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1990 Miami

10–⁠2, coached by Dennis Erickson, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1990, game by game: lost at No. 16 BYU 21–28; won at California 52–24; won vs. Iowa 48–21; won vs. No. 2 Florida State 31–22; won vs. Kansas 34–0; lost at No. 6 Notre Dame 20–29; won at Texas Tech 45–10; won vs. Pittsburgh 45–0; won vs. Boston College 42–12; won vs. Syracuse 33–7; won at San Diego State 30–28; won vs. No. 3 Texas 46–3+45−9Lost 21–28 at No. 16 BYU-7No. 16 BYUWon 52–24 at California+28CaliforniaWon 48–21 vs. Iowa+27IowaWon 31–22 vs. No. 2 Florida State+9No. 2 Florida StateWon 34–0 vs. Kansas+34KansasLost 20–29 at No. 6 Notre Dame-9No. 6 Notre DameWon 45–10 at Texas Tech+35Texas TechWon 45–0 vs. Pittsburgh+45PittsburghWon 42–12 vs. Boston College+30Boston CollegeWon 33–7 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseWon 30–28 at San Diego State+2San Diego StateWon 46–3 vs. No. 3 Texas+43No. 3 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at16BYUL 21–⁠2859%
Sep 15atCaliforniaW 52–⁠2472%
Sep 29vsIowaW 48–⁠2182%
Oct 6vs2Florida StateW 31–⁠2255%
Oct 13vsKansasW 34–⁠092%
Oct 20at6Notre DameL 20–⁠2948%
Oct 27atTexas TechW 45–⁠1074%
Nov 3vsPittsburghW 45–⁠084%
Nov 17vsBoston CollegeW 42–⁠1289%
Nov 24vsSyracuseW 33–⁠774%
Dec 1atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠2874%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3TexasCotton BowlW 46–⁠365%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 46–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1990.

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardCraig Erickson, QB

Outland TrophyRussell Maryland, DT

2 consensus All-AmericansRussell Maryland, DT; Maurice Crum, LB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
447–⁠184
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1816 +87 this season
SP+ rating
33.4 No. 1 of 104; offense No. 4, defense No. 4
SRS
28.4 No. 1 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Bratkowski
Defensive coordinator
Sonny Lubick
Most valuable player
Russell Maryland
Offense
One-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Russell Maryland DTDallas Cowboys
Rd 1Randal Hill WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Shane Curry DEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Wesley Carroll WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Robert Bailey DBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5Craig Erickson QBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Mike Sullivan OGDallas Cowboys