1991 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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AP Poll national champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
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Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 12–0 (2–0 Big East) |
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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) |
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No. 11 Syracuse | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 12:00 pm | at Arkansas * | No. 3 | ABC | W 31–3 | 46,308 | ||
September 12 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Houston * | No. 2 | ESPN | W 40–10 | 71,842 | ||
September 28 | 2:00 pm | at Tulsa * | No. 2 | W 34–10 | 35,689 | |||
October 5 | 12:00 pm | Oklahoma State * | No. 2 |
| W 40–3 | 42,751 | ||
October 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Penn State * | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 26–20 | 75,723 | |
October 19 | 4:00 pm | Long Beach State * | No. 2 |
| W 55–0 | 40,498 | [1] | |
October 26 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona * | No. 2 | W 36–9 | 53,349 | |||
November 9 | 4:00 pm | West Virginia ![]() | No. 3 |
| W 27–3 | 60,250 | [2] | |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State * | No. 2 | ABC | W 17–16 | 63,442 | ||
November 23 | 7:30 pm | at Boston College | No. 1 | ESPN | W 19–14 | 32,071 | ||
November 30 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State * | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 39–12 | 56,721 | |
January 1 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 11 Nebraska * | No. 1 |
| NBC | W 22–0 | 77,747 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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 1⁄2) | 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 1⁄2) |
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Name | Position | Seasons | Alma Mater |
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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) |
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Bold indicates winners
• Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR -Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
Leon Searcy | Tackle | 1 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Darryl Williams | Defensive Back | 1 | 28 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Craig Erickson | Quarterback | 4 | 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Anthony Hamlet | Defensive end | 10 | 263 | Seattle Seahawks |
Kelvin Harris | Center | 12 | 312 | Los Angeles Rams |
Carlos Huerta | Kicker | 12 | 315 | San Diego Chargers |