American college football season
The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas , 46–3.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 7:30 pm at No. 16 BYU No. 1 ESPN L 21–2866,235
September 15 3:30 pm at California No. 10 ABC W 52–2447,000
September 29 8:00 pm Iowa No. 10 PPV W 48–2170,420
October 6 2:00 pm No. 2 Florida State No. 9 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 31–2280,396
October 13 4:00 pm Kansas No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Raycom W 34–054,211
October 20 3:30 pm at No. 6 Notre Dame No. 2 CBS L 20–2959,075
October 27 1:00 pm at Texas Tech No. 8 Raycom W 45–1050,028
November 3 4:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 45–050,412
November 17 4:00 pm Boston College No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 42–1250,942
November 24 7:30 pm Syracuse No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 33–766,196
December 1 4:00 pm at San Diego State No. 3 ESPN W 30–2834,201
1:30 pm vs. No. 3 Texas No. 4 CBS W 46–377,425
Personnel
1990 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 1 (24) 1 (27) 10 9 10 9 3 (6) 2 (15) 8 8 5 3 2 (3) 3 (2) 4 3 (1) Coaches 1 (25) 1 10 8 9 8 4 (4) 2 (7) 9 8 4 3 2 (3) 2 (3) 4 (2) 3 (2)
Season summary
BYU
#1 Miami (FL) at #16 BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
7
7 7 0
21
• Cougars
0
17 11 0
28
California
#10 Miami (FL) at California
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hurricanes
10
21 0 21
52
Golden Bears
14
7 0 3
24
[1]
Iowa
Iowa at #10 Miami
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
14 7 0
21
• Hurricanes
14
10 7 17
48
[2]
Florida State
#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Seminoles
0
6 3 13
22
• Hurricanes
10
14 0 7
31
Kansas
Notre Dame
#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes
10
7 0 3
20
• Fighting Irish
10
6 6 7
29
Texas Tech
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Syracuse
San Diego State
Game information
MIA – Carroll 55-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)
SDS – Trakas 25-yard field goal
SDS – R. Rowe 3-yard pass from McGwire (Trakas kick)
MIA – Huerta 44-yard field goal
MIA – McGuire 5-yard run (Huerta kick)
SDS – Trakas 43-yard field goal
MIA – Huerta 29-yard field goal
SDS – Wright 9-yard run (Trakas kick)
MIA – Hill 11-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)
MIA – Huerta 22-yard field goal
SDS – Arey 13-yard pass from McGwire (pass good)
Top passers
MIA – Erickson 17/39, 264 Yds, 2 TD, INT
SDS – McGwire 32/53, 323 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MIA – McGuire 19/30, TD
SDS – Wright 22/112, TD
Top receivers
MIA – Hill 6/112, TD
SDS – R. Rowe 9/102, TD
[3]
Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Miami (FL)
12
7
14 13 46
Texas
0
3
0 0 3
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIA
TEX
1
8:53
Miami (FL)
28-yard field goal by Huerta
3
0
1
5:26
Miami (FL)
50-yard field goal by Huerta
6
0
1
0:11
Miami (FL)
Carroll 12-yard touchdown reception from Erickson , 2-point pass failed
12
0
2
7:43
Texas
29-yard field goal by Pollak
12
3
2
4:17
Miami (FL)
Carroll 24-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick good
19
3
3
11:46
Miami (FL)
Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by D. Smith , Huerta kick good
26
3
3
6:09
Miami (FL)
Hill 48-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick good
33
3
4
10:56
Miami (FL)
Bethel 4-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick no good (blocked)
39
3
4
9:23
Miami (FL)
Conley 26-yard touchdown run, Huerta kick good
46
3
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
46
3
Awards and honors
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
1991 NFL Draft
[10]
References
^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
^ "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21" . Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
^ Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS" . The Washington Post . January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is" . The Baltimore Sun . January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN" . ESPN.com .
^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?" . LiveAbout . Retrieved December 9, 2021 .
^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award" . Hurricanes Sports Properties. Retrieved July 7, 2012 . [permanent dead link ]
^ "1991 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
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