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Whammy in Miami

Whammy in Miami

College football game

The Whammy in Miami was a college football game between the Miami Hurricanes and Washington Huskies that took place at the Orange Bowl on September 24, 1994.[1][2][3]

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With their victory, Washington ended Miami's NCAA-record 58-game home-field win streak at the Orange Bowl.[4][1]

References

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    Withers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
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    Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
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    Wilner, Jon (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". Mercury News. Retrieved December 3, 2022. Miami hadn't lost at home in nine years. Its 58-game home winning streak, which ended that unforgettable September day, was the longest in college football history. And still is.
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    Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023. The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
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