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1994 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24–17.
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| 1994 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Big East champion | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–0 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rich Olson (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | One-Back Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg McMackin (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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| No. 6 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Boston College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 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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| September 3 | 4:00 pm | Georgia Southern* | No. 6 | W 56–0 | 54,058 | |||
| September 10 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona State* | No. 5 | ESPN | W 47–10 | 48,729 | ||
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Washington* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 20–38 | 62,663 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | No. 13 | BEN | W 24–3 | 39,719 | ||
| October 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Florida State* | No. 13 |
| ESPN | W 34–20 | 77,019 | [1] |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | No. 7 | BEN | W 38–6 | 63,760 | [2] | |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Virginia Tech | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 24–3 | 65,208 | [3] |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Syracuse | No. 5 | ABC | W 27–6 | 49,565 | ||
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 5 |
| W 17–12 | 50,058 | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Temple | No. 5 | PPV | W 38–14 | 11,873 | ||
| November 26 | 7:30 pm | No. 25 Boston College | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 23–7 | 60,579 | |
| January 1 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 3 |
| NBC | L 17–24 | 81,753 | |
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Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Georgia Southern
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See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team
Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami," Washington's win in the Miami Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.[5][6][7][8]
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
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Main article: 1995 Orange Bowl
Coaching staff
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| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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| Dennis Erickson | Head coach | 6th | Montana State (1969) |
| Rich Olson | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers | 3rd | Washington State (1971) |
| Greg McMackin | Defensive coordinator | 2nd | Southern Oregon (1967) |
| Gregg Smith | Offensive line | 6th | Idaho (1969) |
| Dave Arnold | Special Teams/running backs | 6th | |
| Rick Petri | Defensive line | 2nd | Missouri-Rolla (1976) |
| Art Kehoe | Assistant offensive line | 10th | Miami (1982) |
| Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 3rd | Miami (1989) |
| Charlie Williams | Wide receivers | 2nd | Colorado State (1982) |
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Support staff
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| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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| Greg Mark | Graduate Assistant | 3rd | Miami (1991) |
| Rob Chudzinski | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Miami (1990) |
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Roster
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- Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Award[9]
- Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award
- Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Award[10]
- Warren Sapp, First-team All-Big East
- Warren Sapp, Consensus First-team All-American
- Warren Sapp, Big East Defensive Player of the Year
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
- Warren Sapp, DT[11]
Passing
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| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT |
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| Frank Costa | 168 | 313 | 53.7 | 2,443 | 15 | 15 |
| Ryan Collins | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 266 | 3 | 5 |
| Ryan Clement | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Cain | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Rushing
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| Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
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| James Stewart | 147 | 724 | 4.9 | 12 |
| Larry Jones | 88 | 409 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Danyell Ferguson | 74 | 405 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Al Shipman | 45 | 454 | 10.1 | 2 |
| Frank Costa | 43 | -71 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Tony Gaiter | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Ryan Collins | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Derrick Harris | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Jonathan Harris | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Jammi German | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Mike Crissy | 2 | -29 | -14.5 | 0 |
| Trent Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Lamont Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
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Receiving
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| Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
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| Chris T. Jones | 39 | 664 | 17.0 | 6 |
| Jammi German | 33 | 391 | 11.8 | 2 |
| Jonathan Harris | 25 | 327 | 13.1 | 2 |
| A.C. Tellison | 16 | 208 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Trent Jones | 15 | 275 | 18.3 | 3 |
| Yatil Green | 15 | 255 | 17.0 | 4 |
| Syii Tucker | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Gerard Daphnis | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Al Shipman | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Taj Johnson | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Wimberly | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Danyell Ferguson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Lamont Cain | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 |
| Larry Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tony Gaiter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Chris C. Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Chambers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Warren Sapp | Defensive tackle | 1st | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Pat Riley | Defensive end | 2nd | 52 | Chicago Bears |
| Chris T. Jones | Wide receiver | 3rd | 78 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Larry Jones | Running back | 4th | 103 | Washington Redskins |
| James Stewart | Running back | 5th | 157 | Minnesota Vikings |
| C.J. Richardson | Safety | 7th | 211 | Houston Oilers |
| A.C. Tellison | Wide receiver | 7th | 231 | Cleveland Browns |
- Dwayne Johnson went on to presume a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock.
- "Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
- Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
- Withers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
- Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
- Wilner, Jon (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". Mercury News. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
Miami hadn't lost at home in nine years. Its 58-game home winning streak, which ended that unforgettable September day, was the longest in college football history. And still is.
- "Maxwell Football Club - Chuck Bednarik Award". Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]