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1985 Miami

10–⁠2, coached by Jimmy Johnson, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1985, game by game: lost vs. No. 5 Florida 23–35; won at Rice 48–20; won at Boston College 45–10; won at East Carolina 27–15; won vs. Cincinnati 38–0; won at No. 3 Oklahoma 27–14; won vs. Louisville 45–7; won at No. 10 Florida State 35–27; won at Maryland 29–22; won vs. Colorado State 24–3; won vs. Notre Dame 58–7; lost vs. No. 8 Tennessee 7–35+51−28Lost 23–35 vs. No. 5 Florida-12No. 5 FloridaWon 48–20 at Rice+28RiceWon 45–10 at Boston College+35Boston CollegeWon 27–15 at East Carolina+12East CarolinaWon 38–0 vs. Cincinnati+38CincinnatiWon 27–14 at No. 3 Oklahoma+13No. 3 OklahomaWon 45–7 vs. Louisville+38LouisvilleWon 35–27 at No. 10 Florida State+8No. 10 Florida StateWon 29–22 at Maryland+7MarylandWon 24–3 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 58–7 vs. Notre Dame+51Notre DameLost 7–35 vs. No. 8 Tennessee-28No. 8 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs5FloridaL 23–⁠3546%
Sep 14atRiceW 48–⁠2076%
Sep 28atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠1041%
Oct 5atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠1571%
Oct 12vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠087%
Oct 19at3OklahomaW 27–⁠1443%
Oct 26vsLouisvilleW 45–⁠795%
Nov 2at10Florida StateW 35–⁠2745%
Nov 9atMarylandW 29–⁠2248%
Nov 23vsColorado StateW 24–⁠388%
Nov 30vsNotre DameW 58–⁠779%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8TennesseeSugar BowlL 7–⁠3561%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 35–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1985.

Heisman voteVinny Testaverde, fifth

Consensus All-AmericanWillie Smith, TE

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
406–⁠195
Coach
Jimmy Johnson
Elo
1729 +117 this season
SP+ rating
22.4 No. 11 of 106; offense No. 5, defense No. 30
SRS
21.2 No. 4 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Paul Jette
Most valuable player
Vinny Testaverde
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1986

The 1986 draft
Rd 4Kevin Fagan DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Reggie Sutton DBNew Orleans Saints