1990 Miami Hurricanes football
National champion (ERS, NYT)
Co-national champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman)
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOne-Back Spread
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 87:30 pmat No. 16 BYUNo. 1
ESPNL 21–2866,235
September 153:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 10
ABCW 52–2447,000
September 298:00 pmIowaNo. 10
PPVW 48–2170,420
October 62:00 pmNo. 2 Florida StateNo. 9
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 31–2280,396
October 134:00 pmKansasNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
RaycomW 34–054,211
October 203:30 pmat No. 6 Notre DameNo. 2
CBSL 20–2959,075
October 271:00 pmat Texas TechNo. 8
RaycomW 45–1050,028
November 34:00 pmPittsburghdaggerNo. 8
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 45–050,412
November 174:00 pmBoston CollegeNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1250,942
November 247:30 pmSyracuseNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 33–766,196
December 14:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 3
ESPNW 30–2834,201
January 11:30 pmvs. No. 3 TexasNo. 4
CBSW 46–377,425

Personnel

1990 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 60 Rudy Barber  Fr
TE 17 Coleman Bell So
TE 93 Randy Bethel Sr
WR 12 Bobby Byrd Sr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll Sr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Sr
RB 28 Leonard Conley Sr
WR 88 Horace Copeland So
OL 72 Mario Cristobal So
FB 20 Shannon Crowell Sr
QB 7 Craig Erickson Sr
TE 82 Carlos Etheredge Fr
OL 66 Darren Handy Sr
OL 98 Kelvin Harris Jr
WR 3 Randal Hill Sr
RB 21 Alex Johnson Sr
OL 70 Claude Jones Jr
RB 32 Jason Marucci So
RB 30 Stephen McGuire So
TE 90 Joe Moore Jr
RB 22 Martin Patton So
OL 73 Leon Searcy Jr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr
G 79 Mike Sullivan Sr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas So
QB 13 Gino Torretta So
WR 5 Kevin Williams  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Jessie Armstead So
CB 23 Robert Bailey Sr
LB 56 Micheal Barrow So
  8 Hurlie Brown Jr
DL 76 Mark Caesar So
LB 49 Maurice Crum Sr
DE 44 Shane Curry Sr
OL 97 Anthony Hamlet Jr
DB 26 Herbert James Jr
DL 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr
DL 71 Kenny Lopez Fr
DT 67 Russell Maryland Sr
DB 47 Ryan McNeil  Fr
DL 98 Rusty Medearis Fr
DL 95 Eric Miller Jr
DL 86 Kevin Patrick Fr
DB 2 Charles Pharms Jr
LB 45 Darrin Smith So
DB 16 Roland Smith Sr
DB 31 Darryl Williams So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 27 Carlos Huerta Jr
P 15 Paul Snyder So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (24)1 (27)1091093 (6)2 (15)88532 (3)3 (2)43 (1)
Coaches1 (25)1108984 (4)2 (7)98432 (3)2 (3)4 (2)3 (2)

Season summary

BYU

#1 Miami (FL) at #16 BYU
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 770 21
• Cougars 0 17110 28
     
Scoring summary
Q1MIAMcGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q2BYUBellini 14-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)Tied 7–7
BYUKaufman 32-yard field goalBYU 10–7
MIAMcGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 14–10
BYUBoyce 2-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)BYU 17–14
Q3MIAConley 5-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 21–17
BYUKaufman 29-yard field goalMIA 21–20
BYUSalido 7-yard pass from Detmer (Detmer to Boyce pass)BYU 28–21

See also: 1990 BYU Cougars football team

California

#10 Miami (FL) at California
1 234Total
• Hurricanes 10 21021 52
Golden Bears 14 703 24
Scoring summary
Q1MIAHuerta 22 yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q1CALWhite 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick)CAL 7–3
Q1MIACarroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 10–7
Q1CALWhite 1 yard run (Keen kick)CAL 14–10
Q2MIABethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 17–14
Q2CALTreggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick)CAL 21–17
Q2MIAErickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 24–21
Q2MIAHill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 31–21
Q4CALKeen 25 yard field goalMIA 31–24
Q4MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 38–24
Q4MIAConley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 45–24
Q4MIASpencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 52–24

See also: 1990 California Golden Bears football team

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Iowa

Iowa at #10 Miami
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
• Hurricanes 14 10717 48
Scoring summary
14:14UMMcGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
1UMWesley Carroll 73-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 14–0
213:42IOWANick Bell 3-yard run (Skillett kick)MIA 14–7
2UMDarryl Spencer 40-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 21–7
2IOWANick Bell 53-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)MIA 21–14
2UMHuerta field goalMIA 24–14
38:29IOWASean Smith 35-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)MIA 24–21
3UMMcGuire 6-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 31–21
414:04UMWesley Carroll 16-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 38–21
4UMHuerta 36-yard field goalMIA 41–21
4UMRyan McNeil 75-yard fumble return (Huerta kick)MIA 48–21

See also: 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Florida State

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 6313 22
• Hurricanes 10 1407 31

See also: 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Kansas

See also: 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Notre Dame

#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 703 20
• Fighting Irish 10 667 29
       
Scoring summary
Q112:17MIAMcGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
6:51NDHentrich-25 yard field goalMIA 7–3
1:43MIAHuerta 23-yard field goalMIA 10–3
NDIsmail 94-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick)Tie 10–10
Q211:48NDHentrich-44 yard field goalND 13–10
8:10MIAErickson-1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 17–13
4:16NDHentrich-34 yard field goalMIA 17–16
Q35:24NDHentrich-36 yard field goalND 19–17
1:45NDHentrich 35-yard field goalND 22–17
Q414:01MIAHuerta 25-yard field goalND 22–20
6:16NDCulver 21-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)ND 29–20

See also: 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Texas Tech

See also: 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Pittsburgh

See also: 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Boston College

See also: 1990 Boston College Eagles football team

Syracuse

See also: 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

San Diego State

See also: 1990 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Miami (FL) Hurricanes at San Diego State Aztecs
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 7 13 10030
San Diego St 0 13 7828

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 1, 1990
  • Game attendance: 34,201
Game information

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Cotton Bowl

Main article: 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team
Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 12 7 141346
Texas 0 3 003

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

Game information

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1991 NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
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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References

  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  2. ^ "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
  4. ^ Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS". The Washington Post. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". LiveAbout. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". Hurricanes Sports Properties. Retrieved July 7, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "1991 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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