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1983 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1983
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Independent
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	11–1
head_coach	Howard Schnellenberger
hc_year	5th
off_coach	Gary Stevens
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Tom Olivadotti
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[5–2](5-2-defense)
mvp	Glenn Dennison
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
champion	Consensus national champion
Orange Bowl champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1984-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	W 31–30 vs. [Nebraska](1983-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)

Orange Bowl champion The 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 58th season of football, the independent Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl.

Unranked, Miami lost their opener at Florida by 25 points, but finished the regular season at 10–1, ranked fifth, and were invited to the Orange Bowl. Playing at home on January 2, the underdog Hurricanes upset top-ranked Nebraska 31–30, denying a two-point conversion attempt with less than a minute remaining. They climbed to first in the major polls to win the school's first national championship.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Florida

At Houston

Purdue

;Purdue

Everett 16/22, 186 Yds, 2 INT
Hawthorne 12 Rush, 37 Yds
Griffin 5 Rec, 64 Yds ;Miami (FL)
Kosar 12/20, 182 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Bentley 15 Rush, 78 Yds
Shakespeare 4 Rec, 68 Yds, 2 TD

Notre Dame

At Duke

Louisville

At Mississippi State

At Cincinnati

West Virginia

East Carolina

At Florida State

Jeff Davis game-winning 19-yard field goal as time expired

Orange Bowl (vs Nebraska)

Source: Box Score

Main article: 1984 Orange Bowl

Personnel

Hubbard Alexander (TE)
Harold Allen (DL)
Mike Archer (DB)
Joe Brodsky (RB)
Tom Olivadotti (DC/LB)
Gary Stevens (OC/WR)
Marc Trestman (QB)
Bill Trout (DE)
Chris Vagotis (OL)
Ray Ganong (Str + Cond)
Art Kehoe (GA)
Bob Maddox (GA)
George Halas (GA)
Mike Rodriguez (Volunteer)

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Jay Brophy, LB
Glenn Dennison, TE

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Glenn Dennison, TE

References

(January 3, 1984). "Miami topples No. 1 Nebraska". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Smizik, Bob. (January 3, 1983). "Miami claims No. 1 after beating Nebraska". Pittsburgh Press.
(January 3, 1984). "Hurricanes say there's no doubt". Eugene Register-Guard.
Underwood, John. (January 9, 1984). "No team was ever higher".
Finder, Chuck. (January 1, 1987). "Miami's '83 champions: Where are they now?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(September 4, 1983). "For Gators, a Peace-full victory". St. Petersburg Times.
(September 11, 1983). "Hurricanes leave Houston tattered 29–7". Tallahassee Democrat.
(September 18, 1983). "Hurricanes race past Purdue 35–0 behind defense, Kosar's passing". News-Press.
(September 25, 1983). "Miami of Florida shocks Irish". Evansville Courier & Press.
(October 2, 1983). "Devils swept away by Miami". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 9, 1983). "Hurricanes route Cards". The Salisbury Post.
(October 16, 1983). "Hurricanes breeze 31–7". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 23, 1983). "Strange doings don't stop Miami, 17–7". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 30, 1983). "Hurricanes blow past West Virginia". The Grand Island Independent.
(November 6, 1983). "Hurricanes survive East Carolina, 12–7". The Orlando Sentinel.
(November 13, 1983). "Miami tips FSU with FG on last play of game". Fort Pierce Tribune.
(January 3, 1984). "Hurricanes hope to blow right in to No. 1 ranking". The Kansas City Star.
Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.
(14 August 2019). "100 Greatest Plays in Miami History: #9-Game Winning Field Goal vs FSU 1983".
Wilbon, Michael. (January 3, 1984). "Nebraska Falls, 31-30, On Day of Upsets". [[The Washington Post]].
(January 4, 1984). "MIAMI IS CHOSEN AS NO. 1 AFTER UPSET OF NEBRASKA". [[The New York Times]].

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