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1994 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1994
teamMiami Hurricanes
sportfootball
imageMiami Hurricanes logo.svg
image_size125
conferenceBig East Conference
short_confBig East
CoachRank6
APRank6
record10–2
conf_record7–0
head_coachDennis Erickson
hc_year6th
off_coachRich Olson
oc_year3rd
off_schemeOne-back spread
def_coachGreg McMackin
dc_year2nd
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
mvpWarren Sapp
stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
championBig East champion
bowl[Orange Bowl](1995-orange-bowl) (BC NCG)
bowl_resultL 17–24 vs. [Nebraska](1994-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)

The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24–17.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

Washington

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Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami", Washington's win in the Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 1995 Orange Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Dennis EricksonHead coach6thMontana State (1969)
Rich OlsonOffensive coordinator/wide receivers3rdWashington State (1971)
Greg McMackinDefensive coordinator2ndSouthern Oregon (1967)
Gregg SmithOffensive line6thIdaho (1969)
Dave ArnoldSpecial Teams/running backs6th
Rick PetriDefensive line2ndMissouri-Rolla (1976)
Art KehoeAssistant offensive line10thMiami (1982)
Randy ShannonLinebackers3rdMiami (1989)
Charlie WilliamsWide receivers2ndColorado State (1982)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Greg MarkGraduate Assistant3rdMiami (1991)
Rob ChudzinskiGraduate Assistant1stMiami (1990)

Roster

Awards and honors

  • Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Award
  • Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award
  • Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Award
  • Warren Sapp, First-team All-Big East
  • Warren Sapp, Consensus First-team All-American
  • Warren Sapp, Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

  • Warren Sapp, DT

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYardsTDINT
Frank Costa16831353.72,4431515
Ryan Collins234551.126635
Ryan Clement3742.92000
Lamont Cain010.0000

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsAvgTD
James Stewart1477244.912
Larry Jones884094.64
Danyell Ferguson744055.55
Al Shipman4545410.12
Frank Costa43-71-1.70
Tony Gaiter15614.10
Ryan Collins15181.20
Derrick Harris430.81
Jonathan Harris3103.30
Jammi German231.50
Mike Crissy2-29-14.50
Trent Jones11313.01
Lamont Cain155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsAvgTD
Chris T. Jones3966417.06
Jammi German3339111.82
Jonathan Harris2532713.12
A.C. Tellison1620813.00
Trent Jones1527518.33
Yatil Green1525517.04
Syii Tucker915016.70
Gerard Daphnis914916.60
James Stewart8445.50
Al Shipman5234.60
Taj Johnson511022.00
Marcus Wimberly5346.80
Danyell Ferguson3165.30
Lamont Cain24924.50
Larry Jones144.00
Tony Gaiter133.00
Derrick Harris111.01
Chris C. Jones12323.00
Jermaine Chambers166.00

1995 NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

A.C. TellisonWide receiver7th231Cleveland Browns

Notes

  • Dwayne Johnson went on to pursue a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock.

References

References

  1. (October 9, 1994). "Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. (October 23, 1994). "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. (October 30, 1994). "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel.
  4. Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
  5. (September 25, 1994). "Miami's Streak Is Ended". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  6. Withers, Bud. (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". [[Seattle Times]].
  7. Withers, Bud. (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". [[Seattle Times]].
  8. Wilner, Jon. (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". [[Mercury News]].
  9. "Maxwell Football Club - Chuck Bednarik Award".
  10. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
  11. (September 2018). "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive.
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