1988_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team

1988 Miami Hurricanes football
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 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

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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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

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)

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)

	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)

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

1988_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team

1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Support staff

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida State

At Michigan

Wisconsin

Missouri

At Notre Dame

Cincinnati

At East Carolina

Tulsa

At LSU

Arkansas

BYU

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

1989 NFL Draft

References

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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