of a 42–24 loss to Virginia Tech and a third consecutive loss to Duke in a 48-30 disappointment dropped the Hurricanes from a No. 7 national ranking to unranked in those three weeks. The Hurricanes were able to close out the regular season with two wins, defeating Virginia 45-26 and Pittsburgh 41–31. Miami received a berth in the 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl, a game they lost to No. 18 Louisville in a 36-9 blowout. In October 2013, after an investigation spanning two and a half years, the NCAA announced that "the committee acknowledged and accepted the extensive and significant self-imposed penalties by the university." Therefore, no further bowl ban would be enforced. As a result, Miami was eligible to compete in ACC championship and BCS bowls for the 2013–14 season. However, the NCAA stripped Miami of nine scholarships over three years. The Hurricanes went 6–7 in 2014. Miami kicked off the season with a 31–13 loss to No. 25 Louisville on September 1. Miami defeated Florida A&M 41-7 and Arkansas State 41-20 over the next two weeks before losing to No. 24 Nebraska by a score of 41–31. On September 27, the Hurricanes defeated Duke by a margin of 22–10. On October 4, Georgia Tech defeated Miami by a score of 28–17. Miami won their next three, winning 55–34 over Cincinnati, 30–6 over Virginia Tech and 47–20 over North Carolina. Golden's squad struggled to finish the season, losing their last four; a 30-26 letdown to archrival Florida State, a 30-13 disappointment to Virginia, a 35–23 defeat at the hands of Pittsburgh in the regular season finale and a 24-21 close defeat in the 2014 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, to South Carolina. The Hurricanes finished 8–5 in 2015. By this time, many Miami fans had grown restless and irritated at the team's inconsistencies and began to call for Golden to be fired using different means, including flying airplanes over Hard Rock Stadium with various "Fire Al Golden" banners. The Hurricanes started the season with a 45–0 shutout of Bethune-Cookman on September 5. A 44–20 win over Florida Atlantic and a 36–33 overtime victory over Nebraska followed before the Hurricanes lost 34–23 to Cincinnati and 29–24 to No. 12 Florida State. Miami defeated Virginia Tech by a score of 30–20 on October 17 in what would be Al Golden's last win as Miami head coach. On October 25, 2015, the day