Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida. Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward)."[2]
Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967. The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions, the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime, and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half.[6]
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^"Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^"MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^"FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^"52nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1986". Sugar Bowl. January 1, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1985 NCAA Division I A football season It was the Hurricanes 60th season of football The Hurricanes were led by second year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl They finished the season 10 2 overall They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they lost to Tennessee 35 7 1985 Miami Hurricanes footballSugar Bowl L 7 35 vs TennesseeConferenceIndependentRankingCoachesNo 8APNo 9Record10 2Head coachJimmy Johnson 2nd season Offensive coordinatorGary Stevens 3rd season Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette 1st season Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl Capacity 75 500 Seasons 19841986 1985 NCAA Division I A independents football recordsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 3 Penn State 11 1 0No 9 Miami FL 10 2 0Army 9 3 0No 15 Florida State 9 3 0West Virginia 7 3 1Southern Miss 7 4 0Syracuse 7 5 0Virginia Tech 6 5 0Pittsburgh 5 5 1Cincinnati 5 6 0Notre Dame 5 6 0South Carolina 5 6 0Southwestern Louisiana 4 7 0Navy 4 7 0Temple 4 7 0Boston College 4 8 0Memphis State 2 7 2Rutgers 2 8 1East Carolina 2 9 0Louisville 2 9 0Tulane 1 10 0Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Personnel 2 1 Roster 2 2 Recruits 2 3 Coaching staff 2 4 Support staff 2 5 Rankings 3 Game summaries 3 1 Florida 3 2 at Rice 3 3 at Boston College 3 4 at East Carolina 3 5 Cincinnati 3 6 at Oklahoma 3 7 Louisville 3 8 at Florida State 3 9 at Maryland 3 10 Colorado State 3 11 Notre Dame 3 12 vs Tennessee Sugar Bowl 4 1986 NFL Draft 5 ReferencesSchedule EditDateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 7No 5 FloridaMiami Orange BowlMiami FL rivalry L 23 3580 277September 14at RiceRice StadiumHouston TXW 48 2015 411September 28at Boston CollegeSullivan StadiumFoxborough MAW 45 1031 864October 5at East CarolinaFicklen Memorial StadiumGreenville NCW 27 1534 511October 12CincinnatiMiami Orange BowlMiami FLW 38 030 164October 19at No 3 OklahomaOklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman OKABCW 27 1473 102October 26LouisvilleNo 15Miami Orange BowlMiami FLW 45 731 761November 2at No 10 Florida StateNo 11Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee FL rivalry ABCW 35 2761 250November 9at MarylandNo 8Memorial StadiumBaltimore MDCBSW 29 2262 350November 23Colorado State No 4Miami Orange BowlMiami FLW 24 335 035November 30Notre DameNo 4Miami Orange BowlMiami FLCBSW 58 749 236January 1vs No 8 TennesseeNo 2Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans LA Sugar Bowl ABCL 7 3577 432 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameMiami s 600th game in school history was against Colorado State 1 Personnel EditRoster Edit Player Class Pos SummaryVinny Testaverde QB 216 Cmp 352 Att 3238 Yds 21 TDGeoff Torretta QB 11 Cmp 16 Att 263 Yds 3 TDAlonzo Highsmith RB 117 Att 451 Yds 3 9 AvgWarren Williams RB 89 Att 522 Yds 5 9 AvgMelvin Bratton RB 67 Att 285 Yds 4 3 AvgDarryl Oliver RB 66 Att 264 Yds 4 0 AvgJ C Penny RB 21 Att 181 Yds 8 6 AvgTodd Stanish RB 11 Att 31 Yds 2 8 AvgSteve Staffier RB 2 Att 8 Yds 4 0 AvgMichael Irvin WR 46 Rec 840 Yds 18 3 AvgBrian Blades WR 30 Rec 657 Yds 21 9 AvgBrett Perriman WR 14 Rec 263 Yds 18 8 AvgKenny Oliver WR 5 Rec 125 Yds 25 0 AvgAndre Brown WR 2 Rec 23 Yds 11 5 AvgWillie Smith TE 48 Rec 669 Yds 13 9 AvgCharles Henry TE 4 Rec 48 Yds 12 0 AvgAlfredo Roberts TE 1 Rec 4 Yds 4 0 AvgDave Alekna OLPaul Bertucelli OLEd Davis OLPaul O Connor OLGreg Rakoczy OLJohn O Neill OLMatt Patchan OLJerome Brown DLKevin Fagan DLDerwin Jones DLJohn McVeigh DLVictor Morris DLDan Sileo DLDaniel Stubbs DLRod Carter LBBruce Fleming LBRandy Shannon LBWinston Moss LBTolbert Bain DBSelwyn Brown DBDonald Ellis DBDarrell Fullington DBBennie Blades DBJeff Feagles P1985 Miami Hurricanes football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassQB 14 Vinny Testaverde JrRB 5 Melvin Bratton SoRB 43 Cleveland Gary FrRB 30 Alonzo Highsmith JrRB 24 Warren Williams SoWR 9 Brian Blades SoWR 83 Andre Brown FrWR 47 Michael Irvin FrWR 33 Brett Perriman SoOL 52 Darren Bruce FrOL 75 John O Neill FrTE 87 Alfredo Roberts So Defense Pos Name ClassLB 91 Rod Carter FrDB 19 Darrell Fullington SoLB 22 Randy Shannon FrDB 36 Bennie Blades SoLB 45 George Mira Jr SoDE 96 Daniel Stubbs SoDL 93 John McVeigh SrDT 95 Kevin Fagan Sr Special teams Pos Name ClassK 25 Greg Cox SoP 38 Jeff Feagles So Head coachJimmy JohnsonCoordinators assistant coachesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured Redshirt Recruits Edit Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida Last year 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida 11 from Dade and Broward and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida nine from Dade and Broward 2 Coaching staff Edit Name Position Seasons Alma materJimmy Johnson Head coach 2nd Arkansas 1965 Gary Stevens Offensive coordinator quarterbacks 6th John Carroll 1965 Paul Jette Defensive Coordinator defensive backs 1st Texas 1977 Hubbard Alexander Wide receivers 7th Tennessee State 1962 Joe Brodsky Running backs 8th Florida 1956 Butch Davis Defensive line 2nd Arkansas 1973 Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 1st Miami 1982 Don Soldinger Tight ends 2nd Memphis 1967 Tony Wise Offensive line 1st Ithaca 1972 Mike Knoll Linebackers 2nd Missouri Western State 1975 Support staff Edit Name Position Seasons Alma materBill Foran Strength amp conditioning 1st Central Michigan 1977 Tom Ciskowski Volunteer assistantMark Gibson Volunteer assistant citation needed Rankings Edit Further information 1985 NCAA Division I A football rankingsGame summaries EditFlorida Edit See also 1985 Florida Gators football team and Florida Miami football rivalry at Rice Edit See also Rice Owls football at Boston College Edit See also 1985 Boston College Eagles football team at East Carolina Edit See also 1985 East Carolina Pirates football team Cincinnati Edit See also Cincinnati Bearcats football at Oklahoma Edit 1 234Total Miami FL 7 7130 27 3 Oklahoma 7 007 14Date October 19Location Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman OklahomaGame weather OvercastTV announcers ABC Keith Jackson Frank Broyles and Tim BrantScoring summary18 44Miami FL Michael Irvin 56 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde Greg Cox kick Miami FL 7 0 16 34OUDerrick Shepard 14 yard pass from Troy Aikman Tim Lashar kick Tied 7 7 214 16Miami FL Testaverde 3 yard run Cox kick Miami FL 14 7 38 49Miami FL Cox 20 yard field goalMiami FL 17 7 34 06Miami FL Brian Blades 35 yard pass from Testaverde Cox kick Miami FL 24 7 32 34Miami FL Cox 36 yard field goalMiami FL 27 7 410 28OULydell Carr 1 yard run Lashar kick Miami FL 27 14See also 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team 3 Louisville Edit See also 1985 Louisville Cardinals football team at Florida State Edit 1 234Total Miami FL 14 0714 35Florida State 14 1003 27Date November 2Location Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee FloridaGame attendance 61 250TV announcers ABC Tim BrantScoring summary110 04FSUHassan Jones 8 yard pass from Chip Ferguson Schmidt kick FSU 7 0 17 23Miami FL Brian Blades 10 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde Cox kick Tied 7 7 17 06Miami FL Blades 38 yard pass from Testaverde Cox kick Miami FL 14 7 10 25FSUBrian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone Schmidt kick Tied 14 14 26 52FSUDerek Schmidt 37 yard field goalFSU 17 14 22 39FSUPat Carter 26 yard pass from Chip Ferguson Schmidt kick FSU 24 14 38 15Miami FL 2 yard fun Cox kick FSU 24 21 411 07FSUDerek Schmidt 44 yard field goalFSU 27 21 49 55Miami FL Michael Irvin 30 yard pass from Testaverde Cox kick Miami FL 28 27 43 06Miami FL Brett Perriman 2 yard pass from Testaverde Cox kick Miami FL 35 27See also 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State Miami football rivalry Despite being sacked seven times Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns 4 at Maryland Edit See also 1985 Maryland Terrapins football team 5 Colorado State Edit See also Colorado State Rams football Notre Dame Edit Notre Dame at Miami FL 1 234TotalFighting Irish 0 700 7 Hurricanes 13 141021 58Date November 30Location Miami Orange Bowl MiamiTV announcers CBS Brent Musburger play by play Ara Parseghian analyst and Pat O Brien sideline Scoring summary1MIAGreg Cox 39 yard field goalMIA 3 0 1MIAW Williams 6 yard run Greg Cox kick MIA 10 0 1MIAGreg Cox 47 yard field goalMIA 13 0 2MIABennie Blades 61 yard interception return Cox kick MIA 20 0 2NDAllen Pinkett 3 yard run John Carney kick MIA 20 7 2MIAMelvin Bratton 7 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde Cox kick MIA 27 7 3MIAGreg Cox 48 yard field goalMIA 30 7 3MIAMichael Irvin 15 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde Greg Cox kick MIA 37 7 4MIAVinny Testaverde 1 yard run Greg Cox kick MIA 44 7 4MIAAndre Brown 17 yard pass from Geoff Torretta Seelig kick MIA 51 7 44 44MIABill Hawkins recovered blocked punt in end zone Greg Cox kick MIA 58 7See also 1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967 The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half 6 vs Tennessee Sugar Bowl Edit Miami FL vs Tennessee 1 234TotalNo 2 Hurricanes 7 000 7 No 8 Volunteers 0 14147 35Date January 1Location Louisiana Superdome New Orleans LouisianaGame attendance 77 432Game weather IndoorsTV announcers ABC Keith Jackson Frank Broyles and Tim BrantScoring summary1Miami FL Michael Irvin 18 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde Greg Cox kick Miami 7 0 2TennesseeJeff Smith 6 yard pass from Daryl Dickey Fuad Reveiz kick Tied 7 7 2TennesseeTim McGee fumble recovery in end zone Reveiz kick Tennessee 14 7 3TennesseeHenderson 1 yard run Reveiz kick Tennessee 21 7 3TennesseeJeff Powell 60 yard run Reveiz kick Tennessee 28 7 4TennesseeCharles Wilson 6 yard run Reveiz kick Tennessee 35 7Main article 1986 Sugar Bowl See also 1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team 7 8 1986 NFL Draft EditMain article 1986 NFL Draft Player Position Round Pick NFL clubKevin Fagan Defensive tackle 4 102 San Francisco 49ersReggie Sutton Defensive back 5 115 New Orleans SaintsWillie Smith Tight end 10 265 Cleveland BrownsJohn McVeigh Linebacker 12 321 Seattle Seahawks 9 References Edit 2011 Miami football record book Um Gets 10 Floridians Goes Out Of State For Qbs Sun Sentinel Archived from the original on 2014 07 20 MIAMI BEATS SOONERS 27 14 The New York Times October 20 1985 Retrieved October 12 2017 Miami s Come From Behind Victory Really Special The Palm Beach Post via newspapers com November 3 1985 Retrieved January 18 2020 MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS 29 22 The New York Times November 10 1985 Retrieved January 18 2020 FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58 7 HUMILIATION The New York Times December 10 1985 Retrieved January 18 2020 52nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic January 1 1986 Sugar Bowl January 1 1986 Retrieved August 23 2019 SUGAR BOWL MIAMI SURPRISED BY TENNESSEE 35 7 The New York Times January 2 1986 Retrieved August 23 2019 1986 NFL Draft pro football reference com Archived from the original on December 21 2007 Retrieved August 23 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team amp oldid 1088135446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,