2015 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> MEDIA GUIDEwww.<strong>HURRICANES</strong>PORTS.comCOACHES & STAFFCOACHING STAFFtied Temple’s mark for the most conference wins since 1967. Ledby All-MAC players DT Andre Neblett and DB Dominique Harris,the Cherry & White defense led the MAC in total defense, red zonedefense, and pass defense. The Owls’ red zone defense ranked firstnationally.In his first campaign in Owl Country, Golden played 22 truefreshmen, the most in the nation, against the third most difficultschedule in the country. Only national champion Florida (10) andStanford (9) played more bowl participants during the regularseason than the Owls, who competed against eight teams thatearned postseason berths. Thirty-eight players saw their firstmajor college football action under Golden in 2006, including 27freshmen.Golden captured his first victory at the helm when the Owlsdefeated Bowling Green, 28- 14, at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct.28, 2006. The win was the largest accomplishment for the Owlson the field, but a multitude of goals were achieved off the fieldduring Golden’s initial campaign. Temple unveiled the mostcomprehensive academic support team in the MAC and teamedwith adidas as the team’s official outfitter. The program was alsosuccessful in assembling a regional, nonconference schedule foryears to come.Recruiting has also been a tremendous success under Golden’sleadership. His initial signing class in 2006 was rated best in theMAC by CollegeFootballNews.com, while the 2007 and 2008classes earned top honors in the league from Scout.com.With a commitment to community service and academics at thecore of Golden’s program, a multitude of individual honors werebestowed upon the Owls in 2006. Seven student-athletes werenamed to the 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Footballteam, providing Temple the most honorees of the 10 DelawareValley institutions that sponsor football. Three players werenamed to the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference DivisionI-A Football All-Star Team, marking the most for the Owls on theECAC squad since a trio also earned recognition in 1997.In addition, three football student-athletes were named honorablemention freshman All-Americans by The Sporting News. It signaledthe largest number of rookies to receive national recognition inprogram history.Golden was named the youngest defensive coordinator inDivision I-A by Virginia head coach Al Groh in January 2001,after spending the previous season at his alma mater, serving aslinebackers coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Paterno.From 2001 to 2004, the Cavaliers’ defense improved under histutelage, ranking 108th in total defense in his first year to ranking18th in total defense in 2004. In the same time period, Virginia’sscoring defense went from 74th in the nation (27.6 ppg) to 17th(17.7 ppg) utilizing Golden’s 3-4 scheme.In addition to his responsibilities as defensive coordinator,Golden directed the inside linebackers from 2001-04 before shiftingto the secondary in 2005. In 2004, he oversaw a defense thatfeatured the nation’s best group of linebackers, according to Athlon,The Sporting News, and ESPN The Magazine. Under his guidance,Ahmad Brooks blossomed into a finalist for the Butkus Award.In 2003, Brooks and Kai Parham earned Freshman All-Americahonors. Golden was responsible for recruiting Brooks, the USAToday National Defensive Player of the Year--the highest rankedrecruit to ever attend U.Va. Golden signed the Virginia High SchoolPlayer of the Year in both 2002 (Brooks) and 2004 (Olu Hall).During his first two seasons at Virginia, Golden helped developtwo-time All-ACC linebacker Angelo Crowell, who played with theBuffalo Bills, and 2003 Hula Bowl participant Merrill Robertson.Following the 2001 season, Golden was an assistant coach for theGray team in the 64th Annual Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic.Golden began his coaching career in 1993 as offensive coordinatorat Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic High School. He then served as agraduate assistant under George Welsh at Virginia from 1994 to1996, where he worked primarily with the linebackers and thekickoff and punting teams. He helped develop All- ACC linebackersJames Farrior and Jamie Sharper, both of whom were chosen inthe 1997 NFL draft. Farrior was a first-round pick (#8) by the NewYork Jets, while Sharper was a second-round selection (#34) by theBaltimore Ravens. Golden then coached the linebackers at BostonCollege from 1997 to 1999 under Tom O’Brien. While at BC, Goldencoached All-Big East and NFL linebackers Frank Chamberlin(Tennessee Titans) and Erik Storz (Jacksonville Jaguars). TheEagles finished the 1999 regular season with an 8-3 record and atop-25 national ranking, while making their first postseason bowlappearance since 1994.Golden was a three-year (1989-91) letterwinner and two-yearstarter at tight end for Penn State, where he received the 1991 RidgeRiley Award, given annually to a player who displays excellencein scholarship, sportsmanship, friendship and leadership. As ajunior in 1990, Golden played a key role in Penn State’s nationallytelevised 24-21 upset of No. 1-ranked Notre Dame at South Bend.His touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter tied the scoreat 21 as Penn State rallied from a 21-7 deficit. Golden captainedthe Nittany Lions his senior year and helped lead them to a 42-17win over Tennessee in the 1992 Fiesta Bowl. Following that victory,Penn State finished with an 11-2 record and ranked third in thenation in the final 1991 AP poll.After his tenure as a player in State College, Golden spent oneseason in the NFL with the New England Patriots.Golden earned his undergraduate degree in pre-law from PennState in 1991 before receiving his master’s in sports psychologyfrom Virginia in December, 1996.A 2004 inductee of the Jersey Shore Sports Hall of Fame, he ismarried to the former Kelly Hanna of Lock Haven, Pa. The couple hasthree children--son A.J. (8), and daughters Addison (7) and Grace (4).GOLDEN VS. ALL OPPONENTSOVERALL TU UMAkron 4-0 4-0 –Arkansas State 1-0 – 1-0Army 3-1 3-1 –Ball State 1-0 1-0 –Bethune-Cookman 2-0 – 2-0Boston College 1-1 – 1-1Bowling Green 2-1 2-1 –Buffalo 2-3 2-3 –Central Michigan 1-2 1-2 –Cincinnati 1-0 – 1-0Clemson 0-1 0-1 –Connecticut 1-2 1-2 –Duke 3-1 – 3-1Eastern Michigan 2-0 2-0 –Florida 1-0 – 1-0Florida A&M 1-0 – 1-0Florida Atlantic 1-0 – 1-0Florida State 0-4 – 0-4Georgia Tech 3-1 – 3-1Kansas State 0-2 – 0-2Kent State 3-2 3-2 –Louisville 0-2 0-2 –Maryland 0-1 – 0-1OVERALL TU UMMiami, Ohio 3-1 3-1 –Minnesota 0-1 0-1 –Navy 1-3 1-3 –Nebraska 0-1 – 0-1North Carolina 3-1 – 3-1NC State 1-0 – 1-0Northern Illinois 1-2 1-2 –Notre Dame 0-1 – 0-1Ohio 1-3 1-3 –Ohio State 1-0 – 1-0Penn State 0-5 0-5 –Pitt 1-1 – 1-1Savannah State 1-0 – 1-0Toledo 1-0 1-0 –UCLA 0-1 0-1 –USF 3-0 – 3-0Vanderbilt 0-1 0-1 –Villanova 1-1 1-1 –Virginia 1-3 – 1-3Virginia Tech 2-2 – 2-2Wake Forest 1-0 – 1-0Western Michigan 0-3 0-3 –46
2015 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> MEDIA GUIDE@CANES<strong>FOOTBALL</strong>COACHING STAFFMARK D’ONOFRIOAssistant Head Coach / Defensive CoordinatorFifth SeasonPenn State, 1992Mark D’Onofrio enters his fifth season as Miami’s defensivecoordinator after guiding the Hurricanes to a national ranking of14th in total defense during the 2014 campaign.Under D’Onofrio’s leadership, the Hurricanes held opponentsto just 329.6 yards per game this past season, which was nearly 100yards fewer than the 2013 campaign. Miami also saw significantimprovement in its rushing defense as ranked 30th nationally in2014, improving 47 spots from the previous year, while holding itsopponents to 137.1 rushing yards per game.Senior linebacker Denzel Perryman posted another impressiveseason under D’Onofrio’s watchful eye as he was selected as aDick Butkus Award semifinalist for the second-consecutive season.He also earned All-ACC honors first team honors for the secondconsecutiveseason after he finished the 2014 campaign with ateam-best 110 total tackles (79 solo). Perryman then became the firstHurricane player since 2007 to be awarded with Associated PressAll-America honors.Perryman would go on to be selected in the second round of the2015 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.In 2011, D’Onofrio’s defense finished the season ranked ninth inthe nation in red zone defense and 21st in scoring defense, holdingopponents to an average of 20.08 points per game. The Canes’defense also held foes to seven points below their scoring averageas Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Florida State and South Florida to acombined 22 points below scoring average. The defense, underD’Onofrio’s guidance, finished strong and proved stingy, giving upan average of only 13.5 points in the last five games of the season.Prior to the 2011 season, D’Onofrio saw two of his Templestandouts drafted, now are active on NFL rosters. Defensive endMuhammad Wilkerson was taken in the first round by the NewYork Jets and free safety Jaiqwaun Jarrett went in the second roundto the Philadelphia Eagles. In all, three Owls were drafted duringD’Onofrio’s tenure and five former players went on to play in theNFL.A native of North Bergen, N.J., D’Onofrio arrived in CoralGables after serving as a member of Head Coach Al Golden’s staffat Temple University where he served for two years as defensivecoordinator before being promoted to Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the Owls in 2008.Under D’Onofrio’s tutelage, he transformed a Temple defenseranked last in the NCAA upon his arrival to 17th in 2010. Inaddition, Temple won a single-season-record nine-consecutivegames en route to a 9-4 overall record, a first-place tie in the MACEast and an appearance in the EagleBank Bowl in 2009. The 2010Owls won eight games, finishing 8-4, and became bowl-eligiblefor the second-consecutive season and for the first time in schoolhistory. A school-record eight defensive players were named All-MAC, including five on the first team in 2009. Four student-athletesearned All-MAC honors in 2010. Sophomore Adrian Robinsonearned 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year accolades andsenior Andre Neblett became Temple’s first three-time All-MAChonoree.In 2008, D’Onofrio’s defense helped Temple to the team’s mostwins since 1990 and a second-place finish in the MAC East. TheOwls faced five opponents that went on to postseason play andwere led by All-MAC honorees senior DT Terrance Knighton,Temple’s first first-team selection, and Neblett. During its inauguralseason of MAC play, D’Onofrio guided the Temple defense to leadthe MAC in five defensive statistical categories, including red zonedefense which also ranked first nationally.D’Onofrio broke into the college ranks in 1999 at Saint Peter’sCollege in New Jersey where he coached the linebackers. He thenspent the 2000 season as an assistant coach at Georgia, where heworked with the Bulldogs’ defense. He arrived at the University ofVirginia in 2004, joining former college teammate Al Golden andthe rest of the UVa. coaching staff after three years with RutgersUniversity where he coached linebackers and served as a recruitingcoordinator. He coached the Cavaliers’ tight ends and special teamsfor one season before switching to inside linebackers coach for the2005 season. In 2006, he followed Golden to Temple Universitywhere he was named the Owls’ defensive coordinator.From 1988-91 D’Onofrio played at Penn State with Goldenand served the Nittany Lions playing both inside and outsidelinebacker. He was elected team captain his senior year and wasdrafted in the second round (34th overall pick) of the 1992 NFLdraft by the Green Bay Packers. He earned a starting role as thePackers’ inside linebacker where he played for two seasons beforeinjury prematurely ended his professional career in 1994.D’Onofrio earned his bachelor’s degree in labor and industrialrelations from Penn State in 1992. He is married to the former LuciaMariucci of Marlboro, N.J. The couple has two sons, Jack (10) andThomas (9).D’ONOFRIO FILEPERSONALHometownEducationFamilyNorth Bergen, N.J.Penn State, 1992 (B.A., Labor and Industrial Relations)wife Lucia; sons Jack and ThomasCOACHING EXPERIENCE1999 Linebackers, Saint Peter’s College (N.J.)2000 Defensive Assistant, University of Georgia2001 Linebackers, Rutgers University2002-03 Linebackers / Recruiting Coordinator, Rutgers University2004 Tight Ends / Special Teams, University of Virginia2005 Inside Linebackers / Special Teams, University of Virginia2006-07 Defensive Coordinator, Temple University2008-09 Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator, Temple University2010 Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / LBs, Temple University2011-present Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator University of MiamiBOWL EXPERIENCE, COACH (3)2009 EagleBank Bowl (Temple)2013 Russell Athletic Bowl (Miami)2014 Duck Commander Independence Bowl (Miami)COACHES & STAFF47
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