1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 66th season of football and first as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall and 2–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska, 22–0. The Hurricanes were named as national champions by the AP poll, the program's fourth national championship. Washington, who also finished 12–0 overall, were named as champions by the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Arkansas

Houston

Tulsa

• Gino Torretta 20/33, 327 Yds
• Lamar Thomas 5 Rec, 106 Yds

Oklahoma State

Penn State

• First meeting between the two schools since 1987 Fiesta Bowl
• Fans watching on television outside of Florida missed two scores when the network switched to United States Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Horace Copeland 5 Rec, 106 Yds

Long Beach State

Arizona

West Virginia

Florida State

Boston College

San Diego State

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

• Leon Searcy, T
• Darrin Smith, LB
• Darryl Williams, FS
• Kevin Williams, KR/PR
• Carlos Huerta, K

Conference awards

• Darrin Smith, LB: Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
• Gino Torretta, QB: Big East Offensive Player of the Year
• Kevin Williams, KR/PR: Big East Special Teams Player of the Year

• Russell Sapp, RB/KR/PR: Big East Co-Special Teams Player of the Year

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Carlos Huerta, K

1992 NFL draft

References