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The 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the
University of Miami during the
1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 59th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach
Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the
Orange Bowl . They finished the season 8–5 overall. They were invited to the
Fiesta Bowl where they lost to
UCLA , 39–37.
The Hurricanes were the defending national champions from the 1983 college football season. Having defeated number one ranked Auburn, and then Florida, they rose to be ranked number one before their game at Michigan. They remained in the top ten after that loss. They lost again to Florida State. They beat a ranked Notre Dame team in South Bend to return to the top 10. The Hurricanes earned three more wins, but then suffered two of the most notable losses in college football history.
On November 10, at the
Miami Orange Bowl ,
Maryland defeated the Hurricanes with the largest comeback in college football history.
[2] Down 31–0 at halftime,
Frank Reich , who had been injured, came off the bench and led the comeback. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on multiple scoring drives. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. Maryland completed a 42–9 second half, and won 42–40.
[3]
Two weeks later at the Orange Bowl stadium, the Hurricanes faced the Boston College Eagles in a nationally televised game that has become known as "
Hail Flutie ". It has been regarded by FOX Sports writer Kevin Hench as among the most memorable moments in sports.
[4] The game is most notable for a last-second
Hail Mary pass from
quarterback
Doug Flutie to
wide receiver
Gerard Phelan to give Boston College the win.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source 9:00 pm vs. No. 1
Auburn No. 10 KATZ W 20–1851,131
[5] September 1 7:30 pm vs. No. 17
Florida No. 10
ESPN W 32–2072,813
[6] September 8 1:00 pm at No. 14
Michigan No. 1 KATZ L 14–22105,403
[7] September 15 2:30 pm at
Purdue No. 5 W 28–1756,716 September 22 3:30 pm No. 15
Florida State No. 4
CBS L 3–3860,210 September 29 7:00 pm
Rice No. 16 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 38–320,084 October 6 7:30 pm at No. 16
Notre Dame No. 14
ESPN W 31–1359,075 October 13 at
Cincinnati No. 10 KATZ W 49–2525,642 October 20 12:00 pm
Pittsburgh No. 9 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 27–732,872 November 3 12:30 pm at
Louisville No. 6 W 38–2320,113 November 10 12:00 pm
Maryland No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL
JP L 40–4231,548
[8] 2:30 pm No. 10
Boston College No. 12 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS L
45–47 30,325 January 1 1:30 pm vs. No. 14
UCLA No. 13
NBC L 37–3960,310
Roster
Player
Class
Pos
Summary
Bernie Kosar*
QB
262 Cmp, 416 Att, 3642 Yds, 25 TD
Vinny Testaverde
QB
17 Cmp, 34 Att, 184 Yds, 0 TD
Alonzo Highsmith*
RB
146 Att, 906 Yds, 6.2 Avg
Darryl Oliver*
RB
92 Att, 407 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Melvin Bratton
RB
49 Att, 279 Yds, 5.7 Avg
Warren Williams
RB
29 Att, 140 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Steve Staffier
RB
9 Att, 48 Yds, 5.3 Avg
Todd Stanish
RB
9 Att, 28 Yds, 3.1 Avg
Eric Ham
RB
8 Att, 11 Yds, 1.4 Avg
Eddie Brown*
WR
59 Rec, 1114 Yds, 18.9 Avg
Stanley Shakespeare*
WR
38 Rec, 621 Yds, 16.3 Avg
David Kintigh
WR
4 Rec, 62 Yds, 15.5 Avg
Brian Blades
WR
3 Rec, 50 Yds, 16.7 Avg
Kenny Oliver
WR
1 Rec, 17 Yds, 17.0 Avg
Willie Smith*
TE
66 Rec, 852 Yds, 12.9 Avg
Alfredo Roberts
TE
5 Rec, 50 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Charles Henry
TE
1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Paul Bertucelli*
OL
Juan Comendeiro*
OL
Dave Heffernan*
OL
Ian Sinclair*
OL
Alvin Ward*
OL
Mike Moore
OL
Willie Lee Broughton*
DL
Dallas Cameron*
DL
Julio Cortes*
DL
Kevin Fagan*
DL
Joe Kohlbrand*
DL
Paul O'Connor
DL
John McVeigh*
LB
Winston Moss*
LB
Bruce Fleming
LB
Ken Calhoun*
DB
Darrell Fullington*
DB
Greg Jones*
DB
Willie Martinez*
DB
Lucious Delegal
DB
Reggie Sutton
DB
Rick Tuten
P
Steve Minie
P
J.C. Penny
KR
[9]
Other: LB #45 George Mira Jr. (FR)
Game summaries Auburn
#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
12 3 3
18
• Hurricanes
7
7 0 6
20
Scoring summary Q1 10:19 MIA Shakespeare 17 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 AUB Beauford 31 yard pass from Washington (McGinty kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 MIA Shakespeare 8 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 14–7 Q2 AUB McGinty 42 yard field goal MIA 14–10 Q2 0:56 AUB Safety, Tuten tackled in end zone by Powell MIA 14–12 Q3 AUB McGinty 36 yard field goal AUB 15–14 Q4 14:09 MIA Cox 45 yard field goal MIA 17–15 Q4 10:17 AUB McGinty 45 yard field goal AUB 18–17 Q4 6:08 MIA Cox 25 yard field goal MIA 20–18
Bernie Kosar 21/38, 329 Yds, 2 TD
Alonzo Highsmith 21 Rush, 140 Yds
Eddie Brown 8, Rec 157 Yds
[10]
[11]
[12]
Florida
#10 Miami (FL) vs. #17 Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
3
13 3 13
32
Gators
3
7 3 7
20
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Cox 29 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q1 FLA Raymond 44 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 FLA Hampton 64 yard run (Raymond kick) FLA 10–3 Q2 MIA Cox 20 yard field goal FLA 10–6 Q2 MIA Oliver 21 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 13–10 Q2 MIA Cox 27 yard field goal MIA 16–10 Q3 MIA Cox 25 yard field goal MIA 19–10 Q3 FLA Raymond 30 yard field goal MIA 19–13 Q4 :41 FLA Neal 5 yard pass from Bell (Raymond kick) FLA 20–19 Q4 :07 MIA Brown 12 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 26–20 Q4 :00 MIA Bain 59 yard interception return MIA 32–20
[13]
Michigan
#1 Miami (FL) at #14 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
0
0 7 7
14
• Wolverines
6
0 6 10
22
Scoring summary Q1 MICH Perryman 6 yard run (kick failed) MICH 6–0 Q3 MIA E. Brown 32 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 7–6 Q3 MICH Perryman 3 yard run (run failed) MICH 12–7 Q4 MICH Perryman 1 yard run (Bergeron kick) MICH 19–7 Q4 MIA Shakespeare 44 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MICH 19–14 Q4 MICH Bergeron 27 yard field goal MICH 22–14
[14]
Purdue
#5 Miami (FL) at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
7
7 14 0
28
Boilermakers
10
7 0 0
17
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Highsmith 47 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 PUR Rendina 32 yard field goal MIA 7–3 Q1 PUR Wallace 4 yard run (Rendina kick) PUR 10–3 Q2 MIA Oliver 2 yard run (Cox kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 PUR Wallace 2 yard run (Rendina kick) PUR 13–10 Q3 MIA Kosar 1 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 17–13 Q3 MIA Highsmith 6 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 24–13
[15]
Florida State
Rice Notre Dame
#14 Miami (FL) at #16 Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
0
7 14 10
31
Fighting Irish
0
10 3 0
13
Scoring summary Q2 MIA Highsmith 3 yard pass from Kosar (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 ND Safety, Tuten ran out of end zone MIA 7–2 Q2 ND Jackson 4 yard pass from Beuerlein (Jefferson run) ND 10–7 Q3 ND Carney 39 yard field goal ND 13–7 Q3 MIA Highsmith 1 yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 14–13 Q3 MIA Highsmith 2 yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 21–13 Q4 MIA Seelig 27 yard field goal MIA 24–13 Q4 MIA Highsmith 1 yard pass from Kosar (Seelig kick) MIA 31–13
[16]
At Cincinnati
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Louisville
#6 Miami (FL) at Louisville
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
0
24 7 7
38
Cardinals
0
3 7 13
23
Scoring summary Q2 MIA Highsmith 8 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 MIA Brown 32 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 14–0 Q2 LOU Ellis 33 yard field goal MIA 14–3 Q2 MIA Kosar 1 yard run (Cox kick) MIA 21–3 Q2 MIA Cox 37 yard field goal MIA 24–3 Q3 LOU Davenport 4 yard run (Ellis kick) MIA 24–10 Q3 MIA Brown 10 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 31–10 Q4 MIA Bratton 59 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 38–10 Q4 LOU Gray 6 yard pass from Rubbert (Ellis kick) MIA 38–17 Q4 LOU Knighton 2 yard run (pass failed) MIA 38–23
Kosar 22/36, 330 Yds
Highsmith 18 Rush, 100 Yds
Smith 10 Rec, 124 Yds
Brown 5 Rec, 113 Yds
[17]
Maryland
Maryland at #6 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Terrapins
0
0 21 21
42
Hurricanes
7
24 3 6
40
Date: November 16Location:
Orange Bowl Game attendance: 31,548Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly sunny, Wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)TV announcers (
JP ):
Mike Patrick ,
Kevin Kiley , and Chris Clackum Scoring summary Q1 3:51 MIA Bernie Kosar 1-yard run (Cox kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 MIA
Willie Smith 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 14–0 Q2 MIA Willie Smith 11-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 21–0 Q2 1:03 MIA Greg Cox 48-yard field goal MIA 24–0 Q2 0:12 MIA Charles Henry 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 31–0 Q3 12:35 MD Greg Hill 39-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick) MIA 31–7 Q3 6:53 MD Frank Reich 1-yard run (Atkinson kick) MIA 31–14 Q3 5:08 MIA Greg Cox 19-yard field goal MIA 34–14 Q3 MD Alvin Blount 1-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick) MIA 34–21 Q4 9:20 MD Tommy Neal 20-yard run (Atkinson kick) MIA 34–28 Q4 5:29 MD Greg Hill 68-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick) MD 35–34 Q4 9:20 MD Rick Badanjek 4-yard run (Atkinson kick) MD 42–34 Q2 1:00 MIA Eddie Brown 5-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (pass failed) MD 42–40
[18]
Boston College
#10 Boston College at #12 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
14
14 3 16
47
Hurricanes
7
14 10 14
45
[19]
Vs. UCLA (Fiesta Bowl)
#14 UCLA vs. #13 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bruins
7
15 7 10
39
Hurricanes
14
7 3 13
37
[20]
References
^ Feldman, Bruce (2004).
Cane Mutiny: How the Miami Hurricanes Overturned the Football Establishment New American Library . p.
55 .
ISBN
0-451-21297-5
^ Brown, Matt (September 4, 2017).
"Biggest College Football Comebacks" . MSN.com . Archived from
the original on September 5, 2017.
^ This comeback from 31 points down has since been exceeded by the
Michigan State Spartans '
41–38 comeback win in 2006 over the
Northwestern Wildcats during which Michigan State trailed 38–3 in the third quarter.
^ Hench, Kevin (May 17, 2007).
"Ten Best Damn unforgettable sports moments" . FOX Sports . Archived from
the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
^
"Miami upsets No. 1 Auburn" . The Home News . August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Kosar colossal in 32–20 UM win over Gators" . The Bradenton Herald . September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Tommy George (September 9, 1984).
"U-M tips Miami off top" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1H, 9H – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Maryland comeback stuns No. 6 Miami" . Star Tribune . November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1984 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Roster | College Football at Sports-Reference.com" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
^ Ocala Star-Banner. "Miami Charge Drops Auburn." 1984 Aug 28. Retrieved 2018-Sep-19.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1984 Aug 28. Retrieved 2018-Sep-19.
^
"Miami Beats No. 1 Auburn In Season's Opener, 20-18" .
The Washington Post . August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^
College Football Belt
Archived 2016-03-03 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2014-Dec-24.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Sep 9. Retrieved 2018-Sep-23.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Sep-29.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Oct 7.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Nov 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-16.
^ Wilbon, Michael (November 11, 1984).
"Down by 31, Md. Stuns Miami, 42-40" . The Washington Post . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
^
"Flutie's Desperation Pass Beats Miami, 47-45" . The Washington Post . November 24, 1984. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
^ Reilly, Rick (January 2, 1985).
"When the Dust Settles, UCLA Is on Top : Bruins Win Fiesta Bowl Shoot-Out Against Kosar and Hurricanes, 39-37" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
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