1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1991 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
AP Poll national champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 220 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record120 (20 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski (3rd season)
Offensive scheme One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator Sonny Lubick (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons
  1990
1992  
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 0 010 2 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 0 012 0 0
Virginia Tech 1 0 05 6 0
Pittsburgh 3 2 06 5 0
West Virginia 3 4 06 5 0
Rutgers 2 3 06 5 0
Boston College 2 4 04 7 0
Temple 0 5 02 9 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 66th season of football and first as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall and 2–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska, 22–0. The Hurricanes were named as national champions by the AP Poll, the program's fourth national championship. Washington, who also finished 12–0 overall, were named as champions by the Coaches Poll.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3112:00 pmat Arkansas *No. 3 ABC W 31–346,308
September 128:00 pmNo. 10 Houston *No. 2 ESPN W 40–1071,842
September 282:00 pmat Tulsa *No. 2W 34–1035,689
October 512:00 pm Oklahoma State *No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 40–342,751
October 1212:00 pmNo. 9 Penn State *No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCW 26–2075,723
October 194:00 pm Long Beach State *No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–040,498 [1]
October 2610:00 pmat Arizona *No. 2W 36–953,349
November 94:00 pm West Virginia Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 27–360,250 [2]
November 1612:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State *No. 2ABCW 17–16 63,442
November 237:30 pmat Boston College No. 1ESPNW 19–1432,071
November 307:30 pm San Diego State *No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 39–1256,721
January 18:00 pmvs. No. 11 Nebraska *No. 1
NBC W 22–077,747
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 3 (2)3 (1)2 (2)2 (8)2 (8)2 (2)2 (1)2 (1)2 (2)2 (3)2 т (3)2 (3)1 (46)1 (37 12)1 (37)1 (32)
Coaches 2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (6)2 (5)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (4)2 (4)2 (4)2 (4)1 (44)1 (32)2 (30)2 (25 12)

Game summaries

Arkansas

#3 Miami (FL) at Arkansas
1234Total
Hurricanes7771031
Razorbacks03003

[3]

Houston

[4]

Tulsa

#2 Miami (FL) at Tulsa
1234Total
Hurricanes0217634
Golden Hurricane030710

[5]

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at #2 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Cowboys00303
Hurricanes17133740
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 42,751

[6]

Penn State

#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL)
1234Total
Nittany Lions337720
Hurricanes3314626
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 75,723
  • Television network: ABC

[7]

Long Beach State

Long Beach State at #2 Miami (FL)
1234Total
49ers00000
Hurricanes72871355
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 40,498

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Arizona

West Virginia

Florida State

#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State
1234Total
Hurricanes7001017
Seminoles373316
   

Boston College

San Diego State

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#1 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Nebraska
1234Total
Hurricanes1309022
Cornhuskers00000

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Dennis Erickson Head coach 3rd Montana State (1969)
Bob Bratkowski Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 3rd Washington State (1978)
Sonny Lubick Defensive Coordinator/defensive backs 3rd Western Montana (1960)
Gregg Smith Offensive line 3rd Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold Special Teams/tight ends 3rd
Bob Karmelowicz Defensive line 3rd Bridgeport (1972)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 7th Miami (1982)
Ed Orgeron Defensive line 3rd Northwestern State (1984)
Tommy Tuberville Linebackers 3rd Southern Arkansas (1976)
Alex Wood Running backs 3rd Iowa (1978)

Roster

1991 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 37Doyle AaronSr
G 60Rudy BarberSo
TE 17 Coleman Bell Jr
FB 33 Donnell Bennett Fr
G 69Jason BudroniSo
WR 12Bobby ByrdSr
OL 75Candido CerdaSo
QB 20Ryan CollinsFr
WR 88 Horace Copeland Jr
QB 11 Frank Costa Fr
OT 72 Mario Cristobal Jr
TE 82 Carlos Etheredge Jr
QB 9Bryan FortaySo
G 52Marty GolloherSr
C 51 Tirrell Greene Fr
QB 7Alan HallFr
RB 40 Derrick Harris Fr
TB 3Jonathan HarrisFr
C 54Kelvin HarrisSr
WR 85 Chris Jones Fr
G 70Claude JonesSr
FB 44Larry JonesFr
TE 87Kevin KirkeideJr
G 64Anthony LewisFr
OT 77Zev LumelskiFr
FB 22Jason MarucciSo
RB 30Stephen McGuireJr
TE 90Joe MooreSr
OL 75Jason OwensFr
FB 32 Martin Patton So
RB 33Russell SappSr
TE 84Warren SappFr
OT 73 Leon Searcy Sr
WR 24Todd SeipleSr
G 68Brad ShireySo
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr
RB 28 James Stewart Fr
OT 62Kyle StranahanSo
WR 18A. C. TellisonFr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas Jr
QB 13 Gino Torretta Jr
TE 81Syii TuckerFr
G 78 Kipp Vickers Jr
WR 5 Kevin Williams So
OL 65Robert WoodusFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 67Omar AndresFr
LB 1 Jessie Armstead Jr
LB 56 Michael Barrow Jr
LB 49 Robert Bass Jr
DT 46Damon BethelSo
LB 57Kevin BrinkworthFr
LB 99Matt BrittonSr
S 8Hurlie BrownSr
DT 76Mark CaesarJr
S 48Marcus CareySo
LB 83Dietrich ClausellFr
LB 59Travis CooperFr
LB 61Bruce EberstJr
LB 58Corwin FrancisFr
LB 80Derrick GoldenSr
S 29Casey GreerJr
DE 97 Anthony Hamlet Sr
LB 57Corries HardyFr
S 6Terris HarrisSo
DE 92David HollimanFr
CB 26Herbert JamesSr
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr
DL 93Shawn JonesFr
DE 91Darren KreinSo
DT 71Kenny LopezSo
DB 37 Rohan Marley Fr
CB 47 Ryan McNeil Jr
DE 98Rusty MedearisSo
DL 63George MichaelsJr
DT 95Eric MillerSr
DL 79Jessie MitchellFr
DE 86Kevin PatrickSo
LB 59Tom PattersonSo
SS 38Malcolm PearsonFr
S 2Charles PharmsSr
LB 55Willie PhillipsFr
FS 19 C. J. Richardson Fr
DL 41 Patrick Riley Fr
CB 34Dexter SeiglerSo
DE 50Baraka ShortFr
LB 45 Darrin Smith Jr
CB 43Jean StiverneJr
DL 66Alan SymonetteFr
LB 53Sean ThompsonJr
DL 74Shayon TresvantFr
DT 78 Kipp Vickers Jr
CB 4Paul WhiteSo
DB 31 Darryl Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 24David DziczkowskiJr
K 27 Carlos Huerta Sr
K 21Dane PrewittSo
P 15Paul SnyderJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Depth chart

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

Award finalists

Bold indicates winners

Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR -Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1992 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Leon Searcy Tackle111 Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl Williams Defensive Back128 Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Erickson Quarterback486 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony HamletDefensive end10263 Seattle Seahawks
Kelvin HarrisCenter12312 Los Angeles Rams
Carlos Huerta Kicker12315 San Diego Chargers

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References

  1. "Miami 55 Long Beach St. 0". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. October 20, 1991. p. B-7. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Miami wakes up, tops West Virginia 27–3". The Palm Beach Post. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 01. Retrieved 2017-Jan-01.
  4. "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun . September 13, 1991. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. "Miami shakes off rust, blasts Tulsa." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 29. Retrieved 2017-Jan-07.
  6. "Miami jumps on OSU early." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 6. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08.
  7. "With TV distracted, UM whips Penn St." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 13. Retrieved 2017-Jan-14.
  8. Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 20. Retrieved 2017-Jan-15.
  9. "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.