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1988 Miami

11–⁠1, coached by Jimmy Johnson, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1988, game by game: won vs. No. 1 Florida State 31–0; won at No. 15 Michigan 31–30; won vs. Wisconsin 23–3; won vs. Missouri 55–0; lost at No. 4 Notre Dame 30–31; won vs. Cincinnati 57–3; won at East Carolina 31–7; won vs. Tulsa 34–3; won at No. 11 LSU 44–3; won vs. No. 8 Arkansas 18–16; won vs. BYU 41–17; won vs. No. 6 Nebraska 23–3+55−1Won 31–0 vs. No. 1 Florida State+31No. 1 Florida StateWon 31–30 at No. 15 Michigan+1No. 15 MichiganWon 23–3 vs. Wisconsin+20WisconsinWon 55–0 vs. Missouri+55MissouriLost 30–31 at No. 4 Notre Dame-1No. 4 Notre DameWon 57–3 vs. Cincinnati+54CincinnatiWon 31–7 at East Carolina+24East CarolinaWon 34–3 vs. Tulsa+31TulsaWon 44–3 at No. 11 LSU+41No. 11 LSUWon 18–16 vs. No. 8 Arkansas+2No. 8 ArkansasWon 41–17 vs. BYU+24BYUWon 23–3 vs. No. 6 Nebraska+20No. 6 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs1Florida StateW 31–⁠063%
Sep 17at15MichiganW 31–⁠3063%
Sep 24vsWisconsinW 23–⁠393%
Oct 1vsMissouriW 55–⁠089%
Oct 15at4Notre DameL 30–⁠3153%
Oct 22vsCincinnatiW 57–⁠393%
Oct 29atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠788%
Nov 5vsTulsaW 34–⁠391%
Nov 19at11LSUW 44–⁠353%
Nov 26vs8ArkansasW 18–⁠1671%
Dec 3vsBYUW 41–⁠1785%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6NebraskaOrange BowlW 23–⁠356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 23–⁠3 in the Orange Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1988.

Heisman voteSteve Walsh, fourth

Led the nationScott Mitchell: passing touchdowns (29 TD)

2 consensus All-AmericansSteve Walsh, QB; Bill Hawkins, DE

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
418–⁠116
Coach
Jimmy Johnson
Elo
1855 +125 this season
SP+ rating
33.7 No. 1 of 102; offense No. 8, defense No. 1
SRS
27.5 No. 1 of 105 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 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 1Bill Hawkins DELos Angeles Rams
Rd 1Cleveland Gary RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Bubba McDowell DBHouston Oilers
Rd 7Melvin Bratton RBDenver Broncos