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1985 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1985
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Independent
CoachRank	8
APRank	9
record	10–2
head_coach	Jimmy Johnson
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Gary Stevens
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Paul Jette
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
mvp	Vinny Testaverde
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1986-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–35 vs. [Tennessee](1985-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)

The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 60th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 35–7.

Schedule

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Personnel

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	Summary	Vinny Testaverde*	Geoff Torretta	Alonzo Highsmith*	Warren Williams*	Melvin Bratton	Darryl Oliver	J.C. Penny	Todd Stanish	Steve Staffier	Michael Irvin*	Brian Blades*	Brett Perriman	Kenny Oliver	Andre Brown	Willie Smith*	Charles Henry	Alfredo Roberts	Dave Alekna*	Paul Bertucelli*	Ed Davis*	Paul O'Connor*	Greg Rakoczy*	John O'Neill	Matt Patchan	Jerome Brown*	Kevin Fagan*	Derwin Jones*	John McVeigh*	Victor Morris	Dan Sileo	Daniel Stubbs	Rod Carter*	Bruce Fleming*	Randy Shannon*	Winston Moss	Tolbert Bain*	Selwyn Brown*	Donald Ellis*	Darrell Fullington*	Bennie Blades	Jeff Feagles
	QB	216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TD
	QB	11 Cmp, 16 Att, 263 Yds, 3 TD
	RB	117 Att, 451 Yds, 3.9 Avg
	RB	89 Att, 522 Yds, 5.9 Avg
	RB	67 Att, 285 Yds, 4.3 Avg
	RB	66 Att, 264 Yds, 4.0 Avg
	RB	21 Att, 181 Yds, 8.6 Avg
	RB	11 Att, 31 Yds, 2.8 Avg
	RB	2 Att, 8 Yds, 4.0 Avg
	WR	46 Rec, 840 Yds, 18.3 Avg
	WR	30 Rec, 657 Yds, 21.9 Avg
	WR	14 Rec, 263 Yds, 18.8 Avg
	WR	5 Rec, 125 Yds, 25.0 Avg
	WR	2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 Avg
	TE	48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg
	TE	4 Rec, 48 Yds, 12.0 Avg
	TE	1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
	OL
	OL
	OL
	OL
	OL
	OL
	OL
	DL
	DL
	DL
	DL
	DL
	DL
	DL
	LB
	LB
	LB
	LB
	DB
	DB
	DB
	DB
	DB
	P

Recruits

Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida. Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward)."

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Jimmy Johnson	Head coach	2nd	Arkansas (1965)
Gary Stevens	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	6th	John Carroll (1965)
Paul Jette	Defensive Coordinator/defensive backs	1st	Texas (1977)
Hubbard Alexander	Wide receivers	7th	Tennessee State (1962)
Joe Brodsky	Running backs	8th	Florida (1956)
Butch Davis	Defensive line	2nd	Arkansas (1973)
Art Kehoe	Assistant offensive line	1st	Miami (1982)
Don Soldinger	Tight ends	2nd	Memphis (1967)
Tony Wise	Offensive line	1st	Ithaca (1972)
Mike Knoll	Linebackers	2nd	Missouri Western State (1975)

Support staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Bill Foran	Strength & conditioning	1st	Central Michigan (1977)
Tom Ciskowski	Volunteer assistant
Mark Gibson	Volunteer assistant

Rankings

Game summaries

No. 5 Florida

At Rice

At Boston College

At East Carolina

Cincinnati

at No. 3 Oklahoma

Louisville

at No. 10 Florida State

Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.

at Maryland

Colorado State

Notre Dame

Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967. The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions, the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime, and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half.

vs. No. 8 Tennessee (Sugar Bowl)

Main article: 1986 Sugar Bowl

1986 NFL draft

Main article: 1986 NFL draft

References

(September 8, 1985). "Bell passes Gators over Hurricanes". St. Lucie News Tribune.
(September 15, 1985). "Hurricanes blow past Owls, 48–20". The Abilene Reporter-News.
(September 29, 1985). "B.C. knew miracles would end". Sun-Journal.
(October 6, 1985). "Terrific, terrible Testaverde propels Hurricanes, 27–15". The Miami Herald.
(October 13, 1985). "Miami downs Cincinnati 38–0". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(October 20, 1985). "Hurricanes blow away OU". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(October 27, 1985). "Hurricanes whip Schnellenberger's Cardinals 45–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
(November 3, 1985). "Miami comeback stops FSU, 35–27". The News Tribune.
(November 10, 1985). "No miracles; Terps left with 'what if?'". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 24, 1985). "Lackluster Hurricanes beat Colo. State 24–3". St. Petersburg Times.
(December 1, 1985). "Hurricanes finally put it all together". Florida Today.
(January 2, 1986). "Orange crush, but Tennessee, not Miami, does the damage". The Shreveport Journal.
"Um Gets 10 Floridians, Goes Out Of State For Qbs - Sun Sentinel".
(October 20, 1985). "MIAMI BEATS SOONERS, 27-14". [[The New York Times]].
(October 27, 1985). "UM Pummels Louisville, 45-7". [[Sun Sentinel]].
(November 3, 1985). "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". [[The Palm Beach Post]] via newspapers.com.
(November 10, 1985). "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". [[The New York Times]].
(December 10, 1985). "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". [[The New York Times]].
(January 1, 1986). "52nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1986". [[Sugar Bowl]].
(January 2, 1986). "SUGAR BOWL; MIAMI SURPRISED BY TENNESSEE, 35-7". [[The New York Times]].
"1986 NFL Draft".

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