1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

1991 Big East football standings
	The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.; Rankings from AP Poll

Miami Hurricanes football
1991 Miami Hurricanes football
AP National Champions; Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl, W 22–0 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#1
1991 record	12–0 (2–0 Big East)
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: 74,712)
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The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team were the co-national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season, as determined by the AP Poll. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."

Miami's football program joined a conference for the first time in its history in 1991: this would be their first year in the Big East Conference.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Gino Torretta
FB	Eric Montgomery
RB	Larry Jones
TE	Coleman Bell
SE	Horace Copeland
FL	Lamar Thomas
WT	Leon Searcy
WG	Rudy Barber
C	Kelvin Harris
SG	Claude Jones
ST	Mario Cristobal

Defense

Position	Name
RE	Rusty Medearis
DT	Dwayne Johnson
DT	Jeremiah Culberth
DT	Anthony Hamlet
LE	Kevin Patrick
WLB	Jessie Armstead
MLB	Micheal Barrow
SLB	Darrin Smith
RCB	Herbert James
LCB	Ryan McNeil
FS	Darryl Williams
SS	Hurlie Brown

Special Teams

Position	Name
K	Carlos Huerta
P	Paul Snyder
KR	Kevin Williams
KR	Darryl Spencer
PR	Kevin Williams

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 PM	at Arkansas*	#3	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ABC	W 31–3	46,308
September 12	8:00 PM	#10 Houston*	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	W 40–10	71,842
September 28	2:00 PM	at Tulsa*	#2	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 34–10	35,689
October 5	12:00 PM	Oklahoma State*	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 40–3	42,751
October 12	12:00 PM	#9 Penn State*	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	W 26–20	75,723
October 19	4:00 PM	Long Beach State*	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 55–0	40,498
October 26	10:00 PM	at Arizona*	#2	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 36–9	53,349
November 9	4:00 PM	West Virginia	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 27–3	60,250
November 16	12:00 PM	at #1 Florida State*	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 17–16	63,442
November 23	7:30 PM	at Boston College	#1	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 19–14	32,071
November 30	7:30 PM	San Diego State*	#1	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	W 39–12	56,721
January 1	8:00 PM	vs. #11 Nebraska*	#1	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 22–0	77,747
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

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

Awards Finalists

Bold indicates winners

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

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Carlos Huerta, K

Other Notable Players

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, DT

Warren Sapp

Finesse Mitchell

Dinavon Bythwood, DE

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Leon Searcy	Tackle	1	11	Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl Williams	Defensive Back	1	28	Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Erickson	Quarterback	4	86	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Hamlet	Defensive End	10	263	Seattle Seahawks
Kelvin Harris	Center	12	312	Los Angeles Rams
Carlos Huerta	Kicker	12	315	San Diego Chargers

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References

[1] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=1007&season=1991

[2] ttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm

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1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Starting lineup

Offense

Defense

Special Teams

Schedule

Awards and honors

First Team All-Americans

Awards Finalists

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Other Notable Players

Team players drafted into the NFL

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1991 Big East football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll