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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: Dennis Erickson
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1927  <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024
1991 Season Highlights
 Dennis Erickson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami.
 The Hurricanes won the Big East Conference Championship.
 The Hurricanes won the National Championship.
 
1991 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Arkansas  31   3   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Thu., Sep. 12  vs. Houston  40   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Tulsa  34   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oklahoma State  40   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Penn State  26   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Long Beach State  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Arizona  36   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. West Virginia  27   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Florida State  17   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Boston College  19   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. San Diego State  39   12   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Nebraska  22   0   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1991 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored386
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record73-54
  Conference Record2-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
112-0-0 AP
212-0-0 Coaches
212-0-0 UPI/NFF
212-0-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1991 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 10-2321200Won  24-175-013366  Paul Pasqualoni
Pittsburgh 6-5244241 3-212196  Paul Hackett
West Virginia 6-5187224 3-499133  Don Nehlen
Miami 12-0386100Won  22-02-04617  Dennis Erickson
Rutgers 6-5217217 2-38884  Doug Graber
Boston College 4-7247246 2-4138133  Tom Coughlin
Virginia Tech 5-6275229 1-02014  Frank Beamer
Temple 2-9145290 0-535137  Jerry Berndt

1991 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1991 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.