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American college football season
The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the
University of Miami during the
1992 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the
Big East Conference . The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach
Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the
Orange Bowl . They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the
Sugar Bowl , which served as the
Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to
Alabama , 34–13.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 8:00 pm at No. 23
Iowa * No. 1
ABC W 24–770,397
September 19 4:00 pm
Florida A&M * No. 1 W 38–074,292
September 26 4:00 pm
Arizona * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 8–747,049
October 3 12:00 pm No. 3
Florida State * No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (
rivalry ) ABC W
19–16 77,338
[1]
October 10 12:00 pm at No. 7
Penn State * No. 2 ABC W 17–1496,704
October 17 4:00 pm
TCU * No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 45–1042,915
October 24 12:00 pm at
Virginia Tech No. 1
BEN W 43–2351,423
October 31 7:30 pm
West Virginia No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL
ESPN W 35–2351,246
November 14 12:00 pm
Temple No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL BEN W 48–041,212
[2]
November 21 3:30 pm at No. 8
Syracuse No. 1 ABC W 16–1049,857
November 28 7:30 pm at
San Diego State * No. 1 ESPN W 63–1752,108
8:30 pm vs. No. 2
Alabama * No. 1 ABC L 13–3476,789
[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 1 (40) 1 (43) 1 (45) 1 (47) 1 (43) 2 (12) 2 (16) 1 т (30 1 ⁄2 ) 1 т (31) 1 (32) 2 (27 1 ⁄2 ) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 3
Coaches 1 (40) 1 (43) 1 (45) 1 (47) 1 (45) 2 (16) 2 (22) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (37) 1 (30) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (60) 1 (59) 1 (59) 3
Season summary
Iowa
#1 Miami (FL) at #23 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
3
7 0 14
24
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 7
7
Scoring summary 1 UM Prewitt 27-yard field goal MIA 3–0
2 UM Williams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–0
4 UM L. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–0
Iowa Jasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick) MIA 17–7
UM Spencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 24–7
Florida State
#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Seminoles
7
3 3 3
16
• Hurricanes
0
10 0 9
19
Scoring summary 1 FSU
Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick) FSU 7–0
2 UM Dane Prewitt 24-yard field goal FSU 7–3
7:36 UM C. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–7
FSU Dan Mowrey 22-yard field goal Tied 10–10
3 FSU Dan Mowrey 38-yard field goal FSU 13–10
4 FSU Dan Mowrey 41-yard field goal FSU 16–10
UM L. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–16
UM Team safety MIA 19–16
Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)
#1 Miami (FL) vs. #2 Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
3
3 0 7
13
• Crimson Tide
3
10 14 7
34
Scoring summary 1 10:56 BAMA Proctor 19-yard field goal BAMA 3–0
7:49 UM Dane Prewitt 49-yard field goal Tied 3–3
2 10:48 BAMA Proctor 23-yard field goal BAMA 6–3
6:09 BAMA Williams 2-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 13–3
0:00 UM Dane Prewitt 42-yard field goal BAMA 13–6
3 10:12 BAMA Lassic 1-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 20–6
9:56 BAMA
Teague 31-yard interception return (Proctor kick) BAMA 27–6
4 12:08 UM Kevin Williams 78-yard punt return (Prewitt kick) BAMA 27–13
6:46 BAMA Lassic 4-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 34–13
Personnel
Coaching staff
Support staff
Roster
1992 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
21
Maurice Washington
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Awards and honors
Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award
[4]
Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy
[5]
Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
[6]
Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award
[7]
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
Michael Barrow, LB
[8]
Gino Torretta, QB
[8]
1993 NFL Draft
[9]
References
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"No. 2 Miami escapes again" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Canes put Virginia Tech away early 43–23" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tide drowns Miami" . The Montgomery Advertiser . January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Davey O'Brien Foundation – Home of the National Quarterback Award, High School Scholarship, Legends Award & Founder's Award" .
^
"Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy" . Archived from
the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007 .
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"NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN" . ESPN.com .
^
"Football" . Collegefootball.about.com. Archived from
the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .
^
a
b
"History: Jack Harding MVP Award" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"1993 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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