1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

1991 Miami Hurricanes football
AP poll national champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 22–0 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record12–0 (2–0 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (3rd season)
Offensive schemeOne-back spread
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPCarlos Huerta
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 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
  • 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3112:00 pmat Arkansas*No. 3
ABCW 31–346,308
September 128:00 pmNo. 10 Houston*No. 2
ESPNW 40–1071,842
September 282:00 pmat Tulsa*No. 2
W 34–1035,689
October 512:00 pmOklahoma 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 pmLong Beach State*No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–040,498[1]
October 2610:00 pmat Arizona*No. 2
W 36–953,349
November 94:00 pmWest VirginiaNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 27–360,250[2]
November 1612:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State*No. 2
ABCW 17–1663,442
November 237:30 pmat Boston CollegeNo. 1
ESPNW 19–1432,071
November 307:30 pmSan Diego State*No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 39–1256,721
January 18:00 pmvs. No. 11 Nebraska*No. 1
NBCW 22–077,747
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP3 (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)
Coaches2 (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)

Game summaries

Arkansas

#3 Miami (FL) at Arkansas
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 7 7710 31
Razorbacks 0 300 3
Scoring summary
Q1MIACopeland 99 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q2ARKWright 35 yard field goalMIA 7–3
Q2MIAMcGuire 11 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 14–3
Q3MIAPatton 42 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 21–3
Q4MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 28–3
Q4MIAHuerta 22 yard field goalMIA 31–3
See also: 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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Houston

See also: 1991 Houston Cougars football team

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Tulsa

#2 Miami (FL) at Tulsa
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 0 2176 34
Golden Hurricane 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q2MIAMcGuire 8 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q2MIAEtheredge 1 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIAMoore 3 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 21–0
Q2TLSALange 30 yard field goalMIA 21–3
Q3MIAMcGuire 4 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 28–3
Q4MIAHuerta 23 yard field goalMIA 31–3
Q4TLSAFair 3 yard pass from Rubley (Lange kick)MIA 31–10
Q4MIAHuerta 28 yard field goalMIA 34–10
See also: 1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at #2 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Cowboys 0 030 3
• Hurricanes 17 1337 40
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 42,751
Scoring summary
Q1MIAMcGuire 7 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q1MIAHuerta 27 yard field goalMIA 10–0
Q1MIAThomas 5 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 17–0
Q2MIAPatton 4 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 24–0
Q2MIAPatton 2 yard run (kick failed)MIA 30–0
Q3MIAHuerta 29 yard field goalMIA 33–0
Q3OKSTMyers 20 yard field goalMIA 33–3
Q4MIABennett 22 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 40–3
See also: 1991 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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Penn State

#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Nittany Lions 3 377 20
• Hurricanes 3 3146 26
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 75,723
  • Television network: ABC
Scoring summary
Q1MIAHuerta 24 yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q1PSUFayak 20 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q2PSUFayak 46 yard field goalPSU 6–3
Q2MIAHuerta 45 yard field goalTie 6–6
Q36:34MIACopeland 80 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 13–6
Q3MIAK. Williams 91 yard punt return (Huerta kick)MIA 20–6
Q3PSUT. Smith 2 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)MIA 20–13
Q4MIAThomas 42 yard pass from Torretta (kick failed)MIA 26–13
Q4PSUT. Smith 9 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)MIA 26–20
See also: 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Long Beach State

Long Beach State at #2 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
49ers 0 000 0
• Hurricanes 7 28713 55
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 40,498
Scoring summary
Q1MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q2MIASpencer 8 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 21–0
Q2MIAK. Williams 63 yard punt return (Huerta kick)MIA 28–0
Q2MIATorretta 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 35–0
Q3MIABennett 2 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 42–0
Q4MIAL. Jones 30 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 49–0
Q4MIAMarucci 5 yard run (kick failed)MIA 55–0
See also: 1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team

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Arizona

See also: 1991 Arizona Wildcats football team

West Virginia

See also: 1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Florida State

#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 7 0010 17
Seminoles 3 733 16
   
Scoring summary
1MIAStephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7-0
FSUGerry Thomas 25-yard field goalMIA 7-3
2FSUPaul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick)FSU 10-7
3FSUGerry Thomas 31-yard field goalTied 13-7
4FSUGerry Thomas 20-yard field goalFSU 16-7
9:48MIACarlos Huerta 45-yard field goalFSU 16-10
3:01MIALarry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 17-16
Main article: Wide Right I
See also: 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Boston College

See also: 1991 Boston College Eagles football team

San Diego State

See also: 1991 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#1 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Nebraska
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 13 090 22
Cornhuskers 0 000 0
Main article: 1992 Orange Bowl
See also: 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons Alma 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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 37 Doyle Aaron Sr
G 60 Rudy Barber So
TE 17 Coleman Bell Jr
FB 33 Donnell Bennett Fr
G 69 Jason Budroni So
WR 12 Bobby Byrd Sr
OL 75 Candido Cerda So
QB 20 Ryan Collins Fr
WR 88 Horace Copeland Jr
QB 11 Frank Costa Fr
OT 72 Mario Cristobal Jr
TE 82 Carlos Etheredge Jr
QB 9 Bryan Fortay So
G 52 Marty Golloher Sr
C 51 Tirrell Greene Fr
QB 7 Alan Hall Fr
RB 40 Derrick Harris Fr
TB 3 Jonathan Harris Fr
C 54 Kelvin Harris Sr
WR 85 Chris Jones Fr
G 70 Claude Jones Sr
FB 44 Larry Jones Fr
TE 87 Kevin Kirkeide Jr
G 64 Anthony Lewis Fr
OT 77 Zev Lumelski Fr
FB 22 Jason Marucci So
RB 30 Stephen McGuire Jr
TE 90 Joe Moore Sr
OL 75 Jason Owens Fr
FB 32 Martin Patton So
RB 33 Russell Sapp Sr
TE 84 Warren Sapp Fr
OT 73 Leon Searcy Sr
WR 24 Todd Seiple Sr
G 68 Brad Shirey So
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr
RB 28 James Stewart Fr
OT 62 Kyle Stranahan So
WR 18 A. C. Tellison Fr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas Jr
QB 13 Gino Torretta Jr
TE 81 Syii Tucker Fr
G 78 Kipp Vickers Jr
WR 5 Kevin Williams So
OL 65 Robert Woodus Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 67 Omar Andres Fr
LB 1 Jessie Armstead Jr
LB 56 Michael Barrow Jr
LB 49 Robert Bass Jr
DT 46 Damon Bethel So
LB 57 Kevin Brinkworth Fr
LB 99 Matt Britton Sr
S 8 Hurlie Brown Sr
DT 76 Mark Caesar Jr
S 48 Marcus Carey So
LB 83 Dietrich Clausell Fr
LB 59 Travis Cooper Fr
LB 61 Bruce Eberst Jr
LB 58 Corwin Francis Fr
LB 80 Derrick Golden Sr
S 29 Casey Greer Jr
DE 97 Anthony Hamlet Sr
LB 57 Corries Hardy Fr
S 6 Terris Harris So
DE 92 David Holliman Fr
CB 26 Herbert James Sr
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr
DL 93 Shawn Jones Fr
DE 91 Darren Krein So
DT 71 Kenny Lopez So
DB 37 Rohan Marley Fr
CB 47 Ryan McNeil Jr
DE 98 Rusty Medearis So
DL 63 George Michaels Jr
DT 95 Eric Miller Sr
DL 79 Jessie Mitchell Fr
DE 86 Kevin Patrick So
LB 59 Tom Patterson So
SS 38 Malcolm Pearson Fr
S 2 Charles Pharms Sr
LB 55 Willie Phillips Fr
FS 19 C. J. Richardson Fr
DL 41 Patrick Riley Fr
CB 34 Dexter Seigler So
DE 50 Baraka Short Fr
LB 45 Darrin Smith Jr
CB 43 Jean Stiverne Jr
DL 66 Alan Symonette Fr
LB 53 Sean Thompson Jr
DL 74 Shayon Tresvant Fr
DT 78 Kipp Vickers Jr
CB 4 Paul White So
DB 31 Darryl Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 24 David Dziczkowski Jr
K 27 Carlos Huerta Sr
K 21 Dane Prewitt So
P 15 Paul Snyder Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

Conference awards

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

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1992 NFL draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft
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

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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.
  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.
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