2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

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American college football season

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

Turnover Chain[edit]

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

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

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Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Support staff[edit]

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2017 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Recruiting[edit]

Position key[edit]

Recruits[edit]

The Hurricanes signed a total of 24 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Robert Burns
RB 		Miami, Florida Gulliver Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Feb 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Waynmon Steed
LB 		Miami, Florida Miami Central HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Feb 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Navaughn Donaldson
OT 		Miami, Florida Miami Central HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 336 lb (152 kg) Jul 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jonathan Ford
DT 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Dillard HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jan 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
N’Kosi Perry
QB 		Ocala, Florida Vanguard HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Mar 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brian Polendey
TE 		Denton, Texas Guyer HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cade Weldon
QB 		Tampa, Florida Jefferson HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Zach Dykstra
OT 		Spirit Lake, Iowa Spirit Lake HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Apr 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
DeeJay Dallas
WR 		Brunswick, Georgia Glynn Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) May 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Zach Feagles
P 		Glen Rock, New Jersey Ridgewood HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Zalon’tae Hillery
OT 		Brunswick, Georgia Glynn Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Evidence Njoku
WR 		Wayne, New Jersey Wayne Hills HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
D.J. Johnson
DE 		Sacramento, California Luther Burbank HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Bradley Jennings Jr.
LB 		Jacksonville, Florida Sandalwood HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jul 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonathan Garvin
DE 		Lake Worth, Florida Lake Worth HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Aug 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trajan Brandy
CB 		Miami, Florida Columbus HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Amari Carter
S 		Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Oct 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
De’Andre Wilder
LB 		Miami, Florida Carol City HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Nov 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Corey Gaynor
C 		Parkland, Florida Stoneman Douglas HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Nov 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Derrick Smith
WR 		Jacksonville, Florida Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kai-Leon Herbert
OT 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida American Heritage School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 284 lb (129 kg) Jan 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jhavonte Dean
CB 		Florida City, Florida Blinn College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mike Harley Jr.
WR 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jeff Thomas
WR 		East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:30 pm Bethune–Cookman* No. 18 RSN W 41–13 50,454
September 23 3:30 pm Toledo* No. 14
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
 RSN W 52–30 49,361
7:00 pm at Duke No. 14 ESPN W 31–6 36,314
October 7[b] 3:30 pm at Florida State No. 13 ESPN W 24–20 78,169
October 14[c] 3:30 pm Georgia Tech No. 11
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
 ABC W 25–24 55,799
October 21 3:30 pm Syracuse No. 8
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
 ESPN W 27–19 56,158
October 28 12:00 pm at North Carolina No. 8 ESPN2 W 24–19 45,000
November 4 8:00 pm No. 13 Virginia Techdagger No. 10
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
 ABC W 28–10 63,932
November 11 8:00 pm No. 3 Notre Dame* No. 7 ABC W 41–8 65,303
November 18 12:00 pm Virginia No. 3
  • Hard Rock Stadium
  • Miami Gardens, FL
 ABC W 44–28 63,415
12:00 pm at Pittsburgh No. 2 ABC L 14–24 35,978
December 2 8:00 pm vs. No. 1 Clemson No. 7 ABC L 3–38 74,372
December 30 8:00 pm No. 6 Wisconsin* No. 10 ESPN L 24–34 65,032

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

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

Game summaries[edit]

Bethune–Cookman[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 7 0 13
No. 18 Hurricanes 3 21 14 3 41

Toledo[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 16 0 14 30
No. 14 Hurricanes 10 0 14 28 52

At Duke[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hurricanes 14 3 0 14 31
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6

At Florida State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Hurricanes 0 0 10 14 24
Seminoles 3 0 0 17 20

Georgia Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 7 10 0 24
No. 11 Hurricanes 3 10 3 9 25

Syracuse[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 10 6 19
No. 8 Hurricanes 3 10 7 7 27

At North Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hurricanes 0 7 10 7 24
Tar Heels 3 3 7 6 19

Virginia Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Hokies 0 3 7 0 10
No. 9 Hurricanes 0 14 7 7 28

Notre Dame[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish 0 0 8 0 8
No. 7 Hurricanes 14 13 7 7 41

Virginia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 14 7 7 0 28
No. 2 Hurricanes 7 7 17 13 44

At Pittsburgh[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Hurricanes 0 7 0 7 14
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24

Clemson – ACC Championship[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hurricanes 0 0 0 3 3
No. 1 Tigers 14 7 17 0 38

Wisconsin – 2017 Orange Bowl[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Badgers 3 21 3 7 34
No. 10 Hurricanes 14 0 7 3 24

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP 18 16 17 14 14 13 11 8 8 9 7 2 (4) 2 (3) 7 11 13
Coaches 18 17 15 14 13 12 10 7 8 6 6 2 2 7 11 13
CFP Not released 10 7 3 2 7 10 Not released

2018 NFL Draft[edit]

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