1991 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 1991 Miami Hurricanes
were the national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
, as determined by the AP Poll
. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies
finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami
in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."
First Team All-Americans
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
were the national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll...
, as determined by the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."
Offense
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| QB | Gino Torretta Gino Torretta Gino Louis Torretta is a Heisman Trophy winner who played quarterback for several teams in the National Football League from 1993 to 1997.... |
| FB | Stephen McGuire |
| RB | Larry Jones |
| TE | Coleman Bell |
| SE | Horace Copeland Horace Copeland Horace Copeland is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders... |
| FL | Lamar Thomas Lamar Thomas Lamar Thomas is a former NFL player and former color commentator. Thomas played college football, college basketball and ran Track at the University of Miami before being drafted in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.With the University of Miami Thomas set a... |
| WT | Leon Searcy Leon Searcy Leon Searcy is an American football coach and former player.Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002... |
| WG | Rudy Barber |
| C | Kelvin Harris |
| SG | Claude Jones |
| ST | Mario Cristobal Mario Cristobal -External links:*... |
Defense
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| RE | Rusty Medearis |
| DT | Eric Miller |
| DT | Anthony Hamlet |
| LE | Kevin Patrick |
| WLB | Jessie Armstead Jessie Armstead Jessie Willard Armstead is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003. He played college football at the University of Miami.-High school career:Armstead attended... |
| MLB | Micheal Barrow Micheal Barrow Micheal Christian Barrow is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft... |
| SLB | Darrin Smith Darrin Smith Darrin Andrew Smith is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints. While with Dallas he won two Super Bowl rings. At different times in his pro career he has played all... |
| RCB | Herbert James |
| LCB | Ryan McNeil Ryan McNeil (American football) Ryan Darrell McNeil is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami.... |
| FS | Darryl Williams Darryl Williams (American football) Darryl Edwin Williams is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 28th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft... |
| SS | Hurlie Brown |
Special Teams
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| K | Carlos Huerta |
| P | Paul Snyder |
| KR | Kevin Williams |
| KR | Darryl Spencer |
| PR | Kevin Williams |
Schedule & Results
| Date | Result | Miami Rank# | (Rank#)Opponent | Stadium · City | ||
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| August 31, 1991 | W 31-3 | #3 | @ Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas) War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks... - Little Rock, AR |
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| September 12, 1991 | W 40-10 | #2 | #10 | Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team... - Miami, FL |
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| September 28, 1991 | W 34-10 | #2 | @ | Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is primarily the home of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team. The stadium currently seats 30,000.-History:Skelly Field was built in 1930 as a 14,500-seat stadium... - Tulsa, OK |
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| October 5, 1991 | W 40-3 | #2 | Orange Bowl - Miami, FL | |||
| October 12, 1991 | W 26-20 | #2 | #9 Penn State | Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team... - Miami, FL |
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| October 19, 1991 | W 55-0 | #2 | Orange Bowl - Miami, FL | |||
| October 26, 1991 | W 36-9 | #2 | @ | Arizona Stadium Arizona Stadium Arizona Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Pacific-12 Conference, and its current seating capacity is 57,803.... - Tucson, AZ |
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| November 9, 1991 | W 27-3 | #3 | Orange Bowl - Miami, FL | |||
| November 16, 1991 | W 17-16 | #2 | @ #1 Florida State 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team finished the 1991 college football season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked #1, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points... |
Doak Campbell Stadium - Tallahassee, FL | ||
| November 23, 1991 | W 19-14 | #1 | @ | Alumni Stadium Alumni Stadium Alumni Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, approximately sixmiles west of downtown Boston. The stadium lies within the city limits of Boston, although its postal address is Chestnut Hill. It is the home of the Boston College Eagles... - Chestnut Hill, MA |
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| November 30, 1991 | W 39-12 | #1 | Orange Bowl - Miami, FL | |||
| January 1, 1992 | W 22-0 | #1 | #11 Nebraska 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
Orange Bowl - Miami, FL | ||
| *Big East game $Orange Bowl game #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | ||||||
First Team All-AmericansCollege Football All-America TeamThe College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
- Leon Searcy, T
- Darrin Smith, LB
- Darryl Williams, FS
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR
- Carlos Huerta, K
Awards Finalists
Bold indicates winners- Darrin Smith, LB - Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- Gino Torretta, QB - Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- Kevin Williams, KR/PR - Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
Other Notable Players
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, DT
- Warren SappWarren SappWarren Carlos Sapp is a retired American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders during his 13 year professional career, and college football for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He was then...
- Finesse MitchellFinesse MitchellAlfred Langston "Finesse" Mitchell is an American actor, author and stand-up comedian. From 2003-2006, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Mitchell has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo, BET's ComicView, Comedy Central Presents and NBC's Late Friday.-Life...
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Leon Searcy | Tackle | 1 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their 60th Anniversary season in 1992. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7–9 season in 1991.... |
| Darryl Wililams | Defensive Back | 1 | 28 | Cincinnati Bengals 1992 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1992 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 25th year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League. The Bengals finished the 1992 season with 5 wins and 11 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs.-NFL Draft:-Staff:... |
| Craig Erickson | Quarterback | 4 | 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 3–13 season. It was the first season of Sam Wyche's four-year spell as Buccaneer head coach. Wyche said before the season that he believed he could turn Vinny Testaverde into a great player. Tampa Bay had lop-sided wins... |
| Anthony Hamlet | Defensive End | 10 | 263 | Seattle Seahawks 1992 Seattle Seahawks season The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League. The 1992 season was the first season for head coach Tom Flores.... |
| Kelvin Harris | Center | 12 | 312 | Los Angeles Rams 1992 Los Angeles Rams season The 1992 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 47th season in Los Angeles.-Staff:-Schedule:-See also:Other Anaheim–based teams in 1992* California Angels ... |
| Carlos Huerta | Kicker | 12 | 315 | San Diego Chargers 1992 San Diego Chargers season The 1992 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 1991. It was Bobby Ross' first season as the teams head coach. They made the playoffs for the first time in ten years... |