1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1989 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Consensus national champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–25 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski (1st season)
Offensive scheme One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator Sonny Lubick (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
Seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State   10 2 0
Northern Illinois   9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State   8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia   8 3 1
Syracuse   8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana   7 4 0
Akron   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 4 1
Virginia Tech   6 4 1
Louisiana Tech   5 4 1
Army   6 5 0
Louisville   6 5 0
East Carolina   5 5 1
Tulsa   6 6 0
Southern Miss   5 6 0
Tulane   4 8 0
Navy   3 8 0
Rutgers   2 7 2
Boston College   2 9 0
Memphis State   2 9 0
Cincinnati   1 9 1
Temple   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 64th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Alabama, 33–25, to win the school's third national championship.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9at Wisconsin No. 3 ABC W 51–338,646
September 16 California No. 3 ESPN W 31–356,931
September 23at Missouri No. 2 Prime W 38–743,293
September 30at Michigan State No. 2 ABC W 26–2076,217
October 7 Cincinnati No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 56–048,597
October 14 San Jose State No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–1645,122
October 28at No. 9 Florida State No. 2 ESPN L 10–2462,602
November 4 East Carolina No. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 40–1035,159
November 11at No. 14 Pittsburgh No. 7 CBS W 24–352,528
November 18 San Diego State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–642,362
November 25No. 1 Notre Dame No. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBS W 27–1081,634
January 1vs. No. 7 Alabama No. 2 ABC W 33–2577,425
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

1989 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Gino Torretta Fr
WR 37Doyle AaronSo
TE 93Randy BethelJr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll Jr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Jr
RB 28 Leonard Conley Jr
OL 72 Mario Cristobal Fr
FB 20Shannon CrowellJr
WR 11 Dale Dawkins Sr
QB 7 Craig Erickson Jr
QB 9Bryan FortayFr
C 50Bobby GarciaSr
RB 25Kevin Gibbs Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 66Robert AmatucciFr
WR 3 Randal Hill Jr
C 64Rod HolderSr
RB 21Alex JohnsonJr
WR 88Dennis Kelleher Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 30Stephen McGuireFr
G 68Barry PanfilSo
OL 73 Leon Searcy So
WR 18 Pee Wee Smith Sr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer So
G 79 Mike Sullivan Jr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas Fr
RB 33Russell SappSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Jessie Armstead Fr
CB 23 Robert Bailey Jr
LB 56 Micheal Barrow Fr
CB 6Kenny BerrySr
DB 8Hurlie BrownSo
LB 57 Bernard Clark Sr
LB 49 Maurice Crum Jr
DL 44 Shane Curry Jr
DB 39 Bobby Harden Sr
DL 63 Jimmie Jones Sr
DT 96 Cortez Kennedy Sr
DT 94 Greg Mark Sr
DT 67 Russell Maryland Jr
CB 47 Ryan McNeil Fr
LB 38 Richard Newbill Sr
DE 58 Willis Peguese Sr
DB 2Charles PharmsSo
LB 45 Darrin Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 16Roland SmithJr
DB 31 Darryl Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1Edgar BenesSr
K 27 Carlos Huerta So
P 19Tim KalalSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Dennis Erickson Head coach 1st Montana State (1969)
Bob Bratkowski Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 1st Washington State (1978)
Sonny Lubick Defensive Coordinator/defensive backs 1st Western Montana (1960)
Gregg Smith Offensive line 1st Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold Special teams/tight ends 1st
Bob Karmelowicz Defensive line 1st Bridgeport (1972)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 5th Miami (1982)
Ed Orgeron Defensive line 1st Northwestern State (1984)
Tommy Tuberville Linebackers 1st Southern Arkansas (1976)
Alex Wood Running backs 1st Iowa (1978)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Brad Roll Strength & Conditioning 1st Stephen F. Austin (1980)
Carmen GrossoGraduate Assistant
Ronnie LeeGraduate Assistant
Scott RunyanGraduate Assistant
Pete SavageGraduate Assistant
Dan WernerVolunteer Assistant3rd Western Michigan (1983)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 4 (4)3 (4)3 (5)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (4)2 (3)2 (3)77774 (3)2 (4)2 (4)1 (38)
Coaches 5 (1)5 (1)2 (2)2 (3)2 (4)2 (2)2 (5)2 (5)2 (3)67773 (3)2 (4)1 (36)

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Game summaries

At Wisconsin

#3 Miami (FL) at Wisconsin
1234Total
Hurricanes132110751
Badgers30003

[2]

California

California at #3 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Golden Bears30003
Hurricanes0177731

At Missouri

#2 Miami (FL) at Missouri
1234Total
Hurricanes71701438
Tigers70007

[3]

At Michigan State

#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
1234Total
Hurricanes3710626
Spartans373720

[4]

Cincinnati

Cincinnati at #3 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Bearcats00000
Hurricanes7357756

[5]

San Jose State

San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Spartans080816
Hurricanes107171448

Backup Gino Torretta, making his second consecutive start for the injured Craig Erickson, threw for a school-record 468 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Hurricanes picked up their 48th win in 49 games. [6]

At Florida State

#2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes at #9 Florida State Seminoles
Period1234Total
Miami (FL) 1000010
Florida St 1407324

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Game information

[7]

Prior to the Miami-Florida State game, University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis was tackled by a group of police officers for attempting to put out Chief Osceola's flaming spear. Sebastian was wearing a fireman's helmet and yellow raincoat and holding a fire extinguisher. When a police officer attempted to grab the fire extinguisher, the officer was sprayed in the chest. Sebastian was handcuffed by four officers but ultimately released. Miami quarterback Gino Torretta, who started the game in place of injured Craig Erickson, told ESPN, "Even if we weren't bad boys, it added to the mystique that, 'Man, look, even their mascot's getting arrested.'" [8]

East Carolina

At Pittsburgh

#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1234Total
Hurricanes1039224
Panthers00033

[9]

San Diego State

[10]

Notre Dame

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11–0) at #7 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (9–1)
Period1234Total
Notre Dame 0100010
Miami (FL) 1077327

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Game information

The Hurricanes avenged a close loss from the previous year in South Bend. This game marked the seventh time in seven attempts that Miami defeated a #1 ranked team during the 1980s. [11] [12] [13]

External videos
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Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

#2 Miami (FL) at #7 Alabama
1234Total
Hurricanes7136733
Crimson Tide0170825

1990 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Cortez Kennedy Defensive tackle13 Seattle Seahawks
Jimmie Jones Defensive tackle364 Dallas Cowboys
Bernard Clark Linebacker365 Cincinnati Bengals
Willis Peguese Defensive end372 Houston Oilers
Greg Mark Defensive end379 New York Giants
Richard Newbill Linebacker5126Houston Oilers
Dale Dawkins Wide receiver9223 New York Jets
Kenny BerryDefensive back10256 San Diego Chargers
Bobby Harden Defensive back12315 Miami Dolphins

[14]

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