1986 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1986 Miami Hurricanes football
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Penn State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Stevens (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State  – – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)  – – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech  – – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College  – – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa  – – 7 –4 –0
Florida State  – – 7 –4 –1
Army  – – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss  – – 6 –5 –0
Temple  – – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh  – – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers  – – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati  – – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame  – – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina  – – 3 –6 –2
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia  – – 4 –7 –0
Louisville  – – 3 –8 –0
Navy  – – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State  – – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina  – – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois  – – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State  – – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28–16 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners, who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time. At 11–0, it was Miami's first undefeated regular season, which they finished ranked No. 1. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, which also served as the National Championship Game. Miami lost 14–10 to No. 2 Penn State, who were also undefeated.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30at South Carolina No. 3
 ESPN W 34–1473,500 [1]
September 6at No. 13 Florida No. 3
W 23–1574,875 [2]
September 13 Texas Tech No. 2
KJTVW 61–1141,925
September 27No. 1 Oklahoma No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
 CBS W 28–1671,451
October 4 Northern Illinois No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 34–033,905
October 11at West Virginia No. 1
 ABC W 58–1463,500 [3]
October 18at Cincinnati No. 1
 Raycom W 45–1329,546
November 1No. 20 Florida State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 41–2362,834
November 8at Pittsburgh No. 1
ABCW 37–1055,338
November 15 Tulsa No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–1051,110
November 27 East Carolina No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 36–1030,202
January 2vs. No. 2 Penn State No. 1
 NBC L 10–1473,098
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Rankings

Personnel

1986 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73David AleknaSr
OT 56Chris BellFr
WR 9 Brian Blades Jr
RB 5 Melvin Bratton Jr
WR 83Andre BrownSo
OT 53Rob CaneiJr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Fr
OL 59Luis CristabolFr
OT 70Ed DavisSr
C 50Bobby GarciaFr
FB 26Cleveland GarySo
FB 41Eric HamJr
TE 82Charles HenryJr
FB 30 Alonzo Highsmith Sr
WR 17Rodney HillSo
C 64Roderick HolderFr
TE 80John HuntFr
WR 47 Michael Irvin So
QB 8Greg JonesFr
OT 72Marcus KinlawFr
Sr 11David KintighSr
G 61Maurice MaddoxJr
OL 52Jose MontalvoSo
G 77Paul O'ConnorSr
OT 37Darryl OliverSr
FB 75John O'NeillSo
G 68Barry PanfilFr
OT 71Matt PatchanJr
RB 21J.C. PennyJr
WR 33Brett PerrrimanJr
OT 69Mike PigzaSo
G 76Scott ProvinJr
C 74Gregg RakoczySr
TE 87Alfredo RobertsJr
G 65Steve RosinskiFr
OT 78Bill Schaefer
TE 81Brian SmithSo
RB 44Steve StaffierJr
OL 67Mike SullivanFr
QB 14 Vinny Testaverde Sr
RB 16Robert ThomasSo
QB 13Geoff TorrettaSr
QB 7Bill TurkowskiFr
FB 34Tracy WaitersSo
QB 1Steve WalshFr
RB 24Warren WilliamsJr
WR 23Percy WilsonFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18Tolbert BainJr
DB 6Kenny BerryFr
S 36 Bennie Blades Jr
DT 98Jerome BrownSr
S 32Selwyn BrownJr
LB 91Rod CarterSo
LB 57Bernard ClarkFr
DB 29Don EllisSo
CB 19Darrell FullingtonJr
DL 60David GuestFr
DL 49Darren HandyFr
DB 39Bobby HardenFr
LB 85Kevin HarrisFr
DE 54Bill HawkinsSo
DB 15Jason HicksFr
LB 31Freddy HighsmithSo
DE 99Jeff HowardFr
LB 40Sandy JackFr
DB 27Michael JohnsonFr
DT 86Derwin JonesJr
DE 63Jimmie JonesFr
LB 51Bukasa KalomboFr
DE 88Dennis KelleherFr
DT 62Gary MahonSo
LB 55Danny MariscalSo
DE 94Greg MarkFr
DL 79 Russell Maryland Fr
DB 28Kevin McCutcheonSr
DB 48Bubba McDowellSo
CB 43Doug McFaddenSr
LB 45George Mira Jr.Jr
LB 90Victor MorrisSr
LB 92Winston MossSr
DT 97Ernie ParishSo
LB 58Willis PegueseFr
S 2Basil ProctorFr
LB 22Randy ShannonSo
DT 93Dan SileoJr
CB 35Tim SimsSr
DE 96Dan StubbsJr
DT 95Brad StunkelFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25Greg CoxJr
P 38 Jeff Feagles Jr
P 20Steve KazdinSr
P 12Kirk SandiferSo
K 3Mark SeeligSr
P 17David Lewis Redshirt.svg  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-10-05

Season summary

At South Carolina

Miami (FL) at South Carolina
1234Total
•No. 3 Hurricanes14317034
Gamecocks0001414
Scoring summary
Q1MIABratton 34-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 7–0
Q1MIABratton 12-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIASeelig 45-yard field goalMIA 17–0
Q3MIABratton 2-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 24–0
Q3MIASeelig 49-yard field goalMIA 27–0
Q3MIAA. Highsmith 17-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick)MIA 34–0
Q4SCARH. Brown 4-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick)MIA 34–7
Q4SCARSharpe 29-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick)MIA 34–14

[5]

At Florida

Miami (FL)
1234Total
•No. 3 Hurricanes709723
Gators090615
Scoring summary
Q1MIABratton 24-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 7–0
Q2FLADawson 32-yard field goalMIA 7–3
Q2FLADawson 38-yard field goalMIA 7–6
Q2FLADawson 41-yard field goalFLA 9–7
Q3MIABratton 20-yard run (pass failed)MIA 13–9
Q3MIASeelig 35-yard field goalMIA 16–9
Q4MIAIrvin 15-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick)MIA 23–9
Q4FLAJones 1-yard pass from Bell (pass failed)MIA 23–15

[6]

Texas Tech

Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Miami (FL)
1234Total
No. 1 Sooners037616
•No. 2 Hurricanes0721028

[7]

Northern Illinois

[8]

At West Virginia

At Cincinnati

Florida State

Florida State at Miami (FL)
1234Total
No. 20 Seminoles1436023
•No. 1 Hurricanes14072041
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,834

[9]

Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
1234Total
No. 1 Hurricanes070310
•No. 2 Nittany Lions070714

[10]

1987 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Vinny Testaverde Quarterback11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alonzo Highsmith Running back13 Houston Oilers
Jerome Brown Defensive tackle19 Philadelphia Eagles
Gregg Rakoczy Center232 Cleveland Browns
Winston Moss Linebacker250Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Paul O'ConnorGuard5140 New York Giants
Darryl OliverRunning back11297 Seattle Seahawks

[11]

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