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1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1990
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Independent
CoachRank	3
APRank	3
record	10–2
head_coach	Dennis Erickson
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Bob Bratkowski
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	One-back spread
def_coach	Sonny Lubick
dc_year	2nd
mvp	Russell Maryland
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
champion	National champion (ERS, NYT)
National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman)
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1991-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 46–3 vs. [Texas](1990-texas-longhorns-football-team)

National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman) Cotton Bowl Classic champion The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

The Hurricanes would be the last No. 1 team to lose on the season opener until the Texas Longhorns in 2025.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

BYU

California

Iowa

Miami, FL

Florida State

Kansas

Notre Dame

Texas Tech

Pittsburgh

Boston College

Syracuse

San Diego State

MIA – Carroll 55-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)
SDS – Trakas 25-yard field goal
SDS – R. Rowe 3-yard pass from McGwire (Trakas kick)
MIA – Huerta 44-yard field goal
MIA – McGuire 5-yard run (Huerta kick)
SDS – Trakas 43-yard field goal
MIA – Huerta 29-yard field goal
SDS – Wright 9-yard run (Trakas kick)
MIA – Hill 11-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)
MIA – Huerta 22-yard field goal
SDS – Arey 13-yard pass from McGwire (pass good) ;Top passers
MIA – Erickson 17/39, 264 Yds, 2 TD, INT
SDS – McGwire 32/53, 323 Yds, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
MIA – McGuire 19/30, TD
SDS – Wright 22/112, TD ;Top receivers
MIA – Hill 6/112, TD
SDS – R. Rowe 9/102, TD

Cotton Bowl

Main article: 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic

;Miami (FL)

Craig Erickson 17/26, 272 Yds, 4 TD ;Texas

Roster

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Dennis Erickson
Dave Arnold (ST/TE)
Bob Bratkowski (OC/WR)
Bob Karmelowicz (DL)
Art Kehoe (Ast OL)
Sonny Lubick (DC/DB)
Ed Orgeron (DL)
Brad Roll (Str + Cond)
Gregg Smith (OL)
Tommy Tuberville (LB)
Alex Wood (RB)

Awards and honors

Craig Erickson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Russell Maryland, Outland Trophy

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Russell Maryland, DT

1991 NFL draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

References

(September 9, 1990). "BYU gets last laugh by stunning Miami". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(September 16, 1990). "'Canes swirl past feisty Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(September 30, 1990). "McGuire powers UM past Hawkeyes 48–21". News-Press.
(October 7, 1990). "Hurricanes run all over Florida State 31–22". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 14, 1990). "'Canes cruise, Gators crushed". Boca Raton News.
(October 21, 1990). "Notre Dame rolls past Miami 29–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 28, 1990). "Hurricanes wreck Tech, 45–10". The Miami Herald.
(November 4, 1990). "Hurricanes rout Pitt 45–0". The Naples Daily News.
(November 18, 1990). "Nocturnal Miami revives title hopes". The Anchorage Times.
(November 25, 1990). "Hurricanes blow out Orange". Syracuse Herald-Journal.
(December 2, 1990). "'Canes fight to close win against Aztecs". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
(January 2, 1991). "Longhorns blown away". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
(September 30, 1990). "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
Rhoden, William C.. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". [[The New York Times]].
(January 2, 1991). "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS". [[The Washington Post]].
(January 2, 1991). "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
"NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
"Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?".
(August 2018). "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". Hurricanes Sports Properties.
"1991 NFL Draft".

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