| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Miami Hurricanes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
The 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 86th season of football and 8th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 6–6 overall and 3–5 in the ACC to finish in a two-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. The Hurricanes served a self-imposed bowl ban due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 1st | Penn State (1991) | |
| 1st | Penn State (1991) | ||
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1st | Florida (1998) | |
| 1st | Fresno State (1989) | ||
| Wide receivers | 1st | Illinois (1999) | |
| Tight ends/national recruiting coordinator | 1st | Pittsburgh (2001) | |
| Art Kehoe | 22nd | Miami (1982) | |
| Paul Williams | Defensive backs | 1st | Delaware (1996) |
| Special teams coordinator/linebackers | 5th | Miami (1993) | |
| Terry Richardson | Running back/Florida recruiting coordinator | 1st | Syracuse (1994) |
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreu Swasey | 11th | Baylor (1995) | ||
| Benny Fernandez | Graduate assistant | 1st | Miami (2008) | |
| Phillip Eisenstein | Graduate assistant | 1st | ||
| Graduate assistant | 1st | UConn (2007) |
See also: 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal. The Hurricanes faced adversity even before the first down of football as twelve players were forced to pay restitution and eight players were suspended for accepting money and gifts from former booster Nevin Shapiro, a convicted Ponzi schemer serving a 20-year prison sentence.[1] The players suspended were Jacory Harris (one game), Sean Spence (one game), Travis Benjamin (one game), Marcus Forston (one game), Adewale Ojomo (one game), Ray-Ray Armstrong (four games), Dyron Dye (four games), and Olivier Vernon (six games).[2]
On November 20, Miami announced it was withdrawing from bowl consideration due to an ongoing NCAA investigation into the Shapiro affair.[3]
See also: 2011 Maryland Terrapins football team. Al Golden's first game as head coach.[4]
See also: 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team. [5]
See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2011 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team.
See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
See also: 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry.
See also: 2011 South Florida Bulls football team.
See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team.