1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama, 34–13.

1992 Miami Hurricanes football
Sugar Bowl (BC NCG), L 13–34 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	11–1 (4–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	8:00 pm	at No. 23 Iowa*	No. 1	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 24–7	70,397
September 19	4:00 pm	Florida A&M*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 38–0	74,292
September 26	4:00 pm	Arizona*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 8–7	47,049
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 3 Florida State*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 19–16	77,338	^[1]
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Penn State*	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 17–14	96,704
October 17	4:00 pm	TCU*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 45–10	42,915
October 24	12:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 1	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	BEN	W 43–23	51,423
October 31	7:30 pm	West Virginia	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 35–23	51,246
November 14	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	BEN	W 48–0	41,212	^[2]
November 21	3:30 pm	at No. 8 Syracuse	No. 1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 16–10	49,857
November 28	7:30 pm	at San Diego State*	No. 1	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 63–17	52,108
January 1	8:30 pm	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	No. 1	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 13–34	76,789	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Main article: 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	1 (40)	1 (43)	1 (45)	1 (47)	1 (43)	2 (12)	2 (16)	1 т (30 1⁄2)	1 т (31)	1 (32)	2 (27 1⁄2)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (61)	3
Coaches	1 (40)	1 (43)	1 (45)	1 (47)	1 (45)	2 (16)	2 (22)	1 (31)	1 (31)	1 (37)	1 (30)	1 (59)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (59)	3

Season summary

Iowa

#1 Miami (FL) at #23 Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 3 7 0 14 24 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 5 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 70,397 TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary 1 UM Prewitt 27-yard field goal MIA 3–0 2 UM Williams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–0 4 UM L. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–0 Iowa Jasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick) MIA 17–7 UM Spencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 24–7

See also: 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Florida State

#3 Florida State at #2 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 7 3 3 3 16 • Hurricanes 0 10 0 9 19 Date: October 3 Location: Orange Bowl Miami Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 77,338 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph (23 km/h) Referee: Joe Rider TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary 1 FSU Tamarick Vanover 94-yard kickoff return (Mowrey kick) FSU 7–0 2 UM Dane Prewitt 24-yard field goal FSU 7–3 7:36 UM C. Bell 29-yard pass from G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 10–7 FSU Dan Mowrey 22-yard field goal Tied 10–10 3 FSU Dan Mowrey 38-yard field goal FSU 13–10 4 FSU Dan Mowrey 41-yard field goal FSU 16–10 UM L. Thomas 33-yard pass G. Torretta (Prewitt kick) MIA 17–16 UM Team safety MIA 19–16

Main article: Wide Right II

See also: 1992 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

#1 Miami (FL) vs. #2 Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 3 0 7 13 • Crimson Tide 3 10 14 7 34 Date: January 1 Location: Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Game attendance: 76,789 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Rogers Redding (SWC) TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Scoring summary 1 10:56 BAMA Proctor 19-yard field goal BAMA 3–0 7:49 UM Dane Prewitt 49-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 10:48 BAMA Proctor 23-yard field goal BAMA 6–3 6:09 BAMA Williams 2-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 13–3 0:00 UM Dane Prewitt 42-yard field goal BAMA 13–6 3 10:12 BAMA Lassic 1-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 20–6 9:56 BAMA Teague 31-yard interception return (Proctor kick) BAMA 27–6 4 12:08 UM Kevin Williams 78-yard punt return (Prewitt kick) BAMA 27–13 6:46 BAMA Lassic 4-yard run (Proctor kick) BAMA 34–13

Main article: 1993 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Dennis Erickson	Head coach	4th	Montana State (1969)
Rich Olson	Offensive coordinator/wide receivers	1st	Washington State (1971)
Sonny Lubick	Defensive coordinator/defensive backs	4th	Western Montana (1960)
Gregg Smith	Offensive line	4th	Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold	Special teams/tight ends	4th
Randy Shannon	Defensive line	1st	Miami (1989)
Art Kehoe	Assistant offensive line	8th	Miami (1982)
Ed Orgeron	Defensive line	4th	Northwestern State (1984)
Tommy Tuberville	Linebackers	4th	Southern Arkansas (1976)
Alex Wood	Running backs	4th	Iowa (1978)

Support staff

Name	Position	Seasons	Alma mater
Brad Roll^[citation needed]	Strength & conditioning	4th	Stephen F. Austin (1980)

Roster

1992 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 17 Coleman Bell Sr RB 33 Donnell Bennett So WR 88 Horace Copeland Sr OT 72 Mario Cristobal Sr WR 35 Darryl Spencer Sr WR 36 Lamar Thomas Sr QB 13 Gino Torretta Sr G 78 Kipp Vickers Sr WR 5 Kevin Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Jessie Armstead Sr LB 56 Michael Barrow Sr LB 49 Robert Bass Jr DT 94 Dwayne Johnson So CB 47 Ryan McNeil Sr DT 43 Patrick Riley So DT 76 Warren Sapp Fr DL 93 Robert Davis   Jr LB 45 Darrin Smith Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 21 Maurice Washington	Head coach Dennis Erickson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

• Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award^[4]
• Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy^[5]
• Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[6]
• Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
• Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award^[7]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Michael Barrow, LB^[8]
• Gino Torretta, QB^[8]

1993 NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Ryan McNeil	Defensive Back	2	33	Detroit Lions
Kevin Williams	Wide Receiver	2	46	Dallas Cowboys
Michael Barrow	Linebacker	2	47	Houston Oilers
Darrin Smith	Linebacker	2	54	Dallas Cowboys
Lamar Thomas	Wide Receiver	3	60	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Horace Copeland	Wide Receiver	4	104	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carlos Etheredge	Tight End	6	157	Indianapolis Colts
Gino Toretta	Quarterback	7	192	Minnesota Vikings
Jessie Armstead	Linebacker	8	207	New York Giants

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References

1. "No. 2 Miami escapes again". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Canes put Virginia Tech away early 43–23". Fort Myers News-Press. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tide drowns Miami". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Davey O'Brien Foundation – Home of the National Quarterback Award, High School Scholarship, Legends Award & Founder's Award".
5. . Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
6. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
7. . Collegefootball.about.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
8. "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.