1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 64th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Alabama, 33-25, to win the school's 3rd national championship.

1989 Miami Hurricanes football
Consensus National Champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–25 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1989 record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame      12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      10 2 0
Northern Illinois      9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State      8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh      8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia      8 3 1
Syracuse      8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana      7 4 0
Akron      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 4 1
Virginia Tech      6 4 1
Louisiana Tech      5 4 1
Army      6 5 0
Louisville      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 5 1
Tulsa      6 6 0
Southern Miss      5 6 0
Tulane      4 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Rutgers      2 7 2
Boston College      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
Cincinnati      1 9 1
Temple      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9at WisconsinNo. 3ABCW 51–338,646
September 16CaliforniaNo. 3ESPNW 31–356,931
September 23at MissouriNo. 2PrimeW 38–743,293
September 30at Michigan StateNo. 2ABCW 26–2076,217
October 7CincinnatiNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 56–048,597
October 14San Jose StateNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–1645,122
October 28at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 2ESPNL 10–2462,602
November 4East CarolinaNo. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 40–1035,159
November 11at No. 14 PittsburghNo. 7CBSW 24–352,528
November 18San Diego StateNo. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–642,362
November 25No. 1 Notre DameNo. 7
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 27–1081,634
January 1vs. No. 7 AlabamaNo. 2ABCW 33–2577,425
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

1989 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Doyle Aaron
TE 93 Randy Bethel Jr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll Jr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Jr
RB 28 Leonard Conley Jr
OL 72 Mario Cristobal Fr
FB 20 Shannon Crowell Jr
WR 11 Dale Dawkins Sr
QB 7 Craig Erickson Jr
QB Bryan Fortray
C 50 Bobby Garcia Sr
RB 25 Kevin Gibbs  Fr
OL Darren Handy
WR 3 Randal Hill Jr
C 64 Rod Holder Sr
RB Alex Johnson
WR Dennis Kelleher
RB 30 Stephen McGuire Fr
OL 73 Leon Searcy So
WR 18 Pee Wee Smith Sr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer So
G 79 Mike Sullivan Jr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas Fr
QB 13 Gino Torretta Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Jessie Armstead Fr
CB 23 Robert Bailey Jr
LB 56 Micheal Barrow Fr
CB 6 Kenny Berry Sr
DB Hurlie Brown
LB 57 Bernard Clark Sr
LB 49 Maurice Crum Jr
DL 44 Shane Curry Jr
DB 39 Bobby Harden Sr
DL 63 Jimmie Jones Sr
DT 96 Cortez Kennedy Sr
DT 94 Greg Mark Sr
DT 67 Russell Maryland Jr
CB 47 Ryan McNeil Fr
LB 38 Richard Newbill Sr
DE 58 Willis Peguese Sr
DB 2 Charles Pharms So
LB 45 Darrin Smith  Fr
DB 16 Roland Smith Jr
DB 31 Darryl Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Edgar Benes Sr
K 27 Carlos Huerta So
P 19 Tim Kalal Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Dennis EricksonHead Coach1stMontana State (1969)
Bob BratkowskiOffensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers1stWashington State (1978)
Sonny LubickDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs1stWestern Montana (1960)
Gregg SmithOffensive Line1stIdaho (1969)
Dave ArnoldSpecial Teams/Tight Ends1st
Bob KarmelowiczDefensive Line1stBridgeport (1972)
Art KehoeAssistant Offensive Line5thMiami (1982)
Ed OrgeronDefensive Line1stNorthwestern State (1984)
Tommy TubervilleLinebackers1stSouthern Arkansas (1976)
Alex WoodRunning Backs1stIowa (1978)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Brad RollStrength & Conditioning1stStephen F. Austin (1980)
Carmen GrossoGraduate Assistant
Ronnie LeeGraduate Assistant
Scott RunyanGraduate Assistant
Pete SavageGraduate Assistant
Dan WernerVolunteer Assistant3rdWestern Michigan (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 4 (4) 3 (4) 3 (5) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (3) 2 (3) 7 7 7 7 4 (3) 2 (4) 2 (4) 1 (38) 
Coaches 5 (1) 5 (1) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (2) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (3) 6 7 7 7 3 (3) 2 (4) 1 (36)

[1]

Game summaries

at Wisconsin

#3 Miami (FL) at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Hurricanes 13 21107 51
Badgers 3 000 3


[2]

California

California at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Golden Bears 3 000 3
Hurricanes 0 1777 31


at Missouri

#2 Miami (FL) at Missouri
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 17014 38
Tigers 7 000 7


[3]

at Michigan State

#2 Miami (FL) at Michigan State
1 234Total
Hurricanes 3 7106 26
Spartans 3 737 20


[4]

Cincinnati

Cincinnati at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Bearcats 0 000 0
Hurricanes 7 3577 56


[5]

San Jose State

San Jose State at #3 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Spartans 0 808 16
Hurricanes 10 71714 48


Backup Gino Torretta, making his second consecutive start for the injured Craig Erickson, threw for a school-record 468 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Hurricanes picked up their 48th win in 49 games.[6]

at Florida State

#2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes at #9 Florida State Seminoles
1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 10 0 0010
Florida St 14 0 7324

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

[7]

East Carolina


at Pittsburgh

#7 Miami (FL) at #14 Pittsburgh
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 392 24
Panthers 0 003 3


[8]

San Diego State


[9]

Notre Dame

#1 Notre Dame at #7 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 1000 10
Hurricanes 10 773 27


The Hurricanes avenged a close loss from the previous year in South Bend. This game marked the seventh time in seven attempts that Miami defeated a #1 ranked team during the 1980s.[10][11][12]

vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

#2 Miami (FL) at #7 Alabama
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 1367 33
Crimson Tide 0 1708 25


1990 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Cortez KennedyDefensive Tackle13Seattle Seahawks
Jimmie JonesDefensive Tackle364Dallas Cowboys
Bernard ClarkLinebacker365Cincinnati Bengals
Willis PegueseDefensive End372Houston Oilers
Greg MarkDefensive End379New York Giants
Richard NewbillLinebacker5126Houston Oilers
Dale DawkinsWide receiver9223New York Jets
Kenny BerryDefensive back10256San Diego Chargers
Bobby HardenDefensive back12315Miami Dolphins

[13]

References

  1. "Miami (FL) 1989 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. "Miami Overwhelms Wisconsin by 51-3". The New York Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. "Miami 38, Missouri 7". United Press International. September 23, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. "Hurricanes Survive Scare : Miami Loses Erickson, Beats Michigan State". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. "'CANES MAKE IT A CINCH EARLY VS. CINCINNATI IN 56-0 BLOWOUT". Orlando Sentinel. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. "Miami 48, San Jose State 16". United Press International. October 14, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. "Six Turnovers by No. 2 Miami Give Game to No. 9 Florida St". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  9. "Loses Grow for SDSU After Miami Defeat". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  10. "Miami Exacts Its Revenge, 27-10". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  11. "Miami Snaps Streak By Irish". The New York Times. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  12. "Miami Shuts Down No. 1 Notre Dame". The Washington Post. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  13. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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