1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1990 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
National champion (ERS, NYT)
National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman)
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 46–3 vs. Texas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme One-back spread
Defensive coordinator Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
MVP Russell Maryland
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville   10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State   10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State   9 3 0
Louisiana Tech   8 3 1
Southern Miss   8 4 0
Temple   7 4 0
Syracuse   7 4 2
Army   6 5 0
Northern Illinois   6 5 0
South Carolina   6 5 0
Virginia Tech   6 5 0
East Carolina   5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana   5 6 0
Navy   5 6 0
Memphis State   4 6 1
Boston College   4 7 0
Tulane   4 7 0
West Virginia   4 7 0
Akron   3 7 1
Pittsburgh   3 7 1
Rutgers   3 8 0
Tulsa   3 8 0
Cincinnati   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 87:30 pmat No. 16 BYU No. 1 ESPN L 21–2866,235
September 153:30 pmat California No. 10 ABC W 52–2447,000
September 298:00 pm Iowa No. 10 PPV W 48–2170,420
October 62:00 pmNo. 2 Florida State No. 9
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBS W 31–2280,396
October 134:00 pm Kansas No. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
Raycom W 34–054,211
October 203:30 pmat No. 6 Notre Dame No. 2 CBS L 20–2959,075
October 271:00 pmat Texas Tech No. 8RaycomW 45–1050,028
November 34:00 pm Pittsburgh Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 45–050,412
November 174:00 pm Boston College No. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1250,942
November 247:30 pm Syracuse No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 33–766,196
December 14:00 pmat San Diego State No. 3ESPNW 30–2834,201
January 11:30 pmvs. No. 3 Texas No. 4CBSW 46–377,425

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1 (24)1 (27)1091093 (6)2 (15)88532 (3)3 (2)43 (1)
Coaches 1 (25)1108984 (4)2 (7)98432 (3)2 (3)4 (2)3 (2)

Game summaries

BYU

#1 Miami (FL) at #16 BYU
1234Total
Hurricanes777021
Cougars01711028
     

California

#10 Miami (FL) at California
1234Total
Hurricanes102102152
Golden Bears1470324

[1]

Iowa

Iowa at #10 Miami
1234Total
Hawkeyes0147021
Hurricanes141071748

[2]

Florida State

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Seminoles0631322
Hurricanes10140731

Kansas

Notre Dame

#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
1234Total
Hurricanes1070320
Fighting Irish1066729
       

Texas Tech

Pittsburgh

Boston College

Syracuse

San Diego State

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at San Diego State Aztecs
Quarter1234Total
Miami (FL) 71310030
San Diego St 0137828

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 1, 1990
  • Game attendance: 34,201
Game information

[3]

Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns
Quarter1234Total
Miami (FL)127141346
Texas03003

at Cotton BowlDallas, Texas

Game information

Roster

1990 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 60Rudy Barber Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 17 Coleman Bell So
TE 93Randy BethelSr
WR 12Bobby ByrdSr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll Sr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Sr
RB 28 Leonard Conley Sr
WR 88 Horace Copeland So
OL 72 Mario Cristobal So
FB 20Shannon CrowellSr
QB 7 Craig Erickson Sr
TE 82Carlos EtheredgeFr
OL 66Darren HandySr
OL 98Kelvin HarrisJr
WR 3 Randal Hill Sr
RB 21Alex JohnsonSr
OL 70Claude JonesJr
RB 32Jason MarucciSo
RB 30Stephen McGuireSo
TE 90Joe MooreJr
RB 22Martin PattonSo
OL 73 Leon Searcy Jr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr
G 79 Mike Sullivan Sr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas So
QB 13 Gino Torretta So
WR 5 Kevin Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Jessie Armstead So
CB 23 Robert Bailey Sr
LB 56 Micheal Barrow So
S 8Hurlie BrownJr
DL 76Mark CaesarSo
LB 49 Maurice Crum Sr
DE 44 Shane Curry Sr
OL 97Anthony HamletJr
DB 26Herbert JamesJr
DL 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr
DL 71Kenny LopezFr
DT 67 Russell Maryland Sr
DB 47 Ryan McNeil Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 98Rusty MedearisFr
DL 95Eric MillerJr
DL 86Kevin PatrickFr
DB 2Charles PharmsJr
LB 45 Darrin Smith So
DB 16Roland SmithSr
DB 31 Darryl Williams So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 27 Carlos Huerta Jr
P 15Paul SnyderSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1991 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Russell Maryland Defensive tackle11 Dallas Cowboys
Randal Hill Wide receiver123 Miami Dolphins
Shane Curry Defensive end240 Indianapolis Colts
Wesley Carroll Wide receiver242 New Orleans Saints
Robert Bailey Defensive back4107 Los Angeles Rams
Craig Erickson Quarterback5131 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike SullivanGuard6153 Dallas Cowboys
Roland SmithDefensive back8220 Miami Dolphins
Randy BethelTight end10251 New England Patriots

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References

  1. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  2. "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21". Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
  4. Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". The New York Times . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS". The Washington Post . January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is". The Baltimore Sun . January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  7. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". LiveAbout. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". Hurricanes Sports Properties. Retrieved July 7, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. "1991 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.