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2010 Miami Hurricanes football
Sun Bowl, L 33–17 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	(Coastal)
Record	7–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Randy Shannon (4th year) Jeff Stoutland (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3, Cover 2
Home stadium	Sun Life Stadium (Capacity: 74,916)
Seasons← 20092011 →

The 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were coached by Randy Shannon during the regular season, then coached by Jeff Stoutland (interim) during their bowl game and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in ACC play and were invited to the Sun Bowl where they were defeated by Notre Dame, 33–17.

Schedule

Pre-season

Following Miami's loss to Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl, defensive lineman Allen Bailey, wide receiver Leonard Hankerson, and offensive lineman Orlando Franklin announced they would be returning for their senior seasons despite being considered possible candidates to enter the 2010 NFL draft.

In January it was reported that defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Clint Hurtt would be leaving to go to the University of Louisville to become their new defensive line coach. On January 27, Miami hired Rick Petri to replace Hurtt as the defensive line coach. Petri had previously coached at the University of Kentucky and had once coached the defensive line before at Miami between 1993 and 1995. Wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill was named the new recruiting coordinator. In February, running backs coach Tommie Robinson left to take the same position for the Arizona Cardinals. He was replaced by Mike Cassano, who was previously running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida International University, and had also coached at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under current Miami offensive coordinator Mark Whipple. Head coach Randy Shannon later announced that defensive assistant Michael Barrow would be returning to his position of full-time linebackers coach after defensive coordinator John Lovett had filled the position during the 2009 season. Barrow had been the linebackers coach in 2007 and 2008.

Miami began spring practice on February 23. Quarterback Jacory Harris only participated in non-throwing drills while recovering from a shoulder injury. Miami concluded spring practice with its spring game on March 27.

In March 2010, the Miami track team signed Latwan Anderson, who was also a four-star defensive back recruit in football. Anderson will walk on to the football team in the fall. Anderson's track scholarship will convert to a football scholarship once he plays in his first football game.

On May 12, Randy Shannon signed a new four-year contract with Miami.

On July 9, The New York Times reported that offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson, one of the top high school recruits in the nation, would attend the University of Miami in August 2010, academically cleared to play the 2010 season. Henderson previously signed a national letter of intent to join the USC Trojans. Henderson signed with the Trojans after assurances from coach Lane Kiffin that the Trojans football program would not be hit with major penalties following infractions made in previous seasons. After the NCAA penalized the Trojans in June 2010, Henderson was released from his letter of intent, allowing him to freely sign with another football program.

Senior defensive end Stephen Wesley was dismissed from the team at the end of July, reportedly for academic reasons. On August 2, junior wide receiver Thearon Collier was also dismissed due to team violations.

Miami began fall practice on August 5.

2010 recruiting class

Roster

2010 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 73 Jermaine Barton Fr WR 3 Travis Benjamin Jr RB 20 Damien Berry Sr WR Ben Bruneau So OL 79 Malcolm Bunche Fr WR 47 LaRon Byrd Jr FB 43 John Calhoun Jr RB 32 Lee Chambers Jr RB 23 Eduardo Clements Fr TE 82 Asante Cleveland Fr RB 2 Graig Cooper Sr OL 70 Jonathan Feliciano Fr OL 61 Joel Figueroa Sr TE 9 Chase Ford Jr OL 74 Orlando Franklin Sr TE 84 Richard Gordon Sr OL 66 Harland Gunn Jr RB 33 Maurice Hagens Fr RB 19 Darion Hall Fr WR 85 Leonard Hankerson Sr QB 12 Jacory Harris Jr OL 77 Seantrel Henderson Fr QB 11 A.J. Highsmith So FB 30 Patrick Hill Sr OL 63 Tyler Horn Jr WR 80 Allen Hurns Fr RB 5 Mike James So WR 4 Aldarius Johnson Jr WR 81 Davon Johnson So OL 78 Jermaine Johnson  Fr RB 24 Storm Johnson Fr OL 55 Ben Jones So OL 65 Brandon Linder Fr OL Eduardo Lopez  Fr OL 62 Shane McDermott Fr RB 6 Lamar Miller  Fr QB 17 Stephen Morris Fr TE 88 Billy Sanders  Fr WR 86 Tommy Streeter So TE 87 Andrew Tallman Fr WR 83 Kendal Tompkins So FB David Thompson  Fr QB 89 Gustav Carson  Fr TE 46 Clive Walford Fr OL 72 Brandon Washington So OL 75 Jared Wheeler  Fr QB 16 Spencer Whipple Jr OL 71 Cory White  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 26 Ray-Ray Armstrong So DL 57 Allen Bailey Sr DL 91 Jeffrey Brown Fr LB 45 Ramon Buchanan Jr RB 94 Michael Vargas Fr DB 37 Jared Campbell Sr LB 39 Tyrone Cornelius Fr DB 18 Devont'a Davis Fr DL 49 Dyron Dye  Fr DL 99 Marcus Fortson So LB 58 Jordan Futch Jr LB 59 James Gaines Fr DB Nathan Gholston So LB 69 Sean Goldstein So LB 51 Shayon Green  Fr DL 95 Gavin Hardin So DB 1 Brandon Harris Jr DB 13 Ryan Hill Sr DB 29 Joshua Livesley Fr DL 92 Josh Holmes Sr LB 34 C.J. Holton So DL 98 Jeremy Lewis Jr LB Erik Lichter So LB 44 Colin McCarthy Sr DB 21 Brandon McGee So DB 38 Cory Nelms Sr LB 52 Kevin Nelson Fr DB 29 JoJo Nicolas Jr DL 97 Adewale Ojomo Jr DB 24 Cobie Okafor  Fr LB 53 Levi Paalua So DB 29 Keion Payne Fr DL 96 Curtis Porter So DL 54 Micanor Regis Jr DB 15 Jamal Reid  Fr LB 36 Kylan Robinson Sr DL 93 Luther Robinson  Fr DL 56 Marcus Robinson Jr DB 22 Kacy Rodgers Fr DL 48 Andrew Smith Jr LB 31 Sean Spence Jr DB 7 Vaughn Telemaque So DB 16 James Klein So DB 8 DeMarcus Van Dyke Sr DL 35 Olivier Vernon So LB 41 Travis Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 25 Matt Bosher Sr LS 60 Chris Ivory Jr K 40 Jake Wieclaw So	Head coach Randy Shannon Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Whipple – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks John Lovett – Defensive coordinator Michael Barrow – Linebackers Mike Cassano – Running backs Aubrey Hill – Wide receivers Wesley McGriff – Defensive backs Joe Pannunzio – Tight ends/special teams Rick Petri – Defensive line Jeff Stoutland – Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 2, 2011

Depth chart

(prior to Game 12 versus South Florida)

Rankings

Regular season

Florida A&M

• 1st quarter
  • Leonard Hankerson 19 yard touchdown pass from Jacory Harris. Bosher PAT Good. (7-0 MIA)
  • Leonard Hankerson 40 yard touchdown pass from Jacory Harris. Bosher PAT Good. (14-0 MIA)
• 2nd quarter
  • Damien Berry 32 yard touchdown pass from Jacory Harris. Bosher PAT Good. (21-0 MIA)
  • Ray Ray Armstrong 22 yard interception return. Bosher PAT Good. (28-0 MIA)
  • Mike James 1 yard touchdown run. Bosher PAT Good. (35-0 MIA)
• 3rd quarter
  • Lamar Miller 5 yard touchdown run. Bosher PAT Good. (42-0 MIA)
• 4th quarter
  • Matt Bosher 24 yard field goal. (45-0 MIA)

Ohio State

Miami and Ohio State last played when they met in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl playing for the national championship, a game won by Ohio State in double overtime, 31–24. In 2010, Miami lost to Ohio State 36–24, but the Buckeyes' win was later vacated after an NCAA investigation of their program.

Pittsburgh

Miami and Pittsburgh last met in 2003 at Pittsburgh in a game won by Miami 28–14. Miami is 21–9–1 all time against Pittsburgh.

Clemson

Miami and Clemson last met in 2009 at Miami in a game won by Clemson 40–37. Miami is 5–3 all time against Clemson.

Florida State

Jermaine Thomas scored a career-high three touchdowns, all in the first 21 minutes, and Chris Thompson ended the scoring with a 90-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter. The 90-yard run is the longest run Miami has ever allowed in the history of its football program. The 23rd ranked Seminoles enjoyed a surprisingly easy 45-17 victory. The 45 points is the second-most points Florida State has scored in the series.

Duke

Miami and Duke last met in 2009 at Miami in a game won by Miami 34–16. Miami is 6–1 all time against Duke.

North Carolina

Miami and North Carolina last met in 2009 at Chapel Hill in a game won by North Carolina 33–24. Miami is 5–8 all time against North Carolina.

Virginia

Miami and Virginia last met in 2009 at Miami in a game won by Miami 52–17. Miami is 5–3 all time against Virginia.

Maryland

Miami and Maryland last met in 2006 at College Park in a game won by Maryland 14–13. Miami is 7–8 all time against Maryland.

Georgia Tech

Miami and Georgia Tech last met in 2009 at Miami in a game won by Miami 33–17. Miami is 5–10 all time against Georgia Tech.

Virginia Tech

Miami and Virginia Tech last met in 2009 at Blacksburg in a game won by Virginia Tech 31–7. Miami is 17–10 all time against Virginia Tech.

South Florida

Miami was upset by South Florida losing to the Bulls in over time 23–20. Miami is now 2–1 all time against South Florida.

Sun Bowl: Notre Dame

Shannon fired, Al Golden hired

Head coach Randy Shannon was fired the day following the South Florida loss.

On December 12, 2010, ESPN reported that Miami had offered the new head coaching position to former Temple University head coach Al Golden.

In press-conference remarks upon his hiring on December 13, 2010, Golden emphasized the importance of the Miami legacy. "It's the most recognizable brand in college football," he said; "I go back to the former players that are here, the five national championships, 20 national award winners, countless All-Americans, incredible tradition; it's a dream job."

Golden also announced after the bowl game that offensive coordinator Mark Whipple would not be retained and his replacement could come from the NFL.

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