American college football season
The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28-16 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners , who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time. At 11-0, it was Miami's first undefeated regular season, which they finished ranked No. 1. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl , which also served as the National Championship Game, and lost 14-10 to No. 2 Penn State , who was also undfeated.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 at South Carolina No. 3 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN W 34–1473,500
September 6 at Florida No. 3 W 23–1574,875
September 13 Texas Tech No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL KJTV W 61–1141,925
September 27 No. 1 Oklahoma No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS W 28–1671,451
October 4 Northern Illinois No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 34–033,905
October 11 at West Virginia No. 1 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ABC W 58–1463,500
October 18 at Cincinnati No. 1 Raycom W 45–1329,546
November 1 No. 20 Florida State No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 41–2362,834
November 8 at Pittsburgh No. 1 ABC W 37–1055,338
November 15 Tulsa No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 23–1051,110
East Carolina No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 36–1030,202
vs. No. 2 Penn State No. 1 NBC L 10–1473,098
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings [ ]
Personnel [ ]
Season summary [ ]
at South Carolina [ ]
Miami (FL) at South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
14
3 17 0
34
Gamecocks
0
0 0 14
14
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 34-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q1 MIA Bratton 12-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 14–0
Q2 MIA Seelig 45-yard field goal MIA 17–0
Q3 MIA Bratton 2-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 24–0
Q3 MIA Seelig 49-yard field goal MIA 27–0
Q3 MIA A. Highsmith 17-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 34–0
Q4 SCAR H. Brown 4-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–7
Q4 SCAR Sharpe 29-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–14
Melvin Bratton 10 Rush, 105 Yds
Michael Irvin 6 Rec, 101 Yds
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at Florida [ ]
Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
7
0 9 7
23
Gators
0
9 0 6
15
Date: September 6Location: Florida Field
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 24-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q2 FLA Dawson 32-yard field goal MIA 7–3
Q2 FLA Dawson 38-yard field goal MIA 7–6
Q2 FLA Dawson 41-yard field goal FLA 9–7
Q3 MIA Bratton 20-yard run (pass failed) MIA 13–9
Q3 MIA Seelig 35-yard field goal MIA 16–9
Q4 MIA Irvin 15-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 23–9
Q4 FLA Jones 1-yard pass from Bell (pass failed) MIA 23–15
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Texas Tech [ ]
Oklahoma [ ]
Oklahoma at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Sooners
0
3 7 6
16
• No. 2 Hurricanes
0
7 21 0
28
Date: September 27Location: Orange Bowl
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Northern Illinois [ ]
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at West Virginia [ ]
at Cincinnati [ ]
Florida State [ ]
Florida State at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Seminoles
14
3 6 0
23
• No. 1 Hurricanes
14
0 7 20
41
Date: November 1Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 62,834
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vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl) [ ]
Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Hurricanes
0
7 0 3
10
• No. 2 Nittany Lions
0
7 0 7
14
Date: January 2Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, AZ Game attendance: 73,098Referee: Jimmy HarperTV announcers (NBC ): Charlie Jones , Bob Griese , and Jimmy Cefalo
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1987 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "1986 Football Schedule" . University of Miami Athletic Department . Retrieved August 20, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^ "MIAMI BLOWS AWAY OKLAHOMA" . Chicago Tribune . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl" . Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com . October 5, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23" . The Washington Post . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" . Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
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