1985 Miami Hurricanes football team
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 Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 3577.
1985 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 7–35 vs. Tennessee | |
Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 10–2 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Stevens (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette (1st season) |
Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (capacity: 75,500) |
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No. 3 Penn State | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Miami (FL) | – | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Florida State | – | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | – | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | – | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | – | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | – | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | – | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | – | – | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | – | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | No. 5 Florida | L 23–35 | 80,277 | ||||
September 14 | at Rice | W 48–20 | 15,411 | ||||
September 28 | at Boston College | W 45–10 | 31,864 | ||||
October 5 | at East Carolina | W 27–15 | 34,511 | [1] | |||
October 12 | Cincinnati |
| W 38–0 | 30,164 | |||
October 19 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | ABC | W 27–14 | 73,102 | |||
October 26 | Louisville | No. 15 |
| W 45–7 | 31,761 | ||
November 2 | at No. 10 Florida State | No. 11 | ABC | W 35–27 | 61,250 | ||
November 9 | at Maryland | No. 8 | CBS | W 29–22 | 62,350 | ||
November 23 | Colorado State | No. 4 |
| W 24–3 | 35,035 | ||
November 30 | Notre Dame | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 58–7 | 49,236 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 8 Tennessee | No. 2 | ABC | L 7–35 | 77,432 | ||
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Personnel
Roster
Player | Class | Pos | Summary |
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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 |
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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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)."[3]
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Jimmy Johnson | Head coach | 2nd | Arkansas (1965) |
Gary Stevens | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 6th | John Carroll (1965) |
Paul Jette | Defensive Coordinator/defensive backs | 1st | Texas (1977) |
Hubbard Alexander | Wide receivers | 7th | Tennessee State (1962) |
Joe Brodsky | Running backs | 8th | Florida (1956) |
Butch Davis | Defensive line | 2nd | Arkansas (1973) |
Art Kehoe | Assistant offensive line | 1st | Miami (1982) |
Don Soldinger | Tight ends | 2nd | Memphis (1967) |
Tony Wise | Offensive line | 1st | Ithaca (1972) |
Mike Knoll | Linebackers | 2nd | Missouri Western State (1975) |
Support staff
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Bill Foran | Strength & conditioning | 1st | Central Michigan (1977) |
Tom Ciskowski | Volunteer assistant | ||
Mark Gibson | Volunteer assistant |
Rankings
Game summaries
Florida
At Rice
At Boston College
At East Carolina
Cincinnati
At Oklahoma
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Louisville
At Florida State
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Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.[5]
At Maryland
Colorado State
Notre Dame
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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.[7]
Vs. Tennessee (Sugar Bowl)
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1986 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Kevin Fagan | Defensive tackle | 4 | 102 | San Francisco 49ers |
Reggie Sutton | Defensive back | 5 | 115 | New Orleans Saints |
Willie Smith | Tight end | 10 | 265 | Cleveland Browns |
John McVeigh | Linebacker | 12 | 321 | Seattle Seahawks |
References
- "Terrific, terrible Testaverde propels Hurricanes, 27–15". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 2011 Miami football record book.
- "Um Gets 10 Floridians, Goes Out Of State For Qbs - Sun Sentinel". Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.
- "MIAMI BEATS SOONERS, 27-14". The New York Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "52nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1986". Sugar Bowl. January 1, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "SUGAR BOWL; MIAMI SURPRISED BY TENNESSEE, 35-7". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "1986 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019.