The 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team was the national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season , as determined by the AP Poll . 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies finished #1 in the Coaches' Poll . The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."
Starting lineup [ ]
Offense [ ]
Defense [ ]
Special Teams [ ]
Position
Name
K
Carlos Huerta
P
Paul Snyder
KR
Kevin Williams
KR
Darryl Spencer
PR
Kevin Williams
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 31*
12:00 PM
at Arkansas
#3
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR
ABC
W 31–3
46,308
September 12*
8:00 PM
#10 Houston
#2
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
ESPN
W 40–10
71,842
September 28*
2:00 PM
at Tulsa
#2
Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 34–10
35,689
October 5*
12:00 PM
Oklahoma State
#2
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
CBS
W 40–3
42,751
October 12*
12:00 PM
#9 Penn State
#2
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
ABC
W 26–20
75,723
October 19*
4:00 PM
Long Beach State
#2
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
W 55–0
40,498
October 26*
10:00 PM
at Arizona
#2
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
CBS
W 36-9
53,349
November 9
4:00 PM
West Virginia
#3
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
W 27–3
60,250
November 16*
12:00 PM
#1 Florida State
#2
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry )
ABC
W 17–16
63,442
November 23
7:30 PM
at Boston College
#1
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN
W 19–14
32,071
November 30*
7:30 PM
San Diego State
#1
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
ESPN
W 39–12
56,721
January 1*
8:00 PM
vs. #11 Nebraska
#1
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl )
NBC
W 22–0
77,747
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
[1]
Awards and honors [ ]
Leon Searcy, T
Darrin Smith, LB
Darryl Williams, FS
Kevin Williams, KR/PR
Carlos Huerta, K
Awards Finalists [ ]
Bold indicates winners
Darrin Smith , LB - Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Gino Torretta , QB - Big East Offensive Player of the Year
Kevin Williams , KR/PR - Big East Special Teams Player of the Year
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award[ ]
Other Notable Players [ ]
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson , DT
Team players drafted into in the NFL [ ]
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References [ ]
v · d · e 1991 Miami Hurricanes football—AP national champions