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1986 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1986
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Independent
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	11–1
head_coach	Jimmy Johnson
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Gary Stevens
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Dave Wannstedt
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
mvp	Vinny Testaverde
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1987-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	L 10–14 vs. [Penn State](1986-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)

The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28–16 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners, who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time. At 11–0, it was Miami's first undefeated regular season, which they finished ranked No. 1. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl. Miami lost, 14–10, to No. 2 Penn State, also undefeated.

Schedule

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Rankings

Personnel

Jimmy Johnson
Hubbard Alexander (WR)
Joe Brodsky (RB)
Butch Davis (DL)
Bill Foran (Str+Cond)
John Fontes (Volunteer)
Steve Hoffman (GA)
Art Kehoe (OL)
Carlos Mainord (DB)
Ron Meeks (GA)
Chuck Pagano (GA)
Stewart Rogers (GA)
Don Soldinger (TE)
Gary Stevens (OC/QB)
Tommy Tuberville (GA)
Dave Wannstedt (DC/LB)
Tony Wise (OL)

Season summary

At South Carolina

Melvin Bratton 10 Rush, 105 Yds
Michael Irvin 6 Rec, 101 Yds

At Florida

Texas Tech

Oklahoma

Northern Illinois

At West Virginia

At Cincinnati

Florida State

Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 1987 Fiesta Bowl

1987 NFL draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

References

(August 31, 1986). "It's a breeze for Hurricanes in 34–14 win". The Miami Herald.
(September 7, 1986). "'Canes clean Gators' house". The Tampa Tribune.
(September 14, 1986). "Second-ranked Miami canes Texas Tech, 61–11". Bryan-College Station Eagle.
(September 28, 1986). "Hurricanes take the big 1". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 5, 1986). "'Canes cakewalk past No. Illinois". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 12, 1986). "'Canes barely break a sweat, 58–14". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 19, 1986). "Miami routs Cincinnati, 45–13". The Plain Dealer.
(November 2, 1986). "Hurricane blows past gut-check". The Abilene Reporter-News.
(November 9, 1986). "No. 1 Miami romps past Pitt, 37–10". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 16, 1986). "Miami lackluster in 23–10 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
(November 28, 1986). "Hurricanes win without Vinny". The Orlando Sentinel.
(January 3, 1987). "Penn State's Fiesta". The Arizona Republic.
(July 2021). "1986 Football Schedule". [[Miami Hurricanes.
Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
(September 28, 1986). "MIAMI BLOWS AWAY OKLAHOMA". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(October 5, 1986). "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl". [[Daily Chronicle (Illinois)]] via newspapers.com.
(November 2, 1986). "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23". [[The Washington Post]].
(January 3, 1987). "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10". [[Los Angeles Times]].
"1987 NFL Draft".

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