1985 Miami Hurricanes football team

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The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 60th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 35–7.

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record10–2
Quick facts Miami Hurricanes football, Sugar Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Tennessee ...
1985 Miami Hurricanes football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Stevens (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPVinny Testaverde
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State – – 11–1–0
No. 9 Miami (FL) – – 10–2–0
Army – – 9–3–0
No. 15 Florida State – – 9–3–0
West Virginia – – 7–3–1
Southern Miss – – 7–4–0
Syracuse – – 7–5–0
Virginia Tech – – 6–5–0
Pittsburgh – – 5–5–1
Cincinnati – – 5–6–0
Notre Dame – – 5–6–0
South Carolina – – 5–6–0
Southwestern Louisiana – – 4–7–0
Navy – – 4–7–0
Temple – – 4–7–0
Boston College – – 4–8–0
Memphis State – – 2–7–2
Rutgers – – 2–8–1
East Carolina – – 2–9–0
Louisville – – 2–9–0
Tulane – – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 5 Florida
L 23–3580,227[1]
September 14at Rice
W 48–2015,411[2]
September 28at Boston College
W 45–1031,864[3]
October 5at East Carolina
W 27–1534,511[4]
October 12Cincinnati
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 38–030,164[5]
October 19at No. 3 Oklahoma
ABCW 27–1473,102[6]
October 26LouisvilleNo. 15
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 45–731,761[7]
November 2at No. 10 Florida StateNo. 11
ABCW 35–2761,250[8]
November 9at MarylandNo. 8
CBSW 29–2262,350[9]
November 23Colorado StatedaggerNo. 4
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–335,035[10]
November 30Notre DameNo. 4
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 58–749,236[11]
January 1vs. No. 8 TennesseeNo. 2
ABCL 7–3577,432[12]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel

Roster

More information Player, Class ...
Player Class Pos Summary
Vinny Testaverde* QB 216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TD
Geoff Torretta QB 11 Cmp, 16 Att, 263 Yds, 3 TD
Alonzo Highsmith* RB 117 Att, 451 Yds, 3.9 Avg
Warren Williams* RB 89 Att, 522 Yds, 5.9 Avg
Melvin Bratton RB 67 Att, 285 Yds, 4.3 Avg
Darryl Oliver RB 66 Att, 264 Yds, 4.0 Avg
J.C. Penny RB 21 Att, 181 Yds, 8.6 Avg
Todd Stanish RB 11 Att, 31 Yds, 2.8 Avg
Steve Staffier RB 2 Att, 8 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Michael Irvin* WR 46 Rec, 840 Yds, 18.3 Avg
Brian Blades* WR 30 Rec, 657 Yds, 21.9 Avg
Brett Perriman WR 14 Rec, 263 Yds, 18.8 Avg
Kenny Oliver WR 5 Rec, 125 Yds, 25.0 Avg
Andre Brown WR 2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 Avg
Willie Smith* TE 48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg
Charles Henry TE 4 Rec, 48 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Alfredo Roberts TE 1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Dave Alekna* OL
Paul Bertucelli* OL
Ed Davis* OL
Paul O'Connor* OL
Greg Rakoczy* OL
John O'Neill OL
Matt Patchan OL
Jerome Brown* DL
Kevin Fagan* DL
Derwin Jones* DL
John McVeigh* DL
Victor Morris DL
Dan Sileo DL
Daniel Stubbs DL
Rod Carter* LB
Bruce Fleming* LB
Randy Shannon* LB
Winston Moss LB
Tolbert Bain* DB
Selwyn Brown* DB
Donald Ellis* DB
Darrell Fullington* DB
Bennie Blades DB
Jeff Feagles P
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1985 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Vinny Testaverde Jr
RB 5 Melvin Bratton So
RB 43 Cleveland Gary Fr
RB 30 Alonzo Highsmith Jr
RB 24 Warren Williams So
WR 9 Brian Blades So
WR 83 Andre Brown Fr
WR 47 Michael Irvin Fr
WR 33 Brett Perriman So
OL 52 Darren Bruce Fr
OL 75 John O'Neill Fr
TE 87 Alfredo Roberts So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 91 Rod Carter Fr
DB 19 Darrell Fullington So
LB 22 Randy Shannon Fr
DB 36 Bennie Blades So
LB 45 George Mira Jr. So
DE 96 Daniel Stubbs So
DL 93 John McVeigh Sr
DT 95 Kevin Fagan Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Greg Cox So
P 38 Jeff Feagles So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Recruits

Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida. Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward)."[13]

Coaching staff

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Jimmy JohnsonHead coach2ndArkansas (1965)
Gary StevensOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks6thJohn Carroll (1965)
Paul JetteDefensive coordinator/defensive backs1stTexas (1977)
Hubbard AlexanderWide receivers7thTennessee State (1962)
Joe BrodskyRunning backs8thFlorida (1956)
Butch DavisDefensive line2ndArkansas (1973)
Art KehoeAssistant offensive line1stMiami (1982)
Don SoldingerTight ends2ndMemphis (1967)
Tony WiseOffensive line1stIthaca (1972)
Mike KnollLinebackers2ndMissouri Western State (1975)
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Support staff

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Bill ForanStrength & conditioning1stCentral Michigan (1977)
Tom CiskowskiVolunteer assistant
Mark GibsonVolunteer assistant
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Rankings

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

No. 5 Florida

See also: 1985 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Miami football rivalry

At Rice

See also: Rice Owls football

At Boston College

See also: 1985 Boston College Eagles football team

At East Carolina

See also: 1985 East Carolina Pirates football team

Cincinnati

See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football

at No. 3 Oklahoma

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 7 7130 27
No. 3 Sooners 7 007 14
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Scoring summary
18:44Miami (FL)Michael Irvin 56-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick)Miami (FL) 7-0
16:34OUDerrick Shepard 14-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Tim Lashar kick)Tied 7-7
214:16Miami (FL)Testaverde 3-yard run (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 14-7
38:49Miami (FL)Cox 20-yard field goalMiami (FL) 17-7
34:06Miami (FL)Brian Blades 35-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 24-7
32:34Miami (FL)Cox 36-yard field goalMiami (FL) 27-7
410:28OULydell Carr 1-yard run (Lashar kick)Miami (FL) 27-14
See also: 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Louisville

See also: 1985 Louisville Cardinals football team

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at No. 10 Florida State

#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 11 Hurricanes 14 0714 35
No. 10 Seminoles 14 1003 27
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Scoring summary
110:04FSUHassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 7-0
17:23Miami (FL)Brian Blades 10-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick)Tied 7-7
17:06Miami (FL)Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 14-7
10:25FSUBrian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick)Tied 14-14
26:52FSUDerek Schmidt 37-yard field goalFSU 17-14
22:39FSUPat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick)FSU 24-14
38:15Miami (FL)2-yard fun (Cox kick)FSU 24-21
411:07FSUDerek Schmidt 44-yard field goalFSU 27-21
49:55Miami (FL)Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 28-27
43:06Miami (FL)Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick)Miami (FL) 35-27
See also: 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.[16]

at Maryland

See also: 1985 Maryland Terrapins football team
Miami (FL) at Maryland
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 8 Hurricanes 0 1379 29
Terrapins 10 390 22
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Colorado State

Colorado State at Miami (FL)
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Rams 0 030 3
• No. 4 Hurricanes 0 3714 24
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Scoring summary
2MIAGreg Cox 25-yard field goalMIA 3-0
3CSUDeLine 44-yard field goalTied 3-3
MIAHighsmith 3-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 10-3
4MIABratton 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 17-3
MIAOliver 5-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 24-3
See also: 1985 Colorado State Rams football team

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Miami (FL)
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Fighting Irish 0 700 7
• No. 4 Hurricanes 13 141021 58
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Scoring summary
1MIAGreg Cox 39-yard field goalMIA 3-0
1MIAW. Williams 6-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 10-0
1MIAGreg Cox 47-yard field goalMIA 13-0
2MIABennie Blades 61-yard interception return (Cox kick)MIA 20-0
2NDAllen Pinkett 3-yard run (John Carney kick)MIA 20-7
2MIAMelvin Bratton 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick)MIA 27-7
3MIAGreg Cox 48-yard field goalMIA 30-7
3MIAMichael Irvin 15-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick)MIA 37-7
4MIAVinny Testaverde 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick)MIA 44-7
4MIAAndre Brown 17-yard pass from Geoff Torretta (Seelig kick)MIA 51-7
44:44MIABill Hawkins recovered blocked punt in end zone (Greg Cox kick)MIA 58-7
See also: 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967. The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions, the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime, and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half.[18]

vs. No. 8 Tennessee (Sugar Bowl)

Miami (FL) vs. Tennessee
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 2 Hurricanes 7 000 7
• No. 8 Volunteers 0 14147 35
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Scoring summary
1Miami (FL)Michael Irvin 18-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick)Miami 7-0
2TennesseeJeff Smith 6-yard pass from Daryl Dickey (Fuad Reveiz kick)Tied 7-7
2TennesseeTim McGee fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick)Tennessee 14-7
3TennesseeHenderson 1-yard run (Reveiz kick)Tennessee 21-7
3TennesseeJeff Powell 60-yard run (Reveiz kick)Tennessee 28-7
4TennesseeCharles Wilson 6-yard run (Reveiz kick)Tennessee 35-7
Main article: 1986 Sugar Bowl
See also: 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1986 NFL draft

Main article: 1986 NFL draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Kevin FaganDefensive tackle4102San Francisco 49ers
Reggie SuttonDefensive back5115New Orleans Saints
Willie SmithTight end10265Cleveland Browns
John McVeighLinebacker12321Seattle Seahawks

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