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1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1991
team	Miami Hurricanes
sport	football
image	Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big East Conference
short_conf	Big East
CoachRank	2
APRank	1
record	12–0
conf_record	2–0
head_coach	Dennis Erickson
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Bob Bratkowski
oc_year	3rd
off_scheme	One-back spread
def_coach	Sonny Lubick
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
mvp	Carlos Huerta
stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
champion	AP poll national champion
Orange Bowl champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1992-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	W 22–0 vs. [Nebraska](1991-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)

Orange Bowl champion The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 66th season of football and first as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall and 2–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska, 22–0. The Hurricanes were named as national champions by the AP poll, the program's fourth national championship. Washington, who also finished 12–0 overall, were named as champions by the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Arkansas

Houston

Tulsa

Gino Torretta 20/33, 327 Yds
Lamar Thomas 5 Rec, 106 Yds

Oklahoma State

Penn State

First meeting between the two schools since 1987 Fiesta Bowl
Fans watching on television outside of Florida missed two scores when the network switched to United States Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Horace Copeland 5 Rec, 106 Yds

Long Beach State

Arizona

West Virginia

Florida State

Main article: Wide Right I

Boston College

San Diego State

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 1992 Orange Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Dennis Erickson	Head coach	3rd	Montana State (1969)
Bob Bratkowski	Offensive coordinator/wide receivers	3rd	Washington State (1978)
Sonny Lubick	Defensive Coordinator/defensive backs	3rd	Western Montana (1960)
Gregg Smith	Offensive line	3rd	Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold	Special Teams/tight ends	3rd
Bob Karmelowicz	Defensive line	3rd	Bridgeport (1972)
Art Kehoe	Assistant offensive line	7th	Miami (1982)
Ed Orgeron	Defensive line	3rd	Northwestern State (1984)
Tommy Tuberville	Linebackers	3rd	Southern Arkansas (1976)
Alex Wood	Running backs	3rd	Iowa (1978)

Roster

Depth chart

Larry Jones Kevin Kirkeide Sean Thompson Derrick Golden

Awards and honors

[[College Football All-America Team|First Team All-Americans]]

Leon Searcy, T
Darrin Smith, LB
Darryl Williams, FS
Kevin Williams, KR/PR
Carlos Huerta, K

Conference awards

Darrin Smith, LB: Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Gino Torretta, QB: Big East Offensive Player of the Year
Kevin Williams, KR/PR: Big East Special Teams Player of the Year • Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR: Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Carlos Huerta, K

1992 NFL draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft

References

(October 20, 1991). "Miami 55 Long Beach St. 0". The Desert Sun.
(November 10, 1991). "Miami wakes up, tops West Virginia 27–3". The Palm Beach Post.
Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 01. Retrieved 2017-Jan-01.
(September 13, 1991). "Miami bad boys humble Houston in 40-10 win". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
"Miami shakes off rust, blasts Tulsa." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sep 29. Retrieved 2017-Jan-07.
"Miami jumps on OSU early." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 6. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08.
"With TV distracted, UM whips Penn St." Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 13. Retrieved 2017-Jan-14.
Gainesville Sun. 1991 Oct 20. Retrieved 2017-Jan-15.
"1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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