1982 Miami Hurricanes football team

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1982 Miami Hurricanes football
1982 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	7–4
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Olivadotti (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl; (Capacity: 75,500)
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 57th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 7–4 overall.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	at No. 16 Florida	No. 15	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 14–17	71,864
September 11	Houston	No. 19	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	W 31–12	24,687
September 18	at Virginia Tech	No. 15	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	W 14–8	45,200
September 24	Michigan State	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 25–22	26,478
October 2	at Louisville	No. 17	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 28–6	28,749
October 9	at No. 10 Notre Dame	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN		L 14–16	59,075
October 16	Mississippi State	No. 17	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 31–14	35,860
October 30	No. 14 Florida State	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–24	54,696
November 6	at No. 19 Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 17–18	43,200
November 20	NC State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 41–3	20,434
November 27	Cincinnati		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 19–13	18,447
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1982 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`61`	Don Bailey	Sr
WR	`20`	Rocky Belk	Sr
RB	`16`	Albert Bentley	Jr
T	`53`	John Canei	Sr
WR	`19`	Keith Cleveland	Jr
T	`78`	Mark Cooper	Sr
TE	`86`	Glenn Dennison	Jr
G	`68`	Andy Dickerson	So
RB	`44`	Keith Griffin	Jr
T	`52`	Dave Heffernan	So
QB	`12`	Jim Kelly	Sr
QB	`1`	Bernie Kosar	Fr
G	`67`	Eric Larkin	So
G	`50`	Mike Moore	Jr
RB	`38`	Speedy Neal	Jr
T	`77`	Paul O'Connor	Fr
RB	`38`	Darryl Oliver	Fr
WR	`6`	Stanley Shakespeare	So
WR	`30`	Willie Smith	Fr
QB	`9`	Mark Richt	Sr
RB	`49`	Mark Rush	Sr
G	`76`	Ian Sinclair	So
QB	`18`	Vinny Testaverde	Fr
WR	`22`	Lawrence Thompson	Jr
QB	`13`	Kyle Vanderwende	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`31`	Carl Bell	Fr
DB	`4`	Rodney Bellinger	Jr
LB	`54`	Jay Brophy	Jr
LB	`93`	Greg Brown	Sr
DT	`80`	Willie Broughton	So
DT	`71`	Tony Chickillo	Sr
DE	`99`	Julio Cortes	Jr
DB	`15`	David Ditthardt	Jr
DT	`95`	Kevin Fagan	So
DE	`48`	Joe Kohlbrand	So
DB	`17`	Ronnie Lippett	Sr
DB	`28`	Willie Martinez	So
LB	`90`	Victor Morris	Fr
DT	`97`	Fred Robinson	Jr
LB	`36`	Ken Sisk	Jr
DB	`32`	Reggie Sutton	Fr
DE	`55`	Isaiah West	Sr
DB	`29`	Eddie Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	Jeff Davis	Jr
P	`5`	Greg LaBelle	Sr

Head coach

Howard Schnellenberger

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Michigan State[]

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at Notre Dame[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	7	7	14
• Notre Dame	0	7	3	6	16

Date: October 9
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Kelly	Quarterback	1	14	Buffalo Bills
Mark Cooper	Tackle	2	31	Denver Broncos
Mark Rush	Running back	4	100	Minnesota Vikings
Tony Chickillo	Defensive tackle	5	131	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rocky Belk	Wide receiver	7	176	Cleveland Browns
Ronnie Lippett	Cornerback	11	283	New England Patriots

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References[]

^ Gainesville Sun. 1982 September 26.
^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm^{[bare URL]}

[1] Gainesville Sun. 1982 September 26.

[2] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm^{[bare URL]}

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National championship seasons in bold

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		��		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll