1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1988 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 23–3 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Stevens (6th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Steve Walsh
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia    11 1 0
Southern Miss    10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse    10 2 0
Army    9 3 0
Louisville    8 3 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Northern Illinois    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 0
Memphis State    6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana    6 5 0
Rutgers    5 6 0
Akron    5 6 0
Penn State    5 6 0
Tulane    5 6 0
Temple    4 7 0
Tulsa    4 7 0
Boston College    3 8 0
Cincinnati    3 8 0
East Carolina    3 8 0
Navy    3 8 0
Virginia Tech    3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Nebraska, 23–3.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 1 Florida State No. 6 CBS W 31–077,836 [1]
September 17at No. 15 Michigan No. 1 ABC W 31–30105,834 [2]
September 24 Wisconsin No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–348,311 [3]
October 1 Missouri No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–040,654 [4]
October 15at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 1CBSL 30–3159,075 [5]
October 22 Cincinnati No. 4
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 57–344,107 [6]
October 29at East Carolina No. 4W 31–729,400 [7]
November 5 Tulsa Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 34–338,196 [8]
November 19at No. 11 LSU No. 3 ESPN W 44–379,528 [9]
November 26No. 8 Arkansas No. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 18–1663,271 [10]
December 3 BYU No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 41–1759,367 [11]
January 2vs. No. 6 Nebraska No. 2
NBCW 23–379,480 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 8 (1)6 (1)1 (38)1 (46)1 (46)1 (55)1 (53)1 (52)443 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1 12)
Coaches 5 (4)5 (4)1 (29)1 (37)1 (45)1 (45)1 (43)1 (44)44333 (1)3 (1)2 (2)2 (3)2 (2)

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Game summaries

Florida State

#1 Florida State at #6 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Seminoles00000
Hurricanes3147731

[14] [15]

At Michigan

#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
1234Total
Hurricanes7701731
Wolverines3173730

[16]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #1 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Badgers30003
Hurricanes0146323

[17]

Missouri

Missouri at #1 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Tigers00000
Hurricanes211714355

The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58–0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967. [18]

At Notre Dame

#1 Miami (FL) at #4 Notre Dame
1234Total
Hurricanes0210930
Fighting Irish71410031
  • Source:

[19] [20]

Cincinnati

At East Carolina

Tulsa

At LSU

#3 Miami (FL) at #11 LSU
1234Total
Hurricanes101002444
Tigers03003

Arkansas

#8 Arkansas at #3 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Razorbacks1006016
Hurricanes1050318

BYU

BYU at #2 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Cougars3014017
Hurricanes7270741

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#2 Miami (FL) vs. #6 Nebraska
1234Total
Hurricanes7130323
Cornhuskers00303

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Personnel

Roster

1988 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 93Randy BethelSo
WR 83 Andre Brown Sr
OL 52Darrin BruceSr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll So
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski So
RB 28 Leonard Conley So
FB 20Shannon CrowellSo
WR 11 Dale Dawkins Jr
QB 7 Craig Erickson So
C 50Bobby GarciaJr
RB 43 Cleveland Gary Sr
G 66Darren Handy
RB 31Freddy HighsmithSr
WR 3 Randal Hill So
C 64Rod HolderJr
OL 75John O'NeillSr
G 68Barry Panfil
OL 73 Leon Searcy Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 18 Pee Wee Smith Jr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Fr
G 79 Mike Sullivan So
QB 4 Steve Walsh Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 23 Robert Bailey So
CB 6Kenny BerryJr
LB 91 Rod Carter Sr
LB 57 Bernard Clark Jr
LB 49 Maurice Crum So
DL 44 Shane Curry So
CB 29Donald EllisSr
DB 39 Bobby Harden Jr
DE 54 Bill Hawkins Sr
DL 63 Jimmie Jones Jr
DT 96 Cortez Kennedy Jr
DT 94Greg MarkJr
DL 67 Russell Maryland So
DB 48 Bubba McDowell Sr
LB 38 Richard Newbill Jr
DE 58 Willis Peguese Jr
DB 2Charles PharmsFr
LB 22 Randy Shannon Sr
LB 20Julius NobleFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1Edgar BenesJr
K 27 Carlos Huerta Fr
P 19Tim KalalJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Jimmy Johnson Head coach 5th Arkansas (1965)
Gary Stevens Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 9th John Carroll (1965)
Dave Wannstedt Defensive coordinator/linebackers 3rd Pittsburgh (1974)
Hubbard Alexander Wide receivers 10th Tennessee State (1962)
Joe Brodsky Running backs 11th Florida (1956)
Butch Davis Defensive line 5th Arkansas (1973)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 4th Miami (1982)
Don Soldinger Tight ends 5th Memphis (1967)
Tony Wise Offensive line 4th Ithaca (1972)
Dave Campo Defensive backs 2nd Central Connecticut State (1969)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Bill Foran Strength & Conditioning 4th Central Michigan (1977)
Tommy Tuberville Graduate Assistant3rd Southern Arkansas (1976)
Ed Orgeron Graduate Assistant1st Northwestern State (1983)

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1989 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Bill Hawkins Defensive end121 Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Gary Running back126 Los Angeles Rams
Bubba McDowell Defensive back377 Houston Oilers
Melvin Bratton Running back7180 Denver Broncos
Rod CarterLinebacker10252 Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon Linebacker11280 Dallas Cowboys

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References

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  5. "Irish good guys nab public enemy No. 1". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  17. "Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
  18. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Missouri Sees Why Miami Is No. 1, 55-0". Los Angeles Times . October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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  22. "MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune . January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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