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1993 Miami

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Big East), coached by Dennis Erickson, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1993, game by game: won at No. 20 Boston College 23–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 21–2; won at No. 13 Colorado 35–29; won vs. Georgia Southern 30–7; lost at No. 1 Florida State 10–28; won vs. No. 23 Syracuse 49–0; won vs. Temple 42–7; won at Pittsburgh 35–7; won vs. Rutgers 31–17; lost at No. 9 West Virginia 14–17; won vs. Memphis 41–17; lost vs. No. 16 Arizona 0–29+49−29Won 23–7 at No. 20 Boston College+16No. 20 Boston CollegeWon 21–2 vs. Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechWon 35–29 at No. 13 Colorado+6No. 13 ColoradoWon 30–7 vs. Georgia Southern+23Georgia SouthernLost 10–28 at No. 1 Florida State-18No. 1 Florida StateWon 49–0 vs. No. 23 Syracuse+49No. 23 SyracuseWon 42–7 vs. Temple+35TempleWon 35–7 at Pittsburgh+28PittsburghWon 31–17 vs. Rutgers+14RutgersLost 14–17 at No. 9 West Virginia-3No. 9 West VirginiaWon 41–17 vs. Memphis+24MemphisLost 0–29 vs. No. 16 Arizona-29No. 16 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at20Boston CollegeW 23–⁠765%
Sep 18vsVirginia TechW 21–⁠280%
Sep 25at13ColoradoW 35–⁠2954%
Oct 2vsGeorgia SouthernW 30–⁠795%
Oct 9at1Florida StateL 10–⁠2836%
Oct 23vs23SyracuseW 49–⁠068%
Oct 30vsTempleW 42–⁠796%
Nov 6atPittsburghW 35–⁠786%
Nov 13vsRutgersW 31–⁠1789%
Nov 20at9West VirginiaL 14–⁠1756%
Nov 27vsMemphisW 41–⁠1781%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16ArizonaFiesta BowlL 0–⁠2966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 29–⁠0 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big East.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1993.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Big East
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 3
Points
331–⁠167
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1720 +16 this season
SP+ rating
25.5 No. 6 of 105; offense No. 25, defense No. 2
SRS
15.9 No. 16 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rich Olson
Defensive coordinators
Greg McMackin and Tommy Tuberville
Most valuable player
Kevin Patrick
Offense
One-back spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Donnell Bennett RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Darren Krein DESan Diego Chargers

1993 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠17
Miami6–⁠19–⁠315
Boston College5–⁠29–⁠313
Virginia Tech4–⁠39–⁠322
Syracuse3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Pittsburgh2–⁠53–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

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