American college football season
1994 Miami Hurricanes football |
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Big East champion |
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Orange Bowl (BC NCG), L 17–24 vs. Nebraska |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 6 |
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AP | No. 6 |
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Record | 10–2 (7–0 Big East) |
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Head coach | - Dennis Erickson (6th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Rich Olson (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | One-Back Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Greg McMackin (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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Seasons |
1994 Big East Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
No. 23 Boston College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Rutgers | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24–17.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 4:00 pm | Georgia Southern* | No. 6 | | | W 56–0 | 54,058 | |
September 10 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona State* | No. 5 | | ESPN | W 47–10 | 48,729 | |
September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Washington* | No. 6 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ABC | L 20–38 | 62,663 | |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | No. 13 | | BEN | W 24–3 | 39,719 | |
October 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Florida State* | No. 13 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)
| ESPN | W 34–20 | 77,019 | [1] |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | No. 7 | | BEN | W 38–6 | 63,760 | [2] |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Virginia Tech | No. 6 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| ABC | W 24–3 | 65,208 | [3] |
November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Syracuse | No. 5 | | ABC | W 27–6 | 49,565 | |
November 12 | 4:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 5 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 17–12 | 50,058 | |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Temple | No. 5 | | PPV | W 38–14 | 11,873 | |
November 26 | 7:30 pm | No. 25 Boston College | No. 5 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ESPN | W 23–7 | 60,579 | |
January 1 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Nebraska* | No. 3 | | NBC | L 17–24 | 81,753 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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Coaches | 6 (2) | | 6 (2) | 6 (2) | 6 (2) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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Game summaries
Georgia Southern
Ga. Southern at Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • No. 6 Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | - Date: September 3
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 54,058
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | MIA | Stewart 31 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 7–0 | | Q1 | | MIA | L. Jones 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 14–0 | | Q2 | | MIA | Stewart 16 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 21–0 | | Q2 | | MIA | C.T. Jones 11 yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) | MIA 28–0 | | Q3 | | MIA | Stewart 2 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 35–0 | | Q3 | | MIA | T. Jones 23 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) | MIA 42–0 | | Q4 | | MIA | Shipman 82 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 49–0 | | Q4 | | MIA | Ferguson 5 yard run (Prewitt kick) | MIA 56–0 | |
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Washington
Washington at Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 19 Huskies | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 38 | No. 5 Hurricanes | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami," Washington's win in the Miami Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.[5][6][7][8]
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
Nebraska vs. Miami | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 3 Hurricanes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | • No. 1 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 7:54 | MIA | Dane Prewitt 44-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 | | 1 | 0:04 | MIA | Trent Jones 35-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) | MIA 10–0 | | 2 | 7:54 | NEB | Mark Gilman 19-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Tom Sieler kick) | MIA 10–7 | | 3 | 13:19 | MIA | Jonathan Harris 44-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick) | MIA 17–7 | | 3 | 11:35 | NEB | Team Safety | MIA 17–9 | | 4 | 7:38 | NEB | Cory Schlesinger 15-yard run (Eric Alford 2-pt reception) | Tied 17–17 | | 4 | 2:46 | NEB | Cory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick) | NEB 24–17 | |
Personnel
Coaching staff
Support staff
Roster
1994 Miami Hurricanes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 21 | Maurice Washington | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Awards and honors
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
Statistics
Passing
Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT |
Frank Costa | 168 | 313 | 53.7 | 2,443 | 15 | 15 |
Ryan Collins | 23 | 45 | 51.1 | 266 | 3 | 5 |
Ryan Clement | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Lamont Cain | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
James Stewart | 147 | 724 | 4.9 | 12 |
Larry Jones | 88 | 409 | 4.6 | 4 |
Danyell Ferguson | 74 | 405 | 5.5 | 5 |
Al Shipman | 45 | 454 | 10.1 | 2 |
Frank Costa | 43 | -71 | -1.7 | 0 |
Tony Gaiter | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 |
Ryan Collins | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 |
Derrick Harris | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 |
Jonathan Harris | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
Jammi German | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Mike Crissy | 2 | -29 | -14.5 | 0 |
Trent Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 |
Lamont Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
Chris T. Jones | 39 | 664 | 17.0 | 6 |
Jammi German | 33 | 391 | 11.8 | 2 |
Jonathan Harris | 25 | 327 | 13.1 | 2 |
A.C. Tellison | 16 | 208 | 13.0 | 0 |
Trent Jones | 15 | 275 | 18.3 | 3 |
Yatil Green | 15 | 255 | 17.0 | 4 |
Syii Tucker | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 0 |
Gerard Daphnis | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 0 |
James Stewart | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 |
Al Shipman | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
Taj Johnson | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 |
Marcus Wimberly | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 |
Danyell Ferguson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Lamont Cain | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 |
Larry Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Tony Gaiter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Derrick Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
Chris C. Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
Jermaine Chambers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
1995 NFL Draft
Notes
- Dwayne Johnson went on to presume a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock.
References
- ^ "Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
- ^ Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
- ^ Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
- ^ Wilner, Jon (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". Mercury News. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
Miami hadn't lost at home in nine years. Its 58-game home winning streak, which ended that unforgettable September day, was the longest in college football history. And still is.
- ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Chuck Bednarik Award". Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
- ^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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