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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 11–1 (4–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rich Olson (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | One-back spread |
Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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No. 3 Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Syracuse | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Boston College | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama, 34–13.
Miami quarterback Gino Torretta was awarded the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 8:00 pm | at No. 23 Iowa * | No. 1 | ABC | W 24–7 | 70,397 | ||
September 19 | 4:00 pm | Florida A&M * | No. 1 | W 38–0 | 74,292 | [1] | ||
September 26 | 4:00 pm | Arizona * | No. 1 |
| W 8–7 | 47,049 | ||
October 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Florida State * | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 19–16 | 77,338 | [2] |
October 10 | 12:00 pm | at No. 7 Penn State * | No. 2 | ABC | W 17–14 | 96,704 | ||
October 17 | 4:00 pm | TCU * | No. 2 |
| W 45–10 | 42,915 | ||
October 24 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | No. 1 | BEN | W 43–23 | 51,423 | [3] | |
October 31 | 7:30 pm | West Virginia | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 35–23 | 51,246 | [4] |
November 14 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 1 |
| BEN | W 48–0 | 41,212 | [5] |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 Syracuse | No. 1 | ABC | W 16–10 | 49,857 | ||
November 28 | 7:30 pm | at San Diego State * | No. 1 | ESPN | W 63–17 | 52,108 | ||
January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Alabama * | No. 1 | ABC | L 13–34 | 76,789 | [6] | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 1 (40) | 1 (43) | 1 (45) | 1 (47) | 1 (43) | 2 (12) | 2 (16) | 1 т (30 1⁄2) | 1 т (31) | 1 (32) | 2 (27 1⁄2) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 3 |
Coaches | 1 (40) | 1 (43) | 1 (45) | 1 (47) | 1 (45) | 2 (16) | 2 (22) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (37) | 1 (30) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (60) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 3 |
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Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Dennis Erickson | Head coach | 4th | Montana State (1969) |
Rich Olson | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers | 1st | Washington State (1971) |
Sonny Lubick | Defensive coordinator/defensive backs | 4th | Western Montana (1960) |
Gregg Smith | Offensive line | 4th | Idaho (1969) |
Dave Arnold | Special teams/tight ends | 4th | |
Randy Shannon | Defensive line | 1st | Miami (1989) |
Art Kehoe | Assistant offensive line | 8th | Miami (1982) |
Ed Orgeron | Defensive line | 4th | Northwestern State (1984) |
Tommy Tuberville | Linebackers | 4th | Southern Arkansas (1976) |
Alex Wood | Running backs | 4th | Iowa (1978) |
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Brad Roll[ citation needed ] | Strength & conditioning | 4th | Stephen F. Austin (1980) |
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
Ryan McNeil | Defensive Back | 2 | 33 | Detroit Lions |
Kevin Williams | Wide Receiver | 2 | 46 | Dallas Cowboys |
Michael Barrow | Linebacker | 2 | 47 | Houston Oilers |
Darrin Smith | Linebacker | 2 | 54 | Dallas Cowboys |
Lamar Thomas | Wide Receiver | 3 | 60 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Horace Copeland | Wide Receiver | 4 | 104 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Carlos Etheredge | Tight End | 6 | 157 | Indianapolis Colts |
Gino Toretta | Quarterback | 7 | 192 | Minnesota Vikings |
Jessie Armstead | Linebacker | 8 | 207 | New York Giants |