1992_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team

1992 Miami Hurricanes football
1992 Miami Hurricanes football
Sugar Bowl (BC NCG), L 13–34 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (4–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl; (Capacity: 74,712)
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Iowa*	No. 1	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 24–7	70,397
September 19	4:00 pm	Florida A&M*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 38–0	74,292
September 26	4:00 pm	Arizona*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 8–7	47,049
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 19–16	77,338	^[1]
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Penn State*	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 17–14	96,704
October 17	4:00 pm	TCU*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 45–10	42,915
October 24	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	W 43–23	51,423
October 31	7:30 pm	West Virginia	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 35–23	51,246
November 14	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	BEN	W 48–0	41,212	^[2]
November 21	3:30 pm	at No. 8 Syracuse	No. 1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 16–10	49,857
November 28	7:30 pm	at San Diego State*	No. 1	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 63–17	52,108
January 1	8:30 pm	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	No. 1	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 13–34	76,789	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
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

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
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)

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

1992_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team

1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

Schedule

Rankings

Season summary

Iowa

Florida State

Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Support staff

Roster

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1993 NFL Draft

References

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll