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1991 Miami

12–⁠0 (2–⁠0 Big East), coached by Dennis Erickson, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1991, game by game: won at Arkansas 31–3; won vs. No. 10 Houston 40–10; won at Tulsa 34–10; won vs. Oklahoma State 40–3; won vs. No. 9 Penn State 26–20; won vs. Long Beach State 55–0; won at Arizona 36–9; won vs. West Virginia 27–3; won at No. 1 Florida State 17–16; won at Boston College 19–14; won vs. San Diego State 39–12; won vs. No. 11 Nebraska 22–0+55Won 31–3 at Arkansas+28ArkansasWon 40–10 vs. No. 10 Houston+30No. 10 HoustonWon 34–10 at Tulsa+24TulsaWon 40–3 vs. Oklahoma State+37Oklahoma StateWon 26–20 vs. No. 9 Penn State+6No. 9 Penn StateWon 55–0 vs. Long Beach State+55Long Beach StateWon 36–9 at Arizona+27ArizonaWon 27–3 vs. West Virginia+24West VirginiaWon 17–16 at No. 1 Florida State+1No. 1 Florida StateWon 19–14 at Boston College+5Boston CollegeWon 39–12 vs. San Diego State+27San Diego StateWon 22–0 vs. No. 11 Nebraska+22No. 11 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atArkansasW 31–⁠374%
Sep 12vs10HoustonW 40–⁠1066%
Sep 28atTulsaW 34–⁠1081%
Oct 5vsOklahoma StateW 40–⁠391%
Oct 12vs9Penn StateW 26–⁠2069%
Oct 19vsLong Beach StateW 55–⁠094%
Oct 26atArizonaW 36–⁠980%
Nov 9vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠386%
Nov 16at1Florida StateW 17–⁠1639%
Nov 23atBoston CollegeW 19–⁠1481%
Nov 30vsSan Diego StateW 39–⁠1282%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11NebraskaOrange BowlW 22–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 22–⁠0 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  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 1991.

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

Big East champions2–⁠0 in the conference

2 consensus All-AmericansDarryl Williams, DB; Carlos Huerta, K

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Big East
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
386–⁠100
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1847 +137 this season
SP+ rating
31.7 No. 2 of 104; offense No. 13, defense No. 1
SRS
26.7 No. 2 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Bratkowski
Defensive coordinator
Sonny Lubick
Most valuable player
Carlos Huerta
Offense
One-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Leon Searcy OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Darryl Williams DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Craig Erickson QBTampa Bay Buccaneers

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.