1982 Miami Hurricanes football team

1982 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Olivadotti (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 57th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 7–4 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at No. 16 Florida	No. 15	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 14–17	71,864	[1]
September 11	Houston	No. 19	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	W 31–12	24,687
September 18	at Virginia Tech	No. 15	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	W 14–8	45,200
September 24	Michigan State	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 25–22	26,478
October 2	at Louisville	No. 17	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 28–6	28,749
October 9	at No. 10 Notre Dame	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)		L 14–16	59,075
October 16	Mississippi State	No. 17	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 31–14	35,860	[2]
October 30	No. 14 Florida State	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–24	54,696
November 6	at No. 19 Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 17–18	43,200
November 20	NC State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 41–3	20,434	[3]
November 27	Cincinnati		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 19–13	18,447
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 61 Don Bailey Sr WR 20 Rocky Belk Sr RB 16 Albert Bentley Jr OT 53 John Canei Sr WR 19 Keith Cleveland Jr OT 78 Mark Cooper Sr TE 86 Glenn Dennison Jr G 68 Andy Dickerson So RB 44 Keith Griffin Jr OT 52 Dave Heffernan So QB 12 Jim Kelly Sr QB 1 Bernie Kosar Fr G 67 Eric Larkin So G 50 Mike Moore Jr RB 38 Speedy Neal Jr OT 77 Paul O'Connor Fr RB 38 Darryl Oliver Fr WR 6 Stanley Shakespeare So WR 30 Willie Smith Fr QB 9 Mark Richt Sr RB 49 Mark Rush Sr G 76 Ian Sinclair So QB 18 Vinny Testaverde Fr WR 22 Lawrence Thompson Jr QB 13 Kyle Vanderwende Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 31 Carl Bell Fr DB 4 Rodney Bellinger Jr LB 54 Jay Brophy Jr LB 93 Greg Brown Sr DT 80 Willie Broughton So DT 71 Tony Chickillo Sr DE 99 Julio Cortes Jr DB 15 David Ditthardt Jr DT 95 Kevin Fagan So DE 48 Joe Kohlbrand So DB 17 Ronnie Lippett Sr DB 28 Willie Martinez So LB 90 Victor Morris Fr DT 97 Fred Robinson Jr LB 36 Ken Sisk Jr DB 32 Reggie Sutton Fr DE 55 Isaiah West Sr DB 29 Eddie Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Jeff Davis Jr P 5 Greg LaBelle Sr	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 14 8 0 22 •Miami (FL) 6 9 3 7 25 Date: September 25 Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida

Scoring summary 1 MIA Baratta 3-yard pass from Richt (kick failed) Miami (FL) 6-0 2 MIA Boone 63-yard interception return (pass failed) Miami (FL) 12-0 2 MSU Ellis 16-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick) Miami (FL) 12-7 2 MSU Grant 15-yard pass from Leister (Mojsiejenko kick) Michigan St 14-12 2 MIA Davis 46-yard field goal Miami (FL) 15-14 3 MSU Ellis 6-yard run (Tanker pass from Scharlo) Michigan St 22-15 3 MIA Davis 47-yard field goal Michigan St 22-18 4 MIA Rush 1-yard run (Davis kick) Miami (FL) 25-22

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At Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Miami (FL) 0 0 7 7 14 •Notre Dame 0 7 3 6 16 Date: October 9 Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary Q2 2:25 ND Kiel 6 yard run (Johnson kick) ND 7–0 Q3 11:47 Miami Richt 1 yard pass to Dennison (Davis kick) Tie 7-7 Q3 2:53 ND Johnson 29 yard field goal ND 10-7 Q4 13:03 Miami Richt 79 yard pass to Belk (Davis kick) Miami 14-10 Q4 8:27 ND Johnson 42 yard field goal Miami 14-13 Q4 :11 ND Johnson 32 yard field goal ND 16-14

See also: 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Kelly	Quarterback	1	14	Buffalo Bills
Mark Cooper	Tackle	2	31	Denver Broncos
Mark Rush	Running back	4	100	Minnesota Vikings
Tony Chickillo	Defensive tackle	5	131	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rocky Belk	Wide receiver	7	176	Cleveland Browns
Ronnie Lippett	Cornerback	11	283	New England Patriots

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References

1. "Peace TD pass topples Miami". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hurricanes gallop past Miss. State". St. Petersburg Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hurricanes romp in bid for a bowl". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Gainesville Sun. 1982 September 26.
5. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.