLIAMS has started 25 consecutive games and 29 throughout his RedHawk career.

• Redshirt freshman JOSH HARVEY has been a starter in all 13 games this season.

• First-year RedHawk CORY BROWN, a transfer from Tyler (Texas) Junior College, started at left tackle against Kent State, Cincinnati and Central Michigan, replacing the in-jured MATT KENNEDY.

• JOJO WILLIAMS (Houston, TX), a true sophomore, was a starter at guard in Miami’s game at Missouri. He played on the defensive line as a freshman in 2009, starting six games.

• Redshirt freshman JOHN ANEVSKI (Cincinnati), a starter at left guard vs. Colorado State, has played sparingly in other games this season.

• Senior tackle KEN STAUDINGER (Canton) has earned var-sity letters each of the last two seasons.

• True freshman guard JEFF TANNER (Cincinnati) has not yet appeared in a game. He will be be redshirted in 2010.

• Miami’s front line has helped the off ense perform fairly well in red zone effi ciency (36-for-47, 77%). One of its 10 non-successes was a kneel-down at the end of the CSU game. Miami’s coaching staff considers a 50% success rate for touchdowns acceptable; its rate currently stands at 26%.

• The O-line has been instrumental in helping Miami hold a fi ve-minutes-and-eight-seconds advantage in time of pos-sessesion, 32:34 to 27:26 over its 13 opponents...Ohio was the only RedHawk opponent that controlled the ball longer than Miami.

O F F E N S I V E L I N E

OFFENSIVE LINE START CHART

Pos Name .................................................. Starts (Consecutive)LG Brandon Brooks .............................................................30 (6)LT Matt Kennedy..................................................................20 (4)RG Nate Williams ............................................................... 29 (25)C Brad Bednar .................................................................. 25 (25)RT Josh Harvey ................................................................... 13 (13)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OT Bob Gulley ..........................................................................27 (0)OG/DL Joseph “JoJo” Williams ...................................................... 7 (0)OT Cory Brown .......................................................................... 3 (0)OG John Anevski ....................................................................... 1 (0)

Matt KennedyLeft Tackle

Brandon BrooksLeft Guard

Brad BednarCenter

Nate WilliamsRight Guard

Josh HarveyRight Tackle

OFFENSIVE LINE SIZE CHART

Pos Name Height - WeightLT Matt Kennedy...................................... 6-5 - 271 lbsLG Brandon Brooks ................................... 6-5 - 325 lbsC Brad Bednar ......................................... 6-4 - 282 lbsRG Nate Williams ....................................... 6-5 - 290 lbsRT Josh Harvey .......................................... 6-5 - 322 lbs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OG Bob Gulley ..........................................................6-4 - 297 lbsOG Joseph “JoJo” Williams ....................................6-2 - 280 lbsOT Cory Brown ........................................................6-5 - 295 lbsOG John Anevski .....................................................6-3 - 290 lbs

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Notes From the CradleO F F E N S I V E L I N E

Matt Kennedy

Left Tackle

Brad Bednar

Center

Brandon Brooks

Left Guard

Nate Williams

Right Guard

Josh Harvey

Right Tackle

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The Miami duo of ARMAND ROBINSON (Reynoldsburg) and NICK HARWELL (Missouri City, TX) is the second-most profi -cient pair of receivers in the MAC this season. Yardage-wise, the two Miamians are among the top seven single-game receiving yardage leaders. Five times in 2010, RedHawk receivers have hauled in at least 10 catches. With the loss of senior JAMAL ROGERS (Ft. Myers, FL), who broke his foot in game six at Cincinnati, Coach Alex Wood is down to a six-man wide receiver rotation: Robinson, redshirt sophomore ANDY CRUSE (Cincin-nati), freshman NICK HARWELL, junior DeMARCO PAINE (St. Louis, MO) and junior CHRIS GIVENS (Chillicothe). True sopho-more LUCAS SWIFT (Greenwood, IN) has two catches in eight games.

Other Notes About the Wide Receivers

• Senior ARMAND ROBINSON was a second-team All-MAC performer in 2010. His 90 catches this season are 33 more catches than No. 2 Harwell. He recorded a Miami single-game-tying 14 receptions for 176 yards in the MAC Championship Game vs. Northern Illinois, including the game-winning touchdown catch with just 33 seconds left. For the season, he has 90 grabs for 981 yards and six TDs. With two catches vs. MTSU, he would become Miami’s all-time single-season leader in that category. Robinson is averaging 6.92 catches (tied for 10th, nationally) for 75.46 ypg (36th, nationally). He’s had seven 100+ yards receiv-ing games during his career. Robinson’s four-year totals are 206 receptions (No. 3 on Miami’s all-time list) for 2,419 yards (4th all-time) with 14 TDs. With three more catches, he would move into second place on Miami’s career list for receptions. Robinson caught a previous career-high 11 passes for 111 yards in the season opener at Florida. Against Colorado State, Armand grabbed a career-long 62-yard touchdown pass. He’s a member of Miami’s Leader-ship Council. Robinson graduated from Miami on Dec. 17 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

• Over a span of the last eight games, freshman NICK HAR-WELL was one of the nation’s top receivers. During that time frame, he caught 55 passes for 770 yards. Anchored by the best receiving yardage game in Miami history vs. Ohio on Oct. 23 (11 catches for 219 yards), he accounted for 35 percent of the team’s 1,515 yards from game seven through game 10. Altogether, he has 57 catches for 785 yards and fi ve touchdowns. He earned second-team All-MAC honors as a true freshman. Twice he was named the MAC East Off ensive Player of the Week: at BG (10 catches for 125 yards, one TD) and at Buff alo (8 for 97 yards, two TDs).

• Second-year regular ANDY CRUSE had the best game of his career at Central Michigan, catching a game-winning 71-yard touchdown pass from Zac Dysert with just :19 left in regulation. Altogether, he had eight receptions for 179 yards (22.4 ypr). Yardage-wise, Cruse’s eff ort was then the sixth-best receiving day in Miami history. He also scored on a 10-yard pass. His 2010 stats are 25 catches for 342 yards and two TDs.

• Junior CHRIS GIVENS made the biggest catch of his career in the MAC Championship Game vs. Northern Il-linois. His 31-yard reception after a tipped pass on fourth-down-and-20 set up Miami’s game-winning touchdown. In the 10 games he’s played this season, he’s had at least one catch in nine diff erent contests. He had his best eff ort of the season against the Kent State, catching fi ve passes for 104 yards, including a 44-yarder. He was injured later in that game and sat out the next three games. Givens has 22 catches for 325 yards, an average of 14.8 yards per reception. Career-wise, he has 93 catches for 1,366 yards and nine touchdowns. He returns for his senior season in 2011.

• Junior DeMARCO PAINE (St. Louis, MO) has had at least one catch in 12 of the 13 games he’s played in 2010, including receptions in each of his last seven contests. He now has 29 receptions for 237 yards. His best individual performances came against Akron (5 catches for 20 yards), Ohio (4-49) and Buff alo (4-35). His longest reception of the season was a 27-yarder at Missouri. Paine has returned 34 kickoff s for 673 yards (19.8 avg) and 12 punts for 53 yards (4.4 avg). He ranks second on the team behind Armand Robinson in all-purpose yards (72.8 ypg).

• True sophomore LUCAS SWIFT (Greenwood, IN), who has played in eight games and has two receptions for 13 yards.

• Miami’s receiving corps incurred a huge blow at UC when JAMAL ROGERS broke his foot. He will not play in the Go-Daddy.com Bowl. Rogers’ career stats are 134 receptions (fi fth place on Miami’s all-time list) for 1,330 yards.

W I D E R E C E I V E R S

Receivers coach Alex Wood

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Nick Harwell

Jamal Rogers

Andy Cruse Luke Swift

Armand Robinson

Chris Givens

DeMarco Paine

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Notes From the CradleT I G H T E N D S

Four diff erent RedHawk tight ends have seen extensive playing time in 2010, though only one has recorded a reception over the last three games. Junior KENDRICK BRUTON (Miamisburg) has nine catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. True fresh-man DUSTIN WHITE (Lake Charles, LA) has four catches for 30 yards. True sophomore STEVE MARCK (Newtown, PA) has two receptions for nine yards. Senior JORDAN STEVENS (Monro-eville, PA) has played in all 13 games this season, but doesn’t yet have any receptions. Stevens had six catches for 49 yards and one touchdown last season, while Marck recorded six receptions for 72 yards and one TD.

Other Notes About the Tight Ends• KENDRICK BRUTON had three catches against both Colo-rado State and Missouri. He caught passes in fi ve diff erent games.• DUSTIN WHITE’s best game was a three-catch perfor-mance at Missouri.• Senior JORDAN STEVENS is a member of Miami’s Leader-ship Council.

Sophomore tight end Steve Marck caught a 10-yard pass at Akron

Kendrick Bruton

Jordan StevensFreshman tight end Dustin White

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R U N N I N G B A C K S


It’s been night and day in terms of production by Miami’s running game over the last four games. The RedHawks have averaged more than 100 yards more on the ground in the last four games (173 ypg) than it produced over the fi rst eight games (71 ypg). They’ve risen from 119th in the nation (of 120 teams) to 114th. The primary reason for that marked success is the presence of Miami’s regular off ensive line. Miami racked up 253 yards against Temple in game 11, a team that had been yielding just 129 yards per game to its opponents. The unques-tionable star for the last four games has been senior THOMAS MERRIWEATHER (Florissant, MO). He’s rushed for 496 yards during that span, an average of 124 yards per game. The Red-Hawks actually out-rushed seven of their eight Mid-American Conference regular-season opponents as well as Northern Illinois in the MAC title game.

Other Notes About the Running Backs• THOMAS MERRIWEATHER has averaged 8.2 yards per carry over his last three games (408 yards on only 50 attempts). He had back-to-back career-rushing eff orts against Temple (182 yards) and a previous career-high 141 yards at Akron. He also rushed for 105 yards and three TDs vs. Eastern Michigan, 88 yards and one TD at Bowling Green, and 85 yards and two TDs vs. NIU. His season stats now show him with 821 yards, just 160 yards less than he had compiled during his fi rst three seasons at Miami. In eight regular-season MAC games, Merriweather ranked second only to NIU’s Chad Spann (97.6 yards per game to 85.6 ypg). Merriweather has a team-best 11TDs. As a receiver, No. 34 has caught 18 passes for 71 yards. Mer-riweather has 1,802 career rushing yards, including 21 touchdowns. He rushed for 182 yards, including a 96-yard touchdown, against Temple. Merriweather earned MAC East Player of the Week honors for his eff orts.

• TRACY WOODS ranks second among RedHawk ground gainers with 376 yards (4.0 ypa and 28.9 ypg). His best ef-fort this season came against Colorado State when he car-ried the ball 19 times for 85 yards. Woods has 17 catches for 144 yards, including a 40-yarder at Akron.

• Sophomore DANNY GREEN (Oak Park, IL), who at one time had worked his way up to second-string tailback, has averaged 4.1 yards on 10 carries. He has four catches this season for 16 yards. Green has averaged 20.4 yards on 10 kickoff returns.

• Redshirt freshman fullback JUSTIN SEMMES (Clarkston, MI) has only one carry in 13 games, but caught a six-yard touchdown pass vs. Colorado State. He is a member of Miami’s Leadership Council.

• VINCE HELMUTH (Saline, MI) a heralded transfer from Michigan, has played briefl y in each of the last seven games but doesn’t yet have any rushing attempts. Helmuth earned two varsity letters in football at Michigan and one in track and fi eld. Thomas Merriweather was East Division Player of the

Game in the MAC Championship Game.

Miami’s Game-by-Game Rushing Totals

Sep. 4 — at Florida (22 atts. for 4 net yards)

Sep. 11 — vs. Eastern Michigan (37 atts. for 181 yards)

Sep. 18 — vs. Colorado State (39 atts. for 68 yards)

Sep. 25 — at Missouri (34 atts. for 70 yards)

Oct. 2 — vs. Kent State (29 atts. for 52 yards)

Oct. 9 — at Cincinnati (25 atts. for 42 yards)

Oct. 16 — at Central Michigan (25 atts. for 71 yards)

Oct. 23 — vs. Ohio (21 atts. for 11 yards)

Oct. 30 — at Buff alo (30 atts. for 66 yards)

Nov. 10 — at Bowling Green (37 atts. for 156 yards)

Nov. 17 — at Akron (35 atts. for 185 yards)

Nov. 23 — vs. Temple (38 atts. for 253 yards)

Dec. 3 — vs. Northern Illinois (26 atts. for 99 yards)

Notes: • Miami averaged 173.3 net rushing yards in its last four games of the season and only 70.6 rushing yards in its fi rst eight games.• Miami averaged 5.1 yards per carry in its last four games of the season and only 2.2 yards per carry in its fi rst eight games.

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Thomas Merriweather

Tracy Woods

Danny GreenVince HelmuthJustin Semmes

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Defensive Coordinator Carl “Bull” Reese

Carl “Bull” Reese career (40th year as college/pro coach)

1966 (G.A.)—Missouri1967-68 (LB)—Northern Michigan1969 (LB)—Southern Illinois1970-73 (DC)—East Carolina1974 (DC)—Virginia1975-76 (LB)—Kansas State1977-81 (DC)—Missouri1982-85 (DC)—Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1986-88 (DC)—Missouri1989-90 (DC)—Navy1991-94 (DC)—Vanderbilt1995-97 (DC)—LSU1998-2003 (DC)—Texas2004-08—Retired2009-10 (DC)—Miami

Some of the players “Bull” Reese has coached:

Quentin Jammer, Texas ... Casey Hampton, Texas ... D.D. Lewis, Texas ... Anthony McFarland, LSU

Notes about Miami’s Defense• In its seven Mid-American Conference victories against East-ern Michigan, Kent State, Central Michigan, Buff alo, Bowling Green, Akron and Temple, Miami’s defensive unit limited its league foes to an average of 83.4 rushing yards and 202.5 passing yards. It gave up 70 net rushing yards on 28 attempts in the regular-season fi nale vs. Temple.

• Nine MAC opponents accumulated an average of just 15.4 fi rst downs per game against Miami’s defense.

• Eight of Miami’s 13 opponents have been limited to less than 100 yards rushing (Florida-99, Eastern Michigan-66, Colorado State-1, Central Michigan-72, Buff alo-55, Bowling Green-44, Temple-70 and NIU-92). The RedHawks rank 19th, nationally, in rushing defense, holding their 13 foes just 121.4 yards per game.

• Nationally, in total defense, Miami ranks 29th of 120 teams, yielding 335.8 yards per game.

• In scoring defense, nationally, Miami ranks 50th, giving up 23.4 points per game. Of the 304 total points it yielded in 2010, 164 of those came in games against Florida (34), Mis-souri (51), Cincinnati (45) and Ohio (34).

• Miami’s defense has allowed seven points or less in 42 of the 52 quarters, including zero points on 22 occasions.

• A quarter-by-quarter breakdown reveals that the RedHawks have been especially stingy in the second half. Seven of the 13 foes haven’t scored in the third quarter and six have been shut out in the important fourth quarter.

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• In the red zone, Miami’s defenders rank fi rst among MAC teams, allowing its opponents to only score 70 percent of the time. The RedHawks are tied for sev-enth, nationally, in that statistical category.

• In pass effi ciency defense, Miami ranks 37th, nation-ally (rating of 118.86).

• Miami’s tenacious defensive players have caused 30 turnovers thus far in 2010. The RedHawks have 17 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries. Nationally, in turnover margin, Miami ranks 23rd.

• Miami’s tenacious defensive players have caused 30 turnovers thus far in 2010. The RedHawks have 17 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries. Nationally, in turnover margin, Miami ranks 23rd.

• Nationally, in tackles for loss, Miami ranks 13th (7.31 TFLs per game).

• Nationally, in pass sacks, Miami ranks 28th (2.46 sacks per game).

• In Miami’s eight victories (vs. EMU, Colorado State, Kent State, CMU, Buff alo, Bowling Green, Akron and Temple), the RedHawk defense has yielded just 68.2 rushing yards per game. In Miami’s four losses (vs. Florida, Missouri, Cincinnati and Ohio), MU’s defense has yielded 235.3 rushing ypg.

• Nationally, in fi rst downs allowed, Miami is tied for 15th. It has yielded only 17 per game.

• Defensively, in third down effi ciency, Miami ranks 33rd in the nation (.367).

• Defensively, in fourth down effi ciency, Miami ranks 37th (.458).

• In punt return yardage defense, Miami ranks 29th, nationally (6.14 ypr).

• In kickoff return yardage defense, Miami ranks 49th in the nation (20.9 ypr).

• Miami is one of the nation’s least penalized teams, ranking 40th in fewest penalties (5.54) and 35th in fewest penalty yards (45.23).

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Notes From the CradleSome of Miami’s

2010 Defensive Highlights

Miami’s Near Safety at Florida

Anthony Kokal’s interception vs. Kent State

Jordan Gaff ord’s game-saving fumble recovery vs. Akron

D.J. Brown’s interception vs. Bowling Green

Austin Brown’s game-ending sack vs. NIU

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Defensive Line

Like most of Miami’s positions, Coach Antoine Smith’s defensive line has had its share of injuries, too. The only lineman who has started all 13 games is sophomore co-captain AUSTIN BROWN (Woodbridge, VA). The defensive line has performed very well in each of the last two games. It recorded six TFLs against Temple in the regular-season fi nale, including 5.5 QB sacks.

Other Notes About the Defensive Linemen

• Defensive tackle and team co-captain AUSTIN BROWN earned second-team All-MAC honors. He had one of the biggest defensive plays of the MAC title game, tackling all-league quarterback Chandler Harnish on the fi nal play. Brown had three stops vs. Temple, including 1.5 QB sacks. He blocked a CMU punt in the third quarter, the second time he’s blocked a kick this season and the fourth time he’s done so over the last two years. Brown’s 50 stops are eight more than any other D-lineman. His blocked punt vs. Kent State resulted in a TD by Evan Harris. He recorded team-high eight stops at Missouri. He has started 16 con-secutive games at Miami, 20 total. Brown is a member of Miami’s Leadership Council.

• Junior tackle JORDAIN BROWN (Chicago, IL) has started the last eight games. His ball-stripping tackle late in the Akron game preserved Miami’s victory. He’s had 20 tackles in last seven games, including 5.5 TFLs.

• Coming on strong is sophomore end JASON SEMMES (Clarkston), Miami’s starter at right end. He had fi ve tackles in Miami’s MAC championship victory over Northern Il-linois, including 0.5 QB sacks. Semmes has 42 tackles, nine TFLs, fi ve QB sacks and three QB hurries in 12 games.

• Redshirt sophomore MIKE JOHNS (Oak Forest, IL) got a starting assignment vs. Ohio. He’s appeared in 12 games, also starting against Florida, EMU and Kent State.

• Sophomore end WES WILLIAMS (Houston, TX) started games against Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan. In nine games, he has eight tackles and two TFLs.

• Senior defensive end MORRIS COUNCIL (Decatur, GA) has appeared in six games, including a starting assignment against Missouri. Among his six tackles are two TFLs.

• Both of junior defensive end WILL DIAZ’s (Columbus) tack-les vs. Temple were QB sacks. He has played in 11 games and has recorded 11 stops, four TFLs and three QB sacks.

• Senior D.J. SVABIK (Van Wert) has sat out the last seven games with an injury.

Defensive Line coach Antoine Smith

• True freshman defensive end/tackle MWANZA WAMU-LUMBA (Fort Meade, MD) made his fi rst appearance since game fi ve in the regular-season fi nale vs. Temple. He’s a four-game starter and has recorded eight tackles in seven games.

• Freshman KELVIN “DEUCE” JACKSON (Missouri City, TX) has played in two games and has one tackle.

• Two players who Smith was counting upon— sophomore ANTHONY SHOEMAKER (Cincinnati) and freshman tackle JOHN STEELE (Cleveland)—have been sidelined for the entire season.

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Notes From the CradleD E F E N S I V E L I N E M E N

Austin Brown

Jordain Brown

Wes WilliamsWill DiazJason Semmes

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Notes From the CradleLinebackers

The trio of sophomore “Will” linebacker EVAN HARRIS (Waldorf, MD), junior “Mike” linebacker JERRELL WEDGE (Upper Marl-boro, MD) and junior “Sam” linebacker C.J. MARCK (Newtown, PA) have started each of the last fi ve games together. Wedge and Harris lead all Miami defenders in tackles, while Marck ranks seventh. The linebacking corps has suff ered two huge blows this season, losing junior RYAN KENNEDY (Libertyville, IL) and sophomore LUKE KELLY (Cincinnati) to knee injuries. Kennedy did play in Miami’s championship victory over North-ern Illinois and should also be available for the bowl game against Middle Tennessee.

Other Notes About the Linebackers

• Junior middle linebacker JERRELL WEDGE had a team-high nine tackles and three quarterback hurries in Miami’s MAC title victory over Northern Illinois. He recovered a fumble in the win over Temple. He ranks tied for 17th among all MAC players with 60 tackles in conference games. Versus Ohio, Wedge returned an interception 28 yards. He had the single-biggest defensive play of the game against Central Michigan, stripping the ball from a Chippewa runner as he was about to tumble into the end-zone, saving a certain seven points. Wedge has a team-best 14.5 TFLs in 2010. He has 198 career stops.

• “Will” linebacker EVAN HARRIS, Miami’s Defensive Player of the Year, has had a fabulous season in 2010. His indi-vidual eff ort in Miami’s victory over Temple was superb, recording nine tackles, two interceptions for 45 yards, one TFL and one PBU. He now has 85 stops, second only to fellow linebacker Jerrell Wedge. Harris also has 9.5 TFLs and fi ve interceptions (114 yards). He has scored two defensive touchdowns this season, one on an 18-yard gallop after picking up Austin Brown’s punt block vs. Kent State and the other on a 56-yard interception return against Colorado State. He ranked 14th among all MAC defensive players in regular-season tackles. Harris has 146 career tackles.

• Junior C.J. MARCK has made the most of his opportunities to play during the last six weeks of the season, subbing for the injured Luke Kelly and Ryan Kennedy. He had four tackles and forced an NIU fumble in the MAC champion-ship game. Marck recorded fi ve tackles against Temple, including 1.5 QB sacks. He now has 45 stops, including six TFLs and 3.5 QB sacks.

• Junior RYAN KENNEDY (Libertyville, IL) suff ered a seri-ous knee injury, but made it back for the MAC title victory over NIU. In his fi rst appearance since Sept. 25, Kennedy recorded fi ve tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one QB sack. The team’s 12th-leading tackler had been sensational prior to being sidelined. Altogether, in fi ve games, Kennedy has recorded 32 tackles and 7.5 TFLs.

Miami’s linebackers were all over the

fi eld in the MAC title game vs. NIU.

• Sophomore JAYTEE SWANSON (Buford, GA) has played in 12 of the team’s 13 games. He has 11 tackles in 2010.

• Redshirt freshman ERIK FINKLEA (Cincinnati) has eight tackles in 12 games, while sophomore AUSTIN MOORE (Springfi eld) has six stops in 13 games.

• Senior DeANDRE GILMORE (St. Louis, MO) had a tackle vs. Temple and has seven stops in eight games.

• Sophomore ROMAN LAWSON (Garfi eld Heights) was moved from duty as a running back to linebacker part way through the season. He has two stops and a forced fumble in special teams action.

• Sophomore LUKE KELLY (Cincinnati) played well during the fi rst four games of 2010, recording 12 tackles. He suf-fered a season-ending knee injury and wound up playing only fi ve games.

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Notes From the CradleL I N E B A C K E R S

Evan Harris

Jerrell Wedge

C.J. Marck

Ryan Kennedy

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Overall, Miami’s defensive backs have played well in each of the last two upset victories. Versus Northern Illi-nois, RedHawk DBs contributed 24 of the 58 tackles and batted away four passes. Against Temple, they account-ed for 27 of Miami’s 57 tackles. DAY-ONNE NUNLEY (Monroeville, PA) has had 10 tackles in the last two games, including 1.5 TFLs. Sophomore safety PAT HINKEL (Westlake) also has had 12 stops,while BRANDON STEPHENS (Strongsville) has contributed nine tackles and four PBUs. Senior captain JORDAN GAFFORD (Columbus, pictured at right) has had six stops in the last pair of games. Sophomore D.J. BROWN (West Chester) has notched seventackles and has recovered a fumble.

Other Notes About the Defensive Backs

• JORDAN GAFFORD is in the fi nal season of his marvelous collegiate career. The two-time captain now has a career-total of 203 stops, more than any other RedHawk defensive back. Gaff ord was named as one of 10 fi nalists for the Awards and Recognition Association (ARA) Sportsmanship Award.

• Safety PAT HINKEL’s (Westlake) ranks third among Red-Hawk defenders. His 67 stops in 2010 are 51 more than he had all of last year. A starter in all 13 Miami games, Hinkel also has two interceptions, a fumble recovery, three TFLs and four PBUs.

• Impressive freshman cornerback DAYONNE NUNLEY (Monroeville, PA) continues to shine in his rookie season. He’s posted fi ve interceptions this season. He ranks tied for fi fth on the team with 60 tackles and 6.5 TFLs.

• Starting sophomore cornerback D.J. BROWN (West Ches-ter) is the team’s sixth-leading tackler with 47 stops, 13 more stops than he had all of last season. His interception at BG with just two minutes left set up Miami’s game-win-ning drive. Brown has a team-best 12 PBUs.

• Senior cornerback BRANDON STEPHENS (Strongsville) was named MAC East Defensive POW for his nine-tackle, three-PBU eff ort at Akron. He has been in the starting lineup each of the last six games. Stephens now has 33 tackles, 11 PBUs, an interception (31-yard return) and a fumble recovery in 2010.

• Freshman cornerback DEMETRIUS QUARLES (Wood-bridge, VA) has appeared in all 13 games and has recorded 27 stops, three PBUs and a fumble recovery.

Defensive Backs

Defensive Backs coach Lance Guidry

• Junior safety ANTHONY KOKAL (Warren) is one of Mi-ami’s most valuable reserves. His interception in the fi nal minute of the Kent State game preserved Miami’s 27-21 victory. Kokal has 37 total tackles, four PBUs, 2.5 QB sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.

• Miami saw the debut of highly touted freshman ALLEN

VEAZIE (Houston, TX) at CMU. The highly-regarded recruit injured his leg in summer drills and rehabilitated it for much of the fall. He is a member of Miami’s Leadership Council.

• The reserves include senior PERIS EDWARDS (Toledo), a December graduate, freshman DANTE TAYLOR (Spring-fi eld, VA), redshirt freshman JORDAN PADGETT (Wood-stock, GA), sophomore JUSTIN BOWERS (Murphreesboro, TN), senior CORNELIUS WARD (Fort Washington, MD) and freshman ORNE BEY (Monroeville, PA), who began the year as a running back.

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Notes From the CradleD E F E N S I V E B A C K S

Captain Jordan Gaff ord

Pat Hinkel

Brandon Stephens

D.J. BrownDayonne Nunley

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Notes From the CradleM I A M I ‘ S S P E C I A L T E A M S

Punter

Redshirt freshman ZAC MURPHY (Cincin-nati), a third-team All-MAC selection, aver-aged 40.2 yards. He had his best eff ort of 2010 in the victory at Buff alo, averaging 56.7 yards on three punts. For the year, he has 53 total punts, 24 of which have resulted in fair catches. Four have been touchbacks and 11 have been downed within the 20-yard line. His season-long punt is a 66-yarder. Originally a walk-on, Murphy was awarded a scholarship in mid August. Miami’s net punting average is 35.0 yards in 2010, as compared to a league-last average of 29.3 net yards per punt a year ago.

Punt Returner

Kickoff Returners

Placekicking and Kickoff s

Miami junior DeMARCO PAINE (St. Louis, MO) has returned 12 punts for 53 yards. His longest return is 24 yards. NICK HARWELL has returned two punts for nine yards.

DeMARCO PAINE (St. Louis, MO, pictured below) has handled 34 kickoff returns through the fi rst 13 games, averaging 19.8 yards per run-back. He had a long return of 41 yards against EMU. Sophomore running back DANNY GREEN (Oak Park, IL) has returned 10 kickoff s for an average of 20.4 yards, including a 37-yarder. NICK HARWELL (Missouri City, TX) returned one kickoff at Bowling Green for 21 yards.

Junior walk-on AARON GRIFFO (Lima, pictured right) is Miami’s long-snapper, spiraling balls back to new holder MIKE SCHERPENBERG (Cincinnati) for TREV-OR COOK’s fi eld goals and PATs and to punter ZAC MURPHY (Cincinnati). Senior STEVE BRAY (Cincinnati) backs up Griff o.

TREVOR COOK (Sioux Falls, SD), a fi rst-team All-MAC selection, is in his fi nal season as a RedHawk. He kicked a fi eld goal in the victory over Temple. His most dramatic kick of 2010 was a 33-yard fi eld goal as time expired against Bowling Green. It gave Miami an exciting 24-21 victory. It was Cook’s fi rst appearance since injuring his leg in a fake fi eld-goal attempt at Central Michigan. Cook, a four-time letterwinner and a two-time MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week, has been one of the nation’s most effi cient kickers. Cook is now is 16-for-22 for the season and has converted 20-of-22 PAT tries. He is Miami’s leading scorer with 68 points. He had a season-best fi eld goal of 48 yards at Cincinnati. Cook kicked four perfect fi eld goals against Florida in the season opener, the fi rst of which gave Miami a shocking 3-0 lead over the third-ranked Gators. His 16 fi eld goals have come from distances of 33, 33, 31, 31, 39, 23, 40, 36, 21, 48, 33, 22, 25, 27, 31 and 21 yards. He’s now converted a career total of 38 of his 57 fi eld goal attempts (.677). Those 38 career fi eld goals ranks on Miami’s all-time list. Cook booted a school-record 55-yarder last season against Toledo. True freshman MASON KRYSINSKI (Shelby Twp., MI), a promising prospect, handled three PAT kicks successfully two weeks ago at Buff alo. Graduate student SETH PHILIP (Colum-bus, right) stepped in for Cook at Central Michigan, scoring nine points on a pair of fi eld goals (40 and 21 yards) and three PATs. Philip’s performance against Ohio wasn’t nearly as impressive as his debut. He missed fi eld goals of 45 and 25 yards against the Bobcats, both in the second quarter. Cook and Philip have been sharing kickoff duties. Philip is averaging 59.3 yards on 54 kicks, while Cook has blasted seven kicks for an average of 64.9 yards. Opponent returners are averaging 20.9 yards per try.

Long Snappers and Holders

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Trevor Cook’s game-winning fi eld goal at Bowling Green

Kickoff returner DeMarco PainePunter Zac Murphy

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NCAA DIVISION I-A’S WINNINGEST PROGRAMS >>>

ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE (minimum 30 seasons)Team Yrs. W L T Games Pct.

Michigan 131 884 307 36 1,227 .735

Notre Dame 122 844 295 42 1,181 .732

Ohio State 121 829 309 52 1,190 .718

Texas 118 850 325 33 1,208 .717

Oklahoma 116 810 304 53 1,167 .717

Boise State 43 365 145 2 512 .715

Alabama 116 821 319 43 1,183 .712

Southern Cal 118 783 312 54 1,149 .705

Nebraska 121 837 343 40 1,221 .702

Tennessee 114 788 338 53 1,179 .691

Penn State 124 818 356 41 1,216 .690

Florida State 64 476 230 17 723 .670

Georgia 117 737 395 54 1,186 .644

LSU 117 719 389 47 1,155 .643

Miami (FL) 83 551 315 19 885 .633

Auburn 118 702 400 47 1,149 .631

Florida 104 660 379 40 1,079 .630

Miami (OH) 122 659 394 44 1,097 .621

Arizona State 98 555 348 24 927 .612

Washington 121 662 413 50 1,125 .611

through games of Dec. 28

ALL-TIME WINS

1. Michigan ............................. 884

2. Texas ..................................... 850

3. Notre Dame ........................ 844

4. Nebraska ............................ 837

5. Ohio State ........................... 829

6. Alabama .............................. 821

7. Penn State........................... 818

8. Oklahoma ........................... 810

9. Tennessee ........................... 786

10. Southern Cal ...................... 783

11. Georgia ................................ 737

12. LSU ........................................ 718

13. Auburn ................................. 702

14. West Virginia ...................... 691

15. Syracuse .............................. 685

16. Georgia Tech ...................... 679

17. Virginia Tech ....................... 678

18. Texas A&M .......................... 673

19. Colorado .............................. 671

20. Pittsburgh ........................... 669

Arkansas .............................. 669

22. Washington ........................ 662

23. Florida .................................. 660

24. MIAMI (OH) ..................659

25. North Carolina ................... 654

Miami and Syracuse both rank in the top-25 for

NCAA Division-I all-time wins. The RedHawks won

the 2007 match-up 17-14 at Yager Stadium.

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2010 Ticket Honor Cradle Coaches

Paul Dietzel

Weeb Ewbank

2009 Miami tickets

2010 Miami tickets

2008 Miami tickets

Carm Cozza

Randy Walker

Terry Hoeppner

Since 2008, members of the Miami Cradle of Coaches Association have been memorialized on the home game tickets. Five members will be featured on this season’s game tickets. They include TERRY HOEPPNER (Eastern Michigan, Sept. 11), RANDY WALKER (Colorado State, Sept. 18), WEEB EWBANK (Kent State, Oct. 2), CARM COZZA (Ohio, Oct. 23) and PAUL DIETZEL (Temple, Nov. 23).

What a Stretch

In succession, from 1949 through 1977, Miami’s head football coaches were WOODY HAYES (1949-50), ARA PARSEGHIAN (1951-55), JOHN PONT (1956-62), BO SCHEMBECHLER (1963-68), BILL MALLORY (1969-73) and DICK CRUM (1974-77). As a group, these six men collectively coached for 148 seasons, won 1,003 games, lost 501 games, and tied 35. Their cumulative winning percentage was .663.

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Miami University, known world-wide as the “Cradle of Coaches,” contributed four alumni to Sporting News Magazine’s 50 Greatest Coaches, dominating all other universities.

PAUL BROWN (`30) was named as the 12th greatest coach of all time by The Sporting News (TSN). Miamians WALTER ALSTON (`35) and BO SCHEMBECHLER (`51) ranked 35th and 36th on the list, while ARA PARSEGHIAN (`49) was selected as sports’ 44th greatest coach. A fi fth man with Miami ties, WOODY HAYES, ranked 27th on TSN’s list. Hayes served as Miami’s football coach from 1949-50.

The August 3, 2009 publication asked a panel of 118 top coaches, media and sports administrators to choose the Top 50 list.

Altogether, only four universities contributed more than one alumnus to the list. Miami’s four alumni topped Alabama (Paul “Bear” Bryant and Bobby Bowden), Minnesota (Bud Wilkinson and Herb Brooks) and Kansas (Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp), which each had two alums ranked among the Top 50. Purdue graduate John Wooden, the famed “Wizard of Westwood”, was ranked as the No. 1 coach of all time.

1. John Wooden (Purdue)2. Vince Lombardi (Fordham)3. Paul Bryant (Alabama)4. Phil Jackson (North Dakota)5. Don Shula (John Carroll)6. Red Auerbach (George Washington)7. Scotty Bowman (did not attend college)8. Dean Smith (Kansas)9. Casey Stengel (did not attend college)10. Knute Rockne (Notre Dame)11. Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin)12. Paul Brown (Miami)

13. Joe Paterno (Brown)14. George Halas (Illinois)15. Chuck Noll (Dayton)16. Bob Knight (Ohio State)17. Joe Gibbs (San Diego State)18. Tom Landry (Texas)19. Mike Krzyzewski (U.S. Military Academy)20. Bill Belichick (Wesleyan University)21. Adolph Rupp (Kansas)22. Joe McCarthy (Niagara)23. Eddie Robinson (Leland College)24. Bobby Bowden (Alabama)25. John McGraw (did not attend college)26. Bill Walsh (San Jose State)27. Woody Hayes (Denison University)

28. Connie Mack (did not attend college)29. Bud Wilkinson (Minnesota)30. Pat Riley (Kentucky) 31. Pete Newell (Loyola, Calif. University)32. Joe Torre (did not attend college)33. Bill Parcells (Wichita State)34. Tom Osborne (Hastings College)35. Walter Alston (Miami)

36. Bo Schembechler (Miami)

37. Toe Blake (did not attend college)38. Sparky Anderson (did not attend college)39. Al Arbour (did not attend college)40. Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale University)41. Tony La Russa (South Florida)42. Geno Auriemma (West Chester University)43. Dick Irvin (did not attend college)44. Ara Parseghian (Miami)

45. Chuck Daly (Bloomsburg University)46. Bobby Cox (did not attend college)47. Hank Iba (Westminster College)48. Tommy Lasorda (did not attend college)49. Gregg Popovich (U.S. Air Force Academy)50. Herb Brooks (Minnesota)

THE SPORTING NEWS

TOP 50 COACHES OF ALL TIME

An Ohio native who was a two-year football letter winner (1928-29), Paul

Brown is a member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and excelled as a coach at the collegiate and professional levels. Brown was head coach at Ohio State (1941-43) and led the Buckeyes to their fi rst national title in 1942. Brown then served as head coach at the professional level with the Cleve-land Browns (1946-62) and Cincinnati Bengals (1968-75), winning cham-pionships in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. Brown was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967, and the current home stadium of the Bengals bears his name.

Always displaying a calm, professional demeanor, the unfl appable Walter

Alston managed the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 23 seasons (1954-76), winning seven National League pennants and four World Series championships. His squads would win 2,040 games during his tenure, the seventh-highest win total among major league managers. He helped to establish a “Dodger Way,” which many of his former players later used to become successful managers themselves.

A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of Fame, Bo Schembechler was a two-year letter winner (1949-50) and head coach (1963-68) with the Red and White. During his six seasons as head coach, Schembechler led Miami to a 40-17-3 record and back-to-back conference co-championships (1965-66). Schembechler then became the head coach at the University of Michigan (1969-89) and led the Wolverines to 13 Big Ten titles.

A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of Fame, Ara Parseghian was a football letter winner (1946-47) before moving to the sidelines as an assistant coach (1950) and head coach (1951-55). Dur-ing his fi ve seasons as Miami’s head coach, Parseghian compiled a 39-6-1 record and won back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships (1954-55). Parseghian went on to coach at Northwestern (1956-63) and Notre Dame (1964-74) where he was named National Coach of the Year in 1964.

Paul BrownPAUL BROWN

Paul BrownWALTER ALSTON

Paul BrownBO SCHEMBECHLER

Paul BrownARA PARSEGHIAN

Paul BrownWOODY HAYES

A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of Fame, Woody Hayes served as the head coach of Miami during the 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons. In his last year as head coach he led the RedHawks to a 9-1 record and a MAC Championship, and also led his team to a victory in the Salad Bowl. Hayes went on to coach at the Ohio State University (1951-78) where he became a fi xture for the Scarlet and Grey and quickly became recognized as one of the greatest coaches of all time. At OSU he compiled a 205-61-10 record (.761) and led the Buckeyes to fi ve national titles, 13 Big Ten championships, and four bowl victories. He is a three-time winner of the College Football Coach of the Year Award.

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Historic Weekend for Miami’s Cradle of Coaches

The fi rst three of eight unique statues celebrating the storied history of Red-Hawk football now are in place at Miami University’s Cradle of Coaches Plaza. CARM COZZA, PAUL DIETZEL and WEEB EWBANK were immortalized in the outdoor shrine at the south end of Yager Stadium on October 23rd. Cozza and Dietzel returned to Miami’s campus for the unveiling, while Ewbank was represented by his 104-year-old widow, Lucy.

A generous gift from the family of Thomas P. Van Voorhis is providing the crowning touches to Miami University’s Cradle of Coaches Plaza. The $1.0 million gift, provided by Daniel T. Van Voorhis—a grandson of Thomas P. Van Voorhis and a successful businessman—is being used to create nine heroic-scale fi gures to represent and honor legendary former Miami coaches at the heart of the “Cradle of Coaches” tradition. The statues will honor eight Miami graduates who have earned recognition as national collegiate or professional coaches of the year and/or been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

In addition to Cozza, Dietzel and Ewbank, the list includes Earl “Red” Blaik, Paul Brown, Ara Parseghian, John Pont and Bo Schembechler. The latter fi ve sculptures will be unveiled during the fall of 2011. The ninth sculpture, unveiled on October 3, 2009, represents and honors Thomas P. Van Voorhis, a coach, physical education instructor and athletic administrator for Miami from 1921-56 who taught many Cradle members in the classroom. A statue of Van Voorhis stands at the entrance of the Cradle of Coaches Plaza.

The Cradle of Coaches Plaza was fi rst inspired by a generous gift from Miami graduates and long-time supporters Bob and Marian Kurz. Their gift helped to launch the Yager Stadium renovation project. It was a fi tting renovation, as Bob Kurz coined the phrase—“The Cradle of Coaches”.

All nine fi gures will be sculpted by renowned artist Kristen Visbal of Lewes, Delaware. Residents of southwest Ohio are familiar with Visbal’s sculpture of American patriot Alexander Hamilton that is prominently displayed to passers-by on High Street in down town Hamilton. Visbal was selected for that project through an international competition, and her works can be found throughout the United States.

CARMEN COZZA: A member of Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches” and the College Football Hall of Fame, Cozza earned three letters with the Red and White (1949-51) and was part of the 1950 squad that went 9-1 and defeated Arizona State, 34-21, in the Salad Bowl. Cozza was as an assistant coach at Miami (1956-62) but is best known for his work as head coach of Yale, where he coached for 32 seasons (1965-96). Cozza’s Bulldogs won or shared 11 Ivy League titles, and he produced 118 All-Ivy league players, fi ve National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes, and seven Rhodes Scholars.

PAUL DIETZEL: A two-year football letter winner (1946-47), Dietzel played on the 1947 Miami squad which went 9-0-1 and defeated Texas Tech, 13-12, in the Sun Bowl for the program’s fi rst bowl game victory. Dietzel then coached at Louisiana State (1955-62), where he led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship, the United States Military Academy (1962-65), and the University of South Carolina (1966-74) before being inducted in Miami’s “Cradle of Coaches.” Dietzel is one of only two Miami football players ever named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America team, as he was a second-team honoree in 1947 as a center.

WEEB EWBANK: A Miami letter winner (1927) and a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame, Ewbank began his coaching career at Washington University (1947-48) be-fore moving to the professional ranks. Ewbank started his pro coaching career with the Baltimore Colts (1954-62) and led the Colts to the 1958 and 1959 National Football League titles. He then became coach of the New York Jets (1963-73) and won the 1968 American Football League title and 1969 Super Bowl when Joe Namath guaranteed a Jets victory over the heavily-favored Colts. Ewbank is the only professional coach to win NFL and AFL championships. He passed away on Nov. 17, 1998 at the age of 91. Weeb’s widow, 104-year-old Lucy Ewbank, attended the Oct. 30 statue-unveiling ceremony.

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Two Miami University seniors, Mike Gardner from Mason, Ohio (left) and Zach Lansdale from Middletown (right), have designed a logo that will represent the school’s unique title as the Cradle of Coaches. Gardner and

Lansdale are students in instructor Peg Faimon’s Professional Portfolio class. Their concept represents Miami’s long-standing tradition in a sleek, modern de-sign. It will be used in a number of diff erent ways, including signage, stationery and merchandise.

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SEASONPasses Completed 1. 342 Ben Roethlisberger, 2003 2. 271 Ben Roethilsberger, 2002 3. 267 Josh Betts, 2004 4. 248 Josh Betts, 2005 5. 247 Zac Dysert, 2009 6. 241 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001 7. 222 Zac Dysert, 2010

8. 218 Mike Bates, 1987 9. 209 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2007 10. 208 Mike Kokal, 2006 Completion Pct. (Min. 100 att.)

1. .691 Ben Roethlisberger, 2003 2. .647 Zac Dysert, 2010

3. .642 Austin Boucher, 2010

4. .633 Ben Roethilsberger, 2002 .633 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001 6. .627 Terry Morris, 1986 7. .616 Zac Dysert, 2009 8. .607 Mike Bates, 1987 9. .604 Josh Betts, 2004 10. .599 Terry Morris, 1985 Receptions 1. 91 Ryne Robinson, 2006 2. 90 Martin Nance, 2003 90 Armand Robinson, 2010

4. 81 Martin Nance, 2005 5. 75 Ryne Robinson, 2005 6. 67 Michael Larkin, 2003 67 Armand Robinson, 2009 8. 64 Ryne Robinson, 2004 9. 57 Michael Larkin, 2004 57 Nick Harwell, 2010

Receiving Yards 1. 1,498 Martin Nance, 2003 2. 1,178 Ryne Robinson, 2006 3. 1,119 Ryne Robinson, 2005 4. 1,107 Martin Nance, 2005 5. 1,028 Trevor Gaylor, 1999 6. 981 Armand Robinson, 2010

7. 955 Andy Schillinger, 1986 8. 932 Ryne Robinson, 2004 9. 861 Jay Hall, 1997 10. 832 Michael Larkin, 2004 832 Michael Larkin, 2003 Field Goals 1. 20 Nathan Parseghian, 2008 20 Gary Gussman, 1987 3. 19 Todd Soderquist, 2005 4. 18 Gary Gussman, 1985 5. 16 Trevor Cook, 2010

6. 15 Gary Gussman, 1986 15 Gary Gussman, 1984 8. 14 Jared Parseghian, 2002 14 Chad Seitz, 1992 14 Dave Draudt, 1973

Field Goal Attempts 1. 27 Todd Soderquist, 2005 27 Dave Draudt, 1973 3. 26 Gary Gussman, 1985 4. 25 Gary Gussman, 1987 5. 24 Gary Gussman, 1984 6. 23 Nathan Parseghian, 2008 7. 22 Trevor Cook, 2010

8. 21 Chad Seitz, 1995 21 Dave Draudt, 1974 10. 20 Nathan Parseghian, 2007

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 15 att.)

1. .870 Nathan Parseghian (20-23), 2008 2. .800 Gary Gussman (20-25), 1987 3. .789 Gary Gussman (15-19), 1986 4. .778 Chad Seitz (14-18), 1992 5. .733 Mike Kiebach (11-15), 1983 6. .727 Trevor Cook (16-22), 2010

7. .706 Andy Brumbergs (12-17), 2000 8. .704 Todd Soderquist (19-27), 2005 9. .692 Gary Gussman (18-26), 1985 10. .650 Nathan Parseghian (13-20), 2007 Extra Point Percentage (Min. 20 att.)

1. 1.000 John Scott (53-53), 1997 1.000 Gary Gussman (42-42), 1986 1.000 John Scott (39-39), 1998 1.000 Chad Seitz (34-34), 1995 1.000 Gary Gussman (28-28), 1985 1.000 Bryan Lucas (22-22), 1990 1.000 Nathan Parseghian (18-18), 2007 1.000 Nathan Parseghian (23-23), 2008 8. .984 Jared Parseghian (61-62), 2003 9. .977 Todd Soderquist (43-44), 2005 10. .974 Andy Brumbergs (38-39), 1999

Interception Return Yards 1. 219 J. Baker, 1998 2. 197 Ron Carpenter, 1991 3. 164 Ron Carpenter, 1990 4. 149 Dustin Cohen, 1998 5. 144 Dan Rebsch, 1972 6. 124 Ernie Bremer, 1965 7. 121 Cleon Plummer, 1995 121 Ernie Bremer, 1963 9. 118 Dave Williams, 1982 10. 114 Terna Nande, 2003 114 Evan Harris, 2010

Kickoff Return Yards 1. 973 Jamal Rogers, 2007 2. 706 Milt Bowen, 2000 3. 673 DeMarco Paine, 2010

4. 599 Don Treadwell, 1980 5. 592 Milt Bowen, 2002 6. 581 Jamal Rogers, 2008 7. 523 Milt Stegall, 1988 8. 522 DeMarrio Jones, 1997 9. 518 Tremayne Banks, 1996 10. 508 Milt Bowen, 2001

CAREERPasses Attempted 1. 1304 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. 929 Josh Betts, 2002-05 3. 903 Mike Bath, 1997-00 4. 885 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 5. 785 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09 6. 744 Zac Dysert, 2009-present

7. 678 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 8. 564 Larry Fortner, 1975-78 9. 510 Terry Morris, 1985-86 10. 481 Mike Kokal, 2004-07 Passes Completed 1. 854 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. 541 Josh Betts, 2002-05 3. 484 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 4. 469 Zac Dysert, 2009-present

5. 444 Mike Bath, 1997-00 6. 441 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09 7. 365 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 8. 314 Terry Morris, 1985-86 9. 278 Mike Kokal, 2004-07 10. 277 Larry Fortner, 1975-78

Passing Yards 1. 10,829 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. 7,029 Josh Betts, 2002-05 3. 6,524 Mike Bath, 1997-00 4. 5,870 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 5. 5,352 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09 6. 5,017 Zac Dysert, 2010

7. 4,074 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 8. 3,836 Terry Morris, 1985-86 9. 3,667 Larry Fortner, 1975-78 10. 3,173 Mike Kokal, 2004-07 Completion Pct. (Min. 300 attempts)

1. .655 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. .630 Zac Dysert, 2009-present

3. .616 Terry Morris, 1985-86 4. .596 Mike Bates, 1986-87 5. .582 Josh Betts, 2002-05 6. .578 Mike Kokal, 2004-07 7. .568 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09 8. .555 Joe Napoli, 1989-90 9. .547 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 10. .538 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 Passing Touchdowns 1. 84 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. 54 Josh Betts, 2002-05 3. 49 Mike Bath, 1997-00 4. 44 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 5. 28 Mel Olix, 1946-49 6. 27 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 27 Larry Fortner, 1975-78 8. 25 Zac Dysert, 2009-present

9. 24 Jim Root, 1950-52 24 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09

Receptions 1. 258 Ryne Robinson, 2003-06 2. 208 Martin Nance, 2002-05 3. 206 Armand Robinson, 2007-

4. 200 Michael Larkin, 2001-04 5. 134 Jamal Rogers, 2007-

6. 128 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-99 7. 121 Jason Branch, 1999-02 121 Jay Hall, 1995-98 9. 118 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 10. 117 George Swarn, 1983-86

Receiving Yards 1. 3,697 Ryne Robinson, 2003-06 2. 3,131 Martin Nance, 2002-05 3. 2,772 Michael Larkin, 2001-04 4. 2,469 Armand Robinson, 2007-

5. 2,131 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-99 6. 1,778 Jay Hall, 1995-98 7. 1,622 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 8. 1,611 Jason Branch, 1999-02 9. 1,609 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 10. 1,581 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 Reception Average (Min. 50 rec.)

1. 21.1 Don Treadwell, 1978-81 2. 18.8 Sly Johnson, 1997-00 3. 18.2 Albert Maccioli, 1948-50 4. 17.2 Robert Jencks, 1960-62 5. 17.0 Doc Urich, 1947-50 6. 16.8 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 7. 16.6 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-99 16.6 Keith Dummitt, 1979-82 9. 15.3 Tom Murphy, 1983-85 15.3 Steve Joecken, 1975-77

Touchdown Receptions 1. 32 Michael Larkin, 2001-04 2. 26 Martin Nance, 2002-05 3. 22 Ryne Robinson, 2003-06 4. 20 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-99 5. 18 Jason Branch, 1999-02 18 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 7. 17 Jay Hall, 1995-98 8. 15 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 15 Armand Robinson, 2007-

10. 14 John Erisman, 1964-66 14 Clive Rush, 1950-52 Total Off ense 1. 11,075 Ben Roethlisberger, 2001-03 2. 7,089 Josh Betts, 2002-05 3. 7,010 Mike Bath, 1997-00 4. 6,331 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 5. 5,596 Travis Prentice, 1996-99 6. 5,304 Daniel Raudabaugh, 2006-09 7. 5,302 Zac Dysert, 2009-present

8. 4,588 Larry Fortner, 1975-78 9. 4,368 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 10. 4,172 George Swarn, 1983-86 10. 4,108 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 All-Purpose Yards 1. 6,118 Travis Prentice, 1996-99 2. 5,727 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 5,656 Ryne Robinson, 2003-06 3. 4,854 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 5. 4,150 Mark Hunter, 1976-79 6. 4,099 John Pont, 1949-51 7. 3,720 Jay Peterson, 1980-83 8. 3,325 Jamal Rogers, 2007-pres.

9. 3,238 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 10. 3,214 Greg Jones, 1978-81

Field Goals 1. 68 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 2. 47 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 3. 38 Trevor Cook, 2006-pres.

4. 36 Jared Parseghian, 2001-04 5. 35 Nathan Parseghian, 2005-08 6. 31 Mike Kiebach, 1981-83 7. 29 Todd Soderquist, 2002-05 29 John Scott, 1996-98 9. 22 Dave Draudt, 1973-74 22 Andy Brumbergs, 1999-01

Field Goal Attempts 1. 94 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 2. 67 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 3. 57 Trevor Cook, 2006-pres.

4. 49 Nathan Parseghian, 2005-08 5. 48 Mike Kiebach, 1981-83 48 Dave Draudt, 1973-74 7. 45 Jared Parseghian, 2001-04 8. 41 Todd Soderquist, 2002-05 9. 39 John Scott, 1996-98 10. 36 Andy Brumbergs, 1999-01

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 15 att.)

1. .800 Jared Parseghian, 2001-04 2. .744 John Scott, 1996-98 3. .723 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 4. .714 Nathan Parseghian, 2005-08 5. .707 Todd Soderquist, 2002-05 6. .701 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 7. .667 Trevor Cook, 2006-pres.

8. .646 Mike Kiebach, 1981-83 9. .611 Andy Brumbergs, 1999-01

Records Updates (changes during the 2010 season)

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SINGLE-GAMEPASSES COMPLETED

1. 41 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Northern Illinois, 2002 2. 40 Ben Roethlisberger at Hawai’i, 2001 3. 38 Mike Bates at Toledo, 1987 4. 33 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Iowa, 2002 33 Zac Dysert vs. Cincinnati, 2009 6. 31 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2003 31 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Cincinnati, 2003 31 Zac Dysert at Kent State, 2009 31 Zac Dysert vs. Toledo, 2009 31 Zac Dysert at Temple, 2009 31 Zac Dysert vs. Kent State, 2010

PASSING YARDS 1. 525 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Northern Illinois, 2002 2. 452 Ben Roethlisberger at Hawai’i, 2001 3. 440 Ben Roethlisberger at Bowling Green, 2003 4. 426 Zac Dysert at Temple, 2009 5. 416 Josh Betts at Cincinnati, 2004 6. 409 Ben Roethlisberger at Kent State, 2003 7. 399 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2001 399 Zac Dysert at Central Michigan, 2010

9. 395 Josh Betts vs. Central Michigan, 2005 10. 379 Josh Betts at Temple, 2005

TOTAL OFFENSE (PASSING + RUSHING) 1. 485 Ben Roethlisberger vs. NIU, 2002 (525 py + -40 ry) 2. 484 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Hawaii, 2001 (452 py + 32 ry) 3. 458 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Akron, 2001 (399 py + 59 ry) 4. 450 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Kent State, 2003 (409 py + 41 ry) 5. 448 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Bowling Green, 2003 (440 py + 8 ry) 448 Josh Betts vs. Cincinnati, 2004 (416 py + 32 ry) 7. 444 Zac Dysert at Kent State, 2009 (337 py + 107 ry) 8. 438 Zac Dysert at Temple, 2009 (426 py + 12 ry) 9. 408 Zac Dysert at Central Michigan, 2010 (399 py + 9 ry)

10. 404 Zac Dysert vs. Toledo, 2009 (344 py + 60 ry)

RECEPTIONS 1. 14 Brayden Coombs vs. Buff alo, 2009 14 Armand Robinson vs. Northern Illinois, 2010

3. 13 Andy Schillinger at Toledo, 1987 4. 12 Eddie Tillitz at Hawai’i, 2001 5. 11 Andre Bratton vs. Cincinnati, 2009 11 Armand Robinson at Florida, 2010

11 Nick Harwell vs. Ohio, 2010

8. 10 by six players on 12 occasions, including: 10 Armand Robinson vs. Cincinnati, 2009

10 Armand Robinson at Temple, 2009

10 Armand Robinson at Missouri, 2010

10 Nick Harwell at Bowling Green, 2010

RECEIVING YARDS 1. 219 Nick Harwell vs. Ohio, 2010

2. 198 Jeremy Patterson vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1993 3. 184 Sly Johnson vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999 4. 181 Martin Nance at Kent State, 2003 181 Tom Murphy at Bowling Green, 1983 6. 180 Ryne Robinson at Western Michigan, 2006 7. 179 Andy Cruse at Central Michigan, 2010

8. 178 Dustin Woods vs. Northern Illinois, 2006 9. 176 Armand Robinson vs. Northern Illinois, 2010

10. 169 Martin Nance vs. Louisville, 2003 169 Martin Nance vs. Bowling Green, 2003

MADE FIELD GOALS 1. 5 Nathan Parseghian at Ohio, 2007 (5-of-5) 5 Gary Gussman at Central Michigan, 1987 (5-of-5) 2. 4 Mike Kiebach at Central Michigan, 1983 (4-of-4) 4 Gary Gussman vs. Northern Illinois, 1985 (4-of-4) 4 Gary Gussman at Toledo, 1985 (4-of-6) 4 Nathan Parseghian vs. Ohio, 2008 (4-of-4) 4 Trevor Cook at Florida, 2010 (4-of-4)

4 Trevor Cook at Akron, 2010 (4-of-5)

Extra Points 1. 154 Jared Parseghian, 2001-04 2. 112 John Scott, 1996-98 3. 103 Paul Sautter, 1950-52 4. 102 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 5. 97 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 6. 86 Todd Soderquist, 2002-05 7. 75 Andy Brumbergs, 1999-01 8. 61 Archie Strimel, 1968-70 61 Trevor Cook, 2006-pres.

10. 57 Mike Kiebach, 1981-83

Extra Point Attempts 1. 162 Jared Parseghian, 2001-04 2. 125 Paul Sautter, 1950-52 3. 113 John Scott, 1996-98 4. 104 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 5. 103 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 6. 89 Todd Soderquist, 2002-05 7. 82 Andy Brumbergs, 1999-01 8. 69 Archie Strimel, 1968-70 9. 68 Trevor Cook, 2006-pres.

10. 61 Mike Kiebach, 1981-83

Armand Robinson

Trevor Cook

Andy Cruse

Zac Dysert

Nick Harwell

Records Updates (changes during the 2010 season)

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1948 SUN BOWLMIAMI 13

TEXAS TECH 12

1950 SALAD BOWLMIAMI 34

ARIZONA STATE 21

1962 TANGERINE BOWLHOUSTON 49

MIAMI 21

Jan. 1, 1948Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TexasAttendance: 15,000

Playing in its fi rst bowl game, Miami used its outstanding speed and quickness to defeat Texas Tech 13-12 in the 1947 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Miami opened the scoring in the fi rst quarter with a six-play, 70-yard scoring drive, culminating in a 1-yard touchdown run by Ara Parseghian. The Red Raiders responded with a 45-yard scoring drive in the second quarter, ending in a 3-yard touchdown run by Tech’s Jim Conley. After a scoreless third quarter, Miami went ahead for good early in the fourth quarter. After co-captain Bill Hoover blocked a Red Raider kick, Paul Shoults scored on a 2-yard run to make the score 13-6 after Jake Speelman’s conversion kick. Texas Tech bounced back when defensive tackle Bernie Winkler intercepted a Mel Olix pass and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown, but Miami’s Ernie Plank blocked the extra point attempt to preserve the victory.

Miami 6 0 0 7 — 13Texas Tech 0 6 0 6 — 12

Scoring Summary

MU - Parseghian 1 run (conversion failed)

TT - Conley 3 run (conversion failed)

MU - Shoults 1 run (Speelman kick)TT - Winkler 21 interception return (conversion failed)

Team Statistics TT MU

First Downs 5 21Total Off ense Yards 277 414Rushing Yards 194 294Passes Attempted 14 22Passes Completed 5 11Passes Intercepted 2 2Interception Return Yardage 54 22Penalties-Yards 6-50 9-65Punts-Avg. 7-25.0 7-35.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1

No individual statistics available.

Jan. 1, 1951Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Ariz.Attendance: 24,000

A fi erce Miami defense held Arizona State all-American halfback Wilford White to 106 yards rushing en route to a 34-21 Salad Bowl win. Although the 21 points were the most scored against Miami during the season, ASU’s White was held to his second-lowest rushing total of the season. Miami used a balanced off ensive attack to become the fourth straight visiting team to win the Salad Bowl. Jim Bailey’s 108 yards rushing topped a 225-yard ground attack, while quarterback Nobby Wirkowski completed 16 of 24 passes for 231 yards.

Miami 7 14 6 7 — 34Arizona St. 0 7 7 7 — 21

Scoring Summary

First QuarterMU - Pont 1 run (Sautter kick)Second QuarterMU - Beckrest 8 pass from Wirkowski (Sautter kick)MU - Bailey 2 run (Sautter kick)ASU - White 29 pass from Aja (Fuller kick)Third QuarterMU - Maccioli 7 pass from Wirkowski (kick failed)ASU - Wahlin 4 run (Fuller kick)Fourth QuarterMU - Bailey 50 run (Sautter kick)ASU - White 16 run (Fuller kick)

Team Statistics ASU MU

First Downs 21 22Rushing Yards 240 225Passes Attempted 22 24Passes Completed 10 16Passes Intercepted 2 2Passing Yards 171 231Penalties-Yards 6-32 4-20Punts-Avg. 5-33.2 5-28.5Fumbles Lost 3 2

Individual Statistics

Rushing—ASU: White 17-106, Wahlin 14- 76; MU: Bailey 21-108, Pont 15-67Passing—ASU: Aja 8-18-139-2; MU: Wirkowski 16-24-231-2Receiving—ASU: White 4-87, Rippel 3-52; MU: Maccioli 4-73, Urich 3-48

Dec. 22, 1962Tangerine BowlOrlando, Fla.Attendance: 7,500

The high-powered Houston Cougars used four second-quarter touchdowns to hand Miami its fi rst bowl defeat in three tries, 49-21 in the 1962 Tangerine Bowl. Houston used a near-perfect balance of rushing (207 yards) and passing (206), while Miami managed just 54 yards on the ground. Miami quarterback Ernie Kellermann completed 17 of 40 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown. Cougar quarterback Billy Roland, who completed 11 of 17 passes for 199 yards, was the game’s MVP. Houston’s Bill McMillan connected on a school-record seven extra-point tries and added a touchdown reception for 13 points on the day.

Miami 7 0 7 7 — 21Houston 7 28 7 7 — 49

Scoring Summary

MU - Myers 9 pass from Kellermann (Jencks kick)UH - Lopasky 3 run (McMillan kick)

UH - Brezena 1 run (McMillan kick)UH - Brezena 44 pass from Roland (McMillan kick)UH - Lopasky 70 punt return (McMillan kick)UH - McMillan 5 pass from Roland (McMillan kick)

MU - Kellermann 1 run (Jencks kick)UH - Lopasky 4 run (McMillan kick)

MU - Neumeier 10 run (Jencks kick)UH - Lopasky 13 pass from Roland (McMillan kick)

Team Statistics UH MU

First Downs 17 18Rushing Yards 207 54Passes Attempted 19 40Passes Completed 13 17Passes Intercepted 1 2Passing Yards 206 265Penalties-Yards 7-83 7-65Punts-Avg. 3-41.3 5-38.8Fumbles Lost 0 0


Rushing—MU: Longsworth 6-27, Neumeier 3-14; UH: Brezena 11-55, Roland 7-48Passing—MU: Kellermann 17-40-265-2; UH: Roland 11-17-199-1Receiving—MU: Jencks 5-75, Myers 5-75; UH: Lopasky 3-81, Brewer 2-58

Bowl History

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1973 TANGERINE BOWLMIAMI 16

FLORIDA 7


GEORGIA 10


SOUTH CAROLINA 7

Dec. 22, 1973Florida FieldGainesville, Fla.Attendance: 37,234

Miami capped its fi rst undefeated season (11-0) since 1955 with a 16-7 win over Southeastern Conference power Florida in the frigid Tangerine Bowl in Gainesville. Florida fi nished the regular season 7-4 and tied for fi fth in the SEC, but the Gators won their last fi ve games to earn the Tangerine Bowl bid on their home fi eld. Despite 20-degree temperatures, Miami rolled up 239 rushing yards against the SEC’s No. 1 defense. Fullback Chuck Varner, the game’s Outstanding Back, fi nished with 157 yards on 28 carries and one touchdown. Quarterback Steve Sanna completed one pass in eight attempts as Miami used a T-formation to get the ball to Varner.

Florida 0 0 0 7 — 7Miami 3 0 10 3 — 16

Scoring Summary

First QuarterMU - Draudt 26 FGThird QuarterMU - Draudt 45 FGMU - Varner 3 run (Draudt kick)Fourth QuarterUF - Moore 1 run (Williams kick)MU - Draudt 27 FG

Team Statistics UF MU

First Downs 12 14Rushing Yards 90 239Passes Attempted 21 8Passes Completed 9 1Passes Intercepted 4 0Passing Yards 99 6Penalties-Yards 3-27 3-39Punts-Avg. 6-34.3 10-33.3Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-1


Rushing—UF: Gaff ney 16-101, Richards 7-49; MU: Varner 28-157, Hitchens 12-62, Smith 12-47Passing—UF: Bowden 5-9-66-1, Gaff ney 3-9-25-1, Davis 1-3-8-2; MU: Sanna 1-8-6-0Receiving—UF: Moore 3-30, Foldberg 2-25; MU: Williams 1-6


For the second straight year, Miami capped an unbeaten season (10-0-1) by defeating a Southeastern Conference opponent. Miami capitalized on two early Georgia turnovers en route to a 21-10 victory. Miami used its potent rushing attack to pound out 228 yards on the ground, with fullback Rob Carpenter gaining 114 yards on 30 carries. Quarterback Sherman Smith earned Most Valuable Back honors, rushing for 90 yards and scoring one touchdown. He completed only one pass, but it was an important 7-yard touchdown to Ricky Taylor. After taking a 21-3 lead at the half, the Miami defense held the Bulldogs to one touchdown in the second half despite three fumbles by the MU off ense.

Miami 14 7 0 0 — 21Georgia 3 0 7 0 — 10

Scoring Summary

MU - Carpenter 1 run (Draudt kick)UG - Leavitt 20 FGMU - Taylor 7 pass from Smith (Draudt kick)

MU - Smith 8 run (Draudt kick)

UG - Goff 1 run (Leavitt kick)

Team Statistics MU UG

First Downs 18 17Rushing Yards 228 74Passes Attempted 8 24Passes Completed 3 11Passes Intercepted 0 0Passing Yards 14 200Penalties-Yards 3-25 20-24Punts-Avg. 5-36 4-30Fumbles-Lost 3-3 5-2


Rushing—UG: Harrison 17-69; MU: Carpenter 30-114, Smith 22-90Passing—UG: Robinson 11-24-190-0; MU: Smith 1-2-7-0, Sanna 2-4-22-0Receiving—UG: Appleby 6-102, Wilson 3-45; MU: Schulte 1-15, Taylor 1-7


Miami became the only team to capture three consecutive bowl titles from 1973-75 with a 20-7 win over South Carolina in the 1975 Tangerine Bowl. Miami’s win gave the team a three-year record of 32-1-1, which tied Oklahoma for the best three-year record in the nation. Miami used its traditionally strong rushing attack to gain 238 yards on the ground, led by fullback Rob Carpenter’s 120 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns. Quarterback Sherman Smith completed 10 of 13 passes for 137 yards with one interception. The South Carolina off ense came into the game averaging more than 409 yards of total off ense, but the Miami defense held the Gamecocks to 284 yards of total off ense, including just 56 rushing yards.

Miami 7 7 3 3 — 20S. Carolina 0 0 7 0 — 7

Scoring Summary

First QuarterMU - Carpenter 5 run (Johnson kick)Second QuarterMU - Carpenter 1 run (Johnson kick)Third QuarterMU - Johnson 47 FGUSC - Amrein 3 run (Marino kick)Fourth QuarterMU - Johnson 33 FG

Team Statistics MU USC

First Downs 19 17Rushes-Yards 60-238 30-56Passes Attempted 13 29Passes Completed 10 18Passes Intercepted 1 1Passing Yards 137 228Penalties-Yards 5-35 3-24Punts-Avg. 4-35.8 6-44.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0


Rushing—MU: Carpenter 29-120, Smith 17-64; USC: Williams 9-57, Long 11-19Passing—MU: Smith 10-13-137-1; USC: Grantz 18-29-228-1Receiving—MU: Walker 4-44; Joecken 3-68; USC: Logan 9-109, Stephens 4-51

Bowl History

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1986 CALIFORNIA BOWLSAN JOSE STATE 37

MIAMI 7

2003 GMAC BOWLMIAMI 49

LOUISVILLE 28

2004 INDEPENDENCE BOWLIOWA STATE 17

MIAMI 13

Dec. 13, 1986Bulldog StadiumFresno, Calif.Attendance: 26,000

Entering the 1986 California Bowl, San Jose State led the nation in total off ense and passing. The Spartans lived up to their billing in racking up 426 yards en route to a 37-7 win over Miami. San Jose State quarterback Mike Perez completed 21 of 37 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns, while the San Jose defense forced six turnovers and sacked Miami quarterbacks Terry Morris and Mike Bates six times. The Spartan defense held Miami tailback George Swarn, who had rushed for 1,112 yards during the regular season, to just 46 yards on 15 carries. Perez and Miami defensive tackle Andy Marlatt were honored as the game’s Most Valuable Players.

Miami 7 0 0 0 — 7San Jose St. 3 14 7 13 — 37

Scoring Summary

SJ - Olivarez 45 FGMU - Stofa 20 pass from Morris (Gussman kick)

SJ - Saxon 1 run (Olivarez kick)SJ - Liggins 36 pass from Perez (Olivarez kick)

SJ - Malauulu 4 pass from Perez (Olivarez kick)

SJ - Liggins 31 pass from Perez (Olivarez kick)SJ - Alexander 39 interception return (kick failed)

Team Statistics SJ MU

First Downs 23 22Rushes-Yards 44-113 33-24Passes Attempted 40 41Passes Completed 22 18Passes Intercepted 0 5Passing Yards 313 208Penalties-Yards 14-163 10-101Punts-Avg. 4-29.3 5-34.4Fumbles-Lost 6-1 1-1


Rushing—MU: Swarn 12-46, Morris 6-12; SJ: Saxon 25-92, Jackson 6-18Passing—MU: Morris 15-33-166-4, Bates 3-8-42-1; SJ: Perez 21-37-291-3, Saxon 0-1-0-0, Locy 1-2-22-0Receiving—MU: Stofa 5-71, Marhofer 5-69, Schillinger 4-67; SJ: Liggins 8-133, McCloud 2-41

Dec. 18, 2003Ladd-Peebles StadiumMobile, Ala.Attendance: 40,620

Playing his last game at Miami, junior quarterback Ben Roethlisberger torched the Louisville Cardinals for 376 yards and four touchdown passes, as the RedHawks claimed their fi rst bowl victory since the 1975 Tangerine Bowl, 49-28 over Louisville. Miami scored the fi rst three touchdowns of the game and led by as much as 35-7 after a 26-yard TD pass from Roethlisberger to Michael Larkin. A furious Cardinal rally would close the defi cit to 35-28 late in the third quarter, but a Mike Smith touchdown run and a Matt Pusateri interception return for a touchdown would provide the RedHawks with all the security they needed. Roethlisberger, who declared for the NFL Draft following the game, was named the MVP.Miami 21 14 0 14 — 49Louisville 0 21 7 0 — 28Scoring Summary

First QuarterMU - Larkin 28 yd pass from Roethlisberger (Parseghian kick)MU - Murray 2 yd run (Parseghian kick)MU - Nance 12 yd pass from Roethlisberger (Parseghian kick)Second QuarterLOU - Gates 1 yd run (Smith kick)MU - Brandt 16 yd pass from Roethlisberger (Parseghian kick)MU - Larkin 26 yd pass from Roethlisberger (Parseghian kick)LOU - Russell 31 yd pass from Bush (Smith kick)LOU - Russell 2 yd pass from LeFors (Smith kick)Third QuarterLOU - Russell 24 yd pass from LeFors (Smith kick)Fourth QuarterMU - Smith 3 yd run (Parseghian kick)MU - Pusateri 35 yd interception return (Parseghian kick)

Team Statistics LOU MU

First Downs 28 22Rushes-Yards 33-221 38-237Passes (C-A-I) 26-35-0 30-49-1Passing Yards 376 255Plays-Total Yards 66-597 65-492Punts-Average 4-30.0 4-42.2Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-73 5-58Third Down Conv. 5-10 4-11Possession Time 30:52 29:08


Rushing—MU: Murray 15-142, Smith 12-82, Roethlisberger 6- (-3); LOU: Gates 12-128, LeFors 8-49, Shelton 8-34, Bush 9-33, Haskins 1- (-7)Passing—MU: Roethlisberger 21-33-376-4 TD- 0 INT; LOU: LeFors 17-26-224-2 TD-3 INT, Bush 1-1-31-1 TD-0 INTReceiving—MU: Nance 9-169, Larkin 5-88, Tyler 2-43, Robinson 2-41, Busing 1-17, Brandt 1-16, Corbin 1-2; LOU: Russell 7-144, Tinch 4-36, Gates 3-24, Ghent 2-45, Smith 1-5

Dec. 28, 2004Independence StadiumShreveport, La.Attendance: 43,000

After rallying to take its fi rst lead of the game midway through the third quarter, Miami was unable to hold off a potent Iowa State ground attack and fell 17-13 to Iowa State. Miami had trailed 10-0 late in the fi rst half, but quarterback Josh Betts hooked up with running back Luke Clemens on a 28-yard touchdown pass to close the gap to three right before the teams headed for the locker room. The RedHawks took their only lead of the game in the third quarter, when Mike Smith scored from two yards out. The dangerous combination of Cyclone running back Stevie Hicks and quarterback Bret Meyer proved too much, however, as ISU rumbled for 295 yards on the ground, including a one-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter that put ISU up for good. Miami had a last chance late in the fourth quarter after stuffi ng the Cyclones on fourth-and-inches, but ISU’s Ellis Hobbs picked off a Betts pass to end the game. The game was the last for Terry Hoeppner as Miami’s head coach.

Miami 0 7 6 0 — 13Iowa State 7 3 0 7 — 17

Scoring Summary

ISU - Hicks 4 yd run (Culbertson kick)

ISU - Culbertson 23 yd FGMU - Clemens 28 yd pass from Betts (Parseghian kick)

MU - Smith 2 yd run (Soderquist kick blocked)

ISU - Kock 1 yd run (Culbertson kick)

Team Statistics MU ISU

First Downs 18 22Rushes-Yards 25-60 59-295Passes (C-A-I) 20-44-1 10-28-0Passing Yards 240 114Plays-Total Yards 69-300 87-409Punts-Average 8-45.4 7-37.9Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-48 7-71Third Down Conv. 2-13 9-20Possession Time 29:27 30:33


Rushing—MU: Smith 9-46, Clemens 8-22, Murphy 1-0, Betts 7-(8); ISU: Hicks 27-159, Meyer 23-122, Kock 3-7, Blythe 1-6, Davis 1-5, Coleman 1-2.Passing—MU: Betts 20-44-1TD-1INT ISU: Meyer 10-28-114-0TD-0INT.Receiving—MU: Robinson 7-101, Corbin 2-40, Larkin 2-19, Kirkpatrick 2-17, Busing 2-10, Smith 2-9, Clemens 1-28, Tyler 1-14, Williams 1-2; ISU: Blythe 3-42, Davis 3-30, Barkema 2-23, Miller 2-19.

Bowl History

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TeamMost Plays: 77 vs. South Carolina, 1975 Tangerine Most Total Off ense Yards: 597 vs. Louisville, 2003 GMACMost Rushing Attempts: 60 vs. South Carolina, 1975 Tangerine Most Rushing Yards: 294 vs. Texas Tech, 1947 Sun Most Pass Completions: 21 vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Most Pass Attempts: 44 vs. Iowa State, 2004 Independence Most Passing Yards: 376 vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Most Interceptions Thrown: 5 vs. San Jose State, 1986 California Most Punts: 10 vs. Florida, 1973 Tangerine Highest Punting Average: 45.4 vs. Iowa State, 2004 Independence Most Punt Returns: 6 vs. three teamsMost Punt Return Yardage: 72 vs. Iowa State, 2004 IndependenceMost Kickoff Returns: 7 vs. Houston, 1962 Sun Most Kickoff Return Yards: 175 vs. Houston, 1962 Tangerine Most Field Goals Attempted: 3 vs. Houston, 1962 Tangerine Most Field Goals Made: vs. Houston, 1962 Tangerine Most Points Scored: 49 vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Most First Downs: 28 vs. Louisville, 2003 GMACMost Penalties: 10 vs. San Jose State, 1986 California Most Penalty Yards: 101 vs. San Jose State, 1986 California Most Fumbles: 3 vs. Georgia, 1974 Tangerine Most Fumbles Lost: 3 vs. Georgia, 1974 Tangerine

INDIVIDUAL Most Rushing Attempts: 30 by Rob Carpenter (114 yards) vs. Georgia, 1974 Tangerine Most Rushing Yards: 157 yards by Chuck Varner (28 carries) vs. Florida, 1973 Tangerine Most Rushing Touchdowns: 2 by Jim Bailey vs. Arizona State, 1950 Salad; Rob Carpenter vs. Georgia, 1974 Tangerine Most Pass Completions: 21 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. Louisville, 2003 GMACMost Pass Attempts: 44 by Josh Betts vs. Iowa State, 2004 Independence

Most Passing Yards: 376 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Most Touchdown Passes: 4 by Ben Roethlisberger vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Most Interceptions Thrown: 4 by Terry Morris vs. San Jose State, 1986 California Most Receptions: 9 by Martin Nance, 2003 GMACMost Receiving Yards: 169 by Martin Nance, 2003 GMAC Most Touchdown Receptions: 2 by Michael Larkin vs. Louisville, 2003 GMACMost Points Scored: 12 by Jim Bailey vs. Arizona State, 1950 Salad; Rob Carpenter vs. Georgia, 1974 Tangerine, 12 by Michael Larkin vs. Louisville, 2003 GMACMost Field Goals Attempted: 3 by Bob Jencks vs. Houston, 1962 Tangerine Most Field Goals Made: 3 by Bob Jencks vs. Houston, 1962 Tangerine Most Punts: 10 by Chuck Varner vs. Florida, 1973 Tangerine Highest Punting Average: 45.4 by Mike Wafzig vs. Iowa State (8 attempts), 2004 IndependenceMost Interceptions: 2 by John McVay vs. Florida, 1973 Tangerine

Longest playsRush: 50 yards by Jim Bailey vs. Arizona State, 1950 Salad Rushing TD: 50 yards by Jim Bailey vs. Arizona State, 1950 Salad Pass: 44 yards from Ben Roethlisberger to Martin Nance vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC Passing TD: 28 yards from Ben Roethlisberger to Michael Larkin vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC 28 yards from Josh Betts to Luke Clemens vs. Iowa State, 2004 Independence Punt: 67 yards by Mike Wafzig vs. Iowa State, 2004 IndependenceField Goal: 47 yards by Fred Johnson vs. South Carolina, 1975 Tangerine Punt Return: 44 by Ryne Robinson vs. Iowa State, 2004 IndependenceKickoff Return: 35 yards by Randy Walker vs. South Carolina, 1975 Tangerine Interception Return: 35 yards by Matt Pusateri vs. Louisville, 2003 GMAC

MIAMI’S BOWL GAME RECORDS

All-American Bowl(Tampa, FL)

1969 Bob Babich1975 Mike Biehle1976 Sherman Smith

Blue-Gray Game(Montgomery, AL)

1949 Mel Olix1953 Tom Pagna1956 Tom Dimitroff 1957 Dave Thelen1966 Ed Philpott1992 Ron Carpenter1997 Damian Vaughn

College All-Star Game(Chicago, IL)

1963 Bob Jencks

East-West Shrine Classic(Palo Alto, CA)

1976 Rob Carpenter1979 Kirk Springs1997 Matt Cravens

1999 JoJuan Armour2000 Dustin Cohen2008 Jake Richardson

Coaches All-American Classic(Waco, TX)

1975 Brad Cousino

Hula Bowl/Maui Classic(Honolulu, HI)

1961 Bill Triplett1992 Ron Carpenter*1999 JoJuan Armour Paris Johnson2000 Dustin Cohen2006 Josh Betts Todd Londot* Defensive MVP

North-SouthShrineGame(Pontiac, MI)

1956 Tom Troxell1969 Bob Babich

1970 Gary Arthur

Senior Bowl(Mobile, AL)

1955 Dick Chorovich1956 Roger Siesel Tom Troxell1963 Bob Jencks Tom Nomina1969 Bob Babich1987 Sheldon White2000 Travis Prentice Trevor Gaylor2001 Sly Johnson2003 Jacob Bell2004 Alphonso Hodge2005 Darrell Hunter Martin Nance

Paradise Bowl(Provo, UT)

2002 Milt Bowen2002 Ryan Terry2002 Matt Robillard

ALL-STAR GAME AND BOWL PARTICIPANTS

Darrell Hunter was one of four

Miami players selected to All-Star

Bowls in 2005.

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Eastern Michigan game story: http://www.pulsejournal.com/sports/miami-university-redhawks/merriweathers-3-tds-spark-miami-to-victory-911982.html

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2010 Game-by-Game Recaps

MIAMI 12

FLORIDA 34

September 4, 2010 Ben Hill Griffi n Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. Attendance: 90,178

Miami’s defense turned in a stellar performance - limiting Florida to just 41 yards through three quarters - but the Gators capitalized on several big plays for a 34-12 victory. The RedHawks were within nine points in the fourth quarter at 21-12 before the Gators sealed the game with a pair of touchdowns late in the fourth quarter. Trevor Cook kicked a career-best four fi eld goals and Zac Dysert completed 25 of 44 for 191 yards to pace the RedHawks. Armand Robinson tallied a career-high 11 catches for 111 yards as well. Miami jumped out to a 3-0 lead by capitalizing on a Florida fumble. Sophomore Pat Hinkel recovered an errant shotgun snap at the Gator 24, setting up a 33-yard fi eld goal midway through the fi rst. Florida stormed back in the second quarter with 21 points, all set up by Miami miscues. The Gators took the lead, 7-3, on a 67-yard interception return to paydirt by Janoris Jenkins, then took advantage of a short fi eld after a missed fake punt attempt for another touchdown. Another interception return, this to the Miami 3, led to a 21-3 advantage. But Miami answered right back, driving 61 yards on 16 plays for a fi eld goal just before halftime. Cook connected from 31 yards out this time, marking the sixth time in his career that he hit multiple fi eld goals in a game. Cook added to his total with another pair in the second half to cut the margin to 21-12 early in the fourth quarter, but Florida’s team speed and depth helped put the game out of reach as the Gators used three big plays to score the fi nal 14 points of the game.

Miami 3 3 3 3 — 12Florida 0 21 0 13 — 34

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

7:01 MIA—Cook 33-yd fi eld goal

Second Quarter

13:14 UF—Jenkins 67-yd interception return (Sturgis kick)9:27 UF—Hines 10-yd run (Sturgis kick)8:03 UF—Burton 2-yd run (Sturgis kick)0:21 MIA —Cook 31-yd fi eld goal

Third Quarter

6:33 MIA —Cook 31-yd fi eld goal

Fourth Quarter

13:24 MIA—Cook 33-yd fi eld goal12:31 UF—Demps 72-yd run (kick failed)1:21 UF —Rainey 25-yd pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA ..................................UFFirst Downs .......................................................... 16 ........................................... 12Rushes-Yards ................................................... 22-4 ..................................... 31-99Passes (A-C-I) .............................................46-26-4 ................................. 25-17-0Passing Yards .....................................................208 ......................................... 113Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 68-212 .................................. 56-212Punts-Average .............................................3-29.7 ................................... 1-27.0Fumbles-Lost ......................................................0-0 .......................................... 8-3Penalties-Yards ............................................... 9-51 ....................................... 6-51Third Down Conv .......................................4 of 15 ................................... 3 of 12Possession Time ........................................... 34:44 ......................................25:16

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MU: Woods 5-19; Lawson 1-3; Dysert 8-2; Merriweather 5-(-2); Rogers 1-(-3); Robinson 2-(-15). UF: Demps 8-98; Gillislee 6-55; Moody 5-5; Burton 2-4; Rainey 3-1; Brantley 3-(-9); TEAM 4-(-55).Passing — MU: Dysert 25-44-4-191; Kennedy 1-2-0-17. UF: Brantley, J. 17-25-0-113.Receiving — MU: Robinson 11-111; Rogers 4-16; Woods 3-(-1); Givens 2-25; Merriweather 2-18; Paine 2-11; Bruton 1-17; Harwell 1-11. UF: Rainey 6-34; Demps 4-4; Hines 3-49; Thompson 3-24; Burton 1-2.

EASTERN MICHIGAN 21

MIAMI 28

September 11, 2010 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 12,857

Thomas Merriweather scored three touchdowns -- the fi rst of the game and the last two scores of the contest -- to propel Miami to a 28-21 win over Eastern Michigan in its home opener. Merriweather spearheaded the RedHawks’ ground attack, rambling for 105 yards, the second time in his career he surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark. His three touchdowns tied a career high. As a team, Miami rushed for 181 yards and compiled 345 yards of total off ense. The Miami defense amassed three interceptions, while linebacker Ryan Kennedy doled out a career-high 14 tackles, including three solo stops and three tackles for loss. The RedHawks stampeded down the fi eld on the opening drive with Merriweather capped a six-play drive with a 23-yard rushing touchdown. Eastern Michigan capitalized on an intercepted pass to even the game at 7, but Miami answered back in the second quarter with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Zac Dysert to Armand Robinson. The Eagles took their fi rst lead of the game, 21-14, at 6:43 of the third quarter on a 40-yard touchdown pass, but less than three minutes later, Miami evened the score off Merriweather’s second rushing touchdown of the game, a 20-yard run. The senior from Flourissant, Mo., propelled Miami back to the lead with a leaping nine-yard rush with 9:03 remaining. Eastern Michigan made a fi nal charge, closing to the Miami 22-yard line, but Jordan Gaff ord knocked down a fourth-down pass at the goalline, sealing Miami’s 28-21 victory.

Eastern Michigan 7 7 7 0 — 21Miami 7 7 7 7 — 28

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

12:06 MIA—Merriweather 23-yd run (Cook kick)2:34 EMU—Thomas, K. 71-yd pass from LeDuc (Graham kick)

Second Quarter

11:05 MIA—Robinson 24-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)0:28 EMU—LeDuc 11-yd pass from Gillett (Graham kick)

Third Quarter

6:43 EMU—Thomas, K. 40-yd pass from Gillett (Graham kick)4:00 MIA—Merriweather 20-yd run (Cook kick)

Fourth Quarter

9:03 MIA—Merriweather 9-yd run (Cook kick)

TEAM STATISTICS .............................. EMU ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 17 ............................................23Rushes-Yards .................................................32-66 ...................................37-181Passes (A-C-I) .............................................20-34-3 ................................. 16-25-1Passing Yards .....................................................256 ......................................... 164Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 66-322 ...................................62-345Punts-Average .............................................4-49.5 .................................... 5-39.8Fumbles-Lost ......................................................1-0 .......................................... 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 2-20 ........................................5-45Third Down Conv .......................................8 of 16 ......................................3 of 8Possession Time ........................................... 29:28 ......................................30:32

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — EMU: Gillett 14-37; Welch 7-18; Priest 8-12; Scott 2-4; Mitchell 1-(-1). MIA: Merriweather 15-105-3; Dysert 9-43; Woods 9-41; Harwell 1-1; Paine 1-(-3); TEAM (2-(-6).Passing — EMU: Gillett 18-30-2-171-2; Payne 1-3-1-14; LeDuc 1-1-0, 71-1. MIA: Dysert 16-25-1-164-1.Receiving — EMU: LeDuc 7-45; Thayer 5-37-0; Thomas, K. 4-133-2; Hunter 2-17; DeMaster 1-15; Burke 1-9. MIA: Robinson 7-89-1; Rogers 4-42; Givens 2-14; Cruse 1-19; Merriweather 1-1; Paine 1-(-1).

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COLORADO STATE 10

MIAMI 31

September 18, 2010 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 16,691

Miami scored in every quarter for the third straight game, cruising to a 31-10 win over Colorado State. The victory marked the fi rst time Miami has posted back-to-back-wins since the 2007 season. Sophomore quarterback Zac Dysert threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns, converting an impressive 18-of-22 passes with no interceptions. His longest pass came in the fourth quarter to senior wide receiver Armand Robinson for the RedHawks’ fi nal touchdown. Colorado State got on the board fi rst with a 25-yard fi eld goal, but a turnover on a punt set up Trevor Cook for a 39-yard fi eld goal with 3:15 remaining in the opening quarter to even the score, 3-3. A pair of touchdowns in the second handed Miami a 17-3 advantage heading into halftime. Dysert connected with freshman fullback Justin Semmes with 9:36 remaining in the half on the fi rst touchdown strike. The RedHawk defense collected the second touchdown for the Red and White when sophomore linebacker Evan Harris picked off Pete Thomas and -- aided by a few key RedHawk blocks -- rambled 56 yards for a score. Miami extended its lead in the third quarter off a 15-yard touchdown pass from Dysert to junior tight end Kendrick Bruton at the 7:20 mark, then made the score 31-3 when Dysert hit Robinson on a 62-yard connection with 2:35 left in the game. Colorado State scored its fi rst touchdown of the year with 1:14 remaining to make the fi nal score, 31-10. Miami compiled 299 yards of total off ense, while the Rams tallied 305 yards of total off ense. However, in addition to three interceptions, the RedHawk defense has four sacks and limited CSU has to just one yard rushing.

Colorado State 3 0 0 7 — 10Miami 3 14 7 7 — 31

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

5:53 CSU—DeLine 25-yd fi eld goal1:23 MIA—Cook 39-yd fi eld goal

Second Quarter

9:36 MIA—Semmes 6-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)7:33 MIA—Harris 56-yd interception return (Cook kick)

Third Quarter

7:20 MIA—Bruton 15-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)

Fourth Quarter

2:35 MIA—Robinson 62-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)1:14 CSU—Yemm 6-yd pass from Thomas (DeLine kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... CSU ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 15 ............................................17Rushes-Yards ................................................... 21-1 ..................................... 39-68Passes (A-C-I) .............................................40-26-2 ................................. 22-18-0Passing Yards .....................................................305 ......................................... 231Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 61-306 ...................................61-299Punts-Average .............................................5-40.4 .................................... 4-43.8Fumbles-Lost ......................................................3-2 .......................................... 2-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 7-60 ........................................3-20Third Down Conv .......................................7 of 14 ................................... 5 of 12Possession Time ........................................... 29:19 ......................................32:41

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — CSU: Carter 10-7; Mosure 3-7; Mason 1-3; Thomas 7-(-16). MIA: Woods 19-85; Green 6-26; Robinson 1-20; Merriweather 1-(-1); Cook 1-(-7); Dysert 8-(-9); Partridge 1-(-19); TEAM 2-(-27).Passing — CSU: Thomas 26-40-2-305-1. MIA: Dysert 18-22-0-231-3.Receiving — CSU: Steele 7-118; Yemm 4-56; Borcky 3-40; Liggett 3-20; Pauga 3-15; Greenwood 2-31; Law 2-23; Carter 2-2. MIA: Cruse 5-40; Robinson 4-83; Bruton 3-42; Paine 2-32; Woods 2-20; Green 1-8; Semmes 1-6.

MIAMI 13

MISSOURI 51

September 25, 2010 Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Mo. Attendance: 60,329

Miami fell behind 21-0 after the fi rst quarter and never recovered Saturday in a 51-13 loss at 24th-ranked Missouri. Trevor Cook kicked two fi eld goals and Austin Boucher completed a touchdown pass to Jamal Rogers to account for the RedHawk scoring. Zac Dysert completed 20 of 27 passes for 178 yards, with Armand Robinson catching 10 passes for 99 yards. The double-digit eff ort was his second of the season and fourth of his career. A turnover on the fi rst play of the game put Miami down 7-0 after just eight seconds. Carl Gettis returned a Robinson fumble 19 yards to the endzone. The Tigers expanded their lead to 14-0 on a 94-yard drive on their fi rst possession and went 71 yards on their next touch for a 21-0 lead after 15 minutes. A Dysert interception led to Missouri’s fourth touchdown. The Tigers picked off a pass in the fl at and returned it to the endzone, but a block-in-the-back penalty placed the ball at the Miami 38. However, it took just four plays to increase the margin to 28-0 Miami got on the scoreboard with 6:28 left in the half on Cook’s sixth straight make this season, leaving the score 28-3 at intermission. The senior kicked his second fi eld goal of the game -- a season-long 40-yarder -- in the third quarter, then Boucher and Rogers connected with with 1:40 remaining.

Miami 0 3 3 7 — 13Missouri 21 7 23 0 — 51

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter14:52 MU—Gettis 19-yd fumble recovery (Ressel kick)8:33 MU—Lawrence 39-yd run (Ressel kick)1:55 MU—Josey, Henry 28-yd run (Ressel kick)

Second Quarter9:59 MU—Moore 7-yd run (Ressel kick)6:28 MIA—Cook 23-yd fi eld goal

Third Quarter13:56 MU—Kemp, 33-yd pass from Gabbert (Ressel kick failed)8:30 MU—Ressel 50-yd fi eld goal6:12 MU—Gabbert 1-yd run (Ressel kick)3:16 MIA—Cook 40-yd fi eld goal0:36 MU—Murphy 1-yd run (Ressel kick)

Fourth Quarter1:40 MIA—Rogers 12-yd pass from A. Boucher (Cook kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA .................................MUFirst Downs .......................................................... 19 ............................................25Rushes-Yards .................................................34-70 ...................................38-236Passes (A-C-I) .............................................34-25-1 ................................. 23-17-1Passing Yards .....................................................246 ......................................... 233Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 68-316 ...................................61-469Punts-Average .............................................3-36.7 .................................... 1-40.0Fumbles-Lost ......................................................5-2 .......................................... 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 7-67 ........................................9-91Third Down Conv .......................................8 of 16 ......................................3 of 9Possession Time ........................................... 34:54 ......................................25:06

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Woods 11-37; Merriweather 11-34; Green 2-10; Semmes 1-3; Rogers 1-(-1); TEAM 1-(-2); Boucher 2-(-7); Dysert 5-(-8); Kennedy 0-4. MU: Lawrence 6-63; Josey 8-54; Murphy 4-48; Moore 3-39; Gabbert 9-20; Franklin 4-9; Moe 1-7; TEAM 3-(-4).Passing — MIA: Dysert 20-27-1-178; Boucher 5-7-0-68. MU: Gabbert 15-21-1-187; Franklin 2-2-0-46.Receiving — MIA: Robinson 10-99; Woods 3-32; Bruton 3-32; White 3-23; Paine 2-31; Rogers 2-21; Givens 1-7; Merriweather 1-1. MU: Moe 7-95; Egnew 4-41; Kemp 3-43; McGaffi e 2-27; Gerau 1-27.

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KENT STATE 21

MIAMI 27

October 2, 2010 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 17,666

A furious fourth quarter in which Miami scored 17 points resulted in a 27-21 triumph for the RedHawks over Kent State at Yager Stadium. Junior Anthony Kokal intercepted a Golden Flash pass in the endzone in the waning minutes of the game to preserve the RedHawk win. Kent State jumped out to an early lead, 7-0 at 10:11 in the fi rst quarter, but Miami answered with a 36-yard fi eld goal by Trevor Cook, the 30th of his career, at 4:24 of the fi rst, narrowing the lead to 7-3. A fumble deep in Miami territory led to a 14-3 KSU advantage. Zac Dysert’s 44-yard pass to Chris Givens set up Miami’s fi rst touchdown. Dysert completed the drive with a three-yard pass to Armand Robinson with 2:31 to play in the fi rst half. Dayonne Nunley’s interception at 3:24 of the third quarter set up the next Miami score. Thomas Merriweather rambled for a 6-yard touchdown at 14:53 of the fourth quarter, giving Miami its fi rst lead of the game, 17-14. Just over a minute later, Austin Brown blocked Matt Rinehart’s punt, while Evan Harris picked up the ball, returning it 18 yards for Miami’s second touchdown of the quarter. Cook’s extra point put the RedHawks up 24-14 with 13:50 remaining. Kent State pulled back within three, 24-21 with 10:35 to play, on a 9-yard run by quarterback Spencer Keith for the touchdown. Miami widened its lead, 27-21, on Cook’s 21-yard fi eld goal with 3:32 remaining. In the fi nal minute of the game, Kent State drove to the Miami 7, threatening to take the lead. On second and goal, Kokal intercepted the KSU pass in the end zone with 56 seconds left in play, sealing the victory.

Kent State 7 7 0 7 — 21Miami 3 7 0 17 — 27

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

10:11 KSU—Terry 39-yd run (Cortez kick)4:24 MIA—Cook 36-yd fi eld goal

Second Quarter

14:13 KSU—Terry 2-yd run (Cortez kick)2:31 MIA—Robinson 3-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)

Third Quarter

none

Fourth Quarter

14:53 MIA—Merriweather 6-yd run (Cook kick)13:50 MIA—Harris 18-yd blocked punt return (Cook kick)10:25 KSU—Keith 9-yd run (Cortez kick)3:32 MIA—Cook 21-yd fi eld goal

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... KSU ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 15 ............................................24Rushes-Yards .............................................. 35-132 ..................................... 29-52Passes (A-C-I) .............................................26-11-2 ................................. 47-31-0Passing Yards .....................................................152 ......................................... 294Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 61-284 ...................................76-346Punts-Average .............................................6-35.2 .................................... 5-40.8Fumbles-Lost ......................................................1-0 .......................................... 1-1Penalties-Yards ............................................... 5-40 ........................................2-19Third Down Conv .......................................6 of 13 ................................... 8 of 17Possession Time ........................................... 25:38 ......................................34:22

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — KSU: Terry 23-86; Keith 8-44; Archer 2-10; TEAM 1-(-3); Muldrow 1-(-5). MIA: Merriweather 11-54; Woods 6-11; Robinson 2-11; TEAM 3-(-8); Dysert, Zac 7-(-16).Passing — KSU: Keith 11-26-2-152. MIA: Dysert 31-46-0-294.Receiving — KSU: Kirkland 4-51; Goode 3-55; Muldrow 1-32; Terry 1-9; Thompson 1-3; Archer 1-2. MIA: Rogers 8-90; Robinson 6-28; Givens 5-104; Cruse 4-28; Paine 3-11; Merriweather 2-6; Bruton 1-13; Woods 1-10; Harwell 1-4.

MIAMI 3

CINCINNATI 45

October 9, 2010 Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 33,909

Cincinnati scored touchdowns on each of its fi rst three possessions and never looked back to retain the Victory Bell with a 45-3 victory over Miami at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats have now won fi ve straight in the series, which has been contested 115 times since 1888. All of the scoring occured during the fi rst half. Cincinnati jumped out to a 7-0 lead after just 25 seconds. On the second play from scrimmage, Armon Binns hauled in a 48-yard touchdown pass from Zach Collaros. The Bearcats extended that advantage on their second possession. Three plays after an unsuccessful fake punt attempt by Miami, DJ Woods took an end-around 18 yards to paydirt for a 14-0 advantage. The short drive covered 34 yards on three plays and lasted just 33 seconds. The Bearcats fi nished the fi rst quarter with 28 points, the most by an opponent in any period since Northern Illinois rallied for 34 points over the fi nal 15 minutes in 2002. Miami’s only points came early in the second quarter. Senior Trevor Cook booted a 48-yard fi eld goal, the third longest of his career. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native previously had a school-record 55-yarder vs. Toledo last year and hit one from 49 yards at Cincinnati as a freshman. Cincinnati added 17 points before intermission to extend its lead to 45-3 at the break. Miami totalled just 29 yards rushing and only 194 overall. Zac Dysert completed 22 of 35 passes for 165 yards. The Bearcats fi nished the contest with 609 yards of total off ense, including 480 in the fi rst half. That number included 384 yards on the ground, 264 of which came in the fi rst 30 minutes.

Miami 0 3 0 0 — 3Cincinnati 28 17 0 0 — 45

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter14:35 CIN—Binns 48-yd pass From Collaros (Rogers kick)8:20 CIN—Woods 18-yd run (Rogers kick)4:40 CIN—Binns 32-yd pass From Collaros (Rogers kick)2:34 CIN—Pead 80-yd run (Rogers kick)

Second Quarter13:40 MIA—Cook 48-yd fi eld goal10:35 CIN—Rogers 24-yd fi eld goal6:56 CIN—Goebel 2-yd run (Rogers kick)0:16 CIN—Guidugli 6-yd pass From Collaros (Rogers kick)

Third QuarternoneFourth Quarternone

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA ................................ CINFirst Downs .......................................................... 17 ............................................29Rushes-Yards .................................................25-42 ...................................46-384Passes (A-C-I) .............................................42-28-0 ................................. 21-15-0Passing Yards .....................................................227 ......................................... 225Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 67-269 ...................................67-609Punts-Average .............................................8-39.6 .................................... 3-44.0Fumbles-Lost ......................................................0-0 .......................................... 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 6-57 ........................................9-85Third Down Conv .......................................3 of 14 ................................... 5 of 10Possession Time ........................................... 31:59 ......................................28:01

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Woods 5-22; Merriweather 8-20; Dysert 8-6; Green 2-5; TEAM 1-(-2); Partridge 1-(-9). CIN: Pead 10-197; Winn 19-81; Goebel 10-68; Anderson 3-18; Woods 1-18; Fearing 2-6; Collaros 1-(-4).Passing — MIA: Dysert 22-35-0-165; Boucher 6-7-0-62. CIN: Collaros 14-17-0-216; Anderson 1-4-0-9.Receiving — MIA: Robinson 9-87; Harwell 6-62; Merriweather 3-6; Cruse 2-20; Green 2-13; Swift 2-13; Woods 2-10; Rogers 1-9; White 1-7. CIN: Binns 5-115; Woods 5-54; Guidugli 4-47; Woodard 1-9.

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MIAMI 27

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 20

October 16, 2010 Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Attendance: 24,761

Zac Dysert and Andy Cruse connected on a 71-yard touchdown pass with 19 remaining, lifting Miami to a 27-20 victory over Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The win was Miami’s fi rst on the road since Oct. 18, 2008, ending an 11-game slide. Dysert fi nished the day 27 of 49 for 399 yards, tied for the seventh-best passing game in Miami history and second highest in his career. Cruse enjoyed the sixth best receiving day with nine passes for 179 yards, both career-highs. He was all alone behind the Chippewa secondary on a third-and-14 play, easily running the fi nal 30-plus yards to paydirt. After a scoreless fi rst quarter, Miami took a 7-0 lead three minutes into the second on a 10-yard completion from Dysert to Cruse. The play capped a three-play, 63-yard drive that also included a 29-yard strike to Nick Harwell. Central Michigan evened the game six minutes later, but Miami was able to capitalize on a Chippewa turnover to take a 10-7 lead into the locker room at halftime. Evan Harris made the fi rst of his two interceptions in the contest with 3:28 left in the period. Dysert and Cruse connected for 36 yards on the fi rst play, setting up Seth Phillip for a 40-yard fi eld goal attempt, the fi rst of his career. The senior was forced to kick placements earlier in the game after Trevor Cook was injured. Miami extended the lead to 17-7 on the opening possession of the second half. Harwell hauled in a 24-yard scoring pass from Dysert to complete the 12-play, 78-yard march. The Chippewas answered later in the quarter to close to 17-14 before a battle of fi eld goals in the fourth. Phillip hit a 21-yarder at the 11:48 mark, before David Harman had a pair of kicks, the latter tying the score at 20 with 4:33 left.

Miami 0 10 7 10 — 27Central Michigan 0 7 7 6 — 20

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarternone

Second Quarter12:03 MIA—Cruse 10-yd pass from Dysert (Philip kick)6:41 CMU—Cotton 5-yd run (Harman kick)0:20 MIA—Philip 40-yd fi eld goal

Third Quarter9:25 MIA—Harwell 24-yd pass from Dysert (Philip kick)1:19 CMU—Volny 1-yd run (Harman kick)

Fourth Quarter11:49 MIA—Philip 21-yd fi eld goal9:40 CMU—Harman 28-yd fi eld goal4:33 CMU—Harman 23-yd fi eld goal0:19 MIA—Cruse 71-yd pass from Dysert (Philip kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA .............................. CMUFirst Downs .......................................................... 22 ........................................... 21Rushes-Yards .................................................25-71 ..................................... 24-72Passes (A-C-I) .............................................47-29-0 ................................. 52-29-3Passing Yards .....................................................399 ......................................... 329Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 72-470 .................................. 76-401Punts-Average .............................................6-36.3 ................................... 5-34.8Fumbles-Lost ......................................................1-1 .......................................... 1-1Penalties-Yards ............................................... 9-79 ....................................... 3-20Third Down Conv .......................................4 of 14 ................................... 5 of 15Possession Time ........................................... 31:07 ......................................28:53

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Woods 8-33; Merriweather 5-19; Dysert 10-9; Robinson 1-5; Partridge 1-5. CMU: Volny 5-47; Cotton 15-23; Wilson 1-3; Radcliff 3-(-1).Passing — MIA: Dysert 29-47-0-399. CMU: Radcliff 29-52-3-329.Receiving — MIA: Robinson 9-102; Cruse 8-179; Harwell 8-97; Merriweather 3-11; Paine 1-10. CMU: Wilson 8-97; Harris 6-30; Fraser 5-68; PoblAh 4-72; Cotton 2-37; Torres 2-6; Blackburn 1-14; Reed 1-5.


OHIO 34

MIAMI 13

October 23, 2010 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 17,144

Nick Harwell set a school record for receiving yards with 219 receiving yards, but six turnovers -- four interceptions and two fumbles -- led to 34-13 oss Ohio on Homecoming Day. Dysert fi nished the day with 332 yards through the air, including an 82-yarder to Harwell that was the nine-longest completion in Miami history. The RedHawks jumped out of the gates by driving 70 yards to paydirt on its opening possession, capping the drive with a 15-yard touchdown strike from Dysert to senior wide receiver Armand Robinson. On the kickoff , Roman Lawson forced a Bobcat fumble, which was recovered by Miami on the Ohio 32-yard line, but lost yardage stalled the drive. The Bobcats capitalized on the possession, driving 83 yards in six plays to even the game, 7-7. Vince Davidson rambled 56 yards for the Bobcat touchdown. Ohio took a 13-7 lead into the locker room at half, then stetched that to 27-7 by the end of the third. Miami tried to close the gap with 51 seconds left in the third when Dysert converted an 82-yard pass to Harwell, but a fumble at the goal line caused a touchback, leaving Miami without points and giving the Bobcats the ball at the 20 yard line. The RedHawks put their fi rst points on the board since the opening series when Dysert connected with senior running back Thomas Merriweather for a 14-yard touchdown with 11:47 remaining in the game. But with the scord 27-13, Dysert was intercepted on Miami’s next two series to end any chance of a comeback. The Bobcats gained 222 of their 371 yards of total off ense on the ground, while Miami managed just 11 rushing yards.

Ohio 7 6 14 7 — 34Miami 7 0 0 6 — 13

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

11:59 MIA—Robinson 15-yd pass from Dysert (Philip kick)5:57 OHIO—Davidson 56-yd run (Weller kick)

Second Quarter

9:30 OHIO—Harden 3-yd run (kick failed)2:31 MIA—Robinson 3-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)

Third Quarter

11:09 OHIO—Harden 48-yd run (Weller kick)2:31 OHIO—Jackson 1-yd run (Weller kick)

Fourth Quarter

11:47 MIA—Merriweather 14-yd pass from Dysert (kick failed)3:18 OHIO—Jackson 2-yd run (Weller kick)

TEAM STATISTICS .............................OHIO ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 18 ........................................... 18Rushes-Yards .............................................. 45-222 ..................................... 21-11Passes (A-C-I) .............................................19-10-1 ................................. 36-21-4Passing Yards .....................................................149 ......................................... 332Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 64-371 .................................. 57-343Punts-Average .............................................5-38.6 ................................... 3-42.3Fumbles-Lost ......................................................2-1 .......................................... 2-2Penalties-Yards .......................................... 10-105 ....................................... 8-70Third Down Conv .......................................5 of 11 ..................................... 2 of 9Possession Time ........................................... 35:21 ......................................24:39

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — Ohio: Davidson 17-103; Harden 7-62; Jackson 12-31; Boykin 4-24; Brown 1-4; Goulet 1-4; TEAM 1-(-1); Bates 2-(-5). MIA: Merriweather 7-35; Woods 3-7; Harwell 1-4; TEAM 1-(-3); Paine 1-(-13); Dysert 8-(-19).Passing — Ohio: Jackson 10-19-1-149. MIA: Dysert 21-36-4-332.Receiving — Ohio: Dunlop 4-68; McCrae 2-41; Foster 2-24; Goulet 1-12; Thompson 1-4. MIA: Harwell 11-219; Paine 4-49; Cruse 2-37; Robinson 1-15; Merriweather 1-14; Marck 1-(-1); Woods 1-(-1).

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MIAMI 21

BUFFALO 9

October 30, 2010 UB Stadium • Buff alo, N.Y. Attendance: 12,786

Zac Dysert and Nick Harwell connected for two passing touchdowns in the fi rst half and Thomas Merriweather rushed for another score late, leading Miami to a 21-9 wind-swept victory over Buff alo Saturday afternoon at UB Stadium. Dysert fi nished the game 21 of 36 for 231 yards, 97 of which went to Harwell. Thomas Merriweather rushed for 61 yards on 19 attempts. Miami opened the scoring with 7:40 left in the fi rst. Dysert connected with Harwell on a slant play, capping a fi ve-play, 48-yard drive. The fi ve-yard pass continued a string of recent success for the true freshman, who now has 35 catches for 475 yards in the last four games. The RedHawks increased their lead to 14-0 shortly before intermission on a one-handed grab by Harwell. The 29-yard completion from Dysert to the corner of the endzone capped an eight-play, 54-yard drive that lasted 2:08. The series started after C.J. Marck forced UB quarterback Alex Zordich into a fumble on a third-down run. Miami dodged a bullet on the ensuing kickoff when replays confi rmed that Ed Young stepped out of bounds on his way to a 68-yard return to the endzone. Buff alo responded with the wind during the third quarter. The Bulls put their fi rst points on the board on a 52-yard fi eld goal by John Rachuna, the longest in their FBS history. They added a touchdown with 56 seconds left in the period when Zordich scrambled around left end. But the extra point hit the upright, leaving the score 14-9 at the break. Dysert set up the RedHawks’ next score with a 40-yard pass to Chris Givens that was ruled out of bounds at the Buff alo 2. On the next play, Merriweather rambled in for MU’s fi rst rushing touchdown in four games. The RedHawk defense held Buff alo to 265 yards in total off ense and registered a season-high fi ve sacks. Jerrell Wedge had a season-high 12 tackles, the sixth time in his career he has topped double fi gures. Miami fi nished with 297 yards of off ense, including 66 on the ground.

Miami 7 7 0 7 — 21Buff alo 0 0 9 0 — 9

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter7:40 MIA —Harwell 5-yd pass from Dysert (Krysinski kick)

Second Quarter0:22 MIA —Harwell 29-yd pass from Dysert (Krysinski kick)

Third Quarter4:08 UB —Rachuna 52-yd fi eld goal0:56 UB —Zordich 12-yd run (kick failed)

Fourth Quarter10:17 MIA —Merriweather 2-yd run (Krysinski kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA ..................................UBFirst Downs .......................................................... 15 ........................................... 14Rushes-Yards .................................................30-66 ..................................... 34-55Passes (A-C-I) .............................................36-21-2 ................................. 34-16-0Passing Yards .....................................................231 ......................................... 210Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 66-297 .................................. 68-265Punts-Average .............................................8-38.5 ................................... 8-32.6Fumbles-Lost ......................................................0-0 .......................................... 1-1Penalties-Yards ............................................... 2-21 ....................................... 3-25Third Down Conv .......................................3 of 13 ................................... 4 of 17Possession Time ........................................... 30:48 ......................................29:12xINDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Merriweather 19-61; Woods 3-7; Dysert 7-(- 1).TEAM 1-(-1); UB: Gill 11-24; Oliver 6-18; Zordich 16-12; Jackson 1-1.Passing — MIA: Dysert 21-36-2-231. UB: Zordich 16-33-0-210;TEAM 0-1-0-0.Receiving — MIA: Harwell 8-97; Paine 4-35; Givens 3-58; Robinson 3-25; Bruton 1-11; Merriweather 1-4; Woods 1-1. UB: Jackson 7-72; Rivers 3-44; Oliver 2-52; Connacher 1-16; Marr 1-13; Young 1-8; Gill 1-5.


MIAMI 24

BOWLING GREEN 21

November 10, 2010 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio Attendance: 12,073

Trevor Cook kicked a 33-yard fi eld goal with no time remaining to lift Miami to a 24-21 victory over upset-minded Bowling Green Wednesday night at Doyt Perry Stadium. With the win, Miami became bowl eligible for the fi rst time since 2005. The game-winning drive started on the Bowling Green 37 after D.J. Brown made his fi rst career interception. The kick marked the fi rst time Miami won a game on the fi nal play since Ben Roethlisberger completed a 70-yard pass to Eddie Tillitz in a 30-27 decision over Akron on Oct. 13, 2001. Miami took the opening drive 71 yards to the BG 5, but an errant pitch resulted in a turnover. It didn’t take long, though, for the RedHawks to strike. After holding the Falcons to a three-and-out, Dysert connected with Nick Harwell on a 41-yard completion, then Thomas Merriweather went 18 yards around right end to put the RedHawks up 7-0. After being held without a fi rst down in the opening period, Bowling Green started the second on fi re. The Falcons marched 79 yards on 11 plays to even the game with 8:28 left in the half. The RedHawks took advantage of a Bowling Green mistake to go up 14-7 with 1:47 left in the half. Demetrius Quarles started the string with a fi rst-down saving tackle on third-and-nine at the 21. The Falcons lined up to punt, but a bad snap set up Miami at the Falcon 15. Dysert carried the ball four straight times, plunging in from the one on third down. Dysert and Harwell put Miami up 21-7 when they hooked up for a 22-yard scoring strike with 2:40 left in the third quarter. Cook had a chance to extend the lead, but was short on a 41-yard fi eld goal attempt on the fi rst play of the fourth. Bowling Green rallied with a pair of Willie Geter touchdown runs to even the game at 21 with 6:59 to play.

Miami 7 7 7 3 — 24Bowling Green 0 7 0 14 — 21

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter4:58 MIA—Merriweather 18-yd run (Cook, kick)

Second Quarter8:28 BGSU—Bayer 12-yd pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick)1:47 MIA— Dysert 1-yd run (Cook kick)

Third Quarter2:40 MIA—Harwell 22-yd pass from Dysert (Cook kick)

Fourth Quarter13:27 BGSU—Geter 1-yd run (Burkhardt kick)6:59 BGSU—Geter 2-yd run (Burkhardt kick)0:00 MIA—Cook 33-yd fi eld goal, 7-21 2:03, miami 24 - bgsu 21

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA .............................BGSUFirst Downs .......................................................... 20 ........................................... 11Rushes-Yards ............................................. 37-156 ..................................... 27-44Passes (A-C-I) .............................................25-19-0 ................................. 29-17-2Passing Yards .....................................................221 ......................................... 176Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 62-377 .................................. 56-220Punts-Average .............................................5-43.2 ................................... 4-43.2Fumbles-Lost ......................................................4-3 .......................................... 1-1Penalties-Yards .............................................10-72 ....................................... 5-45Third Down Conv .......................................7 of 14 ................................... 3 of 12Possession Time ........................................... 33:10 ......................................26:50

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Merriweather 17-88; Woods 8-35; Dysert 9-20; Harwell 1-11; Boucher 1-4; TEAM 1-(-2). BGSU: Geter 16-34; Wiley 3-30; Hopgood 1-1; Schilz 6-(-7); TEAM 1-(-14).Passing — MIA: Dysert 19-25-0-221. BGSU: Schilz 17-29-2-176.Receiving — MIA: Harwell 10-125; Robinson 5-57; Givens 1-15; Paine 1-11; Cruse 1-10; Merriweather 1-3. Jorden 4-95; Bayer 4-38; Cooper, 4-20; Wiley 2-7; Geter 2-(-5); Pronty 1-21.

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MIAMI 19

AKRON 14

November 17, 2010 InfoCision Stadium • Akron, Ohio Attendance: 7,671

Trevor Cook booted four fi eld goals and Thomas Merriweather rushed for a career-best 141 yards leading Miami to a 19-14 victory over upset-minded and winless Akron. Redshirt freshman Austin Boucher, starting in place of the injured Zac Dysert, executed a limited off ensive package for 395 yards of total off ense, including 213 through the air. He completed 22 of 32 attempts in just his fourth career game. Akron was poised to pull the upset in the fi nal minute, driving to the Miami 13 with just under two minutes remaining, but Jordain Brown stripped Jeremy LaFrance at the 8 and Jordan Gaff ord recovered. Miami dominated the battle of fi eld position in the opening 15 minutes, twice starting drives in Akron territory, but the RedHawks had to punt three times. The Zips took possession for the third time at its own 9 late in the period, embarking on their longest scoring drive of the season. The Zips marched 91 yards on 12 plays to take a 7-0 lead just four seconds into the second quarter. But Miami immediately responded, needing just fi ve plays to cover the 67 yards necessary to even the game at 7. Merriweather covered the fi nal four yards for his seventh rushing touchdown of the season. The RedHawks took the lead 10-7 on its next possession. Taking over at the 21, Miami covered 75 yards to set up by 22-yard fi eld goal by Cook. Another big play helped Akron jump out to a 14-10 lead early in the third. On the second play from scrimmage, Alex Allen burst through the right side of the line for a 91-yard touchdown run. But Cook hit fi eld goals of 25 and 27 yards on the RedHawks’ next two possessions to take a 16-14 lead.

Miami 0 10 6 3 — 19Akron 0 7 7 0 — 14

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarternone

Second Quarter14:56 AKR—Allen 1-yd run (Iveljic kick)12:40 MIA—Merriweather 4-yd run (Cook kick)4:20 MIA—Cook 22-yd fi eld goal

Third Quarter14:36 AKR—Allen 91-yd run (Iveljic kick)6:46 MIA—Cook 25-yd fi eld goal0:24 MIA— Cook 27-yd fi eld goal

Fourth Quarter4:58 MIA—Cook 32-yd fi eld goal

TEAM STATISTICS ............................... MIA ..................................UAFirst Downs .......................................................... 20 ........................................... 14Rushes-Yards .............................................. 35-185 ...................................23-105Passes (A-C-I) .............................................32-22-0 ................................. 34-18-1Passing Yards .....................................................213 ......................................... 213Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 67-398 ...................................57-318Punts-Average .............................................5-35.8 .................................... 7-34.0Fumbles-Lost ......................................................0-0 .......................................... 2-1Penalties-Yards ............................................... 7-67 ........................................7-56Third Down Conv .......................................3 of 14 ................................... 5 of 14Possession Time ........................................... 33:51 ......................................24:23

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — MIA: Merriweather 17-141; Woods 6-28; Robinson 1-6; Partridge 1-5; Boucher 8-4; Scherpenberg 1-3; Team 1-(-2). UA: Allen 18-126; Burney 1-0; Nicely 4-(-21)..Passing — MIA: Boucher 22-32-0-213. UA: Nicely 17-33-1-200; Allen 1-1-0-13.Receiving — MIA: Robinson 5-66; Paine 5-20; Givens 4-43; Merriweather 3-7; Harwell 2-32; Woods 1-40; Marck 1-10; Green 1-(-5). UA: Carter 7-119; LaFrance 6-59; Pride 2-21; Meriwether 2-1; Nicely 1-13.


TEMPLE 3

MIAMI 23

November 23, 2010 Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio Attendance: 12,253

Thomas Merriweather rushed for a career-high 182 yards -- including a 96-yarder that tied for the second-longest in school history -- to lead Miami to a 23-3 win against Temple. The win secured the RedHawks at least a share of the Mid-American Conference East Division title. As a team, the RedHawks amassed a season-high 253 yards rushing and fi nished with 408 yards of total off ense. Meanwhile the defense surrendered just 215 yards, made two interceptions and registered seven sacks, one shy of the school record. Temple opened the scoring with a 23-yard fi eld goal by Brandon McManus with 5:09 remaining in the fi rst quarter to give the Owls a 3-0 lead, but Miami scored 23 unanswered points. After the Owls’ score Miami took the ball 74 yards in six plays over a 3:24 span, capping the drive with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Austin Boucher to Nick Harwell. The extra point attempt failed and Miami took a 6-3 lead with 2:18 left in the fi rst quarter. Miami struck again just before the end of the half. Evan Harris intercepted a Temple pass with 1:51 remaining to set up the RedHawk score. Armand Robinson caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Boucher with 1:39 remaining in the second quarter, giving the RedHawks a 13-3 lead going into the locker room. A 21-yard fi eld goal by Cook with 2:44 to play in third gave the RedHawks a 16-3 advantage, then Merriweather capped Senior Night with a fourth-quarter burst through the middle of the line to paydirt, tying for the longest ever at Yager Stadium.

Temple 3 0 0 0 — 3Miami 6 7 3 7 — 23

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

5:45 TU—McManus 23-yd fi eld goal2:18 MIA—Harwell 34-yd pass from Boucher (kick failed)

Second Quarter

1:39 MIA- Robinson 8-yd pass from Boucher (Cook kick)

Third Quarter

2:44 MIA—Cook 21-yd fi eld goal

Fourth Quarter

9:08 MIA—Merriweather 96-yd run (Cook kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ........................ TEMPLE ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 12 ............................................15Rushes-Yards .................................................28-70 ...................................38-253Passes (A-C-I) .............................................29-12-2 ................................. 28-15-1Passing Yards .....................................................145 ......................................... 155Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 57-215 ...................................66-408Punts-Average .............................................6-38.0 .................................... 5-35.4Fumbles-Lost ......................................................3-2 .......................................... 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 4-22 ........................................3-15Third Down Conv .......................................2 of 13 ................................... 7 of 16Possession Time ........................................... 24:44 ......................................35:16

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — Temple: Brown 14-56; Streater 3-33; Coyer 2-5; Gerardi 9-(-24). MIA: Merriweather 22-182; Boucher 9-37; Woods 5-25; Harwell 1-10; Team 1-(-1).Passing — Temple: Gerardi 11-27-2-108; Coyer 1-1-0-37; Charlton 0-1-0-0. MIA: Boucher 15-28-1-155.Receiving — Temple: Alderman 3-41; Campbell 3-24; Streater 2-43; Rodriguez 1-16; Brown 1-10; Miller 1-8; Jackson 1-3. MIA: Robinson 6-43; Harwell 5-72; Givens 2-21; Paine 2-19.

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS 21

MIAMI 26

December 3, 2010 Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Attendance: 12,031

Armand Robinson caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Austin Boucher with 33 seconds remaining, lifting Miami to a stunning 26-21upset of No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2010 Marathon MAC Champion-ship Game at Ford Field. The win marked the second time the RedHawks had won the league title game and completed a worst-to-fi rst fi nish. The catch, made in the open after a Northern Illinois blitz, was the 14th of the game for Robinson, tying the Miami school record. It capped a six-play, 52-yard drive that included a fourth-and 20 reception by Chris Givens on a tipped pass. Two plays later, the RedHawks completed the improbable comeback, resembling their season - posting a 9-4 record after winning just one game last year. The Huskies started their fi nal drive with just 26 seconds remaining and the ball at the 30-yard line. NIU advanced the ball to the Miami 32 with only 10 seconds left, but Miami’s Austin Brown wrapped up Huskie quarterback Chandler Harnish on the fi nal play and victory belonged to the RedHawks. Boucher fi nished the game 333 yards passing, completing 29 of 46 attempts. Thomas Merriweather rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 attempts, including a 47-yarder on the fi rst off ensive play to set the tone. Merriweather was named Miami’s Most Outstanding Player. But it was the RedHawk defense that shined on the big stage, limiting the vaunted Northern Illinois rushing attack to just 92 yards. The Huskies entered the game ranked seventh in the country averaging 279.2 yards on the ground. The 373 yards on total off ense were almost 80 less than their season average.

Northern Illinois 14 0 0 7 — 21Miami 13 0 7 6 — 26

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

8:02 MIA—Merriweather 1-yd run (kick blocked)6:33 NIU—Moore 69-yd pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick)3:46 MIA—Woods 7-yd run (Cook kick)1:17 NIU—Moore 27-yd pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick)

Second Quarter

none

Third Quarter

9:52 MIA— Merriweather 1-yd run (Cook kick)

Fourth Quarter

14:54 NIU—Clark 39-yd pass from Harnish (Cklamovski kick)0:33 MIA—Robinson 33-yd pass from Boucher (pass failed)

TEAM STATISTICS ................................NIU ................................MIAFirst Downs .......................................................... 18 ........................................... 19Rushes-Yards .................................................32-92 ..................................... 26-99Passes (A-C-I) .............................................29-15-0 ................................. 46-29-0Passing Yards .....................................................281 ......................................... 333Plays-Total Yards ........................................ 61-373 .................................. 72-432Punts-Average .............................................6-45.2 ................................... 6-38.0Fumbles-Lost ......................................................2-1 .......................................... 0-0Penalties-Yards ............................................... 3-15 .......................................... 1-5Third Down Conv .......................................6 of 13 ................................... 6 of 16Possession Time ........................................... 26:30 ......................................33:30

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing — NIU: Spann 17-54; Lynch 5-26; Crider 1-9; Harnish 8-3; Daniels 1-0. MIA: Merriweather 11-85; Woods 5-26; Scherpenberg 1-3; Boucher 9-(-15).Passing — NIU: Harnish 15-28-0-281; Lynch 0-1-0-0. MIA: Boucher 29-46-0-333.Receiving — NIU: Moore 4-110; Clark 4-70; Palmer 3-56; Schepler 2-22; Ashford 1-13; Cox 1-10. MIA: RobInson 14-176; Harwell 5-66; Woods 3-33; Givens 2-38; Paine 2-9; Cruse 2-9; Semmes 1-2.


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Team Statistics MIAMI OPPSCORING 267 304 Points Per Game 20.5 23.4FIRST DOWNS 245 221 R u s h i n g 85 81 P a s s i n g 147 122 P e n a l t y 13 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1258 1578 Yards gained rushing 1690 2035 Yards lost rushing 432 457 Rushing Attempts 398 416 Average Per Rush 3.2 3.8 Average Per Game 96.8 121.4 TDs Rushing 12 25PASSING YARDAGE 3254 2787 C o m p - A t t - I n t 300-466-13 223-395-17 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.1 Average Per Catch 10.8 12.5 Average Per Game 250.3 214.4 TDs Passing 17 14TOTAL OFFENSE 4512 4365 Total Plays 864 811 Average Per Play 5.2 5.4 Average Per Game 347.1 335.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 45-898 58-1212PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-77 22-135INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-188 13-219KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.0 20.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.1 6.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.1 16.8FUMBLES-LOST 15-9 25-13PENALTIES-Yards 72-588 73-635 Average Per Game 45.2 48.8PUNTS-Yards 66-2547 61-2348 Average Per Punt 38.6 38.5 Net punt average 35.0 36.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 2 6 2 7 : 2 63RD-DOWN Conversions 63/178 62/169 3rd-Down Pct 35% 37%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/15 11/24 4th-Down Pct 27% 46%SACKS BY-Yards 32-218 34-230MISC YARDS -1 -4TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 31 41FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-26 7-14ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (36-47) 77% (28-40) 70%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-47) 43% (23-40) 57%PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-30) 90% (37-41) 90%ATTENDANCE 77593 241707 Games/Avg Per Game 5/15519 7/34530 Neutral Site Games 1/12031

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMiami 56 78 50 83 0 267Opponents 90 86 67 61 0 304

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The Automated ScoreBookMiami Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2010)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMERRIWEATHER, T 13 149 853 32 821 5.5 10 96 63.2WOODS, Tracy 13 93 397 21 376 4.0 1 27 28.9GREEN, Danny 11 10 41 0 41 4.1 0 9 3.7DYSERT, Zac 10 79 220 193 27 0.3 1 16 2.7ROBINSON, A. 13 7 45 18 27 3.9 0 20 2.1HARWELL, Nick 13 4 26 0 26 6.5 0 11 2.0BOUCHER, Austin 6 29 82 59 23 0.8 0 15 3.8SCHERPENBERG, M 5 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 3 1.2KENNEDY, Matt 8 0 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.5SEMMES, Justin 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2LAWSON, Roman 9 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3ROGERS, Jamal 6 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -0.7COOK, Trevor 11 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -0.6PAINE, DeMarco 13 2 0 16 -16 -8.0 0 0 -1.2PARTRIDGE, R. 8 4 10 28 -18 -4.5 0 5 -2.2TEAM 11 14 0 54 -54 -3.9 0 0 -4.9Total 13 398 1690 432 1258 3.2 12 96 96.8Opponents 13 416 2035 457 1578 3.8 25 91 121.4

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gDYSERT, Zac 10 129.16 222-343-12 64.7 2406 13 81 240.6BOUCHER, Austin 6 131.67 77-120-1 64.2 831 4 40 138.5KENNEDY, Ryan 5 121.40 1-2-0 50.0 17 0 17 3.4TEAM 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 129.49 300-466-13 64.4 3254 17 81 250.3Opponents 13 118.81 223-395-17 56.5 2787 14 76 214.4

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gROBINSON, A. 13 90 981 10.9 6 62 75.5HARWELL, Nick 13 57 785 13.8 5 82 60.4PAINE, DeMarco 13 29 237 8.2 0 27 18.2CRUSE, Andy 12 25 342 13.7 2 71 28.5GIVENS, Chris 10 22 325 14.8 0 44 32.5ROGERS, Jamal 6 19 178 9.4 1 24 29.7MERRIWEATHER, T 13 18 71 3.9 1 14 5.5WOODS, Tracy 13 17 144 8.5 0 40 11.1BRUTON, K. 13 9 115 12.8 1 19 8.8WHITE, Dustin 8 4 30 7.5 0 12 3.8GREEN, Danny 11 4 16 4.0 0 8 1.5SWIFT, Lucas 8 2 13 6.5 0 8 1.6MARCK, Steve 12 2 9 4.5 0 10 0.8SEMMES, Justin 13 2 8 4.0 1 6 0.6Total 13 300 3254 10.8 17 82 250.3Opponents 13 223 2787 12.5 14 76 214.4

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgPAINE, DeMarco 12 53 4.4 0 24HARWELL, Nick 2 9 4.5 0 8NUNLEY, Dayonne 1 -3 -3.0 0 1HARRIS, Evan 0 18 0.0 1 18Total 15 77 5.1 1 24Opponents 22 135 6.1 0 22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgHARRIS, Evan 5 114 22.8 1 56NUNLEY, Dayonne 5 4 0.8 0 3HINKEL, Pat 2 11 5.5 0 11BROWN, D.J. 1 0 0.0 0 0WEDGE, Jerrell 1 28 28.0 0 28STEPHENS, B. 1 31 31.0 0 31KOKAL, Anthony 1 0 0.0 0 0GAFFORD, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 17 188 11.1 1 56Opponents 13 219 16.8 1 67

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgPAINE, DeMarco 34 673 19.8 0 41GREEN, Danny 10 204 20.4 0 37HARWELL, Nick 1 21 21.0 0 21Total 45 898 20.0 0 41Opponents 58 1212 20.9 0 50

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgHINKEL, Pat 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 1 6 6.0 0 6Opponents 3 49 16.3 1 23

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCOOK, Trevor - 16-22 20-22 - - - - - 68MERRIWEATHER, T 11 - - - - - - - 66ROBINSON, A. 6 - - - - - - - 36HARWELL, Nick 5 - - - - - - - 30CRUSE, Andy 2 - - - - - - - 12HARRIS, Evan 2 - - - - - - - 12PHILIP, Seth - 2-4 4-5 - - - - - 10BRUTON, K. 1 - - - - - - - 6WOODS, Tracy 1 - - - - - - - 6ROGERS, Jamal 1 - - - - - - - 6SEMMES, Justin 1 - - - - - - - 6DYSERT, Zac 1 - - - - - - - 6KRYSINSKI, M. - - 3-3 - - - - - 3BOUCHER, Austin - - - - - 0-1 - - 0Total 31 18-26 27-30 - - 0-1 - - 267Opponents 41 7-14 37-41 - - - - - 304

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gDYSERT, Zac 10 422 27 2406 2433 243.3BOUCHER, Austin 6 149 23 831 854 142.3MERRIWEATHER, T 13 149 821 0 821 63.2WOODS, Tracy 13 93 376 0 376 28.9GREEN, Danny 11 10 41 0 41 3.7ROBINSON, A. 13 7 27 0 27 2.1HARWELL, Nick 13 4 26 0 26 2.0KENNEDY, Ryan 5 2 0 17 17 3.4SCHERPENBERG, M 5 2 6 0 6 1.2KENNEDY, Matt 8 0 4 0 4 0.5SEMMES, Justin 13 1 3 0 3 0.2LAWSON, Roman 9 1 3 0 3 0.3ROGERS, Jamal 6 2 -4 0 -4 -0.7COOK, Trevor 11 1 -7 0 -7 -0.6PAINE, DeMarco 13 2 -16 0 -16 -1.2PARTRIDGE, R. 8 4 -18 0 -18 -2.2TEAM 11 15 -54 0 -54 -4.9Total 13 864 1258 3254 4512 347.1Opponents 13 811 1578 2787 4365 335.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCOOK, Trevor 16-22 72.7 0-0 6-7 8-9 2-6 0-0 48 3PHILIP, Seth 2-4 50.0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 40 0

FG Sequence Miami OpponentsFlorida (33),(31),(31),(33) 44Eastern Michigan - -Colorado State (39) (25)Missouri (23),46,(40) (50)Kent State (36),(21) 40Cincinnati (48) (24)Central Michigan (40),(21) 24,(28),(23)Ohio 45,25 48Buffalo - 47,(52)Bowling Green 41,(33) 43Akron (22),(25),(27),26,(32) -Temple 33,(21),46 47,(23)Northern Illinois 42 -

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkMURPHY, Zac 53 2132 40.2 66 4 24 11 4 0PARTRIDGE, R. 12 404 33.7 49 1 0 4 0 0KENNEDY, Ryan 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0 0Total 66 2547 38.6 66 5 24 15 4 0Opponents 61 2348 38.5 56 3 15 17 5 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnPHILIP, Seth 54 3201 59.3 1 2COOK, Trevor 7 454 64.9 0 0Total 61 3655 59.9 1 2 20.9 39.7 30Opponents 60 3810 63.5 11 2 20.0 44.9 25

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gROBINSON, A. 13 27 981 0 0 0 1008 77.5PAINE, DeMarc 13 -16 237 53 673 0 947 72.8MERRIWEATHE 13 821 71 0 0 0 892 68.6HARWELL, Nick 13 26 785 9 21 0 841 64.7WOODS, Tracy 13 376 144 0 0 0 520 40.0CRUSE, Andy 12 0 342 0 0 0 342 28.5GIVENS, Chris 10 0 325 0 0 0 325 32.5GREEN, Danny 11 41 16 0 204 0 261 23.7ROGERS, Jamal 6 -4 178 0 0 0 174 29.0HARRIS, Evan 13 0 0 18 0 114 132 10.2BRUTON, K. 13 0 115 0 0 0 115 8.8STEPHENS, B. 12 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.6WHITE, Dustin 8 0 30 0 0 0 30 3.8WEDGE, Jerrell 13 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.2DYSERT, Zac 10 27 0 0 0 0 27 2.7BOUCHER, Aust 6 23 0 0 0 0 23 3.8SWIFT, Lucas 8 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.6HINKEL, Pat 13 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.8SEMMES, Justin 13 3 8 0 0 0 11 0.8MARCK, Steve 12 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.8SCHERPENBE 5 6 0 0 0 0 6 1.2KENNEDY, Matt 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.5LAWSON, Roma 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3NUNLEY, Dayon 13 0 0 -3 0 4 1 0.1COOK, Trevor 11 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -0.6PARTRIDGE, R. 8 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -2.2TEAM 11 -54 0 0 0 0 -54 -4.9Total 13 1258 3254 77 898 188 5675 436.5Opponents 13 1578 2787 135 1212 219 5931 456.2

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The Automated ScoreBookMiami Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2010)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf43 WEDGE, Jerrell 13 33 55 88 14.5-49 3.5-21 1-28 2 5 2-0 2 . .30 HARRIS, Evan 13 47 38 85 9.5-52 2.0-19 5-114 3 1 . . . .37 HINKEL, Pat 13 41 26 67 3.0-11 0.5-4 2-11 4 . 1-6 . . .90 BROWN, Austin 13 25 25 50 10.0-33 3.0-14 . 2 2 1-0 2 2 .3 NUNLEY, Dayonne 13 32 18 50 6.5-16 . 5-4 4 . 1-0 . . .6 BROWN, D.J. 13 27 20 47 2.0-6 0.5-4 1-0 12 . 1-0 . 1 .10 MARCK, C.J. 10 21 24 45 6.0-25 3.5-18 . . . 1-0 2 . .93 SEMMES, Jason 12 17 25 42 9.0-40 5.0-30 . 3 3 . . 1 .18 KOKAL, Anthony 13 19 18 37 2.5-23 2.5-23 1-0 4 . 2-0 1 . .22 GAFFORD, Jordan 11 20 15 35 3.0-10 1.0-6 1-0 5 . 1-0 . . .24 STEPHENS, B. 12 28 5 33 1.0-1 . 1-31 11 1 1-0 . . .5 KENNEDY, Ryan 5 13 19 32 7.5-38 2.5-24 . . 1 . . . .79 BROWN, Jordain 13 15 12 27 5.5-18 2.0-13 . 1 3 . 1 . .14 QUARLES, D. 13 21 6 27 . . . 3 . 1-0 . . .27 EDWARDS, Peris 11 9 4 13 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .36 KELLY, Luke 5 8 4 12 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . .69 DIAZ, Will 11 7 4 11 4.0-27 3.0-22 . 2 . . 1 . .32 SWANSON, Jaytee 12 6 5 11 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .29 BOWERS, Justin 12 4 5 9 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .92 WAMULUMBA, M. 7 2 6 8 . . . . 1 . . . .49 FINKLEA, Erik 12 5 3 8 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . 1 . .57 WILLIAMS, Wes 9 5 3 8 2.0-13 1.0-9 . . . . . . .31 GILMORE, D. 8 4 3 7 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . .21 STEVENS, Jordan 13 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .85 COUNCIL, Morris 6 3 3 6 2.0-5 1.0-2 . . . . . . .51 MOORE, Austin 13 4 2 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . .11 ROBINSON, A. 13 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .94 JOHNS, Mike 12 4 1 5 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . .26 TAYLOR, Dante 7 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .95 SVABIK, D.J. 4 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .25 WARD, Cornelius 10 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .84 WHITE, Dustin 8 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .35 PADGETT, Jordan 8 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .20 LAWSON, Roman 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .8 HARWELL, Nick 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .17 GIVENS, Chris 10 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .56 BROOKS, Brandon 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .39 PHILIP, Seth 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .15 CRUSE, Andy 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .33 JONES, Tyrone 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .50 SHOEMAKER, A. 1 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .9 ROGERS, Jamal 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .82 BRUTON, K. 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .54 JACKSON, Kelvin 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .48 WADE, Chris 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .34 MERRIWEATHER, T 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1B PARTRIDGE, R. 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .58 GRIFFO, Aaron 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 13 451 368 819 95-390 32-218 17-188 57 18 13-6 12 4 .Opponents 13 475 412 887 90-392 34-230 13-219 46 31 9-49 6 4 .

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2010 Miami Football Start ChartOff ense WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB TB WR

at Florida Givens Kennedy, M. Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Rogers Dysert Merriweather Robinson

E. Michigan Givens Kennedy, M Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Marck (TE) Dysert Merriweather Robinson

Colorado St. Givens Kennedy, M. Anevski Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Cruse Dysert Merriweather Robinson

at Missouri Givens Kennedy, M. Williams, J. Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Paine (WR) Rogers Dysert Merriweather Robinson

Kent State Givens Brown, C. Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Semmes (FB) Dysert Woods Robinson

at Cincinnati Rogers Brown, C. Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Semmes (FB) Dysert Merriweather Robinson

at C. Michigan Harwell Brown, C. Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Paine (WR) Cruse Dysert Swift (WR) Robinson

Ohio Harwell Brooks Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Cruse Dysert Merriweather Robinson

at Buff alo Harwell Brooks Gulley Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Paine Dysert Merriweather Robinson

at Bowling Green Harwell Kennedy, M. Brooks Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Paine (WR) Givens Dysert Merriweather Robinson

at Akron Harwell Kennedy, M. Brooks Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Marck, S. (TE) Boucher, A. Merriweather Robinson

Temple Harwell Kennedy, M. Brooks Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Paine (WR) Cruse Boucher, A. Givens (WR) Robinson

Northern Illinois Harwell Kennedy, M. Brooks Bednar Williams, N. Harvey Bruton Helmuth (FB) Boucher, A. Merriweather Robinson

Middle Tennessee

Defense LE LT RT RE SLB MLB WLB FCB FS SS BCB

at Florida Quarles (DB) Brown, A. Johns Wamulumba Kelly Wedge Harris Nunley Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

E. Michigan Semmes Brown, A. Johns Williams, W. Kennedy, R. Wedge Wells Nunley Hinkel Gaff ord Brown,D.J.

Colorado St. Marck, C.J. (LB) Brown, A. Wamulumba Semmes Kennedy, R. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

at Missouri Council Brown, A. Wamulumba Stephens (DB) Kennedy, R. Wedge Harris Nunley Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

Kent State Wamulumba Brown, A. Johns Semmes Kelly Wedge Harris Nunley Hinkel Kokal Brown, D.J.

at Cincinnati Quarles (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Gilmore Wedge Harris Nunley Hinkel Kokal Brown, D.J.

at C. Michigan Williams, W. Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Kelly Wedge Harris Quarles Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

Ohio Johns Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Kelly Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

at Buff alo Nunley (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Marck, C.J. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

at Bowling Green Nunley (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Marck, C.J. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

at Akron Nunley (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Marck, C.J. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

Temple Nunley (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Marck, C.J. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

Northern Illinois Nunley (DB) Brown, A. Brown, J. Semmes Marck, C.J. Wedge Harris Stephens Hinkel Gaff ord Brown, D.J.

Middle Tennessee

Name, Pos. ....... Starts (Consecutive)

Armand Robinson, WR ................. 36 (13)Jordan Gaff ord, DB ...........................34 (7)Brandon Brooks, OL .........................30 (6)Nate Williams, OL ........................... 29 (25)Bob Gulley, OL ...................................29 (0)Brandon Stephens, DB ....................26 (6)Brad Bednar, OL .............................. 25 (23)Jerrell Wedge, LB ............................ 24 (22)Evan Harris, LB ................................ 23 (11)Chris Givens, WR ................................23 (1)Thomas Merriweather, RB ..............23 (1)Austin Brown, DL ........................... 22 (16)Matt Kennedy, OL .............................20 (4)


David “D.J.” Brown, DB .................. 19 (15)Zac Dysert, QB ...................................19 (0)Kendrick Bruton, TE ..........................15 (1)Jamal Rogers, WR ..............................15 (0)Pat Hinkel, DB .................................. 14 (13)Anthony Kokal, DB ...........................14 (0)Josh Harvey, OL .............................. 13 (13)Jason Semmes, DL ............................11 (9)Andy Cruse, WR .................................11 (1)Mike Johns, DL ...................................11 (0)Dayonne Nunley, DB........................10 (5)DeAndre Gilmore, LB ......................... 8 (0)Jordain Brown, DL .............................. 9 (8)


Nick Harwell, WR ................................. 7 (7)Wes Williams, LB .................................. 7 (0)C.J. Marck, LB ........................................ 6 (5)Joseph “JoJo” Williams, OL (was DL) .. 6 (0)Morris Council, DL .............................. 6 (0)Justin Bowers, DB ............................... 6 (0)DeMarco Paine, WR ............................ 5 (3)Luke Kelly, LB ........................................ 5 (0)Matt Kajmowicz, DL ........................... 5 (0)Mwanza Wamulumba, DL ................ 4 (0)Jordan Stevens, TE (was DL) ................ 4 (0)D.J. Svabik, DL ...................................... 4 (0)Austin Boucher, QB ............................ 3 (3)


Cory Brown, OL .................................... 3 (0)Demetrius Quarles, DB ..................... 3 (0)Ryan Kennedy, LB ............................... 3 (0)Cornelius Ward, DB ............................. 3 (0)Will Diaz, DL .......................................... 3 (0)Steve Marck, TE .................................... 2 (0)Luke Swift, WR...................................... 2 (0)Justin Semmes, RB.............................. 2 (0)Vince Helmuth, FB .............................. 1 (1)Tracy Woods, RB .................................. 1 (0)John Anevski, OL................................. 1 (0)Jonathan Wells, DB ............................. 1 (0)Roman Lawson, RB ............................. 1 (0)

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2010 Game-by-Game StatsGame Score First Rushing Passing Tot. Off Fum- Pen.- Third Poss.-

Downs No. -Yds.-TD C-A-I-Yds-TD Pl.-Yds. Lost Yards Downs Time

Miami 12 16 22-4-0 26-46-4-208-0 68-212 0-0 9-51 4/15 34:44

at Florida 34 12 31-99-2 17-24-0-113-2 55-212 8-3 6-51 3/12 25:16at Miami 28 23 37-181-3 16-25-1-164-1 62-345 0-0 5-45 3/8 30:32

Eastern Michigan 21 17 32-66-0 20-34-3-256-3 66-322 1-0 2-20 8/16 29:28at Miami 31 17 39-68-0 18-22-0-231-3 61-299 2-0 3-20 5/12 32:41

Colorado State 10 15 21-1-0 26-40-2-305-1 61-306 3-2 7-60 7/14 27:19Miami 13 19 34-70-0 25-34-1-246-1 68-316 5-2 7-67 8/16 34:54

at Missouri 51 25 38-236-5 17-23-1-233-1 61-469 0-0 9-91 3/9 25:06at Miami 27 24 29-52-1 31-47-0-294-1 76-346 1-1 2-19 8/17 34:22

Kent State 21 15 35-132-3 11-26-2-152-0 61-284 1-0 5-40 6/13 25:38Miami 3 17 25-42-0 28-42-0-227-0 67-269 0-0 6-57 3/14 31:53

at Cincinnati 45 29 46-384-3 15-21-0-225-3 67-609 0-0 9-85 5/10 28:01Miami 27 22 25-71-0 29-47-0-399-3 72-470 1-1 9-79 4/14 31:07

at Central Michigan 20 21 24-72-2 29-52-3-329-0 76-401 1-1 3-20 5/15 28:53at Miami 13 18 21-11-0 21-36-4-332-2 57-343 2-2 8-70 2/9 24:39

Ohio 34 18 45-222-5 10-19-1-149-0 64-371 2-1 10-105 5/11 35:21Miami 21 15 30-66-1 21-36-2-231-2 66-297 0-0 2-21 3/13 30:48

at Buff alo 9 14 34-55-1 16-34-0-210-0 68-265 1-1 3-25 4/17 29:12Miami 24 20 37-156-2 19-25-0-221-1 62-377 4-3 10-72 7/14 33:10

at Bowling Green 21 11 27-44-2 17-29-2-176-1 56-220 1-1 5-45 3/12 26:50Miami 19 20 35-185-1 22-32-0-213-0 67-398 0-0 7-67 3/14 33:51

at Akron 14 14 23-105-2 18-34-1-213-0 57-318 2-1 7-56 5/14 26:09at Miami 23 15 38-253-1 15-28-1-155-2 66-408 0-0 3-15 7/16 35:16

Temple 3 12 28-70-0 12-29-2-145-0 57-215 3-2 4-22 2/13 24:44Miami 26 19 26-99-3 29-46-0-333-1 72-432 0-0 1-5 6/16 33:30

vs. Northern Illinois 21 18 32-92-0 15-29-0-281-3 61-373 2-1 3-15 6/13 26:30Miami

vs. Middle Tennessee

RUSHING Merriweather Green Woods Lawson Dysert Boucher Rogers Robinson

at Florida 5-(-2) DNP 5-19 1-(-3) 8-2 DNP 1-(-3) 2-(-2)E. Michigan 15-105 0-0 9-41 0-0 9-43 DNP 0-0 0-0Colorado St. 1-(-1) 6-26 19-85 0-0 8-(-9) DNP 0-0 1-20at Missouri 11-34 2-10 11-37 0-0 5-(-8) 2-(-7) 1-(-1) 0-0Kent State 11-54 0-0 6-11 0-0 7-(-16) DNP 0-0 2-11at Cincinnati 8-20 2-5 5-22 DNP 8-6 0-0 0-0 0-0at C. Michigan 5-19 0-0 8-33 DNP 10-9 DNP DNP 1-5Ohio 7-35 0-0 3-7 0-0 8-(-19) DNP DNP 0-0at Buff alo 19-63 0-0 3-7 0-0 7-(-1) DNP DNP 0-0at Bowling Green 17-88 0-0 8-35 0-0 9-20 1-4 DNP 0-0at Akron 17-141 0-0 6-28 0-0 DNP 8-4 DNP 1-6Temple 22-182 0-0 5-25 0-0 DNP 9-37 DNP 0-0 Northern Illinois 11-85 0-0 5-26 0-0 DNP 9-(-15) DNP 0-0 Middle Tennessee

PASSING Dysert Boucher

at Florida 25-44-4-191-0 DNPE. Michigan 16-25-1-164-1 DNPColorado St. 18-22-0-231-3 DNPat Missouri 20-27-1-178-0 5-7-0-68-1Kent State 31-46-0-294-1 DNPat Cincinnati 22-35-0-165-0 6-7-0-62-0at C. Michigan 29-47-0-399-3 DNPOhio 21-36-4-332-2 DNPat Buff alo 21-36-2-231-2 DNPat Bowling Green 19-25-0-221-1 0-0-0-0-0at Akron DNP 22-32-0-213-0Temple DNP 15-28-1-155-2Northern Illinois DNP 29-46-0-333-1Middle Tennessee

RECEIVING Robinson, A. Rogers Givens Woods Green Merriweather Paine Bruton Harwell Cruse Semmes Swift White

at Florida 11-111 4-16 2-25 3-(-1) DNP 2-18 2-11 1-17 1-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNPE. Michigan 7-89 4-42 2-14 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-(-1) 0-0 0-0 1-19 0-0 0-0 DNPColorado St. 4-83 0-0 0-0 2-20 1-8 0-0 2-32 3-42 0-0 5-40 1-6 0-0 0-0at Missouri 10-99 2-21 1-7 3-32 0-0 1-1 2-31 3-32 0-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 3-23Kent State 6-28 8-90 5-104 1-10 0-0 2-6 3-11 1-13 1-4 4-28 0-0 0-0 0-0at Cincinnati 9-87 1-9 DNP 2-10 2-13 3-6 0-0 0-0 6-62 2-20 0-0 2-13 1-7at C. Michigan 9-102 DNP DNP 0-0 0-0 3-11 1-10 0-0 8-97 8-179 0-0 0-0 DNPOhio 1-15-1 DNP DNP 1-(-1) 0-0 1-14 4-49 0-0 11-219 2-37 0-0 0-0 0-0at Buff alo 3-25 DNP 3-58 1-1 0-0 1-4 4-35 1-11 8-97 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0at Bowling Green 5-57 DNP 1-15 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-11 0-0 10-125 1-10 0-0 DNP 0-0at Akron 5-66 DNP 4-43 1-40 1-(-5) 3-7 5-20 0-0 2-32 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0Temple 6-43 DNP 2-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-19 0-0 5-72 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0Northern Illinois 14-176 DNP 2-38 3-33 0-0 0-0 2-9 0-0 5-66 2-9 1-2 DNP DNPMiddle Tennessee

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2010 Drive/RedZone/Possession AnalysisScoring Drive Analysis

Minus 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99

Miami TD — — 1 — 2 1 2 9 4 4 3

Miami FG 1 — 2 1 2 2 1 6 3 — —

Opponent TD — 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 11 6 3

Opponent FG — — 1 — 1 — 1 2 1 — —

Red Zone Analysis Miami Opponent

Game Inside Scores TD/FG Pct. Inside Scores TD/FG Pct.

at Florida 4 4 0/4 1.000 5 3 3/0 .600

Eastern Michigan 2 2 2/0 1.000 1 1 1/0 1.000

Colorado State 4 3 2/1 .750 3 2 1/1 .667

at Missouri 3 2 1/1 .500 5 3 3/0 .600

Kent State 5 4 2/2 .800 3 2 2/0 .667

at Cincinnati 0 0 0/0 ----- 5 4 3/1 .800

at Central Michigan 3 3 1/2 1.000 6 4 2/2 .667

Ohio 5 2 2/0 .400 4 3 3/0 .750

at Buff alo 2 2 2/0 1.000 2 1 1/0 .500

at Bowling Green 5 4 3/1 .800 3 3 3/0 1.000

at Akron 6 5 1/4 .833 2 1 1/0 .500

Temple 4 2 1/1 .500 1 1 0/1 1.000

Northern Illinois 4 3 3/0 .750 0 0 0/0 -------

Middle Tennessee

Totals 47 36 20/16 .766 40 28 23/5 .700

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Sept. 4 at Florida L, 34-12 34:44 8:44 11:33 6:34 7:53

Sept. 11 Eastern Michigan W, 28-21 30:32 9:14 7:07 7:19 6:52

Sept. 18 Colorado State W, 31-10 32:41 8:31 7:16 9:37 7:17

Sept. 25 at Missouri L, 51-13 34:54 9:48 9:21 5:51 9:54

Oct. 2 Kent State W, 27-21 34:22 10:33 8:39 7:14 7:56

Oct. 9 at Cincinnati L, 45-3 31:59 10:54 6:54 7:55 6:16

Oct. 16 at Central Michigan W, 27-20 31:07 7:11 7:47 8:12 7:57

Oct. 23 Ohio L, 34-13 24:39 7:31 6:57 4:35 5:36

Oct. 30 at Buff alo W, 21-9 30:48 6:29 9:03 8:01 7:15

Nov. 10 at Bowling Green W, 24-21 33:10 11:23 4:37 9:14 7:56

Nov. 17 at Akron W, 19-14 33:51 6:15 9:36 11:06 6:54

Nov. 23 Temple W, 23-3 35:16 6:13 8:04 9:22 11:37

Dec. 3 Northern Illinois W, 26-21 33:30 8:37 7:52 8:21 8:40

Jan. 6 Middle Tennessee

MIAMI Total 421:33 111:23 104:46 103:21 102:03

Avg. 32:25 8:34 8:03 7:57 7:51

Opponents Total 356:41 83:37 90:14 91:39 91:11

Avg. 27:26 6:25 6:56 7:03 7:00

2010 Football 85

Yards ......... Type........... Player(s) ...............................................................Opp.

96* ................. Rush .............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Temple81 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Ohio71* ................. Pass ............... CRUSE, Andy from DYSERT, Zac................. ..................Central Michigan62* ................. Pass ............... ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Colorado State56* ................. INT ................. HARRIS, Evan................................. ......................................Colorado State47 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Northern Illinois45 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Missouri44 ................... Pass .............. GIVENS, Chris from DYSERT, Zac............... ...................Kent State41 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Bowling Green41 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Eastern Michigan40 ................... Pass .............. WOODS, Tracy from BOUCHER, Austin............ ..........Akron40 ................... Pass .............. GIVENS, Chris from DYSERT, Zac............... ...................Buff alo37 ................... KR ................. GREEN, Danny................................. ...................................Ohio37 ................... KR ................. GREEN, Danny................................. ...................................Buff alo36 ................... Pass .............. CRUSE, Andy from DYSERT, Zac................. ..................Central Michigan35 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from BOUCHER, Austin........... .........Northern Illinois35 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Missouri35 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Akron34* ................. Pass ............... HARWELL, Nick from BOUCHER, Austin........... .........Temple34 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Central Michigan33* ................. Pass ............... ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Northern Illinois33 ................... Pass .............. WOODS, Tracy from BOUCHER, Austin............ ..........Northern Illinois32 ................... Pass .............. CRUSE, Andy from DYSERT, Zac................. ..................Ohio32 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Missouri31 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Akron31 ................... Pass .............. GIVENS, Chris from BOUCHER, Austin........... ............Northern Illinois31 ................... INT ................ STEPHENS, B.................................. ......................................Colorado State29 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Central Michigan29 ................... Pass .............. CRUSE, Andy from DYSERT, Zac................. ..................Central Michigan29* ................. Pass ............... HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Buff alo28 ................... KR ................. GREEN, Danny................................. ...................................Northern Illinois28 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Central Michigan28 ................... INT ................ WEDGE, Jerrell............................... ......................................Ohio28 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Colorado State27 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Central Michigan27 ................... Rush ............. WOODS, Tracy................................. ...................................Colorado State27 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Akron27 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Florida27 ................... Pass .............. PAINE, DeMarco from BOUCHER, Austin.......... ........Missouri 27 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Buff alo27 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Ohio25 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Ohio25 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Northern Illinois25 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Northern Illinois25 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Ohio25 ................... INT ................ HARRIS, Evan................................. ......................................Temple24* ................. Pass ............... ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Eastern Michigan24 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Florida24 ................... PR.................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Akron24 ................... Pass .............. ROGERS, Jamal from DYSERT, Zac............... ................Kent State 24* ................. Pass ............... HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Central Michigan23 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Kent State23 ................... Pass .............. GIVENS, Chris from DYSERT, Zac............... ...................Kent State23 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Northern Illinois23 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Temple23 ................... KR ................. GREEN, Danny................................. ...................................Buff alo 23* ................. Rush .............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Eastern Michigan22 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Cincinnati22 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from BOUCHER, Austin........... .........Akron22 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Akron22* ................. Pass ............... HARWELL, Nick from DYSERT, Zac............... ...............Bowling Green22 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Akron 22 ................... Pass .............. CRUSE, Andy from DYSERT, Zac................. ..................Colorado State21 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Central Michigan21 ................... Pass .............. HARWELL, Nick from BOUCHER, Austin........... .........Temple21 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from BOUCHER, Austin.......................Northern Illinois21 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Eastern Michigan21 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Eastern Michigan21 ................... KR ................. HARWELL, Nick................................ ..................................Bowling Green20 ................... Rush ............. ROBINSON, A.................................. ....................................Colorado State20 ................... Pass .............. WOODS, Tracy from DYSERT, Zac................ ................Colorado State20 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Missouri20 ................... Rush ............. MERRIWEATHER, T.............................. ...............................Temple20 ................... KR ................. PAINE, DeMarco............................... ..................................Missouri20 ................... Pass .............. ROBINSON, A. from DYSERT, Zac................ .................Colorado State

* touchdown scored on play

2010 20-Yard Plus Plays LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS

Plays by Yards No. TD

20-29 ................................................. 54 .......................630-39 ................................................. 15 .......................240-49 ....................................................7 .......................050-59 ....................................................1 .......................160-69 ....................................................1 .......................170-79 ....................................................1 .......................180-89 ....................................................1 .......................090+ ........................................................1 .......................1

Plays by Type

Rushing ............................................ 13 .......................3Passing ............................................. 42 .......................8Punt Returns......................................1 .......................0Kickoff Returns .............................. 20 .......................0Interceptions .....................................5 .......................1Fumble Returns ................................0 .......................0Total ................................................... 81 .................... 12

20-YARDS PLUS BY PLAYER

Player No. TDs Type

Paine, D. 17 0 2p, 14kr, 1prHarwell, N. 15 4 14p, 1 krRobinson, A. 14 3 1r, 13pMerriweather, T. 11 3 11rCruse, A. 5 1 5pGreen, D. 5 0 5krGivens, C. 4 0 4pWoods, T. 4 0 1r, 3pHarris, E. 3 1 3intWedge, J. 1 0 1intStephens, B. 1 0 1intRogers, J. 1 0 1pTotals 81 12 13r, 42p, 20kr

1pr, 5intLegend

P - Pass; R - Rush; KR - Kick Return; PR - Punt Return; INT - Interception

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing

96 Thomas Merriweather vs. Temple Nov. 23

Passing

82 Nick Harwell from Zac Dysert vs. Ohio Oct. 23

Passing Touchdown

71 Andy Cruse from Dysert at Central Michigan Oct. 16

Punt Return

24 Demarco Paine at Akron Nov. 17

Kickoff Return

41 Demarco Paine vs. Easterm Michigan Sept. 11

Interception Return

56 Evan Harris vs. Colorado State Sept. 18

Fumble Return

6 Pat Hinkel at Florida Sept. 4

Punt

66 Zac Murphy at Buff alo Oct. 30

Field Goal

48 Trevor Cook vs. Cincinnati Oct. 9

2010 Football86

A MIAMI PLAYER ...

Had 100 yards rushing

Thomas Merriweather (182) vs. Temple, 2010


Steve Little (222) at Buff alo, 2000


Travis Prentice (376) vs. Akron, 1999

Had consecutive 200-yard rushing games

Travis Prentice at Ohio (227) and vs. Northern Illinois (239), 1997

Had four rushing TDs

Cal Murray (4) vs. Kent State, 2000

Had four rushing TDs in a half

Cal Murray (4) vs. Kent State, 2000 (1st)

Had 300 yards passing

Austin Boucher (333) vs. Northern Illinois, 2010


Zac Dysert (426) at Temple, 2009


Ben Roethlisberger (525) vs. N. Illinois, 2002

Had four straight 300-yard passing games

Ben Roethlisberger (Sept. 13-Oct. 4, 2003)

Had fi ve passing TDs

Ben Roethlisberger (5) at UCF, 2003

Had 10 receptions

Armand Robinson (14) vs. Northern Illinois, 2010

Had 150 yards receiving

Armand Robinson (176) vs. Northern Illinois, 2010

Had 200 yards receiving

Nick Harwell (219)) vs. Ohio, 2010

Had three receiving TDs

Martin Nance (3) at Kent State, 2003

Had four receiving TDs

Andy Schillinger (4) vs. Central Michigan, 1986

Returned punt for TD

Eugene Harris (63) at Northern Illinois, 2008

Returned two punts for TD

Ryne Robinson (86, 76) vs. Buff alo, 2003

Returned kickoff for TD

DeMarrio Jones at Kent, 1997 (88 yards)

Returned opening kickoff for TD

Chris Thomas vs. Ball State, 1986 (96 yards)

Returned interception for TD

Evan Harris vs. Colorado State, 2010 (56 yards)

Recovered fumble for TD

Craig Mester vs. Akron, 2007 (7 yards)

Returned blocked punt for TD

Evan Harris vs. Kent State, 2010 (55 yards)

Returned blocked fi eld goal for TD

Shean Williams at Western Michigan, 1991 (70 yards)

Returned blocked PAT for a score

Chad Brightman vs. Kent, 1996

Scored a safety

TEAM vs. Bowling Green, 2007

Recovered three fumbles

Brad Cousino vs. Western Michigan, 1972

MIAMI ...


399 vs. Akron, 1999

Surrendered 300 yards rushing

384 vs. Cincinnati, 2010


478 at Western Michigan, 1975

Had a 200- and 100-yard rusher

Ty King (205) and Travis Prentice (102) vs. Kent, 1996

Surrendered 400 yards rushing

408 vs. Army, 1996

Had less than 50 yards rushing

11 vs. Ohio, 2010

Surrendered less than 50 yards rushing

44 vs. Bowling Green, 2010

Was held to minus rushing yards

-11 vs. Northern Illinois, 2009

Held opponent to minus rushing yards

-1 vs. Akron, 1995


333 vs. Northern Illinois, 2010

Surrendered 300 yards passing

329 at Central Michigan, 2010


426 at Temple, 2009

Surrendered 400 yards passing

436 at Akron, 2004

Had less than 200 yards passing

155 vs. Temple, 2010


21 at Bowling Green, 1995

Surrendered less than 50 yards passing

43 at Cincinnati, 2006


7 at Washington, 1984

Surrendered less than 10 yards passing

7 at Ohio, 1995

Had two 100-yard receivers in a game

Andy Cruse (179 yards) and Armand Robinson (102)at Central Michigan, 2010

Had 500 yards total off ense

552 at Kent State, 2009

Surrendered 500 yards total off ense


Had 600 yards total off ense

648 at Kent State, 2003

Surrendered 600 yards total off ense


Had less than 75 yards total off ense

51 at Miami (FL), 1987

Surrendered less than 75 yards total off ense

39 vs. Akron, 1995

Surrendered less than 5 yards total off ense

2 vs. Marshall, 1971

Held opponent to negative yards of total

off ense

-18 vs. Marshall, 1967

Intercepted fi ve passes

5 vs. Cincinnati, 2005

Was intercepted fi ve times

5 vs. Bowling Green, 2005

Was intercepted six times

6 at Central Michigan, 1990

Intercepted two passes for touchdowns

John Busing (65 yards) and Darrell Hunter (64 yards) at Ball State, 2003

Recovered fi ve fumbles

5 vs. Buff alo, 2005

Recovered six fumbles

6 at North Carolina, 2002

Caused seven turnovers

8 vs. Buff alo, 2005(5 fumbles, 3 interceptions)

Caused eight turnovers

8 vs. Buff alo, 2005(5 fumbles, 3 interceptions)

Caused nine turnovers

9 at North Carolina, 2002(6 fumbles, 3 interceptions)

Had seven turnovers

7 vs.Bowling Green, 2005(5 interceptions, 2 fumbles)

Had eight turnovers

8 vs. Toledo, 1959(1 interception, 7 fumbles)

Had no punts in a game

at UCF, 2003

Held opponent scoreless

7-0 vs. Akron, 2007

Was held scoreless

48-0 at Boise State, 2009

Won a game on the fi nal play

24-21 at Bowling Green, 2010(Cook 33-yard fi eld goal)

Lost a game on the fi nal play

35-41 at Minnesota (OT), 2007(Pinnix 2-yard TD run)

Won Seven Road Games

2003

Was ranked in AP Top 25

No. 10 in Final Rankings, 2004

Was ranked in AP Top 10

No. 10 on Jan. 2, 1974 (Highest ranking) and in Final Rankings, 2004

Defeated a team ranked in the Top 25

Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21(No. 24 by AP; No. 22 by USA Today/ESPN)

Defeated a team ranked in Top 10

Miami 21, No. 8 LSU 12, 1986 (Highest-ranked team Miami has defeated)

The Last Time

Trevor CookFirst-team All-MACPlacekicker

Zac MurphyThird-team All-MAC

Punter

Nick HarwellSecond-team All-MACWide Receiver

Bob GulleyThird-team All-MACOffensive Lineman

Thomas MerriweatherMAC Championship GameEast Division MVP

Brandon BrooksSecond-team All-MACOffensive Lineman

Austin BrownSecond-team All-MACDefensive Lineman

Armand RobinsonSecond-team All-MACWide Receiver

2010 MAC Award WinnersZac Dysert

Second-team All-MACQuarterback

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