The 1993 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 68th season of football and third as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Arizona, 29–0.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 21 Boston College | No. 3 | | ESPN College Football | W 23–7 | 33,298 | |
September 18 | 4:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 3 | | | W 21–2 | 55,753 | [1] |
September 25 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Colorado* | No. 3 | | ABC | W 35–29 | 52,391 | |
October 2 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 (I-AA) Georgia Southern* | No. 3 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 30–7 | 43,147 | |
October 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 3 | | ABC | L 10–28 | 77,813 | [2] |
October 23 | 7:30 pm | Syracuse | No. 6 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ESPN | W 49–0 | 63,194 | |
October 30 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 4 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| BEN | W 42–7 | 33,927 | |
November 6 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 4 | | BEN | W 35–7 | 32,064 | |
November 13 | 4:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 3 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 31–17 | 52,561 | |
November 20 | 3:30 pm | at No. 9 West Virginia | No. 4 | | ABC | L 14–17 | 70,222 | [3] |
November 27 | 7:30 pm | Memphis State* | No. 9 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ESPN | W 41–17 | 38,737 | |
January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 16 Arizona* | No. 10 | | NBC | L 0–29 | 72,260 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Florida State
Miami (FL) at Florida State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hurricanes |
7 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
10 |
• Seminoles |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
- Game attendance: 77,813
Scoring summary |
Q1 | | FSU | Jackson 69 yard run (Bentley kick) | FSU 7–0 |
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Q1 | | MIA | Bennett 6 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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Q1 | | FSU | Frier 72 yard pass from Ward (Bentley kick) | FSU 14–7 |
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Q2 | | FSU | Ward 2 yard run (Bentley kick) | FSU 21–7 |
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Q4 | | MIA | Prewitt 23 yard field goal | FSU 21–10 |
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Q4 | | FSU | Bush 40 yard interception return (Bentley kick) | FSU 28–10 |
Syracuse
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Syracuse |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Miami (FL) |
14 |
14 | 14 | 7 |
49 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | MIA | Stewart 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 7-0 |
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1 | | MIA | Stewart 5-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 14-0 |
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2 | | MIA | Harris 3-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 21-0 |
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2 | | MIA | Holmes 11-yard interception return (Prewitt kick) | MIA 28-0 |
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3 | | MIA | Collins 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 35-0 |
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3 | | MIA | Tucker 10-yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) | MIA 42-0 |
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4 | | MIA | Jones 5-yard run (Barnwell kick) | MIA 49-0 |
[4]
Vs. Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)
Roster
1993 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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17
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Maurice Washington
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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Awards and honors
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
1994 NFL draft
References
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National championship seasons in bold |