1990 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

The 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 65th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. Coming off the school's third national championship in six years in 1989, Miami came in to the 1990 season favored by most experts to repeat as national champions. However, a season opening loss to BYU and a later defeat by Notre Dame dashed those chances and the Canes finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl where they defeated Texas, 46–3.

Schedule

Personnel

Rankings

Season summary

BYU

California

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Iowa

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Florida State

Kansas

Notre Dame

Texas Tech

Pittsburgh

Boston College

Syracuse

San Diego State

Miami (FL) Hurricanes at San Diego State Aztecs

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 1, 1990
• Game attendance: 34,201

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Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl Classic: #4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. #3 Texas Longhorns

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: January 1, 1991
• Game attendance: 73,521
• Referee: Jimmy Harper
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tim Brant, and John Dockery
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Awards and honors

• Craig Erickson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[7]
• Russell Maryland, Outland Trophy^[8]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Russell Maryland, DT^[9]

1991 NFL Draft

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References

1. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.
2. "Miami Takes Charge in Second Half Against Iowa, 48-21". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
3. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Dec 02. Retrieved 2019-Nov-17.
4. Rhoden, William C. (January 2, 1991). "Ferocious Miami Cuts Texas Down to Size". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
5. "NO. 4 MIAMI 43 POINTS BETTER THAN NO. 3 TEXAS". The Washington Post. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
6. "Miami shows Texas what intimidation is". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1991. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
7. "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
8. "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". LiveAbout. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
9. "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". Hurricanes Sports Properties. Retrieved July 7, 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "1991 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.