1994 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1994 Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 6 6 10–2 7–0 Dennis Erickson 6th Rich Olson 3rd One-back spread Greg McMackin 2nd 4–3 Warren Sapp Miami Orange Bowl Big East champion Orange Bowl (BC NCG) L 17–24 vs. Nebraska 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. Schedule 1994 AP Eastern September 3 4:00 pm w y 6 Georgia Southern Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 56–0 54,058 September 10 10:00 pm w y y 5 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN 47–10 48,729 September 24 3:30 pm l y 6 Washington 17 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC 20–38 62,663 October 1 12:00 pm w y 13 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ BEN 24–3 39,719 October 8 7:30 pm w y 13 Florida State 3 rivalry, College GameDay Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 34–20 77,019 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-hurricanes-storm/140409397/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20 October 9, 1994 February 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 12:00 pm w y 7 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV BEN 38–6 63,760 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-turning-the-tabl/140475614/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6 October 23, 1994 February 7, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 3:30 pm w y 6 Virginia Tech 13 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ABC 24–3 65,208 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-miami-runs-by-va-t/140458693/ The Orlando Sentinel Miami runs by Va. Tech October 30, 1994 February 7, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 3:30 pm w y 5 Syracuse 10 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ABC 27–6 49,565 November 12 4:00 pm w 5 Pittsburgh Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 17–12 50,058 November 19 1:00 pm w y 5 Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA PPV 38–14 11,873 November 26 7:30 pm w 5 Boston College 25 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 23–7 60,579 January 1 Sunday 8:00 pm l y y 3 Nebraska 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl, rivalry NBC 17–24 81,753 Rankings 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 6 (1) 6 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 6 (1) 13 13 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 6 Coaches 0 16 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 12 10 7 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 6 Game summaries Georgia Southern Ga. Southern at Miami (FL) Eagles 0 0 0 0 No. 6 Hurricanes 14 14 14 14 September 3 Orange Bowl 54,058 yes Q1 MIA Stewart 31 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 MIA L. Jones 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 14–0 Q2 MIA Stewart 16 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 21–0 Q2 MIA C.T. Jones 11 yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) MIA 28–0 Q3 MIA Stewart 2 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 35–0 Q3 MIA T. Jones 23 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) MIA 42–0 Q4 MIA Shipman 82 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 49–0 Q4 MIA Ferguson 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 56–0 yes Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17. Washington Washington at Miami (FL) No. 19 Huskies 0 3 25 10 No. 5 Hurricanes 3 11 3 3 September 24 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 62,663 Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute ABC 1994 Washington Huskies football team Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami", Washington's win in the Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.September 25, 1994 Miami's Streak Is Ended https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-25-sp-42806-story.html December 3, 2023 Los Angeles Times Miami Los Angeles The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl. Associated PressWithers Bud November 22, 2001 Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20011122&slug=whammy22 December 3, 2023 Seattle Times 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 https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/twenty-years-ago-husky-football-survived-treacherous-early-schedule/ December 3, 2023 Seattle Times 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) https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/15/pac-12-greatest-games-no-8-the-whammy-in-miami-washington-kos-the-canes/ December 3, 2022 Mercury News 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. Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl) Nebraska vs. Miami No. 3 Hurricanes No. 1 Cornhuskers 10 0 7 0 0 7 2 15 January 1 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami CST 81,753 1 7:54 MIA Dane Prewitt 44-yard field goal MIA 3–0 yes 1 0:04 MIA Trent Jones 35-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) MIA 10–0 2 7:54 NEB Mark Gilman 19-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Tom Sieler kick) MIA 10–7 3 13:19 MIA Jonathan Harris 44-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) MIA 17–7 3 11:35 NEB Team Safety MIA 17–9 4 7:38 NEB Cory Schlesinger 15-yard run (Eric Alford 2-pt reception) Tied 17–17 4 2:46 NEB Cory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick) NEB 24–17 yes 1995 Orange Bowl 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Miami–Nebraska football rivalry Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater 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) Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Greg Mark Graduate Assistant 3rd Miami (1991) Rob Chudzinski Graduate Assistant 1st Miami (1990) Roster 1994 Miami Hurricanes f 6 Fr Ryan Clement QB y 17 Fr Scott Covington QB y 11 Sr Frank Costa Frank Costa (American football) QB y 7 So Jammi German WR y 87 Fr Yatil Green WR y 85 Sr Chris Jones Chris T. Jones WR y 28 Jr James Stewart RB James Stewart (American football, born December 8, 1971) y 90 So Kenny Holmes DE y 94 Sr Dwayne Johnson DT y 96 Fr Kenard Lang DE y 52 So Ray Lewis LB y 9 Sr Chad Wilson DB 24 Fr Tremain Mack DB y 18 Sr C. J. Richardson DB 43 Sr Pat Riley DT y Pat Riley (American football) 45 So Twan Russell LB y 76 Jr Warren Sapp DT y 21 Jr Maurice K Washington https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?roster=294&path=football *Dennis Erickson Awards and honors Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bednarik/bednarik_m.htm Maxwell Football Club - Chuck Bednarik Award 2008-12-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081203101607/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bednarik/bednarik_m.htm 2008-12-03 Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Awardhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/awards?awardId=15 NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN 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, DThttp://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/072811abb.html History: Jack Harding MVP Award CBS Interactive July 23, 2012September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Statistics Passing Player Cmp Att Pct Yards TD INT 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 Rushing Player Att Yards Avg TD 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 Receiving Player Rec Yards Avg TD 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 1995 NFL draft 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 Notes Dwayne Johnson went on to pursue a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock. References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Miami Hurricanes football