1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska, 23-3.

1988 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 23–3 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1988 record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Stevens (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Wannstedt (3rd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia        11 1 0
Southern Miss        10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
Louisville        8 3 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Northern Illinois        7 4 0
Pittsburgh        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Rutgers        5 6 0
Akron        5 6 0
Penn State        5 6 0
Tulane        5 6 0
Louisiana Tech        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulsa        4 7 0
Boston College        3 8 0
Cincinnati        3 8 0
East Carolina        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3No. 1 Florida StateNo. 6CBSW 31–077,836
September 17at No. 15 MichiganNo. 1ABCW 31–30105,834
September 24WisconsinNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–348,311
October 1MissouriNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 55–040,654
October 15at No. 4 Notre DameNo. 1CBSL 30–3159,075
October 22CincinnatiNo. 4
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 57–344,107
October 29at East CarolinaNo. 4W 31–729,400
November 5TulsaNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 34–338,196
November 19at No. 11 LSUNo. 3ESPNW 44–379,528
November 26No. 8 ArkansasNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 18–1663,271
December 3BYUNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 41–1759,637
January 2vs. No. 6 NebraskaNo. 2
NBCW 23–379,480
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

1988 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 93 Randy Bethel So
WR 83 Andre Brown Sr
OL 52 Darrin Bruce Sr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll So
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski So
RB 28 Leonard Conley So
FB 20 Shannon Crowell So
WR 11 Dale Dawkins Jr
QB 7 Craig Erickson So
C 50 Bobby Garcia Jr
RB 43 Cleveland Gary Sr
G 66 Darren Handy
RB 31 Freddy Highsmith Sr
WR 3 Randal Hill So
C 64 Rod Holder Jr
OL 75 John O'Neill Sr
G 68 Barry Panfil
OL 73 Leon Searcy  Fr
WR 18 Pee Wee Smith Jr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Fr
G 79 Mike Sullivan So
QB 4 Steve Walsh Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 23 Robert Bailey So
CB 6 Kenny Berry Jr
LB 91 Rod Carter Sr
LB 57 Bernard Clark Jr
LB 49 Maurice Crum So
DL 44 Shane Curry So
CB 29 Donald Ellis Sr
DB 39 Bobby Harden Jr
DE 54 Bill Hawkins Sr
DL 63 Jimmie Jones Jr
DT 96 Cortez Kennedy Jr
DT 94 Greg Mark Jr
DL 67 Russell Maryland So
DB 48 Bubba McDowell Sr
LB 38 Richard Newbill Jr
DE 58 Willis Peguese Jr
DB 2 Charles Pharms Fr
LB 22 Randy Shannon Sr
LB 20 Julius Noble Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Edgar Benes Jr
K 27 Carlos Huerta Fr
P 19 Tim Kalal Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Jimmy JohnsonHead Coach5thArkansas (1965)
Gary StevensOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks9thJohn Carroll (1965)
Dave WannstedtDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers3rdPittsburgh (1974)
Hubbard AlexanderWide receivers10thTennessee State (1962)
Joe BrodskyRunning backs11thFlorida (1956)
Butch DavisDefensive line5thArkansas (1973)
Art KehoeAssistant offensive line4thMiami (1982)
Don SoldingerTight ends5thMemphis (1967)
Tony WiseOffensive line4thIthaca (1972)
Dave CampoDefensive backs2ndCentral Connecticut State (1969)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Bill ForanStrength & Conditioning4thCentral Michigan (1977)
Tommy TubervilleGraduate Assistant3rdSouthern Arkansas (1976)
Ed OrgeronGraduate Assistant1stNorthwestern State (1983)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 8 (1) 6 (1) 1 (38) 1 (46) 1 (46) 1 (55) 1 (53) 1 (52) 4 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1 12) 
Coaches 5 (4) 5 (4) 1 (29) 1 (37) 1 (45) 1 (45) 1 (43) 1 (44) 4 4 3 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (2)

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Game summaries

Florida State

#1 Florida State at #6 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 000 0
Hurricanes 3 1477 31


[2][3]

at Michigan

#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 7017 31
Wolverines 3 1737 30


[4]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #1 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Badgers 3 000 3
Hurricanes 0 1463 23


[5]

Missouri

Missouri at #1 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Tigers 0 000 0
Hurricanes 21 17143 55


The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58-0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967.[6]

at Notre Dame

#1 Miami (FL) at #4 Notre Dame
1 234Total
Hurricanes 0 2109 30
Fighting Irish 7 14100 31
  • Source:


[7][8]

Cincinnati


at East Carolina


Tulsa


at LSU

#3 Miami (FL) at #11 LSU
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 10024 44
Tigers 0 300 3


Arkansas

#8 Arkansas at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Razorbacks 10 060 16
Hurricanes 10 503 18


BYU

BYU at #2 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Cougars 3 0140 17
Hurricanes 7 2707 41


vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

#2 Miami (FL) vs. #6 Nebraska
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 1303 23
Cornhuskers 0 030 3


[10]

Awards and honors

  • Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy[11]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1989 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Bill HawkinsDefensive end121Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland GaryRunning back126Los Angeles Rams
Bubba McDowellDefensive back377Houston Oilers
Melvin BrattonRunning back7180Denver Broncos
Rod CarterLinebacker10252Dallas Cowboys
Randy ShannonLinebacker11280Dallas Cowboys

[13]

References

  1. "Miami (FL) 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. "Miami Wallops No.1 FSU 31-0." Gainesville Sun. Sept 4 1988.
  3. NoleFan.Org
  4. "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.
  5. "Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
  6. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Missouri Sees Why Miami Is No. 1, 55-0". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. "NOTRE DAME DEFEATS TOP-RANKED MIAMI, 31-30". The Washington Post. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  8. "25 years of college football's memorable games". USA Today. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  9. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 23.
  10. "MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  11. http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Archived 2011-05-25 at WebCite
  12. "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  13. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
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