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1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

1990 Miami Hurricanes football
National champion (ERS, NYT)
National co-champion (Billingsley, Sagarin, Rothman)
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOne-back spread
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (2nd season)
MVPRussell Maryland
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville – 10–1–1
No. 3 Miami (FL) – 10–2–0
No. 4 Florida State – 10–2–0
No. 6 Notre Dame – 9–3–0
No. 11 Penn State – 9–3–0
Louisiana Tech – 8–3–1
Southern Miss – 8–4–0
Temple – 7–4–0
Syracuse – 7–4–2
Army – 6–5–0
Northern Illinois – 6–5–0
South Carolina – 6–5–0
Virginia Tech – 6–5–0
East Carolina – 5–6–0
Southwestern Louisiana – 5–6–0
Navy – 5–6–0
Memphis State – 4–6–1
Boston College – 4–7–0
Tulane – 4–7–0
West Virginia – 4–7–0
Akron – 3–7–1
Pittsburgh – 3–7–1
Rutgers – 3–8–0
Tulsa – 3–8–0
Cincinnati – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hurricanes would be the last No. 1 team to lose on the season opener until the Texas Longhorns in 2025.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:30 pmat No. 16 BYUNo. 1
ESPNL 21–2866,235[1]
September 153:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 10
ABCW 52–2447,000[2]
September 298:00 pmIowaNo. 10
PPVW 48–2170,420[3]
October 62:00 pmNo. 2 Florida StateNo. 9
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 31–2280,396[4]
October 134:00 pmKansasNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
RaycomW 34–054,211[5]
October 203:30 pmat No. 6 Notre DameNo. 2
CBSL 20–2959,075[6]
October 271:00 pmat Texas TechNo. 8
RaycomW 45–1050,028[7]
November 34:00 pmPittsburghdaggerNo. 8
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 45–050,412[8]
November 174:00 pmBoston CollegeNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1250,942[9]
November 247:30 pmSyracuseNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 33–766,196[10]
December 14:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 3
ESPNW 30–2834,201[11]
January 11:30 pmvs. No. 3 TexasNo. 4
CBSW 46–377,425[12]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (24)1 (27)1091093 (6)2 (15)88532 (3)3 (2)43 (1)
Coaches1 (25)1108984 (4)2 (7)98432 (3)2 (3)4 (2)3 (2)

Game summaries

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BYU

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#1 Miami (FL) at #16 BYU
Team 1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 770 21
• Cougars 0 17110 28
     
Scoring summary
Q1MIAMcGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
Q2BYUBellini 14-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)Tied 7–7
BYUKaufman 32-yard field goalBYU 10–7
MIAMcGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 14–10
BYUBoyce 2-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick)BYU 17–14
Q3MIAConley 5-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 21–17
BYUKaufman 29-yard field goalMIA 21–20
BYUSalido 7-yard pass from Detmer (Detmer to Boyce pass)BYU 28–21

California

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#10 Miami (FL) at California
Team 1 234Total
• Hurricanes 10 21021 52
Golden Bears 14 703 24
Scoring summary
Q1MIAHuerta 22 yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q1CALWhite 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick)CAL 7–3
Q1MIACarroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 10–7
Q1CALWhite 1 yard run (Keen kick)CAL 14–10
Q2MIABethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 17–14
Q2CALTreggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick)CAL 21–17
Q2MIAErickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 24–21
Q2MIAHill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 31–21
Q4CALKeen 25 yard field goalMIA 31–24
Q4MIAMcGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 38–24
Q4MIAConley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 45–24
Q4MIASpencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 52–24

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Iowa

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Iowa at #10 Miami
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
• Hurricanes 14 10717 48
Scoring summary
14:14UMMcGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
1UMWesley Carroll 73-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 14–0
213:42IOWANick Bell 3-yard run (Skillett kick)MIA 14–7
2UMDarryl Spencer 40-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 21–7
2IOWANick Bell 53-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)MIA 21–14
2UMHuerta field goalMIA 24–14
38:29IOWASean Smith 35-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)MIA 24–21
3UMMcGuire 6-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 31–21
414:04UMWesley Carroll 16-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick)MIA 38–21
4UMHuerta 36-yard field goalMIA 41–21
4UMRyan McNeil 75-yard fumble return (Huerta kick)MIA 48–21

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Florida State

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#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)
Team 1 234Total
Seminoles 0 6313 22
• Hurricanes 10 1407 31

Kansas

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Notre Dame

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#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
Team 1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 703 20
• Fighting Irish 10 667 29
       
Scoring summary
Q112:17MIAMcGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 7–0
6:51NDHentrich-25 yard field goalMIA 7–3
1:43MIAHuerta 23-yard field goalMIA 10–3
NDIsmail 94-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick)Tie 10–10
Q211:48NDHentrich-44 yard field goalND 13–10
8:10MIAErickson-1 yard run (Huerta kick)MIA 17–13
4:16NDHentrich-34 yard field goalMIA 17–16
Q35:24NDHentrich-36 yard field goalND 19–17
1:45NDHentrich 35-yard field goalND 22–17
Q414:01MIAHuerta 25-yard field goalND 22–20
6:16NDCulver 21-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)ND 29–20

Texas Tech

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Pittsburgh

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Boston College

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Syracuse

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San Diego State

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Miami (FL) Hurricanes at San Diego State Aztecs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 7 13 10030
San Diego St 0 13 7828

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 1, 1990
  • Game attendance: 34,201
Game information

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Cotton Bowl

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Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 12 7 141346
Texas 0 3 003

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

Game information

Roster

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1990 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 60 Rudy Barber  Fr
TE 17 Coleman Bell So
TE 93 Randy Bethel Sr
WR 12 Bobby Byrd Sr
WR 81 Wesley Carroll Sr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Sr
RB 28 Leonard Conley Sr
WR 88 Horace Copeland So
OL 72 Mario Cristobal So
FB 20 Shannon Crowell Sr
QB 7 Craig Erickson Sr
TE 82 Carlos Etheredge Fr
OL 66 Darren Handy Sr
OL 98 Kelvin Harris Jr
WR 3 Randal Hill Sr
RB 21 Alex Johnson Sr
OL 70 Claude Jones Jr
RB 32 Jason Marucci So
RB 30 Stephen McGuire So
TE 90 Joe Moore Jr
RB 22 Martin Patton So
OL 73 Leon Searcy Jr
WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr
G 79 Mike Sullivan Sr
WR 36 Lamar Thomas So
QB 13 Gino Torretta So
WR 5 Kevin Williams  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Jessie Armstead So
CB 23 Robert Bailey Sr
LB 56 Micheal Barrow So
S 8 Hurlie Brown Jr
DL 76 Mark Caesar So
LB 49 Maurice Crum Sr
DE 44 Shane Curry Sr
OL 97 Anthony Hamlet Jr
DB 26 Herbert James Jr
DL 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr
DL 71 Kenny Lopez Fr
DT 67 Russell Maryland Sr
DB 47 Ryan McNeil  Fr
DL 98 Rusty Medearis Fr
DL 95 Eric Miller Jr
DL 86 Kevin Patrick Fr
DB 2 Charles Pharms Jr
LB 45 Darrin Smith So
DB 16 Roland Smith Sr
DB 31 Darryl Williams So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 27 Carlos Huerta Jr
P 15 Paul Snyder So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

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1991 NFL draft

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PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Russell MarylandDefensive tackle11Dallas Cowboys
Randal HillWide receiver123Miami Dolphins
Shane CurryDefensive end240Indianapolis Colts
Wesley CarrollWide receiver242New Orleans Saints
Robert BaileyDefensive back4107Los Angeles Rams
Craig EricksonQuarterback5131Philadelphia Eagles
Mike SullivanGuard6153Dallas Cowboys
Roland SmithDefensive back8220Miami Dolphins
Randy BethelTight end10251New England Patriots

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References

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  1. ↑ "BYU gets last laugh by stunning Miami". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 9, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'Canes swirl past feisty Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McGuire powers UM past Hawkeyes 48–21". News-Press. September 30, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hurricanes run all over Florida State 31–22". The Sacramento Bee. October 7, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "'Canes cruise, Gators crushed". Boca Raton News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Notre Dame rolls past Miami 29–20". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hurricanes wreck Tech, 45–10". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hurricanes rout Pitt 45–0". The Naples Daily News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Nocturnal Miami revives title hopes". The Anchorage Times. November 18, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hurricanes blow out Orange". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 25, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "'Canes fight to close win against Aztecs". The Tampa Tribune-Times. December 2, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Longhorns blown away". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1991. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
  14. ↑ "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
  16. ↑ Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS". The Washington Post. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  20. ↑ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". LiveAbout. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". Hurricanes Sports Properties. Retrieved July 7, 2012. [permanent dead link]
  22. ↑ "1991 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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