American college football season
The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the Big East Conference . The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl , which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama , 34–13.
Personnel [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Support staff [ ]
Name
Position
Seasons
Alma mater
Brad Roll[citation needed ]
Strength & conditioning
4th
Stephen F. Austin (1980)
Roster [ ]
1992 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 5 8:00 pm at No. 23 Iowa * No. 1 W 24–770,397
September 19 4:00 pm Florida A&M * No. 1 W 38–074,292
September 26 4:00 pm Arizona * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 8–747,049
October 3 12:00 pm No. 3 Florida State * No. 2 W 19–1677,338
October 10 12:00 pm at No. 7 Penn State * No. 2 W 17–1496,704
October 17 4:00 pm TCU * No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 45–1042,915
October 24 12:00 pm at Virginia Tech No. 1 W 43–2351,423
October 31 7:30 pm West Virginia No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 35–2351,246
November 14 12:00 pm Temple No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 48–041,212
November 21 3:30 pm at No. 8 Syracuse No. 1 W 16–1049,857
November 28 7:30 pm at San Diego State * No. 1 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA W 63–1752,108
8:30 pm vs. No. 2 Alabama * No. 1 L 13–3476,789
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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
1 (40)
1 (43)
1 (45)
1 (47)
1 (43)
2 (12)
2 (16)
1 т (30 1 ⁄2 )
1 т (31)
1 (32)
2 (27 1 ⁄2 )
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
3
Coaches
1 (40)
1 (43)
1 (45)
1 (47)
1 (45)
2 (16)
2 (22)
1 (31)
1 (31)
1 (37)
1 (30)
1 (59)
1 (59)
1 (60)
1 (59)
1 (59)
3
Season summary [ ]
Iowa [ ]
#1 Miami (FL) at #23 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
3
7 0 14
24
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 7
7
show Scoring summary1 UM Prewitt 27-yard field goal MIA 3–0
2 UM Williams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–0
4 UM L. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–0
Iowa Jasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick) MIA 17–7
UM Spencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 24–7
Florida State [ ]
#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Seminoles
7
3 3 3
16
• Hurricanes
0
10 0 9
19
Date: October 3Location: Orange Bowl Miami Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 77,338Game weather: 83° F, Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mphReferee: Joe RiderTV announcers (ABC ): Keith Jackson , Bob Griese , Jack Arute
show Scoring summary1 FSU Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick)FSU 7–0
2 UM Dane Prewitt 24-yard field goal FSU 7–3
7:36 UM C. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–7
FSU Dan Mowrey 22-yard field goal Tied 10–10
3 FSU Dan Mowrey 38-yard field goal FSU 13–10
4 FSU Dan Mowrey 41-yard field goal FSU 16–10
UM L. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–16
UM Team safety MIA 19–16
vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl) [ ]
#1 Miami (FL) vs. #2 Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
3
3 0 7
13
• Crimson Tide
3
10 14 7
34
Date: January 1Location: Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Game attendance: 76,789Game weather: IndoorsReferee: Rogers Redding (SWC)TV announcers (ABC ): Keith Jackson , Bob Griese , Jack Arute
show Scoring summary1 10:56 BAMA Proctor 19-yard field goal BAMA 3–0
7:49 UM Dane Prewitt 49-yard field goal Tied 3–3
2 10:48 BAMA Proctor 23-yard field goal BAMA 6–3
6:09 BAMA Williams 2-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 13–3
0:00 UM Dane Prewitt 42-yard field goal BAMA 13–6
3 10:12 BAMA Lassic 1-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 20–6
9:56 BAMA Teague 31-yard interception return (Proctor kick)BAMA 27–6
4 12:08 UM Kevin Williams 78-yard punt return (Prewitt kick) BAMA 27–13
6:46 BAMA Lassic 4-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 34–13
Awards and honors [ ]
Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award[1]
Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy[2]
Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[3]
Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award[4]
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award[ ]
Michael Barrow, LB[5]
Gino Torretta, QB[5]
1993 NFL Draft [ ]
[6]
References [ ]
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