1982 Miami Hurricanes football team

1982 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	7-4
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)
Seasons

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Regular season

Jim Kelly finished his career at Miami with 406 completions in 646 attempts for 5,233 yards and 32 TD's. This performance earned Kelly a place in the University of Miami Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 1992.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	at #16 Florida	#15	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Seminole War Canoe)		L 14–17	71,864
September 11	Houston	#19	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ABC	W 31–12	24,687
September 18	at Virginia Tech	#15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	CBS	W 14–8	45,200
September 24	Michigan State	#16	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 25–22	26,478
October 2	at Louisville	#17	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 28–6	28,749
October 9	at #10 Notre Dame	#17	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 14–16	59,075
October 16	Mississippi State	#17	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 31–14	35,860
October 30†	#14 Florida State	#16	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)	CBS	L 7–24	54,696
November 6	at #19 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 17–18	43,200
November 20	North Carolina State		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 41–3	20,434
November 27	Cincinnati		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 19–13	18,447
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Michigan State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 14 8 0 22 • Miami (FL) 6 9 3 7 25 Date: September 25 Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida Scoring summary 1 MIA Baratta 3 yard pass from Richt (kick failed) Miami (FL) 6-0 2 MIA Boone 63 yard interception return (pass failed) Miami (FL) 12-0 2 MSU Ellis 16 yard run (Mojsiejenko kick) Miami (FL) 12-7 2 MSU Grant 15 yard pass from Leister (Mojsiejenko kick) Michigan St 14-12 2 MIA Davis 46 yard field goal Miami (FL) 15-14 3 MSU Ellis 6 yard run (Tanker pass from Scharlo) Michigan St 22-15 3 MIA Davis 47 yard field goal Michigan St 22-18 4 MIA Rush 1 yard run (Davis kick) Miami (FL) 25-22

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jim Kelly	Quarterback	1	14	Buffalo Bills
Mark Cooper	Tackle	2	31	Denver Broncos
Mark Rush	Running Back	4	100	Minnesota Vikings
Tony Chickillo	Defensive Tackle	2	31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rocky Belk	Wide Receiver	7	176	Cleveland Browns
Ronnie Lippett	Cornerback	11	283	New England Patriots