1986 Miami Hurricanes football
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Penn State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Wannstedt (1st season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  – 7 –4 –1
Army   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Temple   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28-16 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners, who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time. At 11-0, it was Miami's first undefeated regular season, which they finished ranked No. 1. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, which also served as the National Championship Game, and lost 14-10 to No. 2 Penn State, who was also undefeated.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30at South CarolinaNo. 3
ESPNW 34–1473,500
September 6at No. 13 FloridaNo. 3
W 23–1574,875[1]
September 13Texas TechNo. 2
KJTVW 61–1141,925
September 27No. 1 OklahomaNo. 2
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSW 28–1671,451
October 4Northern IllinoisNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 34–033,905
October 11at West VirginiaNo. 1
ABCW 58–1463,500
October 18at CincinnatiNo. 1
RaycomW 45–1329,546
November 1No. 20 Florida StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 41–2362,834
November 8at PittsburghNo. 1
ABCW 37–1055,338
November 15TulsaNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–1051,110
November 27East CarolinaNo. 1
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 36–1030,202
January 2vs. No. 2 Penn StateNo. 1
NBCL 10–1473,098
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Rankings

Personnel

1986 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 73 David Alekna Sr
OT 56 Chris Bell Fr
WR 9 Brian Blades Jr
RB 5 Melvin Bratton Jr
WR 83 Andre Brown So
OT 53 Rob Canei Jr
TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Fr
OL 59 Luis Cristabol Fr
OT 70 Ed Davis Sr
C 50 Bobby Garcia Fr
FB 26 Cleveland Gary So
FB 41 Eric Ham Jr
TE 82 Charles Henry Jr
FB 30 Alonzo Highsmith Sr
WR 17 Rodney Hill So
C 64 Roderick Holder Fr
TE 80 John Hunt Fr
WR 47 Michael Irvin So
QB 8 Greg Jones Fr
OT 72 Marcus Kinlaw Fr
Sr 11 David Kintigh Sr
G 61 Maurice Maddox Jr
OL 52 Jose Montalvo So
G 77 Paul O'Connor Sr
OT 37 Darryl Oliver Sr
FB 75 John O'Neill So
G 68 Barry Panfil Fr
OT 71 Matt Patchan Jr
RB 21 J.C. Penny Jr
WR 33 Brett Perrriman Jr
OT 69 Mike Pigza So
G 76 Scott Provin Jr
C 74 Gregg Rakoczy Sr
TE 87 Alfredo Roberts Jr
G 65 Steve Rosinski Fr
OT 78 Bill Schaefer
TE 81 Brian Smith So
RB 44 Steve Staffier Jr
OL 67 Mike Sullivan Fr
QB 14 Vinny Testaverde Sr
RB 16 Robert Thomas So
QB 13 Geoff Torretta Sr
QB 7 Bill Turkowski Fr
FB 34 Tracy Waiters So
QB 1 Steve Walsh Fr
RB 24 Warren Williams Jr
WR 23 Percy Wilson Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18 Tolbert Bain Jr
DB 6 Kenny Berry Fr
S 36 Bennie Blades Jr
DT 98 Jerome Brown Sr
S 32 Selwyn Brown Jr
LB 91 Rod Carter So
LB 57 Bernard Clark Fr
DB 29 Don Ellis So
CB 19 Darrell Fullington Jr
DL 60 David Guest Fr
DL 49 Darren Handy Fr
DB 39 Bobby Harden Fr
LB 85 Kevin Harris Fr
DE 54 Bill Hawkins So
DB 15 Jason Hicks Fr
LB 31 Freddy Highsmith So
DE 99 Jeff Howard Fr
LB 40 Sandy Jack Fr
DB 27 Michael Johnson Fr
DT 86 Derwin Jones Jr
DE 63 Jimmie Jones Fr
LB 51 Bukasa Kalombo Fr
DE 88 Dennis Kelleher Fr
DT 62 Gary Mahon So
LB 55 Danny Mariscal So
DE 94 Greg Mark Fr
DL 79 Russell Maryland Fr
DB 28 Kevin McCutcheon Sr
DB 48 Bubba McDowell So
CB 43 Doug McFadden Sr
LB 45 George Mira Jr. Jr
LB 90 Victor Morris Sr
LB 92 Winston Moss Sr
DT 97 Ernie Parish So
LB 58 Willis Peguese Fr
S 2 Basil Proctor Fr
LB 22 Randy Shannon So
DT 93 Dan Sileo Jr
CB 35 Tim Sims Sr
DE 96 Dan Stubbs Jr
DT 95 Brad Stunkel Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Greg Cox Jr
P 38 Jeff Feagles Jr
P 20 Steve Kazdin Sr
P 12 Kirk Sandifer So
K 3 Mark Seelig Sr
P 17 David Lewis  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-10-05

Season summary

At South Carolina

Miami (FL) at South Carolina
1 234Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes 14 3170 34
Gamecocks 0 0014 14
Scoring summary
Q1MIABratton 34-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 7–0
Q1MIABratton 12-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIASeelig 45-yard field goalMIA 17–0
Q3MIABratton 2-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 24–0
Q3MIASeelig 49-yard field goalMIA 27–0
Q3MIAA. Highsmith 17-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick)MIA 34–0
Q4SCARH. Brown 4-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick)MIA 34–7
Q4SCARSharpe 29-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick)MIA 34–14

[3]

At Florida

Miami (FL)
1 234Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes 7 097 23
Gators 0 906 15
Scoring summary
Q1MIABratton 24-yard run (Seelig kick)MIA 7–0
Q2FLADawson 32-yard field goalMIA 7–3
Q2FLADawson 38-yard field goalMIA 7–6
Q2FLADawson 41-yard field goalFLA 9–7
Q3MIABratton 20-yard run (pass failed)MIA 13–9
Q3MIASeelig 35-yard field goalMIA 16–9
Q4MIAIrvin 15-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick)MIA 23–9
Q4FLAJones 1-yard pass from Bell (pass failed)MIA 23–15

[4]

Texas Tech

Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
No. 1 Sooners 0 376 16
• No. 2 Hurricanes 0 7210 28

[5]

Northern Illinois

[6]

At West Virginia

At Cincinnati

Florida State

Florida State at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
No. 20 Seminoles 14 360 23
• No. 1 Hurricanes 14 0720 41
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 62,834

[7]

Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
1 234Total
No. 1 Hurricanes 0 703 10
• No. 2 Nittany Lions 0 707 14

[8]

1987 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Vinny TestaverdeQuarterback11Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alonzo HighsmithRunning back13Houston Oilers
Jerome BrownDefensive tackle19Philadelphia Eagles
Gregg RakoczyCenter232Cleveland Browns
Winston MossLinebacker250Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Paul O'ConnorGuard5140New York Giants
Darryl OliverRunning back11297Seattle Seahawks

[9]

References

  1. ↑ "'Canes clean Gators' house". The Tampa Tribune. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1986 Football Schedule". University of Miami Athletic Department. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
  4. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
  5. ↑ "MIAMI BLOWS AWAY OKLAHOMA". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl". Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com. October 5, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23". The Washington Post. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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