1983 Miami Hurricanes football team
1983 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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Consensus national champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 31–30 vs. Nebraska | |
Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
1983 record | 11–1 |
Head coach | Howard Schnellenberger (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Stevens (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Olivadotti (3rd season) |
Base defense | 5–2 |
Home stadium | Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500) |
The 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 58th season of football, the independent Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl.
Unranked, Miami lost their opener at Florida by 25 points, but finished the regular season at 10–1, ranked fifth, and were invited to the Orange Bowl. Playing at home on January 2nd, the underdog Hurricanes upset top-ranked Nebraska 31–30, denying a two-point conversion attempt with less than a minute remaining.[1][2][3][4] They climbed to first in the final polls to win the school's first national championship.[5]
Contents
1 Personnel
1.1 Coaching staff
1.2 Support staff
2 Schedule
3 Game summaries
3.1 Florida
3.2 Houston
3.3 Purdue
3.4 Notre Dame
3.5 West Virginia
3.6 Florida State
3.7 vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
4 Awards and honors
4.1 All-Americans
4.2 Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
5 References
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Howard Schnellenberger | Head Coach | 5th | Kentucky (1957) |
Gary Stevens | Offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers | 4th | John Carroll (1965) |
Tom Olivadotti | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | 4th | Upsala (19##) |
Hubbard Alexander | Tight ends | 5th | Tennessee State (1962) |
Joe Brodsky | Running backs | 6th | Florida (1956) |
Harold Allen | Defensive Line | 19th | Miami (1953) |
Chris Vagotis | Offensive Line | 4th | Alabama (19##) |
Marc Trestman | Quarterbacks | 1st | Minnesota (1979) |
Bill Trout | Defensive Ends | 8th | Miami (19##) |
Mike Archer | Defensive Backs | 4th | Miami (1976) |
Support staff
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Ray Ganong | Strength & Conditioning | 5th | Miami (1977) |
Art Kehoe | Graduate Assistant | Miami (1982) | |
Bob Maddox | Graduate Assistant | ||
George Halas | Graduate Assistant | ||
Mike Rodriguez | Volunteer Assistant | 5th | Florida State (1977) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 3 | at No. 16 Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) | L 3–28 | 73,907 | |||||
September 10 | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | W 29–7 | 20,000 | |||||
September 17 | Purdue | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 35–0 | 37,150 | |||||
September 24 | 9:00 PM | No. 13 Notre Dame | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | CBS | W 20–0 | 52,480 | |||
October 1 | 3:50 PM | at Duke | No. 15 | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ABC | W 56–17 | 28,750 | ||
October 8 | Louisville | No. 12 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 42–14 | 30,073 | ||||
October 15 | at Mississippi State | No. 10 | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 31–7 | 29,456 | ||||
October 22 | at Cincinnati | No. 8 | Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 17–7 | 14,163 | ||||
October 29 | No. 12 West Virginia | No. 7 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 20–3 | 63,881 | ||||
November 5 | East Carolina | No. 5 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | W 12–7 | 39,225 | ||||
November 12 | at Florida State | No. 6 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) | WSVN | W 17–16 | 57,333 | |||
January 2, 1984 | 8:00 PM | vs. No. 1 Nebraska | No. 5 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 31–30 | 72,596 | ||
Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern time. |
Game summaries
Florida
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–22 | 1982 | L 3–28 |
Houston
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–7 | 1982 | W 29–7 |
Purdue
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 1963 | W 35–0 |
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Notre Dame
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–12–1 | 1982 | W 20–0 |
West Virginia
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 1974 | W 20–3 |
Florida State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–12 | 1982 | W 17–16 |
vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–4 | 1976 | W 31–30 |
Awards and honors
All-Americans
- Jay Brophy, LB
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
- Glenn Dennison, TE
References
^ "Miami topples No. 1 Nebraska". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 3, 1984. p. 13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Smizik, Bob (January 3, 1983). "Miami claims No. 1 after beating Nebraska". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.
^ "Hurricanes say there's no doubt". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. January 3, 1984. p. 1D.
^ Underwood, John (January 9, 1984). "No team was ever higher". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
^ Finder, Chuck (January 1, 1987). "Miami's '83 champions: Where are they now?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 37.
^ Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.