1984 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 27 |
9:00 PM |
vs. No. 1 Auburn |
No. 10 |
Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) |
KATZ |
W 20–18 |
51,131 |
September 1 |
7:30 PM |
vs. No. 17 Florida |
No. 10 |
Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Seminole War Canoe) |
ESPN |
W 32–20 |
72,831 |
September 8 |
1:00 PM |
at No. 14 Michigan |
No. 1 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
KATZ |
L 14–22 |
105,403 |
September 15 |
2:30 PM |
at Purdue |
No. 5 |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
|
W 28–17 |
56,716 |
September 22 |
3:30 PM |
No. 15 Florida State |
No. 4 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Rivalry) |
CBS |
L 3–38 |
60,210 |
September 29 |
7:00 PM |
Rice |
No. 16 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 38–3 |
20,084 |
October 6 |
7:30 PM |
at No. 16 Notre Dame |
No. 14 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
ESPN |
W 31–13 |
59,075 |
October 13 |
|
at Cincinnati |
No. 10 |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
KATZ |
W 49–25 |
25,642 |
October 20 |
12:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
No. 9 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 27–7 |
32,872 |
November 3 |
12:30 PM |
at Louisville |
No. 6 |
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
|
W 38–23 |
20,113 |
November 10 |
12:00 PM |
Maryland |
No. 6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
L 40–42 |
31,548 |
November 23 |
2:30 PM |
No. 10 Boston College |
No. 12 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Hail Flutie) |
CBS |
L 45–47 |
30,325 |
January 1 |
1:30 PM |
vs. No. 14 UCLA |
No. 13 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) |
NBC |
L 37–39 |
60,310 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
[1]
Roster
Player |
Class |
Pos |
Summary |
Bernie Kosar* |
|
QB |
262 Cmp, 416 Att, 3642 Yds, 25 TD |
Vinny Testaverde |
|
QB |
17 Cmp, 34 Att, 184 Yds, 0 TD |
Alonzo Highsmith* |
|
RB |
146 Att, 906 Yds, 6.2 Avg |
Darryl Oliver* |
|
RB |
92 Att, 407 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
Melvin Bratton |
|
RB |
49 Att, 279 Yds, 5.7 Avg |
Warren Williams |
|
RB |
29 Att, 140 Yds, 4.8 Avg |
Steve Staffier |
|
RB |
9 Att, 48 Yds, 5.3 Avg |
Todd Stanish |
|
RB |
9 Att, 28 Yds, 3.1 Avg |
Eric Ham |
|
RB |
8 Att, 11 Yds, 1.4 Avg |
Eddie Brown* |
|
WR |
59 Rec, 1114 Yds, 18.9 Avg |
Stanley Shakespeare* |
|
WR |
38 Rec, 621 Yds, 16.3 Avg |
David Kintigh |
|
WR |
4 Rec, 62 Yds, 15.5 Avg |
Brian Blades |
|
WR |
3 Rec, 50 Yds, 16.7 Avg |
Kenny Oliver |
|
WR |
1 Rec, 17 Yds, 17.0 Avg |
Willie Smith* |
|
TE |
66 Rec, 852 Yds, 12.9 Avg |
Alfredo Roberts |
|
TE |
5 Rec, 50 Yds, 10.0 Avg |
Charles Henry |
|
TE |
1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg |
Paul Bertucelli* |
|
OL |
|
Juan Comendeiro* |
|
OL |
|
Dave Heffernan* |
|
OL |
|
Ian Sinclair* |
|
OL |
|
Alvin Ward* |
|
OL |
|
Mike Moore |
|
OL |
|
Willie Lee Broughton* |
|
DL |
|
Dallas Cameron* |
|
DL |
|
Julio Cortes* |
|
DL |
|
Kevin Fagan* |
|
DL |
|
Joe Kohlbrand* |
|
DL |
|
Paul O'Connor |
|
DL |
|
John McVeigh* |
|
LB |
|
Winston Moss* |
|
LB |
|
Bruce Fleming |
|
LB |
|
Ken Calhoun* |
|
DB |
|
Darrell Fullington* |
|
DB |
|
Greg Jones* |
|
DB |
|
Willie Martinez* |
|
DB |
|
Lucious Delegal |
|
DB |
|
Reggie Sutton |
|
DB |
|
Rick Tuten |
|
P |
|
Steve Minie |
|
P |
|
J.C. Penny |
|
KR |
[2]
Game summaries
Florida
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Miami (FL) |
3 |
13 | 3 | 13 |
32 |
Florida |
3 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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|
Q1 |
| MIA | Cox 29 yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
|
Q1 |
| FLA | Raymond 44 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
|
Q2 |
| FLA | Hampton 64 yard run (Raymond kick) | FLA 10–3 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | Cox 20 yard field goal | FLA 10–6 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | Oliver 21 yard run (Cox kick) | MIA 13–10 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | Cox 27 yard field goal | MIA 16–10 |
|
Q3 |
| MIA | Cox 25 yard field goal | MIA 19–10 |
|
Q3 |
| FLA | Raymond 30 yard field goal | MIA 19–13 |
|
Q4 |
:41 | FLA | Neal 5 yard pass from Bell (Raymond kick) | FLA 20–19 |
|
Q4 |
:07 | MIA | Brown 12 yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) | MIA 26–20 |
|
Q4 |
:00 | MIA | Bain 59 yard interception return | MIA 32–20 |
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