1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1992 Miami Hurricanes football

Sugar Bowl (BC NCG), L 13–34 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (4–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Iowa*	No. 1	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 24–7	70,397
September 19	4:00 pm	Florida A&M*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 38–0	74,292
September 26	4:00 pm	Arizona*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 8–7	47,049
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 19–16	77,338
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Penn State*	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 17–14	96,704
October 17	4:00 pm	TCU*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 45–10	42,915
October 24	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	W 43–23	51,423
October 31	7:30 pm	West Virginia	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 35–23	51,246
November 14	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	BEN	W 48–0	41,212
November 21	3:30 pm	at No. 8 Syracuse	No. 1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 16–10	49,857
November 28	7:30 pm	at San Diego State*	No. 1	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 63–17	52,108
January 1	8:30 pm	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	No. 1	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 13–34	76,789
*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
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

Date: September 5
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary

1	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 3
Location: Orange Bowl
Miami
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 77,338
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph (23 km/h)
Referee: Joe Rider
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary

1		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

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	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	3	0	7	13
• Crimson Tide	3	10	14	7	34

Date: January 1
Location: Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
Game attendance: 76,789
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Rogers Redding (SWC)
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary

1	10:56	BAMA	Proctor 19-yard field goal	BAMA 3–0
1	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
3	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
4	6:46	BAMA	Lassic 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	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	Jr
LB	`45`	Darrin Smith	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`21`	Maurice Washington

Head coach

Dennis Erickson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award
Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy
Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Michael Barrow, LB
Gino Torretta, QB

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

References

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

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