1994 Miami Hurricanes football team (original) (raw)

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American college football season

1994 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East champion
Orange Bowl (BC NCG), L 17–24 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 6
Record 10–2 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach Dennis Erickson (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Rich Olson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme One-Back Spread
Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons← 19931995

1994 Big East Conference football standings

vte Conf Overall
Team W 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 championRankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth 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.

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 3 4:00 pm Georgia Southern* No. 6 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL W 56–0 54,058
September 10 10:00 pm at Arizona State* No. 5 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ ESPN W 47–10 48,729
September 24 3:30 pm No. 17 Washington* No. 6 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL ABC L 20–38 62,663
October 1 12:00 pm at Rutgers No. 13 Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ BEN W 24–3 39,719
October 8 7:30 pm No. 3 Florida State* No. 13 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry, College GameDay) ESPN W 34–20 77,019 [1]
October 22 12:00 pm at West Virginia No. 7 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV BEN W 38–6 63,760 [2]
October 29 3:30 pm No. 13 Virginia Techdagger No. 6 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) ABC W 24–3 65,208 [3]
November 5 3:30 pm at No. 10 Syracuse No. 5 Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ABC W 27–6 49,565
November 12 4:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 5 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL W 17–12 50,058
November 19 1:00 pm at Temple No. 5 Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA PPV W 38–14 11,873
November 26 7:30 pm No. 25 Boston College No. 5 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL ESPN W 23–7 60,579
January 1 8:00 pm vs. No. 1 Nebraska* No. 3 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl, rivalry) NBC L 17–24 81,753
*Non-conference gamedaggerHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time

Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes

Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 6 (1) 6 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 6 (1) 13 13 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 6
Coaches 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 12 10 7 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 6

Ga. Southern at Miami (FL)

1 234Total Eagles 0 000 0 • No. 6 Hurricanes 14 141414 56 Date: September 3Location: Orange BowlGame attendance: 54,058
Scoring summaryQ1MIAStewart 31 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 7–0 Q1MIAL. Jones 5 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 14–0 Q2MIAStewart 16 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 21–0 Q2MIAC.T. Jones 11 yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick)MIA 28–0 Q3MIAStewart 2 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 35–0 Q3MIAT. Jones 23 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick)MIA 42–0 Q4MIAShipman 82 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 49–0 Q4MIAFerguson 5 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 56–0

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Washington at Miami (FL)

1 234Total • No. 19 Huskies 0 32510 38 No. 5 Hurricanes 3 1133 20 Date: September 24Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FLGame attendance: 62,663TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute

Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami", Washington's win in the Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.[5][6][7][8]

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

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Nebraska vs. Miami

1 234Total No. 3 Hurricanes 10 070 17 • No. 1 Cornhuskers 0 7215 24 Date: January 1Location: Miami Orange Bowl, MiamiGame attendance: 81,753
Scoring summary17:54MIADane Prewitt 44-yard field goalMIA 3–0 10:04MIATrent Jones 35-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick)MIA 10–0 27:54NEBMark Gilman 19-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Tom Sieler kick)MIA 10–7 313:19MIAJonathan Harris 44-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick)MIA 17–7 311:35NEBTeam SafetyMIA 17–9 47:38NEBCory Schlesinger 15-yard run (Eric Alford 2-pt reception)Tied 17–17 42:46NEBCory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick)NEB 24–17
Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Dennis Erickson Head coach 6th Montana State (1969)
Rich Olson Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 3rd Washington State (1971)
Greg McMackin Defensive coordinator 2nd Southern Oregon (1967)
Gregg Smith Offensive line 6th Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold Special Teams/running backs 6th
Rick Petri Defensive line 2nd Missouri-Rolla (1976)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 10th Miami (1982)
Randy Shannon Linebackers 3rd Miami (1989)
Charlie Williams Wide receivers 2nd Colorado State (1982)
Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Greg Mark Graduate Assistant 3rd Miami (1991)
Rob Chudzinski Graduate Assistant 1st Miami (1990)
1994 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class DE 90 Kenny Holmes So DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Sr DE 96 Kenard Lang Fr LB 52 Ray Lewis So DB 9 Chad Wilson Sr 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. # Name Class K 21 Maurice Washington Jr Head coach Dennis Erickson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Injured Redshirt Redshirt Roster
Player Cmp Att Pct Yards TD INT
Frank Costa 168 313 53.7 2,443 15 15
Ryan Collins 23 45 51.1 266 3 5
Ryan Clement 3 7 42.9 20 0 0
Lamont Cain 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Player Att Yards Avg TD
James Stewart 147 724 4.9 12
Larry Jones 88 409 4.6 4
Danyell Ferguson 74 405 5.5 5
Al Shipman 45 454 10.1 2
Frank Costa 43 -71 -1.7 0
Tony Gaiter 15 61 4.1 0
Ryan Collins 15 18 1.2 0
Derrick Harris 4 3 0.8 1
Jonathan Harris 3 10 3.3 0
Jammi German 2 3 1.5 0
Mike Crissy 2 -29 -14.5 0
Trent Jones 1 13 13.0 1
Lamont Cain 1 5 5.0 0
Player Rec Yards Avg TD
Chris T. Jones 39 664 17.0 6
Jammi German 33 391 11.8 2
Jonathan Harris 25 327 13.1 2
A.C. Tellison 16 208 13.0 0
Trent Jones 15 275 18.3 3
Yatil Green 15 255 17.0 4
Syii Tucker 9 150 16.7 0
Gerard Daphnis 9 149 16.6 0
James Stewart 8 44 5.5 0
Al Shipman 5 23 4.6 0
Taj Johnson 5 110 22.0 0
Marcus Wimberly 5 34 6.8 0
Danyell Ferguson 3 16 5.3 0
Lamont Cain 2 49 24.5 0
Larry Jones 1 4 4.0 0
Tony Gaiter 1 3 3.0 0
Derrick Harris 1 1 1.0 1
Chris C. Jones 1 23 23.0 0
Jermaine Chambers 1 6 6.0 0
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Warren Sapp Defensive tackle 1st 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pat Riley Defensive end 2nd 52 Chicago Bears
Chris T. Jones Wide receiver 3rd 78 Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Jones Running back 4th 103 Washington Redskins
James Stewart Running back 5th 157 Minnesota Vikings
C.J. Richardson Safety 7th 211 Houston Oilers
A.C. Tellison Wide receiver 7th 231 Cleveland Browns
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  2. ^ "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
  5. ^ Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023. The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
  6. ^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
  8. ^ Wilner, Jon (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". Mercury News. Retrieved December 3, 2022. Miami hadn't lost at home in nine years. Its 58-game home winning streak, which ended that unforgettable September day, was the longest in college football history. And still is.
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