1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1991 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 2 1 12–0 2–0 Dennis Erickson 3rd Bob Bratkowski 3rd One-back spread Sonny Lubick 3rd 4–3 Carlos Huerta Miami Orange Bowl AP poll national championOrange Bowl champion Orange Bowl W 22–0 vs. Nebraska 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 1991 AP Eastern August 31 12:00 pm w y y 3 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR ABC 31–3 46,308 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-miami-contains-emot/201450057/ Anchorage Daily News Miami contains emotion, Arkansas in 31–3 rout September 1, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com September 12 Thursday 8:00 pm w y 2 Houston 10 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 40–10 71,842 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-hurricanes-roa/201450156/ The Montgomery Advertiser Hurricanes roar to 40–10 win over Houston September 13, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com September 28 2:00 pm w y y 2 Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 34–10 35,689 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-hurricanes-domin/201442733/ The Florida Times-Union Hurricanes dominate Tulsa 34–10 September 29, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com October 5 12:00 pm w y 2 Oklahoma State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 40–3 42,751 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-hurricane-defense-corrals/201450265/ Florida Today Hurricane defense corrals Cowboys October 3, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 12:00 pm w y 2 Penn State 9 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC 26–20 75,723 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-miami-sparkle-nips/201443783/ The Sunday Oregonian Miami sparkle nips Penn State October 13, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 4:00 pm w y 2 Long Beach State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 55–0 40,498 Miami 55 Long Beach St. 0 The Desert Sun Palm Springs, California October 20, 1991 B-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8858958/miami_55_long_beach_st_0/ Newspapers.com February 10, 2017 October 26 10:00 pm w y y 2 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 36–9 53,349 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-guard-miami-pins-a-369-los/201450414/ The Register-Guard Miami pins a 36–9 loss on Arizona October 27, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 4:00 pm w y 3 West Virginia Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 27–3 60,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-miami-wakes-up-tops/140229308/ The Palm Beach Post Miami wakes up, tops West Virginia 27–3 November 10, 1991 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 12:00 pm w y y 2 Florida State 1 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 17–16 63,442 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-miami-nips-florida-state/201448661/ Greensboro News and Record Miami nips Florida State November 17, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 7:30 pm w y 1 Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN 19–14 32,071 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-no-1-miami-survives-b/201450591/ The Wichita Eagle No. 1 Miami survives BC scare November 24, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com November 30 7:30 pm w y 1 San Diego State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 39–12 56,721 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-miami-makes-it-loo/201450684/ The Houston Chronicle Miami makes it look easy in beating San Diego State December 1, 1991 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1 Wednesday 8:00 pm w y y 1 Nebraska 11 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl, rivalry NBC 22–0 77,747 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daytona-beach-news-journal-no-1-mia/201450826/ The News-Journal No. 1 Miami stuffs Nebraska January 2, 1992 July 11, 2026 Newspapers.com 1991 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-fl/1991-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 11, 2026 Rankings 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 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 0 15 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) Game summaries Arkansas #3 Miami (FL) at Arkansas Hurricanes 7 7 7 10 Razorbacks 0 3 0 0 August 31 War Memorial Stadium 46,308 yes Q1 MIA Copeland 99 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 ARK Wright 35 yard field goal MIA 7–3 Q2 MIA McGuire 11 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 14–3 Q3 MIA Patton 42 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 21–3 Q4 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 28–3 Q4 MIA Huerta 22 yard field goal MIA 31–3 yes 1991 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 01. Retrieved 2017-Jan-01. Houston 1991 Houston Cougars football team Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/09/13/miami-bad-boys-humble-houston-in-40-10-win/ The Baltimore Sun September 13, 1991 December 29, 2018 Tulsa #2 Miami (FL) at Tulsa Hurricanes 0 21 7 6 Golden Hurricane 0 3 0 7 September 28 Skelly Stadium 35,689 yes Q2 MIA McGuire 8 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 MIA Etheredge 1 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 14–0 Q2 MIA Moore 3 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 21–0 Q2 TLSA Lange 30 yard field goal MIA 21–3 Q3 MIA McGuire 4 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 28–3 Q4 MIA Huerta 23 yard field goal MIA 31–3 Q4 TLSA Fair 3 yard pass from Rubley (Lange kick) MIA 31–10 Q4 MIA Huerta 28 yard field goal MIA 34–10 yes 1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Gino Torretta 20/33, 327 Yds Lamar Thomas 5 Rec, 106 Yds "Miami shakes off rust, blasts Tulsa." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 29. Retrieved 2017-Jan-07. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State at #2 Miami (FL) Cowboys 0 0 3 0 Hurricanes 17 13 3 7 October 5 Orange Bowl 42,751 yes Q1 MIA McGuire 7 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 MIA Huerta 27 yard field goal MIA 10–0 Q1 MIA Thomas 5 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 17–0 Q2 MIA Patton 4 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 24–0 Q2 MIA Patton 2 yard run (kick failed) MIA 30–0 Q3 MIA Huerta 29 yard field goal MIA 33–0 Q3 OKST Myers 20 yard field goal MIA 33–3 Q4 MIA Bennett 22 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 40–3 yes 1991 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team "Miami jumps on OSU early." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 6. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08. Penn State #9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL) Nittany Lions 3 3 7 7 Hurricanes 3 3 14 6 October 12 Orange Bowl 75,723 ABC yes Q1 MIA Huerta 24 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q1 PSU Fayak 20 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 PSU Fayak 46 yard field goal PSU 6–3 Q2 MIA Huerta 45 yard field goal Tie 6–6 Q3 6:34 MIA Copeland 80 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 13–6 Q3 MIA K. Williams 91 yard punt return (Huerta kick) MIA 20–6 Q3 PSU T. Smith 2 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) MIA 20–13 Q4 MIA Thomas 42 yard pass from Torretta (kick failed) MIA 26–13 Q4 PSU T. Smith 9 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) MIA 26–20 yes 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team 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 "With TV distracted, UM whips Penn St." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 13. Retrieved 2017-Jan-14. Long Beach State Long Beach State at #2 Miami (FL) 49ers 0 0 0 0 Hurricanes 7 28 7 13 October 19 Orange Bowl 40,498 yes Q1 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 MIA Spencer 8 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 14–0 Q2 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 21–0 Q2 MIA K. Williams 63 yard punt return (Huerta kick) MIA 28–0 Q2 MIA Torretta 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 35–0 Q3 MIA Bennett 2 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 42–0 Q4 MIA L. Jones 30 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 49–0 Q4 MIA Marucci 5 yard run (kick failed) MIA 55–0 yes 1991 Long Beach State 49ers football team Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 20. Retrieved 2017-Jan-15. Arizona 1991 Arizona Wildcats football team West Virginia 1991 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Florida State #2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State Hurricanes 7 0 0 10 Seminoles 3 7 3 3 November 16 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL 12:00 p.m. EST 63,442 Keith Jackson and Bob Griese ABC yes 1 2 MIA Stephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7-0 FSU Gerry Thomas 25-yard field goal MIA 7-3 2 FSU Paul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick) FSU 10-7 3 FSU Gerry Thomas 31-yard field goal FSU 13-7 4 3 FSU Gerry Thomas 20-yard field goal FSU 16-7 9:48 MIA Carlos Huerta 45-yard field goal FSU 16-10 3:01 MIA Larry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 17-16 yes Wide Right I 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry Boston College 1991 Boston College Eagles football team San Diego State 1991 San Diego State Aztecs football team Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl) #1 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Nebraska Hurricanes 13 0 9 0 Cornhuskers 0 0 0 0 January 1 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 77,747 Ron Winter (Big Ten) NBC 1992 Orange Bowl 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 f 37 Sr Doyle Aaron WR 60 So Rudy Barber G 17 Jr Coleman Bell TE y 33 Fr Donnell Bennett FB y 69 So Jason Budroni G 12 Sr Bobby Byrd WR 75 So Candido Cerda OL 20 Fr Ryan Collins QB 88 Jr Horace Copeland WR y 11 Fr Frank Costa QB y Frank Costa (American football) 72 Jr Mario Cristobal T y 82 Jr Carlos Etheredge TE y 9 So Bryan Fortay QB 52 Sr Marty Golloher G 51 Fr Tirrell Greene C y 7 Fr Alan Hall QB 40 Fr Derrick Harris RB y Derrick Harris (American football) 3 Fr Jonathan Harris TB 54 Sr Kelvin Harris C 85 Fr Chris Jones WR y Chris T. Jones 70 Sr Claude Jones G 44 Fr Larry Jones FB 87 Jr Kevin Kirkeide TE 64 Fr Anthony Lewis G 77 Fr Zev Lumelski OT 22 So Jason Marucci FB 30 Jr Stephen McGuire RB 90 Sr Joe Moore TE 75 Fr Jason Owens OL 32 So Martin Patton FB y 33 Sr Russell Sapp RB 84 Fr Warren Sapp TE 73 Sr Leon Searcy T y 24 Sr Todd Seiple WR 68 So Brad Shirey G 35 Jr Darryl Spencer WR y 28 Fr James Stewart RB y James Stewart (Minnesota Vikings) 62 So Kyle Stranahan OT 18 Fr A. C. Tellison WR 36 Jr Lamar Thomas WR y 13 Jr Gino Torretta QB y 81 Fr Syii Tucker TE 78 Jr Kipp Vickers G y 5 So Kevin Williams Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1971) WR y 65 Fr Robert Woodus OL 67 Fr Omar Andres DL 1 Jr Jessie Armstead LB y 56 Jr Michael Barrow LB y 49 Jr Robert Bass LB y Robert Bass (American football) 46 So Damon Bethel DT 57 Fr Kevin Brinkworth LB 99 Sr Matt Britton LB 8 Sr Hurlie Brown S 76 Jr Mark Caesar DT 48 So Marcus Carey S 83 Fr Dietrich Clausell LB 59 Fr Travis Cooper LB 61 Jr Bruce Eberst LB 58 Fr Corwin Francis LB 80 Sr Derrick Golden LB 29 Jr Casey Greer S 97 Sr Anthony Hamlet DE y 57 Fr Corries Hardy LB 6 So Terris Harris S 92 Fr David Holliman DE 26 Sr Herbert James CB 94 Fr Dwayne Johnson DT y 93 Fr Shawn Jones DL 91 So Darren Krein DE 71 So Kenny Lopez DT 37 Fr Rohan Marley DB y 47 Jr Ryan McNeil Ryan McNeil (American football) CB y 98 So Rusty Medearis DE 63 Jr George Michaels DL 95 Sr Eric Miller DT 79 Fr Jessie Mitchell DL 86 So Kevin Patrick DE y Kevin Patrick (American football) 59 So Tom Patterson LB 38 Fr Malcolm Pearson SS 2 Sr Charles Pharms S 55 Fr Willie Phillips LB 19 Fr C. J. Richardson FS y C. J. Richardson (American football) 41 Fr Patrick Riley DL y Pat Riley (American football) 34 So Dexter Seigler CB y 50 Fr Baraka Short DE 45 Jr Darrin Smith LB y 43 Jr Jean Stiverne CB 66 Fr Alan Symonette DL 53 Jr Sean Thompson LB 74 Fr Shayon Tresvant DL 78 Jr Kipp Vickers OL y 4 So Paul White CB 31 Jr Darryl Williams Darryl Williams (safety) DB y 24 Jr David Dziczkowski P 27 Sr Carlos Huerta K y 21 So Dane Prewitt K 37 So Dan Levine K 15 Jr Paul Snyder P https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/football/roster/season/1991-92/ *Dennis Erickson Depth chart Single Set Back 4-3 Yes No Yes Gino Torreta Frank Costa Bryan Fortay Stephen McGuire Larry Jones Russell Sapp Donnell Bennett Lamar Thomas Kevin Williams Chris Jones Horace Copeland Bobby Byrd Johnathan Harris Darryl Spencer A.C Tellison Doyle Aaron Coleman Bell Joe Moore Carlos Etheredge Kevin Kirkeide Mario Cristobal Kyle Stranahan Zev Lumelski Kipp Vickers Rudy Barber Marty Golloher Kelvin Harris Tirrell Greene Candido Cerda Brad Shirey Jason Budroni Anthony Lewis Leon Searcy Robert Woodus Jason Owens Jessie Armstead Sean Thompson Willie Phillips Bruce Eberst MIKE Michael Barrow Darrin Smith Kevin Brinkworth WILL Robert Bass Derrick Golden Corries Hardy Corwin Francis SAM Hurlie Brown Casey Greer Malcolm Pearson ROVER Charles Pharms Teris Harris Marcus Carey Ryan McNeil Paul White Dexter Seigler Darryl Williams Herbert James Jean Stiverne Rusty Medearis Kevin Patrick Damon Bethel Mark Ceasar Warren Sapp Kenny Lopez Eric Miller Patrick Riley Warren Sapp Anthony Hamlet Darrin Krein Damon Bethel Carlos Huerta Paul Snyder 170 Yes 100 No Awards and honors First Team All-Americans Leon Searcy, T Darrin Smith, LB Darryl Williams, FS Kevin Williams, KR/PR Carlos Huerta, K Conference awards 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 1992 NFL draft 1992 NFL draft Player Position Round Pick Team Leon Searcy Tackle 1 11 Pittsburgh Steelers Darryl WilliamsDefensive Back 128 Cincinnati Bengals Craig Erickson Quarterback4 86 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Anthony Hamlet Defensive end10 263 Seattle Seahawks Kelvin Harris Center12 312 Los Angeles Rams Carlos Huerta Kicker12 315 San Diego Chargers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231857/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm 2007-12-21 1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Orange Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Miami Hurricanes football