Miami Football Team History
Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Capacity: 76,500 Colors: Orange, Green & White Coach: Jimmy Johnson Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1986 Season Highlights
Jimmy Johnson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
South Carolina
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Florida
23
15
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Texas Tech
61
11
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Oklahoma
28
16
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Northern Illinois
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
West Virginia
58
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Cincinnati
45
13
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Florida State
41
23
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Pittsburgh
37
10
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Tulsa
23
10
W
Thu., Nov. 27 vs.
East Carolina
36
10
W
Fri., Jan. 2
Penn State
10
14
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 430
Scoring Average 35.8
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 73-59
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 11-1-0
AP
2 11-1-0
Coaches
2 11-1-0
UPI
2 11-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.