1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

1988 Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 23–3 vs. Nebraska
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1988 record 11–1
Head coach Jimmy Johnson (5th year)
Defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt (3rd year)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
1988 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Notre Dame           12 0 0
#2 Miami (FL)           11 1 0
#3 Florida State           11 1 0
#5 West Virginia           11 1 0
Southern Miss           10 2 0
#13 Syracuse           10 2 0
Army           9 3 0
Louisville           8 3 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Northern Illinois           7 4 0
Pittsburgh           6 5 0
Memphis           6 5 0
Rutgers           6 5 0
Southwest Louisiana           6 5 0
Akron           5 6 0
Penn State           5 6 0
Tulane           5 6 0
Temple           4 7 0
Tulsa           4 7 0
Boston College           3 8 0
Cincinnati           3 8 0
East Carolina           3 8 0
Navy           3 8 0
Virginia Tech           3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Jimmy Johnson's final season as the Hurricanes head coach.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 No. 1 Florida State No. 6 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL CBS W 31–0   77,836
September 17 at No. 15 Michigan No. 1 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC W 31–30   105,834
September 24 Wisconsin No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 23–3   48,311
October 1 Missouri No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 55–0   40,654
October 15 at No. 4 Notre Dame No. 1 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN CBS L 30–31   59,075
October 22 Cincinnati No. 4 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 57–3   44,107
October 29 at East Carolina No. 4 Ficklen Memorial StadiumGreenville, NC W 31–7   29,400
November 5 Tulsadagger No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 34–3   38,196
November 19 at No. 11 LSU No. 3 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA ESPN W 44–3   79,528
November 26 No. 8 Arkansas No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL CBS W 18–16   63,271
December 3 BYU No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN W 41–17   59,637
January 2 vs. No. 6 Nebraska No. 2 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 23–3   79,480
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Florida State

1 234Total
Florida State 0 000 0
Miami (FL) 3 1477 31

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Michigan

#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
1 234Total
Miami (FL) 7 7017 31
Michigan 3 1737 30

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 000 3
Miami (FL) 0 1463 23

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Missouri

1 234Total
Missouri 0 000 0
Miami (FL) 21 17143 55

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Notre Dame

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Cincinnati

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Bill HawkinsDefensive End 121 Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland GaryRunning Back 126 Los Angeles Rams
Bubba McDowell Defensive back3 77 Houston Oilers
Mel Bratton Running Back7 180 Denver Broncos
Rod Carter Linebacker10 252 Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon Linebacker11 280 Dallas Cowboys
Steve Walsh (selected in Supplemental Draft)Quarterback 11 Dallas Cowboys

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References

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