1994 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
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The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24–17.
| 1994 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Big East champion | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–0 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rich Olson (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | One-back spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg McMackin (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Warren Sapp |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Boston College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 4:00 pm | Georgia Southern* | No. 6 | W 56–0 | 54,058 | |||
| September 10 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona State* | No. 5 | ESPN | W 47–10 | 48,729 | ||
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Washington* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 20–38 | 62,663 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | No. 13 | BEN | W 24–3 | 39,719 | ||
| October 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Florida State* | No. 13 |
| ESPN | W 34–20 | 77,019 | [1] |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | No. 7 | BEN | W 38–6 | 63,760 | [2] | |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Virginia Tech | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 24–3 | 65,208 | [3] |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Syracuse | No. 5 | ABC | W 27–6 | 49,565 | ||
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 5 |
| W 17–12 | 50,058 | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Temple | No. 5 | PPV | W 38–14 | 11,873 | ||
| November 26 | 7:30 pm | No. 25 Boston College | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 23–7 | 60,579 | |
| January 1 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 3 |
| NBC | L 17–24 | 81,753 | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Georgia Southern
Ga. Southern at Miami (FL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 6 Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
- Date: September 3
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 54,058
| Q1 | MIA | Stewart 31 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 7–0 | |
| Q1 | MIA | L. Jones 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 14–0 | |
| Q2 | MIA | Stewart 16 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 21–0 | |
| Q2 | MIA | C.T. Jones 11 yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) | MIA 28–0 | |
| Q3 | MIA | Stewart 2 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 35–0 | |
| Q3 | MIA | T. Jones 23 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) | MIA 42–0 | |
| Q4 | MIA | Shipman 82 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 49–0 | |
| Q4 | MIA | Ferguson 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 56–0 | |
Washington
Washington at Miami (FL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 19 Huskies | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 38 |
| No. 5 Hurricanes | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: September 24
- Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
- Game attendance: 62,663
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute
Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami", Washington's win in the Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.[5][6][7][8]
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
Nebraska vs. Miami
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 3 Hurricanes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • No. 1 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 24 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 81,753
| 1 | 7:54 | MIA | Dane Prewitt 44-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
| 1 | 0:04 | MIA | Trent Jones 35-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) | MIA 10–0 |
| 2 | 7:54 | NEB | Mark Gilman 19-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Tom Sieler kick) | MIA 10–7 |
| 3 | 13:19 | MIA | Jonathan Harris 44-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) | MIA 17–7 |
| 3 | 11:35 | NEB | Team Safety | MIA 17–9 |
| 4 | 7:38 | NEB | Cory Schlesinger 15-yard run (Eric Alford 2-pt reception) | Tied 17–17 |
| 4 | 2:46 | NEB | Cory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick) | NEB 24–17 |
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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| Dennis Erickson | Head coach | 6th | Montana State (1969) |
| Rich Olson | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers | 3rd | Washington State (1971) |
| Greg McMackin | Defensive coordinator | 2nd | Southern Oregon (1967) |
| Gregg Smith | Offensive line | 6th | Idaho (1969) |
| Dave Arnold | Special Teams/running backs | 6th | |
| Rick Petri | Defensive line | 2nd | Missouri-Rolla (1976) |
| Art Kehoe | Assistant offensive line | 10th | Miami (1982) |
| Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 3rd | Miami (1989) |
| Charlie Williams | Wide receivers | 2nd | Colorado State (1982) |
Support staff
| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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| Greg Mark | Graduate Assistant | 3rd | Miami (1991) |
| Rob Chudzinski | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Miami (1990) |
Roster
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Offense
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Awards and honors
- Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Award[9]
- Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award
- Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Award[10]
- Warren Sapp, First-team All-Big East
- Warren Sapp, Consensus First-team All-American
- Warren Sapp, Big East Defensive Player of the Year
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
- Warren Sapp, DT[11]
Statistics
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT |
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| Frank Costa | 168 | 313 | 53.7 | 2,443 | 15 | 15 |
| Ryan Collins | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 266 | 3 | 5 |
| Ryan Clement | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Cain | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
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| James Stewart | 147 | 724 | 4.9 | 12 |
| Larry Jones | 88 | 409 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Danyell Ferguson | 74 | 405 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Al Shipman | 45 | 454 | 10.1 | 2 |
| Frank Costa | 43 | -71 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Tony Gaiter | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Ryan Collins | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Derrick Harris | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Jonathan Harris | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Jammi German | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Mike Crissy | 2 | -29 | -14.5 | 0 |
| Trent Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Lamont Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
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| Chris T. Jones | 39 | 664 | 17.0 | 6 |
| Jammi German | 33 | 391 | 11.8 | 2 |
| Jonathan Harris | 25 | 327 | 13.1 | 2 |
| A.C. Tellison | 16 | 208 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Trent Jones | 15 | 275 | 18.3 | 3 |
| Yatil Green | 15 | 255 | 17.0 | 4 |
| Syii Tucker | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Gerard Daphnis | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Al Shipman | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Taj Johnson | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Wimberly | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Danyell Ferguson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Lamont Cain | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 |
| Larry Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tony Gaiter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Chris C. Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Chambers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
1995 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Warren Sapp | Defensive tackle | 1st | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Pat Riley | Defensive end | 2nd | 52 | Chicago Bears |
| Chris T. Jones | Wide receiver | 3rd | 78 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Larry Jones | Running back | 4th | 103 | Washington Redskins |
| James Stewart | Running back | 5th | 157 | Minnesota Vikings |
| C.J. Richardson | Safety | 7th | 211 | Houston Oilers |
| A.C. Tellison | Wide receiver | 7th | 231 | Cleveland Browns |
Notes
- Dwayne Johnson went on to pursue a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock.