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1992 Miami

11–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Big East), coached by Dennis Erickson, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1992, game by game: won at No. 23 Iowa 24–7; won vs. Florida A&M 38–0; won vs. Arizona 8–7; won vs. No. 3 Florida State 19–16; won at No. 7 Penn State 17–14; won vs. TCU 45–10; won at Virginia Tech 43–23; won vs. West Virginia 35–23; won vs. Temple 48–0; won at No. 8 Syracuse 16–10; won at San Diego State 63–17; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 13–34+48−21Won 24–7 at No. 23 Iowa+17No. 23 IowaWon 38–0 vs. Florida A&M+38Florida A&MWon 8–7 vs. Arizona+1ArizonaWon 19–16 vs. No. 3 Florida State+3No. 3 Florida StateWon 17–14 at No. 7 Penn State+3No. 7 Penn StateWon 45–10 vs. TCU+35TCUWon 43–23 at Virginia Tech+20Virginia TechWon 35–23 vs. West Virginia+12West VirginiaWon 48–0 vs. Temple+48TempleWon 16–10 at No. 8 Syracuse+6No. 8 SyracuseWon 63–17 at San Diego State+46San Diego StateLost 13–34 vs. No. 2 Alabama-21No. 2 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at23IowaW 24–⁠761%
Sep 19vsFlorida A&MW 38–⁠096%
Sep 26vsArizonaW 8–⁠786%
Oct 3vs3Florida StateW 19–⁠1657%
Oct 10at7Penn StateW 17–⁠1448%
Oct 17vsTCUW 45–⁠1092%
Oct 24atVirginia TechW 43–⁠2380%
Oct 31vsWest VirginiaW 35–⁠2385%
Nov 14vsTempleW 48–⁠096%
Nov 21at8SyracuseW 16–⁠1054%
Nov 28atSan Diego StateW 63–⁠1777%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2AlabamaSugar BowlL 13–⁠3457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 34–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 8th-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: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Wk 16: 1
  17. 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 1992.

Big East champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman TrophyGino Torretta, QB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien and Unitas Golden Arm

3 consensus All-AmericansGino Torretta, QB; Micheal Barrow, LB; Ryan McNeil, DB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Big East
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
369–⁠161
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1805 +74 this season
SP+ rating
24.6 No. 7 of 105; offense No. 8, defense No. 6
SRS
19.1 No. 7 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator
Sonny Lubick
Most valuable player
Micheal Barrow and Gino Torretta
Offense
One-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 2Ryan McNeil DBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Kevin Williams WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Micheal Barrow LBHouston Oilers
Rd 2Darrin Smith LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Lamar Thomas WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Horace Copeland WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Carlos Etheredge TEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Gino Torretta QBMinnesota Vikings

1992 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠011–⁠13
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠26
Rutgers4–⁠27–⁠4
Boston College2–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠121
West Virginia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
Pittsburgh1–⁠33–⁠9
Virginia Tech1–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
Temple0–⁠61–⁠10

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