1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

1992 Miami Hurricanes football
Sugar Bowl (BC NCG), L 13–34 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (4–0 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Olson (1st season)
Offensive schemeOne-Back Spread
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Temple 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 pmat No. 23 Iowa*No. 1
ABCW 24–770,397
September 194:00 pmFlorida A&M*No. 1
W 38–074,292
September 264:00 pmArizona*No. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 8–747,049
October 312:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State*No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 19–1677,338[1]
October 1012:00 pmat No. 7 Penn State*No. 2
ABCW 17–1496,704
October 174:00 pmTCU*No. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 45–1042,915
October 2412:00 pmat Virginia TechNo. 1
BENW 43–2351,423
October 317:30 pmWest VirginiaNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 35–2351,246
November 1412:00 pmTempleNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
BENW 48–041,212[2]
November 213:30 pmat No. 8 SyracuseNo. 1
ABCW 16–1049,857
November 287:30 pmat San Diego State*No. 1
ESPNW 63–1752,108
January 18:30 pmvs. No. 2 Alabama*No. 1
ABCL 13–3476,789[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Main article: 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1 (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
Coaches1 (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 234Total
• Hurricanes 3 7014 24
Hawkeyes 0 007 7
  
Scoring summary
1UMPrewitt 27-yard field goalMIA 3–0
2UMWilliams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 10–0
4UML. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 17–0
IowaJasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick)MIA 17–7
UMSpencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 24–7
See also: 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Florida State

#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Seminoles 7 333 16
• Hurricanes 0 1009 19
    
Scoring summary
1FSUTamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick)FSU 7–0
2UMDane Prewitt 24-yard field goalFSU 7–3
7:36UMC. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 10–7
FSUDan Mowrey 22-yard field goalTied 10–10
3FSUDan Mowrey 38-yard field goalFSU 13–10
4FSUDan Mowrey 41-yard field goalFSU 16–10
UML. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick)MIA 17–16
UMTeam safetyMIA 19–16
Main article: Wide Right II
See also: 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

#1 Miami (FL) vs. #2 Alabama
1 234Total
Hurricanes 3 307 13
• Crimson Tide 3 10147 34
     
Scoring summary
110:56BAMAProctor 19-yard field goalBAMA 3–0
7:49UMDane Prewitt 49-yard field goalTied 3–3
210:48BAMAProctor 23-yard field goalBAMA 6–3
6:09BAMAWilliams 2-yard run (Proctor kick)BAMA 13–3
0:00UMDane Prewitt 42-yard field goalBAMA 13–6
310:12BAMALassic 1-yard run (Proctor kick)BAMA 20–6
9:56BAMATeague 31-yard interception return (Proctor kick)BAMA 27–6
412:08UMKevin Williams 78-yard punt return (Prewitt kick)BAMA 27–13
6:46BAMALassic 4-yard run (Proctor kick)BAMA 34–13
Main article: 1993 Sugar Bowl
See also: 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Dennis Erickson Head coach 4th Montana State (1969)
Rich Olson Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 1st Washington State (1971)
Sonny Lubick Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 4th Western Montana (1960)
Gregg Smith Offensive line 4th Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold Special teams/tight ends 4th
Randy Shannon Defensive line 1st Miami (1989)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 8th Miami (1982)
Ed Orgeron Defensive line 4th Northwestern State (1984)
Tommy Tuberville Linebackers 4th Southern Arkansas (1976)
Alex Wood Running backs 4th Iowa (1978)

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
Pos. # Name Class
TE 17 Coleman Bell Sr
RB 33 Donnell Bennett So
WR 88 Horace Copeland Sr
OT 72 Mario Cristobal Sr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Sr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas Sr
QB 13 Gino Torretta Sr
G 78 Kipp Vickers Sr
WR 5 Kevin Williams Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Jessie Armstead Sr
LB 56 Michael Barrow Sr
LB 49 Robert Bass Jr
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson So
CB 47 Ryan McNeil Sr
DT 43 Patrick Riley So
DT 76 Warren Sapp Fr
DL 93 Robert Davis Injured Jr
LB 45 Darrin Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 21 Maurice Washington
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

  • Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award[4]
  • Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy[5]
  • Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6]
  • Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
  • Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award[7]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

  • Michael Barrow, LB[8]
  • Gino Torretta, QB[8]

1993 NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick Team
Ryan McNeil Defensive Back 2 33 Detroit Lions
Kevin Williams Wide Receiver 2 46 Dallas Cowboys
Michael Barrow Linebacker 2 47 Houston Oilers
Darrin Smith Linebacker 2 54 Dallas Cowboys
Lamar Thomas Wide Receiver 3 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Horace Copeland Wide Receiver 4 104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos Etheredge Tight End 6 157 Indianapolis Colts
Gino Toretta Quarterback 7 192 Minnesota Vikings
Jessie Armstead Linebacker 8 207 New York Giants

[9]

References

  1. ^ "No. 2 Miami escapes again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Canes put Virginia Tech away early 43–23". Fort Myers News-Press. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tide drowns Miami". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davey O'Brien Foundation – Home of the National Quarterback Award, High School Scholarship, Legends Award & Founder's Award".
  5. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "Football". Collegefootball.about.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.