1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

1990 Miami Hurricanes football
1990 Miami Hurricanes football
National champion (ERS, NYT); National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman); Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 46–3 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	10–2
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	One-back spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
MVP	Russell Maryland
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

ConferenceIndependent

CoachesNo. 3

APNo. 3

Record10–2

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1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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The Hurricanes would be the last No. 1 team to lose on the season opener until the Texas Longhorns in 2025.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:30 pm	at No. 16 BYU	No. 1	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 21–28	66,235	^[1]
September 15	3:30 pm	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 52–24	47,000	^[2]
September 29	8:00 pm	Iowa	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	PPV	W 48–21	70,420	^[3]
October 6	2:00 pm	No. 2 Florida State	No. 9	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–22	80,396	^[4]
October 13	4:00 pm	Kansas	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	Raycom	W 34–0	54,211	^[5]
October 20	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Notre Dame	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	CBS	L 20–29	59,075	^[6]
October 27	1:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 8	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	Raycom	W 45–10	50,028	^[7]
November 3	4:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 45–0	50,412	^[8]
November 17	4:00 pm	Boston College	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 42–12	50,942	^[9]
November 24	7:30 pm	Syracuse	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 33–7	66,196	^[10]
December 1	4:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 3	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 30–28	34,201	^[11]
January 1	1:30 pm	vs. No. 3 Texas	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	CBS	W 46–3	77,425	^[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	1 (24)	1 (27)	10	9	10	9	3 (6)	2 (15)	8	8	5	3	2 (3)	3 (2)	4	3 (1)
Coaches	1 (25)	1	10	8	9	8	4 (4)	2 (7)	9	8	4	3	2 (3)	2 (3)	4 (2)	3 (2)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	7	7	7	0	21
• Cougars	0	17	11	0	28


Q1	MIA	McGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	BYU	Bellini 14-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)	Tied 7–7
	BYU	Kaufman 32-yard field goal	BYU 10–7
	MIA	McGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–10
	BYU	Boyce 2-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)	BYU 17–14

Q3	MIA	Conley 5-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–17
	BYU	Kaufman 29-yard field goal	MIA 21–20
	BYU	Salido 7-yard pass from Detmer (Detmer to Boyce pass)	BYU 28–21

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hurricanes	10	21	0	21	52
Golden Bears	14	7	0	3	24

1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

BYU

California

Iowa

Florida State

Kansas

Notre Dame

Texas Tech

Pittsburgh

Boston College

Syracuse

San Diego State

Cotton Bowl

Roster

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1991 NFL draft

References

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1990 Miami Hurricanes football

National champion (ERS, NYT) National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman) Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 46–3 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	10–2
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	One-back spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
MVP	Russell Maryland
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →


Q1	MIA	Huerta 22 yard field goal	MIA 3–0

Q1	CAL	White 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick)	CAL 7–3

Q1	MIA	Carroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 10–7

Q1	CAL	White 1 yard run (Keen kick)	CAL 14–10

Q2	MIA	Bethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 17–14

Q2	CAL	Treggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick)	CAL 21–17

Q2	MIA	Erickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 24–21

Q2	MIA	Hill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 31–21

Q4	CAL	Keen 25 yard field goal	MIA 31–24

Q4	MIA	McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 38–24

Q4	MIA	Conley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 45–24

Q4	MIA	Spencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 52–24


1	4:14	UM	McGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

1		UM	Wesley Carroll 73-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–0

2	13:42	IOWA	Nick Bell 3-yard run (Skillett kick)	MIA 14–7

2		UM	Darryl Spencer 40-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–7

2		IOWA	Nick Bell 53-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)	MIA 21–14

2		UM	Huerta field goal	MIA 24–14

3	8:29	IOWA	Sean Smith 35-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)	MIA 24–21

3		UM	McGuire 6-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 31–21

4	14:04	UM	Wesley Carroll 16-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 38–21

4		UM	Huerta 36-yard field goal	MIA 41–21

4		UM	Ryan McNeil 75-yard fumble return (Huerta kick)	MIA 48–21


Q1	12:17	MIA	McGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0
	6:51	ND	Hentrich-25 yard field goal	MIA 7–3
	1:43	MIA	Huerta 23-yard field goal	MIA 10–3
		ND	Ismail 94-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick)	Tie 10–10

Q2	11:48	ND	Hentrich-44 yard field goal	ND 13–10
	8:10	MIA	Erickson-1 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 17–13
	4:16	ND	Hentrich-34 yard field goal	MIA 17–16

Q3	5:24	ND	Hentrich-36 yard field goal	ND 19–17
Q3	1:45	ND	Hentrich 35-yard field goal	ND 22–17

Q4	14:01	MIA	Huerta 25-yard field goal	ND 22–20
Q4	6:16	ND	Culver 21-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)	ND 29–20

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Russell Maryland	Defensive tackle	1	1	Dallas Cowboys
Randal Hill	Wide receiver	1	23	Miami Dolphins
Shane Curry	Defensive end	2	40	Indianapolis Colts
Wesley Carroll	Wide receiver	2	42	New Orleans Saints
Robert Bailey	Defensive back	4	107	Los Angeles Rams
Craig Erickson	Quarterback	5	131	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Sullivan	Guard	6	153	Dallas Cowboys
Roland Smith	Defensive back	8	220	Miami Dolphins
Randy Bethel	Tight end	10	251	New England Patriots

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	13	10	0	30
San Diego St	0	13	7	8	28