1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

1988 Miami Hurricanes football

Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 23–3 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
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 ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 1 Florida State	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–0	77,836
September 17	at No. 15 Michigan	No. 1	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 31–30	105,834
September 24	Wisconsin	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 23–3	48,311
October 1	Missouri	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 55–0	40,654
October 15	at No. 4 Notre Dame	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Catholics vs. Convicts) (rivalry)	CBS	L 30–31	59,075
October 22	Cincinnati	No. 4	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 57–3	44,107
October 29	at East Carolina	No. 4	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–7	29,400	^[1]
November 5	Tulsa	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 34–3	38,196
November 19	at No. 11 LSU	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 44–3	79,528	^[2]
November 26	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 18–16	63,271
December 3	BYU	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 41–17	59,637
January 2	vs. No. 6 Nebraska	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) (rivalry)	NBC	W 23–3	79,480
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

1988 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`93`	Randy Bethel	So
WR	`83`	Andre Brown	Sr
OL	`52`	Darrin Bruce	Sr
WR	`81`	Wesley Carroll	So
TE	`84`	Rob Chudzinski	So
RB	`28`	Leonard Conley	So
FB	`20`	Shannon Crowell	So
WR	`11`	Dale Dawkins	Jr
QB	`7`	Craig Erickson	So
C	`50`	Bobby Garcia	Jr
RB	`43`	Cleveland Gary	Sr
G	`66`	Darren Handy
RB	`31`	Freddy Highsmith	Sr
WR	`3`	Randal Hill	So
C	`64`	Rod Holder	Jr
OL	`75`	John O'Neill	Sr
G	`68`	Barry Panfil
OL	`73`	Leon Searcy	Fr
WR	`18`	Pee Wee Smith	Jr
WR	`35`	Darryl Spencer	Fr
G	`79`	Mike Sullivan	So
QB	`4`	Steve Walsh	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`23`	Robert Bailey	So
CB	`6`	Kenny Berry	Jr
LB	`91`	Rod Carter	Sr
LB	`57`	Bernard Clark	Jr
LB	`49`	Maurice Crum	So
DL	`44`	Shane Curry	So
CB	`29`	Donald Ellis	Sr
DB	`39`	Bobby Harden	Jr
DE	`54`	Bill Hawkins	Sr
DL	`63`	Jimmie Jones	Jr
DT	`96`	Cortez Kennedy	Jr
DT	`94`	Greg Mark	Jr
DL	`67`	Russell Maryland	So
DB	`48`	Bubba McDowell	Sr
LB	`38`	Richard Newbill	Jr
DE	`58`	Willis Peguese	Jr
DB	`2`	Charles Pharms	Fr
LB	`22`	Randy Shannon	Sr
LB	`20`	Julius Noble	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Edgar Benes	Jr
K	`27`	Carlos Huerta	Fr
P	`19`	Tim Kalal	Jr

Head coach

Jimmy Johnson (Arkansas)

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 movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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)

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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 3
Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game attendance: 77,836
TV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

Scoring summary

1	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

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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 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 105,834
TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese

Scoring summary

1		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

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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 24
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game attendance: 48,311

Scoring summary

Q1	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

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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 1
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game attendance: 40,654

Scoring summary

Q1	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.^[8]

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 15
Location: Notre Dame Stadium,
South Bend, Indiana
Game start: 2:30 PM
Game attendance: 59,075
Game 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

Source:

Scoring summary

1	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

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Cincinnati

Steve Walsh 286 Yds, 5 TD (tied school record)^[11]

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 19
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 8:22 pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 79,528
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Overcast, Wind E 16 mph (26 km/h)
Referee: Jimmy Harper
TV 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 26
Location: Miami Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
Game start: 12:23 pm EST
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 63,271
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Sunny, Wind SE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
Referee: Mike Dover
TV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, and John Dockery

Source: Box Score Archived 2019-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

Scoring summary

1	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

Date: December 3
Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida]]
Game attendance: 59,637
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Fowler

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 1
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game attendance: 79,480
Referee: Jimmy Harper
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary

Q1	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

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Awards and honors

Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[13]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Steve Walsh, QB^[14]

1989 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Bill Hawkins	Defensive end	1	21	Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Gary	Running back	1	26	Los Angeles Rams
Bubba McDowell	Defensive back	3	77	Houston Oilers
Melvin Bratton	Running back	7	180	Denver Broncos
Rod Carter	Linebacker	10	252	Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon	Linebacker	11	280	Dallas Cowboys

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References

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^ "Hurricanes make a disaster of Bengals". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "Miami Wallops No.1 FSU 31-0." Gainesville Sun. Sept 4 1988.
^ NoleFan.Org
^ "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.
^ "Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Missouri Sees Why Miami Is No. 1, 55-0". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "NOTRE DAME DEFEATS TOP-RANKED MIAMI, 31-30". The Washington Post. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "25 years of college football's memorable games". USA Today. December 1, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 23.
^ "MIAMI'S DEFENSE DESTROYS NEBRASKA". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1989. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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