1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

1991 Miami Hurricanes football
AP national champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 220 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 1
1991 record 120 (20 Big East)
Head coach Dennis Erickson (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Sonny Lubick (3rd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,712)
1991 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Syracuse 5 0 0     10 2 0
#1 Miami (FL) 2 0 0     12 0 0
Virginia Tech 1 0 0     5 6 0
Pittsburgh 3 2 0     6 5 0
West Virginia 3 4 0     6 5 0
Rutgers 2 3 0     6 5 0
Boston College 2 4 0     4 7 0
Temple 0 5 0     2 9 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team were the co-national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season, as determined by the AP Poll. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."

Miami's football program joined a conference for the first time in its history in 1991: this would be their first year in the Big East Conference.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position Name
QB Gino Torretta
FB Stephen McGuire
RB Larry Jones
TE Coleman Bell
WR Horace Copeland
WR Lamar Thomas
LT Leon Searcy
LG Rudy Barber
C Kelvin Harris
RG Claude Jones
RT Mario Cristobal

Defense

Position Name
RE Rusty Medearis
DT Eric Miller
DT Anthony Hamlet
LE Kevin Patrick
WLB Jessie Armstead
MLB Micheal Barrow
SLB Darrin Smith
RCB Herbert James
LCB Ryan McNeil
FS Darryl Williams
SS Hurlie Brown

Special teams

Position Name'
K Carlos Huerta
P Paul Snyder
KR Kevin Williams
KR Darryl Spencer
PR Kevin Williams

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 12:00 PM at Arkansas* No. 3 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR ABC W 313   46,308
September 12 8:00 PM No. 10 Houston* No. 2 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL ESPN W 4010   71,842
September 28 2:00 PM at Tulsa* No. 2 Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK W 3410   35,689
October 5 12:00 PM Oklahoma State* No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 403   42,751
October 12 12:00 PM No. 9 Penn State* No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ABC W 2620   75,723
October 19 4:00 PM Long Beach State* No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 550   40,498
October 26 10:00 PM at Arizona* No. 2 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 36–9   53,349
November 9 4:00 PM West Virginia No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 273   60,250
November 16 12:00 PM at No. 1 Florida State* No. 2 Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC W 1716   63,442
November 23 7:30 PM at Boston College No. 1 Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 1914   32,071
November 30 7:30 PM San Diego State* No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN W 3912   56,721
January 1 8:00 PM vs. No. 11 Nebraska* No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 220   77,747
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

Awards Finalists

Bold indicates winners

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Other Notable Players

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Leon Searcy Tackle 1 11 Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl WilliamsDefensive Back 128 Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Erickson Quarterback4 86 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Hamlet Defensive End10 263 Seattle Seahawks
Kelvin Harris Center12 312 Los Angeles Rams
Carlos Huerta Kicker12 315 San Diego Chargers

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