1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third National Championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as National Champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

1990 Miami Hurricanes football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 46–3 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	10–2
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	7:30 pm	at No. 16 BYU	No. 1	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 21–28	66,235
September 15	3:30 pm	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	W 52–24	47,000
September 29	8:00 pm	Iowa	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	PPV	W 48–21	70,420
October 6	2:00 pm	No. 2 Florida State	No. 9	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–22	80,396
October 13	4:00 pm	Kansas	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	Raycom	W 34–0	54,211
October 20	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Notre Dame	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	CBS	L 20–29	59,075
October 27	1:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 8	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	Raycom	W 45–10	50,028
November 3	4:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 45–0	50,412
November 17	4:00 pm	Boston College	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 42–12	50,942
November 24	7:30 pm	Syracuse	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 33–7	66,196
December 1	4:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 3	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 30–28	34,201
January 1	1:30 pm	vs. No. 3 Texas	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	CBS	W 46–3	77,425
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1990 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 60 Rudy Barber   Fr TE 17 Coleman Bell So TE 93 Randy Bethel Sr WR 12 Bobby Byrd Sr WR 81 Wesley Carroll Sr TE 84 Rob Chudzinski Sr RB 28 Leonard Conley Sr WR 88 Horace Copeland So OL 72 Mario Cristobal So FB 20 Shannon Crowell Sr QB 7 Craig Erickson Sr TE 82 Carlos Etheredge Fr OL 66 Darren Handy Sr OL 98 Kelvin Harris Jr WR 3 Randal Hill Sr RB 21 Alex Johnson Sr OL 70 Claude Jones Jr RB 32 Jason Marucci So RB 30 Stephen McGuire So TE 90 Joe Moore Jr RB 22 Martin Patton So OL 73 Leon Searcy Jr WR 35 Darryl Spencer Jr G 79 Mike Sullivan Sr WR 36 Lamar Thomas So QB 13 Gino Torretta So WR 5 Kevin Williams   Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Jessie Armstead So CB 23 Robert Bailey Sr LB 56 Micheal Barrow So   8 Hurlie Brown Jr DL 76 Mark Caesar So LB 49 Maurice Crum Sr DE 44 Shane Curry Sr OL 97 Anthony Hamlet Jr DB 26 Herbert James Jr DL 94 Dwayne Johnson Fr DL 71 Kenny Lopez Fr DT 67 Russell Maryland Sr DB 47 Ryan McNeil   Fr DL 98 Rusty Medearis Fr DL 95 Eric Miller Jr DL 86 Kevin Patrick Fr DB 2 Charles Pharms Jr LB 45 Darrin Smith So DB 16 Roland Smith Sr DB 31 Darryl Williams So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 27 Carlos Huerta Jr P 15 Paul Snyder So	Head coach Dennis Erickson Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Arnold (ST/TE) Bob Bratkowski (OC/WR) Bob Karmelowicz (DL) Art Kehoe (Ast OL) Sonny Lubick (DC/DB) Ed Orgeron (DL) Brad Roll (Str + Cond) Gregg Smith (OL) Tommy Tuberville (LB) Alex Wood (RB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	1 (24)	1 (27)	10	9	10	9	3 (6)	2 (15)	8	8	5	3	2 (3)	3 (2)	4	3 (1)
Coaches	1 (25)	1	10	8	9	8	4 (4)	2 (7)	9	8	4	3	2 (3)	2 (3)	4 (2)	3 (2)

Season summary

BYU

#1 Miami (FL) at #16 BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 7 7 7 0 21 • Cougars 0 17 11 0 28 Date: September 8 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game attendance: 66,235 TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin and Gary Danielson

Scoring summary Q1 MIA McGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 BYU Bellini 14-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick) Tied 7–7 BYU Kaufman 32-yard field goal BYU 10–7 MIA McGuire 7-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 14–10 BYU Boyce 2-yard pass from Detmer (Kaufman kick) BYU 17–14 Q3 MIA Conley 5-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 21–17 BYU Kaufman 29-yard field goal MIA 21–20 BYU Salido 7-yard pass from Detmer (Detmer to Boyce pass) BYU 28–21

See also: 1990 BYU Cougars football team

California

#10 Miami (FL) at California

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 10 21 0 21 52 Golden Bears 14 7 0 3 24 Date: September 15 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA Game attendance: 47,000 Referee: Gordon Reese TV announcers (ABC): Gary Bender and Lynn Swann

Scoring summary Q1 MIA Huerta 22 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q1 CAL White 99 yard kickoff return (Keen kick) CAL 7–3 Q1 MIA Carroll 20 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 10–7 Q1 CAL White 1 yard run (Keen kick) CAL 14–10 Q2 MIA Bethel 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 17–14 Q2 CAL Treggs 13 yard pass from Pawlawski (Keen kick) CAL 21–17 Q2 MIA Erickson 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 24–21 Q2 MIA Hill 4 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 31–21 Q4 CAL Keen 25 yard field goal MIA 31–24 Q4 MIA McGuire 1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 38–24 Q4 MIA Conley 7 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 45–24 Q4 MIA Spencer 38 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 52–24

See also: 1990 California Golden Bears football team

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Iowa

Iowa at #10 Miami

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 21 • Hurricanes 14 10 7 17 48 Date: September 29 Location: Orange Bowl Miami, FL Game attendance: 70,420

Scoring summary 1 4:14 UM McGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 1 UM Wesley Carroll 73-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 14–0 2 13:42 IOWA Nick Bell 3-yard run (Skillett kick) MIA 14–7 2 UM Darryl Spencer 40-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 21–7 2 IOWA Nick Bell 53-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) MIA 21–14 2 UM Huerta field goal MIA 24–14 3 8:29 IOWA Sean Smith 35-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) MIA 24–21 3 UM McGuire 6-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 31–21 4 14:04 UM Wesley Carroll 16-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA 38–21 4 UM Huerta 36-yard field goal MIA 41–21 4 UM Ryan McNeil 75-yard fumble return (Huerta kick) MIA 48–21

See also: 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Florida State

#2 Florida State at #9 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 0 6 3 13 22 • Hurricanes 10 14 0 7 31 Date: October 6 Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL Game attendance: 80,396

See also: 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Kansas

See also: 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Notre Dame

#2 Miami (FL) at #6 Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 10 7 0 3 20 • Fighting Irish 10 6 6 7 29 Date: October 20 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075 TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Tim Brant

Scoring summary Q1 12:17 MIA McGuire 1-yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 6:51 ND Hentrich-25 yard field goal MIA 7–3 1:43 MIA Huerta 23-yard field goal MIA 10–3 ND Ismail 94-yard kickoff return (Hentrich kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 11:48 ND Hentrich-44 yard field goal ND 13–10 8:10 MIA Erickson-1 yard run (Huerta kick) MIA 17–13 4:16 ND Hentrich-34 yard field goal MIA 17–16 Q3 5:24 ND Hentrich-36 yard field goal ND 19–17 1:45 ND Hentrich 35-yard field goal ND 22–17 Q4 14:01 MIA Huerta 25-yard field goal ND 22–20 6:16 ND Culver 21-yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND 29–20

See also: 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Texas Tech

See also: 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Pittsburgh

See also: 1990 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Boston College

See also: 1990 Boston College Eagles football team

Syracuse

See also: 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

San Diego State

See also: 1990 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at San Diego State Aztecs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	13	10	0	30
San Diego St	0	13	7	8	28

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 1, 1990
• Game attendance: 34,201

Game information

MIA – Carroll 55-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) SDS – Trakas 25-yard field goal SDS – R. Rowe 3-yard pass from McGwire (Trakas kick) MIA – Huerta 44-yard field goal MIA – McGuire 5-yard run (Huerta kick) SDS – Trakas 43-yard field goal MIA – Huerta 29-yard field goal SDS – Wright 9-yard run (Trakas kick) MIA – Hill 11-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) MIA – Huerta 22-yard field goal SDS – Arey 13-yard pass from McGwire (pass good) Top passers MIA – Erickson 17/39, 264 Yds, 2 TD, INT SDS – McGwire 32/53, 323 Yds, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MIA – McGuire 19/30, TD SDS – Wright 22/112, TD Top receivers MIA – Hill 6/112, TD SDS – R. Rowe 9/102, TD

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Cotton Bowl

Main article: 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team

Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	12	7	14	13	46
Texas	0	3	0	0	3

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: January 1, 1991
• Game attendance: 73,521
• Referee: Jimmy Harper
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery
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Game information
Miami (FL) Craig Erickson 17/26, 272 Yds, 4 TD Texas

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MIA TEX 1 8:53 Miami (FL) 28-yard field goal by Huerta 3 0 1 5:26 Miami (FL) 50-yard field goal by Huerta 6 0 1 0:11 Miami (FL) Carroll 12-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, 2-point pass failed 12 0 2 7:43 Texas 29-yard field goal by Pollak 12 3 2 4:17 Miami (FL) Carroll 24-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick good 19 3 3 11:46 Miami (FL) Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by D. Smith, Huerta kick good 26 3 3 6:09 Miami (FL) Hill 48-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick good 33 3 4 10:56 Miami (FL) Bethel 4-yard touchdown reception from Erickson, Huerta kick no good (blocked) 39 3 4 9:23 Miami (FL) Conley 26-yard touchdown run, Huerta kick good 46 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 46 3

Awards and honors

• Craig Erickson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[7]
• Russell Maryland, Outland Trophy^[8]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Russell Maryland, DT^[9]

1991 NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Russell Maryland	Defensive tackle	1	1	Dallas Cowboys
Randal Hill	Wide receiver	1	23	Miami Dolphins
Shane Curry	Defensive end	2	40	Indianapolis Colts
Wesley Carroll	Wide receiver	2	42	New Orleans Saints
Robert Bailey	Defensive back	4	107	Los Angeles Rams
Craig Erickson	Quarterback	5	131	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Sullivan	Guard	6	153	Dallas Cowboys
Roland Smith	Defensive back	8	220	Miami Dolphins
Randy Bethel	Tight end	10	251	New England Patriots

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