1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

1991 Miami Hurricanes football

AP Poll national champion
Orange Bowl champion

Orange Bowl, W 22–0 vs. Nebraska

Conference

Big East Conference

Ranking

Coaches

No. 2

No. 1

1991 record

12–0 (2–0 Big East)

Head coach

Dennis Erickson (3rd year)

Offensive coordinator

Bob Bratkowski (3rd year)

Offensive scheme

Pro-style

Defensive coordinator

Sonny Lubick (3rd year)

Base defense

4–3

Captain

Game captains

Home stadium

Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,712)

Seasons

« 1990

1992 »

1991 Big East football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	7	7	7	10	31
Arkansas	0	3	0	0	3

Date: August 31
Location: War Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 46,308

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	Copeland 99 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	ARK	Wright 35 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q2	MIA	McGuire 11 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–3

Q3	MIA	Patton 42 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–3

Q4	MIA	McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 28–3

Q4	MIA	Huerta 22 yard field goal	MIA 31–3

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	Copeland 99 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	ARK	Wright 35 yard field goal	MIA 7–3

Q2	MIA	McGuire 11 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–3

Q3	MIA	Patton 42 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–3

Q4	MIA	McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 28–3

Q4	MIA	Huerta 22 yard field goal	MIA 31–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	0	21	7	6	34
Tulsa	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 28
Location: Skelly Stadium
Game attendance: 35,689

Scoring summary

Q2	MIA	McGuire 8 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	MIA	Etheredge 1 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–0

Q2	MIA	Moore 3 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–0

Q2	TLSA	Lange 30 yard field goal	MIA 21–3

Q3	MIA	McGuire 4 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 28–3

Q4	MIA	Huerta 23 yard field goal	MIA 31–3

Q4	TLSA	Fair 3 yard pass from Rubley (Lange kick)	MIA 31–10

Q4	MIA	Huerta 28 yard field goal	MIA 34–10

Scoring summary

Q2	MIA	McGuire 8 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	MIA	Etheredge 1 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–0

Q2	MIA	Moore 3 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–0

Q2	TLSA	Lange 30 yard field goal	MIA 21–3

Q3	MIA	McGuire 4 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 28–3

Q4	MIA	Huerta 23 yard field goal	MIA 31–3

Q4	TLSA	Fair 3 yard pass from Rubley (Lange kick)	MIA 31–10

Q4	MIA	Huerta 28 yard field goal	MIA 34–10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	0	0	3	0	3
• Miami (FL)	17	13	3	7	40

Date: October 5
Location: Orange Bowl
Game attendance: 42,751

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	McGuire 7 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	MIA	Huerta 27 yard field goal	MIA 10–0

Q1	MIA	Thomas 5 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 17–0

Q2	MIA	Patton 4 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 24–0

Q2	MIA	Patton 2 yard run (kick failed)	MIA 30–0

Q3	MIA	Huerta 29 yard field goal	MIA 33–0

Q3	OKST	Myers 20 yard field goal	MIA 33–3

Q4	MIA	Bennett 22 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 40–3

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	McGuire 7 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	MIA	Huerta 27 yard field goal	MIA 10–0

Q1	MIA	Thomas 5 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 17–0

Q2	MIA	Patton 4 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 24–0

Q2	MIA	Patton 2 yard run (kick failed)	MIA 30–0

Q3	MIA	Huerta 29 yard field goal	MIA 33–0

Q3	OKST	Myers 20 yard field goal	MIA 33–3

Q4	MIA	Bennett 22 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 40–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn St	3	3	7	7	20
• Miami (FL)	3	3	14	6	26

Date: October 12
Location: Orange Bowl
Game attendance: 75,723
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1		MIA	Huerta 24 yard field goal	MIA 3–0

Q1		PSU	Fayak 20 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2		PSU	Fayak 46 yard field goal	PSU 6–3

Q2		MIA	Huerta 45 yard field goal	Tie 6–6

Q3	6:34	MIA	Copeland 80 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 13–6

Q3		MIA	K. Williams 91 yard punt return (Huerta kick)	MIA 20–6

Q3		PSU	T. Smith 2 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)	MIA 20–13

Q4		MIA	Thomas 42 yard pass from Torretta (kick failed)	MIA 26–13

Q4		PSU	T. Smith 9 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)	MIA 26–20

Scoring summary

Q1		MIA	Huerta 24 yard field goal	MIA 3–0

Q1		PSU	Fayak 20 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2		PSU	Fayak 46 yard field goal	PSU 6–3

Q2		MIA	Huerta 45 yard field goal	Tie 6–6

Q3	6:34	MIA	Copeland 80 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)	MIA 13–6

Q3		MIA	K. Williams 91 yard punt return (Huerta kick)	MIA 20–6

Q3		PSU	T. Smith 2 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)	MIA 20–13

Q4		MIA	Thomas 42 yard pass from Torretta (kick failed)	MIA 26–13

Q4		PSU	T. Smith 9 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)	MIA 26–20

The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team were the co-national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season, as determined by the AP Poll. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."

Miami's football program joined a conference for the first time in its history in 1991: this would be their first year in the Big East Conference.

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