1989 Miami Hurricanes football team

1989 Miami Hurricanes football
National Champions
Sugar Bowl, W, 33-25 vs. Alabama
Conference	NCAA Division I-A independent schools
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1989 record	11-1 ( Independent)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)
Seasons

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Miami Hurricanes were the national champions of the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The national championship was the third won by the University of Miami in football.

Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Craig Erickson
FB	Leonard Conley
WB	Wesley Carroll
TE	Rob Chudzinski
SE	Randal Hill
FL	Dale Dawkins
OT	Robert Amatucci
OG	Rod Holder
C	Bobby Garcia
OG	Darren Handy
OT	Leon Searcy

Defense

Position	Name
RE	Greg Mark
DT	Cortez Kennedy
DT	Russell Maryland
LE	Willis Peguese
WLB	Maurice Crum
MLB	Bernard Clark
SLB	Richard Newbill
RCB	Ryan McNeil
LCB	Kenny Berry
FS	Charles Pharms
SS	Hurlie Brown

Special teams

Position	Name
K	Carlos Huerta
P	Tim Kalal
KR	Randal Hill
KR	Alex Johnson
PR	Wesley Carroll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Wisconsin	#3	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 51–3	38,646
September 16	California	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 31–3	56,931
September 23	at Missouri	#2	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		W 38–7	43,293
September 30	at Michigan State	#2	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 26–20	76,217
October 7	Cincinnati	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 56–0	48,597
October 14	San Jose State	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 48–16	45,122
October 28	at #9 Florida State	#2	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–24	62,602
November 4	East Carolina	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 40–10	35,159
November 11	at #14 Pittsburgh	#7	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	CBS	W 24–3	52,528
November 18†	San Diego State	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 42–6	42,362
November 25	#1 Notre Dame	#7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 27–10	81,634
January 1	vs. #7 Alabama	#2	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 33–25	77,425
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Notre Dame

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 10 0 0 10 • Miami (FL) 10 7 7 3 27 Date: November 25 Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Game attendance: 81,634 Scoring summary 1 Miami (FL) Huerta 35 yard field goal Miami (FL) 3-0 1 Miami (FL) Dawkins 55 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 10-0 2 Notre Dame Hackett 22 yard field goal Miami (FL) 10-3 2 Notre Dame Bolcar 49 yard interception return (Hackett kick) Tie 10-10 2 Miami (FL) McGuire 5 yard run (Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 17-10 3 Miami (FL) Dawkins 5 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) Miami (FL) 24-10 4 1:44 Miami (FL) Huerta 32 yard field goal Miami (FL) 27-10

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Cortez Kennedy	Defensive Tackle	1	3	Seattle Seahawks
Jimmie Jones	Defensive Tackle	3	64	Dallas Cowboys
Bernard Clark	Linebacker	3	65	Cincinnati Bengals
Willis Peguese	Defensive End	3	72	Houston Oilers
Greg Mark	Defensive End	3	79	New York Giants
Richard Newbill	Linebacker	5	126	Houston Oilers
Dale Dawkins	Wide Receiver	9	223	New York Jets
Kenny Berry	Defensive Back	10	256	San Diego Chargers
Bobby Harden	Defensive Back	12	315	Miami Dolphins