1985 Miami Hurricanes football team

1985 Miami Hurricanes football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Tennessee
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 9
1985 record 10–2
Head coach Jimmy Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Gary Stevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Paul Jette (1st season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 No. 5 Florida Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) L 23–35   80,277
September 14 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 48–20   15,411
September 28 at Boston College Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, MA W 45–10   31,864
October 5 at East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 27–15   34,511
October 12 Cincinnati Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 38–0   30,164
October 19 at No. 3 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC W 27–14   73,102
October 26 Louisville No. 15 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 45–7   31,761
November 2 at No. 10 Florida State No. 11 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ABC W 35–27   61,250
November 9 at Maryland No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD CBS W 29–22   62,350
November 23 Colorado Statedagger No. 4 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 24–3   35,035
November 30 Notre Dame No. 4 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL CBS W 58–7   49,236
January 1 vs. No. 8 Tennessee No. 2 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 7–35   77,432
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Miami's 600th game in school history was against Colorado State.

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Personnel

Roster

Player Class Pos Summary
Vinny Testaverde* QB 216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TD
Geoff Torretta QB 11 Cmp, 16 Att, 263 Yds, 3 TD
Alonzo Highsmith* RB 117 Att, 451 Yds, 3.9 Avg
Warren Williams* RB 89 Att, 522 Yds, 5.9 Avg
Melvin Bratton RB 67 Att, 285 Yds, 4.3 Avg
Darryl Oliver RB 66 Att, 264 Yds, 4.0 Avg
J.C. Penny RB 21 Att, 181 Yds, 8.6 Avg
Todd Stanish RB 11 Att, 31 Yds, 2.8 Avg
Steve Staffier RB 2 Att, 8 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Michael Irvin* WR 46 Rec, 840 Yds, 18.3 Avg
Brian Blades* WR 30 Rec, 657 Yds, 21.9 Avg
Brett Perriman WR 14 Rec, 263 Yds, 18.8 Avg
Kenny Oliver WR 5 Rec, 125 Yds, 25.0 Avg
Andre Brown WR 2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 Avg
Willie Smith* TE 48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg
Charles Henry TE 4 Rec, 48 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Alfredo Roberts TE 1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Dave Alekna* OL
Paul Bertucelli* OL
Ed Davis* OL
Paul O'Connor* OL
Greg Rakoczy* OL
John O'Neill OL
Matt Patchan OL
Jerome Brown* DL
Kevin Fagan* DL
Derwin Jones* DL
John McVeigh* DL
Victor Morris DL
Dan Sileo DL
Daniel Stubbs DL
Rod Carter* LB
Bruce Fleming* LB
Randy Shannon* LB
Winston Moss LB
Tolbert Bain* DB
Selwyn Brown* DB
Donald Ellis* DB
Darrell Fullington* DB
Bennie Blades DB
Jeff Feagles P

Recruits

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

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Jimmy JohnsonHead coach2ndArkansas (1965)
Gary StevensOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks6thJohn Carroll (1965)
Paul JetteDefensive Coordinator/defensive backs1stTexas (1977)
Hubbard AlexanderWide receivers7thTennessee State (1962)
Joe BrodskyRunning backs8thFlorida (1956)
Butch DavisDefensive line2ndArkansas (1973)
Art KehoeAssistant offensive line1stMiami (1982)
Don SoldingerTight ends2ndMemphis (1967)
Tony WiseOffensive line1stIthaca (1972)
Mike KnollLinebackers2ndMissouri Western State (1975)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Bill ForanStrength & conditioning1stCentral Michigan (1977)
Tom CiskowskiVolunteer assistant
Mark GibsonVolunteer assistant

Game summaries

Oklahoma

1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 7 7130 27
#3 Oklahoma 7 007 14

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Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 700 7
• Miami (FL) 13 141021 58

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.

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Miami football record book.
  2. ↑ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-02-14/sports/8501050814_1_corey-johnson-broward-dade
  3. ↑ "MIAMI BEATS SOONERS, 27-14". New York Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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