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1983 Miami

11–⁠1, coached by Howard Schnellenberger, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1983, game by game: lost at Florida 3–28; won at Houston 29–7; won vs. Purdue 35–0; won vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 20–0; won at Duke 56–17; won vs. Louisville 42–14; won at Mississippi State 31–7; won at Cincinnati 17–7; won vs. No. 12 West Virginia 20–3; won vs. East Carolina 12–7; won at Florida State 17–16; won vs. No. 1 Nebraska 31–30+39−25Lost 3–28 at Florida-25FloridaWon 29–7 at Houston+22HoustonWon 35–0 vs. Purdue+35PurdueWon 20–0 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame+20No. 13 Notre DameWon 56–17 at Duke+39DukeWon 42–14 vs. Louisville+28LouisvilleWon 31–7 at Mississippi State+24Mississippi Sta…Won 17–7 at Cincinnati+10CincinnatiWon 20–3 vs. No. 12 West Virginia+17No. 12 West VirginiaWon 12–7 vs. East Carolina+5East CarolinaWon 17–16 at Florida State+1Florida StateWon 31–30 vs. No. 1 Nebraska+1No. 1 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atFloridaL 3–⁠2847%
Sep 10atHoustonW 29–⁠747%
Sep 17vsPurdueW 35–⁠082%
Sep 24vs13Notre DameW 20–⁠066%
Oct 1atDukeW 56–⁠1768%
Oct 8vsLouisvilleW 42–⁠1481%
Oct 15atMississippi StateW 31–⁠767%
Oct 22atCincinnatiW 17–⁠773%
Oct 29vs12West VirginiaW 20–⁠362%
Nov 5vsEast CarolinaW 12–⁠777%
Nov 12atFlorida StateW 17–⁠1653%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs1NebraskaOrange BowlW 31–⁠3037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 31–⁠30 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 15
  2. Wk 6: 12
  3. Wk 7: 10
  4. Wk 8: 8
  5. Wk 9: 7
  6. Wk 10: 5
  7. Wk 11: 6
  8. Wk 12: 5
  9. Wk 13: 5
  10. Wk 14: 5
  11. Wk 15: 5
  12. Final: 1

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1983.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearHoward Schnellenberger, coach

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
313–⁠136
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1758 +144 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 5 of 108; offense No. 18, defense No. 4
SRS
20.9 No. 4 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Tom Olivadotti
Most valuable player
Glenn Dennison
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 2Glenn Dennison TENew York Jets
Rd 2Jay Brophy LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Rodney Bellinger DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Speedy Neal RBBuffalo Bills