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-
1987 Season Highlights
Jimmy Johnson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Miami.
The Hurricanes won the National Championship.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Florida
31
4
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Arkansas
51
7
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Florida State
26
25
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Maryland
46
16
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Cincinnati
48
10
W
@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Oct. 31 @
East Carolina
41
3
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Miami Ohio
54
3
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Virginia Tech
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Toledo
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Notre Dame
24
0
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs.
South Carolina
20
16
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Oklahoma
20
14
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 12-0
Points Scored 412
Scoring Average 34.3
Points Allowed 125
Defense Average 10.4
Opponents Record 76-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 4-0
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 12-0-0
AP
1 12-0-0
Coaches
1 12-0-0
UPI
1 12-0-0
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.