American college football season
1988 Miami Hurricanes football Conference Independent Coaches No. 2 AP No. 2 1988 record 11–1 Head coach Jimmy Johnson (5th season)Offensive coordinator Gary Stevens (6th season)Defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt (3rd season)Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)Seasons
The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska , 23-3.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 No. 1 Florida State No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry )CBS W 31–077,836
September 17 at No. 15 Michigan No. 1 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 31–30105,834
September 24 Wisconsin No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 23–348,311
October 1 Missouri No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 55–040,654
October 15 at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 1 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Catholics vs. Convicts )CBS L 30–3159,075
October 22 Cincinnati No. 4 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 57–344,107
October 29 at East Carolina No. 4 Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC W 31–729,400
November 5 Tulsa No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 34–338,196
November 19 at No. 11 LSU No. 3 ESPN W 44–379,528
November 26 No. 8 Arkansas No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS W 18–1663,271
December 3 BYU No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 41–1759,637
vs. No. 6 Nebraska No. 2 NBC W 23–379,480
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel [ ]
Roster [ ]
1988 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Gary Stevens (John Carroll ) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Dave Wannstedt (Pittsburgh ) – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Joe Brodsky (Florida ) – Running backs
Hubbard Alexander (Tennessee State ) – Wide receivers
Tony Wise (Ithaca ) – Offensive line
Butch Davis (Arkansas ) – Defensive line
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Coaching staff [ ]
Name
Position
Seasons
Alma Mater
Jimmy Johnson
Head Coach
5th
Arkansas (1965)
Gary Stevens
Offensive Coordinator /Quarterbacks
9th
John Carroll (1965)
Dave Wannstedt
Defensive Coordinator /Linebackers
3rd
Pittsburgh (1974)
Hubbard Alexander
Wide receivers
10th
Tennessee State (1962)
Joe Brodsky
Running backs
11th
Florida (1956)
Butch Davis
Defensive line
5th
Arkansas (1973)
Art Kehoe
Assistant offensive line
4th
Miami (1982)
Don Soldinger
Tight ends
5th
Memphis (1967)
Tony Wise
Offensive line
4th
Ithaca (1972)
Dave Campo
Defensive backs
2nd
Central Connecticut State (1969)
Support staff [ ]
Name
Position
Seasons
Alma Mater
Bill Foran
Strength & Conditioning
4th
Central Michigan (1977)
Tommy Tuberville
Graduate Assistant
3rd
Southern Arkansas (1976)
Ed Orgeron
Graduate Assistant
1st
Northwestern State (1983)
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
8 (1)
6 (1)
1 (38)
1 (46)
1 (46)
1 (55)
1 (53)
1 (52)
4
4
3 (1)
3 (1)
3 (1)
3 (1)
2 (1)
2 (1)
2 (1 1 ⁄2 )
Coaches
5 (4)
5 (4)
1 (29)
1 (37)
1 (45)
1 (45)
1 (43)
1 (44)
4
4
3
3
3 (1)
3 (1)
2 (2)
2 (3)
2 (2)
[1]
Game summaries [ ]
Florida State [ ]
#1 Florida State at #6 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Seminoles
0
0 0 0
0
• Hurricanes
3
14 7 7
31
Date: September 3Location: Orange Bowl , Miami Game attendance: 77,836TV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger , Pat Haden , and John Dockery
show Scoring summary1 11:46 MIA Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal MIA 3-0
2 14:27 MIA Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)MIA 10-0
2 0:11 MIA Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)MIA 17-0
3 8:54 MIA Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)MIA 24-0
4 1:30 MIA Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) MIA 31-0
[2] [3]
at Michigan [ ]
#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
7
7 0 17
31
Wolverines
3
17 3 7
30
Date: September 17Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 105,834TV announcers (ABC Sports ): Keith Jackson , Bob Griese
show Scoring summary1 Michigan Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal Michigan 3-0
1 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)Miami (FL) 7-3
2 Michigan Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal Miami (FL) 7-6
2 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 14-6
2 Michigan Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed) Miami (FL) 14-12
2 Michigan John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run) Michigan 20-14
3 Michigan Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal Michigan 23-14
4 Michigan Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick)Michigan 30-14
4 5:23 Miami (FL) Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh)Michigan 30-22
4 2:58 Miami (FL) Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed) Michigan 30-28
4 0:43 Miami (FL) Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal Miami (FL) 31-30
[4]
Wisconsin [ ]
Wisconsin at #1 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Badgers
3
0 0 0
3
• Hurricanes
0
14 6 3
23
Date: September 24Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game attendance: 48,311
show Scoring summaryQ1 WIS Mehring 38-yard field goal WIS 3–0
Q2 MIA Clark 55-yard fumble return (Huerta kick) MIA 7–3
Q2 MIA Brown 26-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 14–3
Q3 MIA Huerta 21-yard field goal MIA 17–3
Q3 MIA Huerta 34-yard field goal MIA 20–3
Q4 MIA Huerta 30-yard field goal MIA 23–3
[5]
Missouri [ ]
Missouri at #1 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
0 0 0
0
• Hurricanes
21
17 14 3
55
Date: October 1Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game attendance: 40,654
show Scoring summaryQ1 MIA Chudzinski 29-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0
Q1 MIA Dawkins 9-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 14–0
Q1 MIA Hill 44-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 21–0
Q2 MIA Huerta 34-yard field goal MIA 24–0
Q2 MIA Gary 4-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 31–0
Q2 MIA A. Brown 45-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 38–0
Q3 MIA Dawkins 35-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 45–0
Q3 MIA A. Brown 17-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 52–0
Q4 MIA Huerta 47-yard field goal MIA 55–0
The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58-0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967.[6]
at Notre Dame [ ]
#1 Miami (FL) at #4 Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
0
21 0 9
30
• Fighting Irish
7
14 10 0
31
Date: October 15Location: Notre Dame Stadium ,South Bend, Indiana Game start: 2:30 PM Game attendance: 59,075Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)TV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger , Pat Haden , and John Dockery
show Scoring summary1 3:36 ND Rice 7-yard run (Ho kick)ND 7-0
2 12:40 Miami (FL) A. Brown 8-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)Tied 7-7
2 7:34 ND B. Banks 8-yard pass from Rice (Ho kick) ND 14-7
2 ND P. Terrell 60-yard interception return (Ho kick)ND 21-7
2 2:16 Miami (FL) Conley 23-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)ND 21-14
2 0:21 Miami (FL) C. Gary 15-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)Tied 21-21
3 8:09 ND P. Eilers 3-yard run (Ho kick)ND 28-21
3 0:37 ND Ho 27-yard field goal ND 31-21
4 13:07 Miami (FL) Huerta 23-yard field goal ND 31-24
4 0:45 Miami (FL) A. Brown 11-yard pass from Walsh (pass failed) ND 31-30
Main article: Catholics vs. Convicts
[7] [8]
Cincinnati [ ]
Steve Walsh 286 Yds, 5 TD (tied school record)[9]
at East Carolina [ ]
Tulsa [ ]
at LSU [ ]
#3 Miami (FL) at #11 LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
10
10 0 24
44
Tigers
0
3 0 0
3
Date: November 19Location: Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game start: 8:22 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:09Game attendance: 79,528Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Overcast, Wind E 16 mph (26 km/h)Referee: Jimmy HarperTV announcers (ESPN ): Bob Carpenter , Kevin Kiley , and Chris Fowler
Arkansas [ ]
#8 Arkansas at #3 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks
10
0 6 0
16
• Hurricanes
10
5 0 3
18
Date: November 26Location: Miami Orange Bowl ,Miami, Florida Game start: 12:23 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:01Game attendance: 63,271Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Sunny, Wind SE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)Referee: Mike DoverTV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger , Pat Haden , and John Dockery
show Scoring summary1 9:14 Miami Huerta 36-yard field goal Miami 3-0
1 4:43 Ark Trainor 58-yard field goal Tied 3-3
1 1:41 Miami Gary 1-yard run (Huerta kick) Miami 10-3
1 1:29 Ark Foster 80-yard run (Trainor kick) Tied 10-10
2 8:30 Miami Safety, Hawkins tackles Grovey in end zone Miami 12-10
2 0:03 Miami Huerta 45-yard field goal Miami 15-10
3 5:03 Ark Foster 16-yard pass from Grovey (conversion failed) Arkansas 16-15
4 5:38 Miami Huerta 20-yard field goal Miami 18-16
BYU [ ]
BYU at #2 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
3
0 14 0
17
• Hurricanes
7
27 0 7
41
vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl) [ ]
#2 Miami (FL) vs. #6 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
7
13 0 3
23
Cornhuskers
0
0 3 0
3
Date: January 1Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game attendance: 79,480Referee: Jimmy HarperTV announcers (NBC ): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
show Scoring summaryQ1 MIA Leonard Conley 22-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0
Q2 MIA Huerta 18-yard field goal MIA 10–0
Q2 MIA Conley 42-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) MIA 17–0
Q2 MIA Huerta 37-yard field goal MIA 20–0
Q3 Neb Gregg Barrios 50-yard field goal MIA 20–3
Q4 MIA Huerta 37-yard field goal MIA 23–3
[10]
Awards and honors [ ]
Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy[11]
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award [ ]
1989 NFL Draft [ ]
[13]
References [ ]
show Venues
Orange Bowl (1937–2007)
Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)
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