1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

1989 Miami Hurricanes football

National Champions Sugar Bowl Champions
Sugar Bowl, W 33–25 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1989 record	11–1
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		11	–	1	–	0
#2 Notre Dame		–		12	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		9	–	2	–	0
#15 Penn State		–		8	–	3	–	1
#17 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	3	–	1
#21 West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		7	–	4	–	0
Akron		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa		–		6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		2	–	7	–	2
Boston College		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	9	–	1
Temple		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Miami Hurricanes were the national champions of the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The national championship was the third won by the University of Miami in football.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Craig Erickson
RB	Leonard Conley
WB	Wesley Carroll
TE	Rob Chudzinski
SE	Randal Hill
FL	Dale Dawkins
OT	Mike Sullivan
OG	Rod Holder
TE	Johnny "Armani" Hackett
C	Bobby Garcia
OG	Darren Handy
OT	Leon Searcy

Defense

Position	Name
RE	Greg Mark
DT	Cortez Kennedy
DT	Russell Maryland
LE	Willis Peguese
WLB	Maurice Crum
MLB	Bernard Clark
SLB	Richard Newbill
RCB	Ryan McNeil
LCB	Kenny Berry
FS	Charles Pharms
SS	Hurlie Brown

Special teams

Position	Name
K	Carlos Huerta
P	Tim Kalal
KR	Randal Hill
KR	Alex Johnson
PR	Wesley Carroll

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Wisconsin	#3	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	W 51–3	38,646
September 16	California	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 31–3	56,931
September 23	at Missouri	#2	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		W 38–7	43,293
September 30	at Michigan State	#2	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 26–20	76,217
October 7	Cincinnati	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 56–0	48,597
October 14	San Jose State	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 48–16	45,122
October 28	at #9 Florida State	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–24	62,602
November 4	East Carolina	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 40–10	35,159
November 11	at #14 Pittsburgh	#7	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	W 24–3	52,528
November 18	San Diego State	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 42–6	42,362
November 25	#1 Notre Dame	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 27–10	81,634
January 1	vs. #7 Alabama	#2	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 33–25	77,425
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Season summary

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	10	0	0	10
• Miami (FL)	10	7	7	3	27

Date: November 25
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game attendance: 81,634

Scoring summary

1		Miami (FL)	Huerta 35-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 3-0

1		Miami (FL)	Dawkins 55-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 10-0

2		Notre Dame	Hackett 22-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 10-3

2		Notre Dame	Bolcar 49-yard interception return (Hackett kick)	Tie 10-10

2		Miami (FL)	McGuire 5-yard run (Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 17-10

3		Miami (FL)	Dawkins 5-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 24-10

4	1:44	Miami (FL)	Huerta 32-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 27-10

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Cortez Kennedy	Defensive Tackle	1	3	Seattle Seahawks
Jimmie Jones	Defensive Tackle	3	64	Dallas Cowboys
Bernard Clark	Linebacker	3	65	Cincinnati Bengals
Willis Peguese	Defensive End	3	72	Houston Oilers
Greg Mark	Defensive End	3	79	New York Giants
Richard Newbill	Linebacker	5	126	Houston Oilers
Dale Dawkins	Wide Receiver	9	223	New York Jets
Kenny Berry	Defensive Back	10	256	San Diego Chargers
Bobby Harden	Defensive Back	12	315	Miami Dolphins

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References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=1007&season=1989
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Nov 26.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm

1989 Miami Hurricanes football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Dennis Erickson

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

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse / Ole Miss

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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