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American college football season
The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the
AP Poll, the program's fourth national championship.
Washington, who also finished 12–0 overall, were named as champions by the
Coaches Poll.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 12:00 pm | at Arkansas* | No. 3 | | ABC | W 31–3 | 46,308 | |
| 8:00 pm | No. 10 Houston* | No. 2 | | ESPN | W 40–10 | 71,842 | |
September 28 | 2:00 pm | at Tulsa* | No. 2 | | | W 34–10 | 35,689 | |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | Oklahoma State* | No. 2 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 40–3 | 42,751 | |
October 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Penn State* | No. 2 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ABC | W 26–20 | 75,723 | |
October 19 | 4:00 pm | Long Beach State* | No. 2 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 55–0 | 40,498 | [1] |
October 26 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona* | No. 2 | | | W 36–9 | 53,349 | |
November 9 | 4:00 pm | West Virginia | No. 3 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 27–3 | 60,250 | [2] |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 2 | | ABC | W 17–16 | 63,442 | |
November 23 | 7:30 pm | at Boston College | No. 1 | | ESPN | W 19–14 | 32,071 | |
November 30 | 7:30 pm | San Diego State* | No. 1 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ESPN | W 39–12 | 56,721 | |
| 8:00 pm | vs. No. 11 Nebraska* | No. 1 | | NBC | W 22–0 | 77,747 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (8) | 2 (8) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 т (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (46) | 1 (37 1⁄2) | 1 (37) | 1 (32) |
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Coaches | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 1 (44) | 1 (32) | 2 (30) | 2 (25 1⁄2) |
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Game summaries
Arkansas
#3 Miami (FL) at Arkansas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
7 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
31 |
Razorbacks |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | MIA | Copeland 99 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–0 |
| Q2 | | ARK | Wright 35 yard field goal | MIA 7–3 |
| Q2 | | MIA | McGuire 11 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 14–3 |
| Q3 | | MIA | Patton 42 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 21–3 |
| Q4 | | MIA | McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 28–3 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Huerta 22 yard field goal | MIA 31–3 |
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[3]
Houston
[4]
Tulsa
#2 Miami (FL) at Tulsa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
0 |
21 | 7 | 6 |
34 |
Golden Hurricane |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
- Date: September 28
- Location:
Skelly Stadium - Game attendance: 35,689
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | | MIA | McGuire 8 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Etheredge 1 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 14–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Moore 3 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 21–0 |
| Q2 | | TLSA | Lange 30 yard field goal | MIA 21–3 |
| Q3 | | MIA | McGuire 4 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 28–3 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Huerta 23 yard field goal | MIA 31–3 |
| Q4 | | TLSA | Fair 3 yard pass from Rubley (Lange kick) | MIA 31–10 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Huerta 28 yard field goal | MIA 34–10 |
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[5]
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State at #2 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Hurricanes |
17 |
13 | 3 | 7 |
40 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 42,751
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | MIA | McGuire 7 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–0 |
| Q1 | | MIA | Huerta 27 yard field goal | MIA 10–0 |
| Q1 | | MIA | Thomas 5 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 17–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Patton 4 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 24–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Patton 2 yard run (kick failed) | MIA 30–0 |
| Q3 | | MIA | Huerta 29 yard field goal | MIA 33–0 |
| Q3 | | OKST | Myers 20 yard field goal | MIA 33–3 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Bennett 22 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 40–3 |
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[6]
Penn State
#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Nittany Lions |
3 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
20 |
• Hurricanes |
3 |
3 | 14 | 6 |
26 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 75,723
- Television network: ABC
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | MIA | Huerta 24 yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
| Q1 | | PSU | Fayak 20 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
| Q2 | | PSU | Fayak 46 yard field goal | PSU 6–3 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Huerta 45 yard field goal | Tie 6–6 |
| Q3 | 6:34 | MIA | Copeland 80 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 13–6 |
| Q3 | | MIA | K. Williams 91 yard punt return (Huerta kick) | MIA 20–6 |
| Q3 | | PSU | T. Smith 2 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 20–13 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Thomas 42 yard pass from Torretta (kick failed) | MIA 26–13 |
| Q4 | | PSU | T. Smith 9 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 26–20 |
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[7]
Long Beach State
Long Beach State at #2 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
49ers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Hurricanes |
7 |
28 | 7 | 13 |
55 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 40,498
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | MIA | McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Spencer 8 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 14–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 21–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | K. Williams 63 yard punt return (Huerta kick) | MIA 28–0 |
| Q2 | | MIA | Torretta 1 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 35–0 |
| Q3 | | MIA | Bennett 2 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 42–0 |
| Q4 | | MIA | L. Jones 30 yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 49–0 |
| Q4 | | MIA | Marucci 5 yard run (kick failed) | MIA 55–0 |
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[8]
Arizona
West Virginia
Florida State
#2 Miami (FL) at #1 Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
7 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
Seminoles |
3 |
7 | 3 | 3 |
16 |
- Date: November 16
- Location:
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MIA | Stephen McGuire 2-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 7-0 |
| FSU | Gerry Thomas 25-yard field goal | MIA 7-3 |
| 2 | | FSU | Paul Moore 1-yard run (Thomas kick) | FSU 10-7 |
| 3 | | FSU | Gerry Thomas 31-yard field goal | Tied 13-7 |
| 4 | | FSU | Gerry Thomas 20-yard field goal | FSU 16-7 |
9:48 | MIA | Carlos Huerta 45-yard field goal | FSU 16-10 |
3:01 | MIA | Larry Jones 1-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 17-16 |
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Boston College
San Diego State
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
#1 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hurricanes |
13 |
0 | 9 | 0 |
22 |
Cornhuskers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
1991 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Awards and honors
- Leon Searcy, T
- Darrin Smith, LB
- Darryl Williams, FS
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR
- Carlos Huerta, K
Award finalists
Bold indicates winners
- Darrin Smith, LB - Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- Gino Torretta, QB - Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR - Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
• Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR -Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
1992 NFL Draft
Main article:
1992 NFL Draft
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References
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Early years (1926 to 1978) | |
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1936–1949 | |
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1950s | |
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1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
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