1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1988 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Independent 2 2 11–1 Jimmy Johnson 5th Gary Stevens 6th Pro-style Dave Wannstedt 3rd 4–3 Steve Walsh Miami Orange Bowl Orange Bowl champion Orange Bowl W 23–3 vs. Nebraska The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall1988-01-01 Football 1988-89 https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/football/schedule/season/1988-89 2026-10-10 Miami Hurricanes en-US. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Nebraska, 23–3. Schedule 1988 AP September 3 w 6 Florida State 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry CBS 31–0 77,836 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-miami-blows-away/173471762/ The Charlotte Observer Miami blows away No. 1 Florida State September 4, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com September 17 w y 1 Michigan 15 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 31–30 105,834 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal-hurricanes-wash-away-u/173472022/ The Flint Journal Hurricanes wash away UM upset bid September 18, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 w 1 Wisconsin Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 23–3 48,311 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-times-reporter-badgers-cant-move/173472118/ Herald-Times-Reporter Badgers can't move on Miami defense September 25, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 w 1 Missouri Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 55–0 40,654 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-hurricanes-drench-punchles/173472221/ Florida Today Hurricanes drench punchless Tigers October 2, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 l y 1 Notre Dame 4 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN Catholics vs. Convicts, rivalry CBS 30–31 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-irish-good-guys-nab/173472352/ The Courier-Journal Irish good guys nab public enemy No. 1 October 16, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 22 w 4 Cincinnati Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 57–3 44,107 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news-hurricanes-overwhelm-bea/173363920/ The Stuart News Hurricanes overwhelm Bearcats October 23, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 w y 4 East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 31–7 29,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72752083/hurricanes-methodical-in-beating-ecu/ The Palm Beach Post Hurricanes methodical in beating ECU 31–7 October 30, 1988 March 5, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 w y 3 Tulsa Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 34–3 38,196 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news-miami-defeats-tulsa-34/173437806/ The Stuart News Miami defeats Tulsa, 34–3; Walsh ties TD mark November 6, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com November 19 w y 3 LSU 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 44–3 79,528 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-hurricanes-make-a/135019487/ The Commercial Appeal Hurricanes make a disaster of Bengals November 20, 1988 November 11, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 w 3 Arkansas 8 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS 18–16 63,271 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-miami-stops-arkansas/173472500/ Daily Press Miami stops Arkansas November 27, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com December 3 w 2 BYU Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 41–17 59,367 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-miami-pounds-byu-as-ellis-sco/173472616/ News-Press Miami pounds BYU as Ellis scores TD December 4, 1988 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com January 2 Monday w y 2 Nebraska 6 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl, rivalry NBC 23–3 79,480 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-miamis-johnson/173472698/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Miami's Johnson: 'We're best team right now' January 4, 1989 May 30, 2025 Newspapers.com Rankings November 2025 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 8 (1) 6 (1) 1 (38) 1 (46) 1 (46) 1 (55) 1 (53) 1 (52) 4 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1 1 2) Coaches 0 16 5 (4) 5 (4) 1 (29) 1 (37) 1 (45) 1 (45) 1 (43) 1 (44) 4 4 3 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (2) Game summaries Florida State #1 Florida State at #6 Miami (FL) Seminoles 0 0 0 0 Hurricanes 3 14 7 7 September 3 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 77,836 Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery CBS Sports yes 1 11:46 MIA Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal MIA 3-0 2 14:27 MIA Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) MIA 10-0 2 0:11 MIA Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) MIA 17-0 3 8:54 MIA Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) MIA 24-0 4 1:30 MIA Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) MIA 31-0 yes 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida State–Miami football rivalry "Miami Wallops No.1 FSU 31-0." Gainesville Sun. Sept 4 1988.NoleFan.Org At Michigan #1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan Hurricanes 7 7 0 17 Wolverines 3 17 3 7 September 17 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan 105,834 Keith Jackson, Bob Griese ABC Sports yes 1 Michigan Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal Michigan 3-0 1 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 7-3 2 Michigan Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal Miami (FL) 7-6 2 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 14-6 2 Michigan Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed) Miami (FL) 14-12 2 Michigan John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run) Michigan 20-14 3 Michigan Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal Michigan 23-14 4 Michigan Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick) Michigan 30-14 4 5:23 Miami (FL) Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh) Michigan 30-22 4 2:58 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed) Michigan 30-28 4 0:43 Miami (FL) Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal Miami (FL) 31-30 yes 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18. Wisconsin Wisconsin at #1 Miami (FL) Badgers 3 0 0 0 Hurricanes 0 14 6 3 September 24 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 48,311 yes Q1 WIS Mehring 38-yard field goal WIS 3–0 Q2 MIA Clark 55-yard fumble return (Huerta kick) MIA 7–3 Q2 MIA Brown 26-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 14–3 Q3 MIA Huerta 21-yard field goal MIA 17–3 Q3 MIA Huerta 34-yard field goal MIA 20–3 Q4 MIA Huerta 30-yard field goal MIA 23–3 yes 1988 Wisconsin Badgers football team "Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28. Missouri Missouri at #1 Miami (FL) Tigers 0 0 0 0 Hurricanes 21 17 14 3 October 1 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 40,654 yes Q1 MIA Chudzinski 29-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 MIA Dawkins 9-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 14–0 Q1 MIA Hill 44-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 21–0 Q2 MIA Huerta 34-yard field goal MIA 24–0 Q2 MIA Gary 4-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 31–0 Q2 MIA A. Brown 45-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 38–0 Q3 MIA Dawkins 35-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 45–0 Q3 MIA A. Brown 17-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 52–0 Q4 MIA Huerta 47-yard field goal MIA 55–0 yes 1988 Missouri Tigers football team The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58–0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967.COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Missouri Sees Why Miami Is No. 1, 55-0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-02-sp-5053-story.html Los Angeles Times October 2, 1988 December 29, 2018 At Notre Dame #1 Miami (FL) at #4 Notre Dame Hurricanes 0 21 0 9 Fighting Irish 7 14 10 0 October 15 Notre Dame Stadium,Notre Dame, Indiana 2:30 PM 59,075 74 F, Sunny, Wind SW 10-15 mph on Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery CBS Sports Source: yes 1 3:36 ND Rice 7-yard run (Ho kick) ND 7-0 2 12:40 Miami (FL) A. Brown 8-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) Tied 7-7 2 7:34 ND B. Banks 8-yard pass from Rice (Ho kick) ND 14-7 2 ND P. Terrell 60-yard interception return (Ho kick) ND 21-7 2 2:16 Miami (FL) Conley 23-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) ND 21-14 2 0:21 Miami (FL) C. Gary 15-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) Tied 21-21 3 8:09 ND P. Eilers 3-yard run (Ho kick) ND 28-21 3 0:37 ND Ho 27-yard field goal ND 31-21 4 13:07 Miami (FL) Huerta 23-yard field goal ND 31-24 4 0:45 Miami (FL) A. Brown 11-yard pass from Walsh (pass failed) ND 31-30 yes 1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team NOTRE DAME DEFEATS TOP-RANKED MIAMI, 31-30 The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/10/16/notre-dame-defeats-top-ranked-miami-31-30/23702375-d146-4559-88ee-d759e978aa95/ January 3, 1989 December 29, 2018 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-11-29-25-memorable-moments_N.htm 25 years of college football's memorable games 2007-12-01 USA Today 2009-10-10 Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football Steve Walsh 286 Yds, 5 TD (tied school record)Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 23. At East Carolina 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team Tulsa 1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At LSU #3 Miami (FL) at #11 LSU Hurricanes 10 10 0 24 Tigers 0 3 0 0 November 19 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 8:22 pm CST 3:09 79,528 74 F, Overcast, Wind E 16 mph on Jimmy Harper Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Fowler ESPN 1988 LSU Tigers football team Arkansas #8 Arkansas at #3 Miami (FL) Razorbacks 10 0 6 0 Hurricanes 10 5 0 3 November 26 Miami Orange Bowl,Miami, Florida 12:23 pm EST 3:01 63,271 82 F, Partly Sunny, Wind SE 15-20 mph on Mike Dover Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery CBS Sports Source: Box Score https://web.archive.org/web/20190822011525/https://hurricanesports.com/documents/2013/7/10/88-10-Arkansas.pdf 2019-08-22 yes 1 9:14 Miami Huerta 36-yard field goal Miami 3-0 1 4:43 Ark Trainor 58-yard field goal Tied 3-3 1 1:41 Miami Gary 1-yard run (Huerta kick) Miami 10-3 1 1:29 Ark Foster 80-yard run (Trainor kick) Tied 10-10 2 8:30 Miami Safety, Hawkins tackles Grovey in end zone Miami 12-10 2 0:03 Miami Huerta 45-yard field goal Miami 15-10 3 5:03 Ark Foster 16-yard pass from Grovey (conversion failed) Arkansas 16-15 4 5:38 Miami Huerta 20-yard field goal Miami 18-16 yes 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team BYU BYU at #2 Miami (FL) Cougars 3 0 14 0 Hurricanes 7 27 0 7 December 3 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida EST 59,637 Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Fowler ESPN 1988 BYU Cougars football team Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl) #2 Miami (FL) vs. #6 Nebraska Hurricanes 7 13 0 3 Cornhuskers 0 0 3 0 January 1 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 79,480 Jimmy Harper Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy NBC yes Q1 MIA Leonard Conley 22-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 MIA Huerta 18-yard field goal MIA 10–0 Q2 MIA Conley 42-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 17–0 Q2 MIA Huerta 37-yard field goal MIA 20–0 Q3 Neb Gregg Barrios 50-yard field goal MIA 20–3 Q4 MIA Huerta 37-yard field goal MIA 23–3 yes 1989 Orange Bowl 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Miami–Nebraska football rivalry MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-01-03-8902220775-story.html January 3, 1989 December 29, 2018 Personnel Roster 1988 Miami Hurricanes y 93 SO Randy Bethel TE 83 SR Andre Brown WR y Andre Brown (wide receiver) 52 SR Darrin Bruce OL 81 SO Wesley Carroll WR y Wesley Carroll (wide receiver) 84 SO Rob Chudzinski TE y 28 SO Leonard Conley RB y 20 SO Shannon Crowell FB 11 JR Dale Dawkins WR y 7 SO Craig Erickson QB y 50 JR Bobby Garcia C 43 SR Cleveland Gary RB y 66   Darren Handy G 31 SR Freddy Highsmith RB 3 SO Randal Hill WR y 64 JR Rod Holder C 75 SR John O'Neill OL 68   Barry Panfil G 73 FR Leon Searcy OL y y 18 JR Pee Wee Smith WR y 35 FR Darryl Spencer WR y 79 SO Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan (offensive lineman) G y 4 SR Steve Walsh QB y Steve Walsh (American football) 23 SO Robert Bailey Robert Bailey (American football) CB y 6 JR Kenny Berry CB 91 SR Rod Carter Rod Carter (American football) LB y 57 JR Bernard Clark LB y 49 SO Maurice Crum LB y Maurice Crum Sr. 44 SO Shane Curry DL y 29 SR Donald Ellis CB 39 JR Bobby Harden DB y 54 SR Bill Hawkins DE y Bill Hawkins (American football) 63 JR Jimmie Jones DL y 96 JR Cortez Kennedy DT y 94 JR Greg Mark DT 67 SO Russell Maryland DL y 48 SR Bubba McDowell DB y 38 JR Richard Newbill LB y 58 JR Willis Peguese DE y 2 FR Charles Pharms DB 22 SR Randy Shannon LB y20 Fr Julius Noble LB 1 JR Edgar Benes K 27 FR Carlos Huerta K y 19 JR Tim Kalal P Jimmy Johnson (Arkansas) Gary Stevens (John Carroll) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dave Wannstedt (Pittsburgh) – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Joe Brodsky (Florida) – Running backs Hubbard Alexander (Tennessee State) – Wide receivers Tony Wise (Ithaca) – Offensive line Butch Davis (Arkansas) – Defensive line Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Jimmy Johnson Head coach 5th Arkansas (1965) Gary Stevens Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 9th John Carroll (1965) Dave Wannstedt Defensive coordinator/linebackers 3rd Pittsburgh (1974) Hubbard Alexander Wide receivers 10th Tennessee State (1962) Joe Brodsky Running backs 11th Florida (1956) Butch Davis Defensive line 5th Arkansas (1973) Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 4th Miami (1982) Don Soldinger Tight ends 5th Memphis (1967) Tony Wise Offensive line 4th Ithaca (1972) Dave Campo Defensive backs 2nd Central Connecticut State (1969) Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Bill Foran Strength & Conditioning 4th Central Michigan (1977) Tommy Tuberville Graduate Assistant 3rd Southern Arkansas (1976) Ed Orgeron Graduate Assistant 1st Northwestern State (1983) Awards and honors Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophyhttp://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Awards www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080156/http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm 2011-07-17 Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award Steve Walsh, QBhttp://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/072811abb.html History: Jack Harding MVP Award CBS Interactive 2012-07-23August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 1989 NFL draft 1989 NFL draft Player Position Round Pick Team Bill HawkinsDefensive end 121 Los Angeles Rams Cleveland GaryRunning back 126 Los Angeles Rams Bubba McDowell Defensive back3 77 Houston Oilers Melvin Bratton Running back7 180 Denver Broncos Rod Carter Linebacker10 252 Dallas Cowboys Randy Shannon Linebacker11 280 Dallas Cowboys https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203137/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm 2007-12-21 1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:Orange Bowl champion seasons Miami Hurricanes football