1983 Miami Hurricanes football team

1983 Miami Hurricanes football

National Champions Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl, W, 31-30 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1983 record	11-1
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Offensive coordinator	Gary Stevens
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Olivadotti
Base defense	5-2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
#18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Miami Hurricanes were declared the national champions of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The national championship was the first of five won by the University of Miami.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Bernie Kosar
FB	Albert Bentley
HB	Keith Griffin
TE	Glenn Dennison
WR	Eddie Brown
WR	Stanley Shakespeare
OT	Paul Bertucelli
OG	Juan Comendeiro
C	Ian Sinclair
OG	Alvin Ward
OT	Dave Heffernan

Defense

Position	Name
DE	Danny Brown
RDT	Kevin Fagan
MG	Tony Fitzpatrick
LDT	Fred Robinson
DE	Julio Cortes
LB	Jay Brophy
LB	Ken Sisk
SC	Rodney Bellinger
QC	Reggie Sutton
ROV	Kenny Calhoun
FS	Eddie Williams

Special teams

Position	Name
K	Jeff Davis
P	Rick Tuten
KR	Reggie Sutton
PR	Eddie Brown

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at UM
Howard Schnellenberger	Head Coach	5th
Tom Olivadotti	Defensive Coordinator	4th
Gary Stevens	Offensive Coordinator	4th
Hubbard Alexander	Tight Ends	5th
Harold Allen	Defensive Line	19th
Mike Archer	Defensive Backs	8th
Joe Brodsky	Running Backs	5th
Marc Trestman	Quarterbacks	3rd
Bill Trout	Defensive Ends	8th
Chris Vagotis	Offensive Line	4th
Mike Rodriguez	Volunteer Assistant	5th
Raymond Ganong	Strength and Conditioning Coach	NA

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at #16 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Seminole War Canoe)		L 3–28	73,907
September 10		at Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX		W 29–7	25,000
September 17		Purdue		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 35–0	37,150
September 24	9:00 p.m.	#13 Notre Dame		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 20–0	52,480
October 1	3:50 p.m.	at Duke	#15	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ABC	W 56–17	28,750
October 8		Louisville	#12	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 42–14	30,073
October 15		at Mississippi State	#10	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 31–7	29,456
October 22		Cincinnati	#8	Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 17–7	14,163
October 29		#12 West Virginia	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 20–3	63,881
November 5		East Carolina	#5	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 12–7	39,225
November 12		at Florida State	#6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)	WSVN	W 17–16	57,333
January 2, 1984	8:00 p.m.	vs. #1 Nebraska	#5	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 31–30	72,596
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
• Miami (FL)	7	21	7	0	35

Date: September 17
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 37,150

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	Kosar 1 yard run (Davis kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	MIA	Shakespeare 35 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 14–0

Q2	MIA	Vanderwende 1 yard run (Davis kick)	MIA 21–0

Q2	MIA	Shakespeare 12 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 28–0

Q3	MIA	Griffin 17 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 35–0

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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Jay Brophy, LB

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Glenn Dennison, TE

Trivia

The 1983 Miami Hurricanes were only the second national champion to gain more yards passing than rushing.
The latest team (of four total in NCAA history) to win the National Championship after losing its opening game

References

↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 18.

1983 Miami Hurricanes football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Howard Schnellenberger

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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