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1991 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Miami Hurricanes football, AP Poll national championOrange Bowl champion ...
| 1991 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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AP Poll national champion Orange Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 12–0 (2–0 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob Bratkowski (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | One-Back Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,712) |
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| No. 11 Syracuse | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Miami (FL) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 12:00 pm | at Arkansas* | No. 3 | ABC | W 31–3 | 46,308 | ||
| September 12 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Houston* | No. 2 | ESPN | W 40–10 | 71,842 | ||
| September 28 | 2:00 pm | at Tulsa* | No. 2 | W 34–10 | 35,689 | |||
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | Oklahoma State* | No. 2 |
| W 40–3 | 42,751 | ||
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Penn State* | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 26–20 | 75,723 | |
| October 19 | 4:00 pm | Long Beach State* | No. 2 |
| W 55–0 | 40,498 | [1] | |
| October 26 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona* | No. 2 | W 36–9 | 53,349 | |||
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | West Virginia | No. 3 |
| W 27–3 | 60,250 | [2] | |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 2 | ABC | W 17–16 | 63,442 | ||
| November 23 | 7:30 pm | at Boston College | No. 1 | ESPN | W 19–14 | 32,071 | ||
| November 30 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State* | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 39–12 | 56,721 | |
| January 1 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 11 Nebraska* | No. 1 |
| NBC | W 22–0 | 77,747 | |
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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 3 (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) |
| Coaches | 2 (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) |
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Arkansas
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See also: 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Houston
See also: 1991 Houston Cougars football team
Tulsa
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- Gino Torretta 20/33, 327 Yds
- Lamar Thomas 5 Rec, 106 Yds
Oklahoma State
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Penn State
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- First meeting between the two schools since 1987 Fiesta Bowl
- Fans watching on television outside of Florida missed two scores when the network switched to United States Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Horace Copeland 5 Rec, 106 Yds
Long Beach State
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Arizona
See also: 1991 Arizona Wildcats football team
West Virginia
Florida State
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Boston College
See also: 1991 Boston College Eagles football team
San Diego State
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
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Main article: 1992 Orange Bowl
See also: 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Coaching staff
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma Mater |
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| 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) |
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Roster
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First Team All-Americans
- Leon Searcy, T
- Darrin Smith, LB
- Darryl Williams, FS
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR
- Carlos Huerta, K
Award finalists
Bold indicates winners
- Darrin Smith, LB - Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- Gino Torretta, QB - Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR - Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
• Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR -Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
- Carlos Huerta, K
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 |
- "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.
- "Miami wakes up, tops West Virginia 27–3". The Palm Beach Post. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 01. Retrieved 2017-Jan-01.
- "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1991. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- "Miami shakes off rust, blasts Tulsa." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 29. Retrieved 2017-Jan-07.
- "Miami jumps on OSU early." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 6. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08.
- "With TV distracted, UM whips Penn St." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 13. Retrieved 2017-Jan-14.
- Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 20. Retrieved 2017-Jan-15.
- "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
