1993 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
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The 1993 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 68th season of football and third as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Arizona, 29–0.
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Fiesta Bowl, L 0–29 vs. Arizona | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rich Olson (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | One-back spread |
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| MVP | Kevin Patrick |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 West Virginia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Boston College | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 21 Boston College | No. 3 | ESPN College Football | W 23–7 | 33,298 | ||
| September 18 | 4:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 3 | W 21–2 | 55,753 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Colorado* | No. 3 | ABC | W 35–29 | 52,391 | ||
| October 2 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 (I-AA) Georgia Southern* | No. 3 |
| W 30–7 | 43,147 | ||
| October 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 3 | ABC | L 10–28 | 77,813 | [2] | |
| October 23 | 7:30 pm | Syracuse | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 49–0 | 63,194 | |
| October 30 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 4 |
| BEN | W 42–7 | 33,927 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 4 | BEN | W 35–7 | 32,064 | ||
| November 13 | 4:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 3 |
| W 31–17 | 52,561 | ||
| November 20 | 3:30 pm | at No. 9 West Virginia | No. 4 | ABC | L 14–17 | 70,222 | [3] | |
| November 27 | 7:30 pm | Memphis State* | No. 9 |
| ESPN | W 41–17 | 38,737 | |
| January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 16 Arizona* | No. 10 | NBC | L 0–29 | 72,260 | ||
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Game summaries
At Florida State
Miami (FL) at Florida State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • Seminoles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
- Game attendance: 77,813
| Q1 | FSU | Jackson 69 yard run (Bentley kick) | FSU 7–0 | |
| Q1 | MIA | Bennett 6 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q1 | FSU | Frier 72 yard pass from Ward (Bentley kick) | FSU 14–7 | |
| Q2 | FSU | Ward 2 yard run (Bentley kick) | FSU 21–7 | |
| Q4 | MIA | Prewitt 23 yard field goal | FSU 21–10 | |
| Q4 | FSU | Bush 40 yard interception return (Bentley kick) | FSU 28–10 | |
Syracuse
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Miami (FL) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
- Date: October 23
- Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
- Game attendance: 63,194
| 1 | MIA | Stewart 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 7-0 | |
| 1 | MIA | Stewart 5-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 14-0 | |
| 2 | MIA | Harris 3-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 21-0 | |
| 2 | MIA | Holmes 11-yard interception return (Prewitt kick) | MIA 28-0 | |
| 3 | MIA | Collins 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 35-0 | |
| 3 | MIA | Tucker 10-yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) | MIA 42-0 | |
| 4 | MIA | Jones 5-yard run (Barnwell kick) | MIA 49-0 | |
Vs. Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)
Roster
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Awards and honors
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
- Kevin Patrick, DE[5]
1994 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Donnell Bennett | Running back | 2nd | 58 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Darren Krein | Defensive end | 5th | 150 | San Diego Chargers |