1994 Miami Hurricanes football team

1994 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East champion
Orange Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 6
1994 record 10–2 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach Dennis Erickson (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Rich Olson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1994 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
Virginia Tech 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Syracuse 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
West Virginia 4 –3 –0  7 –6 –0
No. 23 Boston College 3 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Rutgers 2 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Temple 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and 4th as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24-17.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Dennis EricksonHead coach6thMontana State (1969)
Rich OlsonOffensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers3rdWashington State (1971)
Greg McMackinDefensive Coordinator2ndSouthern Oregon (1967)
Gregg SmithOffensive Line6thIdaho (1969)
Dave ArnoldSpecial Teams/Running backs6th
Rick PetriDefensive Line2ndMissouri-Rolla (1976)
Art KehoeAssistant Offensive Line10thMiami (1982)
Randy ShannonLinebackers3rdMiami (1989)
Charlie WilliamsWide receivers2ndColorado State (1982)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Greg MarkGraduate Assistant3rdMiami (1991)
Rob ChudzinskiGraduate Assistant1stMiami (1990)

Roster

1994 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Ryan Clement Fr
QB 17 Scott Covington Fr
QB 11 Frank Costa Sr
WR 7 Jammi German So
WR 87 Yatil Green Fr
WR 85 Chris Jones Sr
RB 28 James Stewart Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 90 Kenny Holmes So
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Sr
DE 96 Kenard Lang Fr
LB 52 Ray Lewis So
DB 24 Tremain Mack Fr
DB 18 C. J. Richardson Sr
DT 43 Pat Riley Sr
LB 45 Twan Russell So
DT 76 Warren Sapp Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 4:00 PM Georgia Southern* No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 56–0   54,058
September 10 10:00 PM at Arizona State* No. 5 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN W 47–10   48,729
September 24 3:30 PM No. 17 Washington* No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ABC L 20–38   62,663
October 1 12:00 PM at Rutgers No. 13 Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BEN W 24–3   39,719
October 8 7:30 PM No. 3 Florida State* No. 13 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) ESPN W 34–20   77,019
October 22 12:00 PM at West Virginia No. 7 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV BEN W 38–6   63,760
October 29 3:30 PM No. 13 Virginia Techdagger No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) ABC W 24–3   65,208
November 5 3:30 PM at No. 10 Syracuse No. 5 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ABC W 27–6   49,565
November 12 4:00 PM Pittsburgh No. 5 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 17–12   50,058
November 19 1:00 PM at Temple No. 5 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA PPV W 38–14   11,873
November 26 7:30 PM No. 25 Boston College No. 5 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN W 23–7   60,579
January 1 8:00 PM vs. No. 1 Nebraska* No. 3 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC L 17–24   81,753
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYardsTDINT
Frank Costa16831353.72,4431515
Ryan Collins234551.126635
Ryan Clement3742.92000
Lamont Cain010.0000

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsAvgTD
James Stewart1477244.912
Larry Jones884094.64
Danyell Ferguson744055.55
Al Shipman4545410.12
Frank Costa43-71-1.70
Tony Gaiter15614.10
Ryan Collins15181.20
Derrick Harris430.81
Jonathan Harris3103.30
Jammi German231.50
Mike Crissy2-29-14.50
Trent Jones11313.01
Lamont Cain155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsAvgTD
Chris T. Jones3966417.06
Jammi German3339111.82
Jonathan Harris2532713.12
A.C. Tellison1620813.00
Trent Jones1527518.33
Yatil Green1525517.04
Syii Tucker915016.70
Gerard Daphnis914916.60
James Stewart8445.50
Al Shipman5234.60
Taj Johnson511022.00
Marcus Wimberly5346.80
Danyell Ferguson3165.30
Lamont Cain24924.50
Larry Jones144.00
Tony Gaiter133.00
Derrick Harris111.01
Chris C. Jones12323.00
Jermaine Chambers166.00

Awards and honors

  • Warren Sapp, Chuck Bednarik Award[1]
  • Warren Sapp, Lombardi Award
  • Warren Sapp, Bronko Nagurski Award[2]
  • Warren Sapp, First-team All-Big East
  • Warren Sapp, Consensus First-team All-American (1994)
  • Warren Sapp, Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1994)

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

  • Warren Sapp, DT[3]

1995 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Warren SappDefensive Tackle1st12Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pat RileyDefensive End2nd52Chicago Bears
Chris T. JonesWide Receiver3rd78Philadelphia Eagles
Larry JonesRunning Back4th103Washington Redskins
James StewartRunning Back5th157Minnesota Vikings
C.J. RichardsonSafety7th211Houston Oilers
A.C. TellisonWide Receiver7th231Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  2. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=15
  3. ↑ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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