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1993 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1993 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 68th season of football and third as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Arizona, 29–0.

1993 Miami Hurricanes football
Fiesta Bowl, L 0–29 vs. Arizona
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Olson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOne-Back Spread
Co-defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Tuberville (1st season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Boston College 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 43:30 pmat No. 21 Boston CollegeNo. 3
ABCW 23–733,298
September 184:00 pmVirginia TechNo. 3
W 21–255,753[1]
September 253:30 pmat No. 13 Colorado*No. 3
ABCW 35–2952,391
October 24:00 pmNo. 7 (I-AA) Georgia Southern*No. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 30–743,147
October 912:00 pmat No. 1 Florida State*No. 3
ABCL 10–2877,813[2]
October 237:30 pmSyracuseNo. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 49–063,194
October 3012:00 pmTempleNo. 4
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
BENW 42–733,927
November 612:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 4
BENW 35–732,064
November 134:00 pmRutgersNo. 3
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–1752,561
November 203:30 pmat No. 9 West VirginiaNo. 4
ABCL 14–1770,222[3]
November 277:30 pmMemphis State*No. 9
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 41–1738,737
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 16 Arizona*No. 10
NBCL 0–2972,260
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Florida State

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Miami (FL) at Florida State
1 234Total
Hurricanes 7 003 10
• Seminoles 14 707 28
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Game attendance: 77,813
Scoring summary
Q1FSUJackson 69 yard run (Bentley kick)FSU 7–0
Q1MIABennett 6 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick)Tie 7–7
Q1FSUFrier 72 yard pass from Ward (Bentley kick)FSU 14–7
Q2FSUWard 2 yard run (Bentley kick)FSU 21–7
Q4MIAPrewitt 23 yard field goalFSU 21–10
Q4FSUBush 40 yard interception return (Bentley kick)FSU 28–10
See also: 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Syracuse

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1 234Total
Syracuse 0 000 0
• Miami (FL) 14 14147 49
Scoring summary
1MIAStewart 1-yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 7-0
1MIAStewart 5-yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 14-0
2MIAHarris 3-yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 21-0
2MIAHolmes 11-yard interception return (Prewitt kick)MIA 28-0
3MIACollins 1-yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 35-0
3MIATucker 10-yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick)MIA 42-0
4MIAJones 5-yard run (Barnwell kick)MIA 49-0

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Vs. Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)

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Main article: 1994 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 1993 Arizona Wildcats football team

Roster

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1993 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 30 Donnell Bennett Jr
QB 11 Frank Costa Jr
WR 7 Jammi German Fr
RB 28 James Stewart So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Robert Bass Sr
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Jr
LB 52 Ray Lewis Fr
DE 93 RJ Davis Sr
DT 43 Patrick Riley Jr
DT 76 Warren Sapp So
DB 34 Dexter Seigler Sr
LB 50 Lawrence Heartley So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Maurice Washington So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

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Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

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  • Kevin Patrick, DE[5]

1994 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1994 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Donnell Bennett Running back 2nd 58 Kansas City Chiefs
Darren Krein Defensive end 5th 150 San Diego Chargers

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21–2 loss". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "It's FSU at last; Seminoles drop Miami 28–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia hands Miami first Big East loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sunday October 24, 1993
  5. ^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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