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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. Miami lost 14–10 to No. 2 Penn State , who were also undefeated.
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 30 at South Carolina No. 3 ESPN W 34–1473,500 [1]
September 6 at No. 13 Florida No. 3 W 23–1574,875 [2]
September 13 Texas Tech No. 2 KJTV W 61–1141,925
September 27 No. 1 Oklahoma No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS W 28–1671,451
October 4 Northern Illinois No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 34–033,905
October 11 at West Virginia No. 1 ABC W 58–1463,500 [3]
October 18 at Cincinnati No. 1 Raycom W 45–1329,546
November 1 No. 20 Florida State No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 41–2362,834
November 8 at Pittsburgh No. 1 ABC W 37–1055,338
November 15 Tulsa No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 23–1051,110
East Carolina No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 36–1030,202
vs. No. 2 Penn State No. 1 NBC L 10–1473,098
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings [ edit ]
Personnel [ edit ]
Season summary [ edit ]
At South Carolina [ edit ]
Miami (FL) at South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
14
3 17 0
34
Gamecocks
0
0 0 14
14
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 34-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q1 MIA Bratton 12-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 14–0
Q2 MIA Seelig 45-yard field goal MIA 17–0
Q3 MIA Bratton 2-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 24–0
Q3 MIA Seelig 49-yard field goal MIA 27–0
Q3 MIA A. Highsmith 17-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 34–0
Q4 SCAR H. Brown 4-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–7
Q4 SCAR Sharpe 29-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–14
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At Florida [ edit ]
Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
7
0 9 7
23
Gators
0
9 0 6
15
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 24-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q2 FLA Dawson 32-yard field goal MIA 7–3
Q2 FLA Dawson 38-yard field goal MIA 7–6
Q2 FLA Dawson 41-yard field goal FLA 9–7
Q3 MIA Bratton 20-yard run (pass failed) MIA 13–9
Q3 MIA Seelig 35-yard field goal MIA 16–9
Q4 MIA Irvin 15-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 23–9
Q4 FLA Jones 1-yard pass from Bell (pass failed) MIA 23–15
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Texas Tech [ edit ]
Oklahoma [ edit ]
Oklahoma at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Sooners
0
3 7 6
16
• No. 2 Hurricanes
0
7 21 0
28
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Northern Illinois [ edit ]
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At West Virginia [ edit ]
At Cincinnati [ edit ]
Florida State [ edit ]
Florida State at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Seminoles
14
3 6 0
23
• No. 1 Hurricanes
14
0 7 20
41
Date: November 1Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 62,834
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Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl) [ edit ]
Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Hurricanes
0
7 0 3
10
• No. 2 Nittany Lions
0
7 0 7
14
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1987 NFL Draft [ edit ]
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References [ edit ]
^ "It's a breeze for Hurricanes in 34–14 win" . The Miami Herald . August 31, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Canes clean Gators' house" . The Tampa Tribune . September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Canes barely break a sweat, 58–14" . The Palm Beach Post . October 12, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1986 Football Schedule" . University of Miami Athletic Department . Retrieved August 20, 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^ "MIAMI BLOWS AWAY OKLAHOMA" . Chicago Tribune . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl" . Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com . October 5, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23" . The Washington Post . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" . Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
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