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1984 Miami

8–⁠5, coached by Jimmy Johnson, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1984, game by game: won vs. Auburn 20–18; won vs. No. 17 Florida 32–20; lost at No. 14 Michigan 14–22; won at Purdue 28–17; lost vs. No. 15 Florida State 3–38; won vs. Rice 38–3; won at No. 16 Notre Dame 31–13; won at Cincinnati 49–25; won vs. Pittsburgh 27–7; won at Louisville 38–23; lost vs. Maryland 40–42; lost vs. No. 10 Boston College 45–47; lost vs. No. 14 UCLA 37–39+35−35Won 20–18 vs. Auburn+2AuburnWon 32–20 vs. No. 17 Florida+12No. 17 FloridaLost 14–22 at No. 14 Michigan-8No. 14 MichiganWon 28–17 at Purdue+11PurdueLost 3–38 vs. No. 15 Florida State-35No. 15 Florida StateWon 38–3 vs. Rice+35RiceWon 31–13 at No. 16 Notre Dame+18No. 16 Notre DameWon 49–25 at Cincinnati+24CincinnatiWon 27–7 vs. Pittsburgh+20PittsburghWon 38–23 at Louisville+15LouisvilleLost 40–42 vs. Maryland-2MarylandLost 45–47 vs. No. 10 Boston College-2No. 10 Boston CollegeLost 37–39 vs. No. 14 UCLA-2No. 14 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsAuburnW 20–⁠1850%
Sep 1vs17FloridaW 32–⁠2054%
Sep 8at14MichiganL 14–⁠2254%
Sep 15atPurdueW 28–⁠1773%
Sep 22vs15Florida StateL 3–⁠3863%
Sep 29vsRiceW 38–⁠389%
Oct 6at16Notre DameW 31–⁠1349%
Oct 13atCincinnatiW 49–⁠2585%
Oct 20vsPittsburghW 27–⁠779%
Nov 3atLouisvilleW 38–⁠2387%
Nov 10vsMarylandL 40–⁠4270%
Nov 23vs10Boston CollegeL 45–⁠4760%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14UCLAFiesta BowlL 37–⁠3953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 39–⁠37 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 13
  16. Final: 18

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 1984.

Heisman voteBernie Kosar, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanEddie Brown, WR

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 1
Points
402–⁠314
Coach
Jimmy Johnson
Elo
1669 −3 this season
SP+ rating
14.9 No. 16 of 106; offense No. 5, defense No. 69
SRS
11.6 No. 19 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Bill Trout
Most valuable player
Bernie Kosar
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Eddie Brown WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Willie Broughton DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Dave Heffernan OGKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Dallas Cameron DTDenver Broncos