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2009 Miami

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Randy Shannon, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2009, game by game: won at No. 18 Florida State 38–34; won vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech 33–17; lost at No. 11 Virginia Tech 7–31; won vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 21–20; won vs. Florida A&M 48–16; won at UCF 27–7; lost vs. Clemson 37–40; won at Wake Forest 28–27; won vs. Virginia 52–17; lost at North Carolina 24–33; won vs. Duke 34–16; won at South Florida 31–10; lost vs. No. 24 Wisconsin 14–20+35−24Won 38–34 at No. 18 Florida State+4No. 18 Florida StateWon 33–17 vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech+16No. 14 Georgia TechLost 7–31 at No. 11 Virginia Tech-24No. 11 Virginia TechWon 21–20 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma+1No. 8 OklahomaWon 48–16 vs. Florida A&M+32Florida A&MWon 27–7 at UCF+20UCFLost 37–40 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonWon 28–27 at Wake Forest+1Wake ForestWon 52–17 vs. Virginia+35VirginiaLost 24–33 at North Carolina-9North CarolinaWon 34–16 vs. Duke+18DukeWon 31–10 at South Florida+21South FloridaLost 14–20 vs. No. 24 Wisconsin-6No. 24 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at18Florida StateW 38–⁠3432%
Sep 17vs14Georgia TechW 33–⁠1753%
Sep 26at11Virginia TechL 7–⁠3133%
Oct 3vs8OklahomaW 21–⁠2032%
Oct 10vsFlorida A&MW 48–⁠1675%
Oct 17atUCFW 27–⁠758%
Oct 24vsClemsonL 37–⁠4058%
Oct 31atWake ForestW 28–⁠2748%
Nov 7vsVirginiaW 52–⁠1773%
Nov 14atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠3350%
Nov 21vsDukeW 34–⁠1674%
Nov 28atSouth FloridaW 31–⁠1043%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs24WisconsinChamps Sports BowlL 14–⁠2050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 20–⁠14 in the Champs Sports Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 20
  3. Wk 4: 9
  4. Wk 5: 17
  5. Wk 6: 11
  6. Wk 7: 9
  7. Wk 8: 8
  8. Wk 9: 18
  9. Wk 10: 16
  10. Wk 11: 12
  11. Wk 12: 21
  12. Wk 13: 19
  13. Wk 14: 17
  14. Wk 15: 14
  15. Final: 19
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 8
Points
394–⁠288
Coach
Randy Shannon
Elo
1618 +97 this season
SP+ rating
25.0 No. 6 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 16, special teams No. 11
SRS
12.2 No. 18 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 16
Offensive coordinator
Mark Whipple
Defensive coordinator
John Lovett
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3, Cover 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 120
  • Defense43rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.0523rd of 120
Defense0.0238%0.9643rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.02 def		44% off
38% def		—14th off
40th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.4own 333% allowed
Defense-0.3own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJacory Harris QB3,352 yds
Passing touchdownsJacory Harris QB24 TD
Rushing yardsGraig Cooper RB695 yds
Rushing touchdownsDamien Berry RB8 TD
Receiving yardsLeonard Hankerson WR801 yds
Receiving touchdownsLeonard Hankerson WR6 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Harris DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Brandon McGee CB★★★★No. 56
Ray Ray Armstrong ATH★★★★No. 65
Lamar Miller RB★★★★No. 68
Jamal Reid ATH★★★★No. 111
Dyron Dye WDE★★★★No. 160
Olivier Vernon WDE★★★★No. 165
Mike James RB★★★★No. 231

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.939
Receivers22.50.819
Defensive line43.50.896
Defensive backs14.00.972
Athletes and specialists24.00.959
Whole class113.50.908

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 3Jimmy Graham TENew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Darryl Sharpton ILBHouston Texans
Rd 4Jason Fox OTDetroit Lions
Rd 7Dedrick Epps TESan Diego Chargers

Roster 86

The 2009 roster

86 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠111–⁠313
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠310
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠524
Miami5–⁠39–⁠419
Boston College5–⁠38–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
NC State2–⁠65–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠63–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.