1994 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 1994 Miami Hurricanes
represented the University of Miami
in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The club was coached by Dennis Erickson
and played in the Orange Bowl
. In the regular season, the only loss the Hurricanes suffered was against the Washington Huskies (The 'Whammy in Miami'. Their non conference games were against , and Washington.
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...
represented 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 the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season
1994 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some...
. The club was coached by Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Arizona State University until November 28, 2011, a position he had held since the 2007 season. In 2008 the Arizona Board of Regents had approved a contract extension to keep Erickson at Arizona...
and played in the Orange Bowl
1995 Orange Bowl
The 1995 Orange Bowl a 1994-1995 college football bowl game was played on January 1, 1995, for the national championship. This 61st edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Miami Hurricanes. Nebraska came into the game with a 12-0 and #1 AP ranking, whereas Miami came...
. In the regular season, the only loss the Hurricanes suffered was against the Washington Huskies (The 'Whammy in Miami'. Their non conference games were against , and Washington.
Regular season
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hurricanes points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 3 | Win | 56 | 0 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Sept. 10 | @ | Win | 47 | 10 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 24 | Washington | Loss | 20 | 38 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 1 | @ | Win | 24 | 3 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 8 | Win | 34 | 20 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | @ | Win | 38 | 6 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | Win | 24 | 3 | 6-1 | |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | @ | Win | 27 | 6 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 12 | Pittsburgh 1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1994 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1994 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:... |
Win | 17 | 12 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 19 | @ | Win | 38 | 14 | 9-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 26 | Win | 23 | 7 | 10-1 | |
| 12 | Jan. 1 | Nebraska 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska... |
Loss | 17 | 24 | 10-2 |
Awards and honors
- Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Award
- Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award
- Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Award
- Warren Sapp, First-team All-Big East
- Warren Sapp, Consensus First-team All-American (1994)
- Warren Sapp, Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Warren Sapp | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 6-10 season in which the team won 4 straight games at the end of 1994 and 4 of the last 5. It was Wyche' final season as the team's head coach... |
| Pat Riley | Defensive End | 2 | 52 | Chicago Bears 1995 Chicago Bears season The 1995 Chicago Bears season was their 76th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 9-7 season, but failed to make the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta... |
| Chris T. Jones | Wide Receiver | 3 | 78 | Philadelphia Eagles 1995 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1995 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 63rd in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 7–9, winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.-Off Season:... |
| Larry Jones | Running Back | 4 | 103 | Washington Redskins 1995 Washington Redskins season The 1995 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-13 record from 1994.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:... |
| James Stewart | Running Back | 5 | 157 | Minnesota Vikings 1995 Minnesota Vikings season 1995 was the 35th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and eight losses... |