MIAMI (AP) - Stephen Morris threw for 413 yards and three scores, Herb Waters had an 87-yard touchdown catch for Miami's longest reception in more than five years and the Hurricanes rolled past South Florida 40-9 on Saturday.
Clive Walford (135), Waters (130) and Phillip Dorsett (12 catches, 111 yards) all topped the 100-yard receiving mark for Miami, and Duke Johnson rushed for 66 yards and another score for the Hurricanes (6-5).
Miami is now bowl-eligible, though the school will consider imposing a second straight postseason ban on itself because of the ongoing NCAA investigation into compliance practices.
A year ago, Miami announced its bowl-ban decision one day after winning its sixth game of the season - also against South Florida.
Demetris Murray ran for 108 yards and Maikon Bonani kicked three field goals for the Bulls (3-7), who lost starting quarterback Bobby Eveld to a shoulder injury late in the first quarter.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MIAMI | Jake Wieclaw 39 yd FG |
| MIAMI | Jake Wieclaw 22 yd FG |
| MIAMI | Jake Wieclaw 37 yd FG |
| MIAMI | Kendal Thompkins 15 yd pass from Stephen Morris (Jake Wieclaw kick) |
| SFLA | Maikon Bonani 23 yd FG |
| MIAMI | Duke Johnson 8 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
| MIAMI | Herb Waters 87 yd pass from Stephen Morris (Phillip Dorsett 2pt pass from Stephen Morris) |
| MIAMI | Clive Walford 65 yd pass from Stephen Morris (Jake Wieclaw kick) |
| SFLA | Maikon Bonani 25 yd FG |
| MIAMI | Jake Wieclaw 33 yd FG |
| SFLA | Maikon Bonani 32 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| SFLA | MIAMI | |
| First Downs | 22 | 22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-14 | 7-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 72-358 | 67-548 |
| Rushes-Yds | 29-154 | 31-92 |
| Passing Yds | 204 | 456 |
| Kick Return Yds | 94 | 24 |
| Punt Return Yds | -3 | 1 |
| Passes | 23-43-2 | 24-36-0 |
| Punts | 5-172 | 3-121 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-59 | 9-86 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:27 | 30:33 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SFLA: Demetris Murray 16-108, Marcus Shaw 10-39, Bradley Battles 1-3, Matt Floyd 1-2, Bobby Eveld 1-2 |
| MIAMI: Duke Johnson 13-66, Mike James 8-25, Phillip Dorsett 3-13, Dallas Crawford 3-10, Darris Hughes 1-1, Stephen Morris 3--23 |
| PASSING |
| SFLA: Matt Floyd 20-35-175-2, Bobby Eveld 3-8-29-0 |
| MIAMI: Stephen Morris 21-32-413-0, Ryan Williams 3-4-43-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| SFLA: Demetris Murray 6-25, Terrence Mitchell 5-46, Sean Price 4-30, Victor Marc 3-57, Marcus Shaw 2-6, Jeff Hawkins 1-32, Andre Davis 1-4, D'vario Montgomery 1-4 |
| MIAMI: Phillip Dorsett 11-104, Herb Waters 4-130, Clive Walford 3-135, Kendal Thompkins 3-80, Duke Johnson 2-5, Garrett Kidd 1-2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| South Florida | 8th Big East | 1-6 | 3-9 |
| Miami (Fla.) | 1st Atlantic Coast Coastal | 5-3 | 7-5 |
