1988 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Jimmy Johnson's final season as the Hurricanes head coach.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
No. 1 Florida State |
No. 6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
CBS |
W 31–0 |
77,836 |
September 17 |
at No. 15 Michigan |
No. 1 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
W 31–30 |
105,834 |
September 24 |
Wisconsin |
No. 1 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
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W 23–3 |
48,311 |
October 1 |
Missouri |
No. 1 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
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W 55–0 |
40,654 |
October 15 |
at No. 4 Notre Dame |
No. 1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
CBS |
L 30–31 |
59,075 |
October 22 |
Cincinnati |
No. 4 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 57–3 |
44,107 |
October 29 |
at East Carolina |
No. 4 |
Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC |
|
W 31–7 |
29,400 |
November 5 |
Tulsa |
No. 3 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 34–3 |
38,196 |
November 19 |
at No. 11 LSU |
No. 3 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
ESPN |
W 44–3 |
79,528 |
November 26 |
No. 8 Arkansas |
No. 3 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
CBS |
W 18–16 |
63,271 |
December 3 |
BYU |
No. 2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
ESPN |
W 41–17 |
59,637 |
January 2 |
vs. No. 6 Nebraska |
No. 2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |
NBC |
W 23–3 |
79,480 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game summaries
Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Florida State |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Miami (FL) |
3 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
11:46 | MIA | Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal | MIA 3-0 |
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2 |
14:27 | MIA | Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 10-0 |
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2 |
0:11 | MIA | Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 17-0 |
|
3 |
8:54 | MIA | Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 24-0 |
|
4 |
1:30 | MIA | Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) | MIA 31-0 |
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Michigan
#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Miami (FL) |
7 |
7 | 0 | 17 |
31 |
Michigan |
3 |
17 | 3 | 7 |
30 |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| Michigan | Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal | Michigan 3-0 |
|
1 |
| Miami (FL) | Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) | Miami (FL) 7-3 |
|
2 |
| Michigan | Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 7-6 |
|
2 |
| Miami (FL) | Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) | Miami (FL) 14-6 |
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2 |
| Michigan | Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed) | Miami (FL) 14-12 |
|
2 |
| Michigan | John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run) | Michigan 20-14 |
|
3 |
| Michigan | Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal | Michigan 23-14 |
|
4 |
| Michigan | Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick) | Michigan 30-14 |
|
4 |
5:23 | Miami (FL) | Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh) | Michigan 30-22 |
|
4 |
2:58 | Miami (FL) | Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed) | Michigan 30-28 |
|
4 |
0:43 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 31-30 |
|
[3]
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wisconsin |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Miami (FL) |
0 |
14 | 6 | 3 |
23 |
|
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| WIS | Mehring 38-yard field goal | WIS 3–0 |
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Q2 |
| MIA | Clark 55-yard fumble return (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–3 |
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Q2 |
| MIA | Brown 26-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) | MIA 14–3 |
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Q3 |
| MIA | Huerta 21-yard field goal | MIA 17–3 |
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Q3 |
| MIA | Huerta 34-yard field goal | MIA 20–3 |
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Q4 |
| MIA | Huerta 30-yard field goal | MIA 23–3 |
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[4]
Missouri
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Missouri |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Miami (FL) |
21 |
17 | 14 | 3 |
55 |
|
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Scoring summary |
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|
Q1 |
| MIA | Chudzinski 29-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) | MIA 7–0 |
|
Q1 |
| MIA | Dawkins 9-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) | MIA 14–0 |
|
Q1 |
| MIA | Hill 44-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) | MIA 21–0 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | Huerta 34-yard field goal | MIA 24–0 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | Gary 4-yard run (Huerta kick) | MIA 31–0 |
|
Q2 |
| MIA | A. Brown 45-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 38–0 |
|
Q3 |
| MIA | Dawkins 35-yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) | MIA 45–0 |
|
Q3 |
| MIA | A. Brown 17-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | MIA 52–0 |
|
Q4 |
| MIA | Huerta 47-yard field goal | MIA 55–0 |
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[5]
Notre Dame
[6]
Cincinnati
Awards and honors
- Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy[8]
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
Team players drafted into the NFL
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