American college football season
1984 Miami Hurricanes football |
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Fiesta Bowl, L 37–39 vs. UCLA |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 18 |
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Record | 8–5 |
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Head coach | - Jimmy Johnson (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Stevens (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Bill Trout (1st season) |
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Base defense | 5–2[1] |
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Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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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 |
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August 27 | 9:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Auburn | No. 10 | | KATZ | W 20–18 | 51,131 | [5] |
September 1 | 7:30 pm | vs. No. 17 Florida | No. 10 | | ESPN | W 32–20 | 72,813 | [6] |
September 8 | 1:00 pm | at No. 14 Michigan | No. 1 | | KATZ | L 14–22 | 105,403 | [7] |
September 15 | 2:30 pm | at Purdue | No. 5 | | | W 28–17 | 56,716 | |
September 22 | 3:30 pm | No. 15 Florida State | No. 4 | | CBS | L 3–38 | 60,210 | |
September 29 | 7:00 pm | Rice | No. 16 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 38–3 | 20,084 | |
October 6 | 7:30 pm | at No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 14 | | ESPN | W 31–13 | 59,075 | |
October 13 | | at Cincinnati | No. 10 | | KATZ | W 49–25 | 25,642 | |
October 20 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 9 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 27–7 | 32,872 | |
November 3 | 12:30 pm | at Louisville | No. 6 | | | W 38–23 | 20,113 | |
November 10 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | No. 6 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| JP | L 40–42 | 31,548 | [8] |
November 23 | 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 37–39 | 60,310 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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
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Florida
#10 Miami (FL) vs. #17 Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hurricanes | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 32 | Gators | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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Michigan
#1 Miami (FL) at #14 Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | • Wolverines | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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Purdue
#5 Miami (FL) at Purdue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 | Boilermakers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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At Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louisville
#6 Miami (FL) at Louisville | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hurricanes | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 | Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | - Date: November 3
- Location: Cardinal Stadium
- Game attendance: 20,113
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Scoring summary |
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| 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
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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 16
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 31,548
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly sunny, Wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
- TV announcers (JP): Mike Patrick, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Clackum
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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References
- ^ Feldman, Bruce (2004). Cane Mutiny: How the Miami Hurricanes Overturned the Football Establishment. New York: 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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