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: Butch Davis Conference: Big East-
1999 Season Highlights
Butch Davis enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Miami.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 29 @
Ohio State
23
12
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 4 vs. Florida A&M
57
3
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Penn State
23
27
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
East Carolina
23
27
L
@ Raleigh, NC
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Florida State
21
31
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Boston College
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
West Virginia
28
20
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Pittsburgh
33
3
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Virginia Tech
10
43
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Rutgers
55
0
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Syracuse
45
13
W
Sat., Dec. 4 vs.
Temple
55
0
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Georgia Tech
28
13
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 432
Scoring Average 33.2
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 16.9
Opponents Record 83-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 9-4-0
AP
15 9-4-0
Coaches
15 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.