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1987 Miami

12–⁠0, coached by Jimmy Johnson, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1987, game by game: won vs. No. 20 Florida 31–4; won at No. 10 Arkansas 51–7; won at No. 4 Florida State 26–25; won vs. Maryland 46–16; won at Cincinnati 48–10; won at East Carolina 41–3; won vs. Miami (OH) 54–3; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–13; won vs. Toledo 24–14; won vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 24–0; won vs. No. 8 South Carolina 20–16; won vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 20–14+51Won 31–4 vs. No. 20 Florida+27No. 20 FloridaWon 51–7 at No. 10 Arkansas+44No. 10 ArkansasWon 26–25 at No. 4 Florida State+1No. 4 Florida StateWon 46–16 vs. Maryland+30MarylandWon 48–10 at Cincinnati+38CincinnatiWon 41–3 at East Carolina+38East CarolinaWon 54–3 vs. Miami (OH)+51Miami (OH)Won 27–13 vs. Virginia Tech+14Virginia TechWon 24–14 vs. Toledo+10ToledoWon 24–0 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame+24No. 10 Notre DameWon 20–16 vs. No. 8 South Carolina+4No. 8 South CarolinaWon 20–14 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma+6No. 1 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs20FloridaW 31–⁠471%
Sep 26at10ArkansasW 51–⁠751%
Oct 3at4Florida StateW 26–⁠2553%
Oct 10vsMarylandW 46–⁠1685%
Oct 24atCincinnatiW 48–⁠1085%
Oct 31atEast CarolinaW 41–⁠384%
Nov 7vsMiami (OH)W 54–⁠386%
Nov 14vsVirginia TechW 27–⁠1393%
Nov 21vsToledoW 24–⁠1492%
Nov 28vs10Notre DameW 24–⁠069%
Dec 5vs8South CarolinaW 20–⁠1679%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1OklahomaOrange BowlW 20–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 20–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-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: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. 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 1987.

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

Jim Thorpe AwardBennie Blades, S

2 consensus All-AmericansDanny Stubbs, DL; Bennie Blades, S

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
—
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
412–⁠125
Coach
Jimmy Johnson
Elo
1845 +151 this season
SP+ rating
32.5 No. 2 of 101; offense No. 4, defense No. 2
SRS
27.7 No. 2 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wannstedt
Most valuable player
Steve Walsh
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 1Bennie Blades DBDetroit Lions
Rd 1Michael Irvin WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Danny Stubbs LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Brian Blades WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Brett Perriman WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Matt Patchan OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Darrell Fullington DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Mel Bratton RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Warren Williams RBPittsburgh Steelers