American college football season
1985 Miami Hurricanes football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
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AP | No. 9 |
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Record | 10–2 |
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Head coach | - Jimmy Johnson (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Gary Stevens (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl |
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Seasons |
The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 60th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 35–7.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | No. 5 Florida | | | | L 23–35 | 80,227 | [1] |
September 14 | at Rice | | | | W 48–20 | 15,411 | |
September 28 | at Boston College | | | | W 45–10 | 31,864 | |
October 5 | at East Carolina | | | | W 27–15 | 34,511 | [2] |
October 12 | Cincinnati | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 38–0 | 30,164 | |
October 19 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | | | ABC | W 27–14 | 73,102 | |
October 26 | Louisville | No. 15 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 45–7 | 31,761 | |
November 2 | at No. 10 Florida State | No. 11 | | ABC | W 35–27 | 61,250 | |
November 9 | at Maryland | No. 8 | | CBS | W 29–22 | 62,350 | [3] |
November 23 | Colorado State | No. 4 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 24–3 | 35,035 | |
November 30 | Notre Dame | No. 4 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| CBS | W 58–7 | 49,236 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 8 Tennessee | No. 2 | | ABC | L 7–35 | 77,432 | [4] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
Roster
Player | Class | Pos | Summary |
Vinny Testaverde* | | QB | 216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TD |
Geoff Torretta | | QB | 11 Cmp, 16 Att, 263 Yds, 3 TD |
Alonzo Highsmith* | | RB | 117 Att, 451 Yds, 3.9 Avg |
Warren Williams* | | RB | 89 Att, 522 Yds, 5.9 Avg |
Melvin Bratton | | RB | 67 Att, 285 Yds, 4.3 Avg |
Darryl Oliver | | RB | 66 Att, 264 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
J.C. Penny | | RB | 21 Att, 181 Yds, 8.6 Avg |
Todd Stanish | | RB | 11 Att, 31 Yds, 2.8 Avg |
Steve Staffier | | RB | 2 Att, 8 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
Michael Irvin* | | WR | 46 Rec, 840 Yds, 18.3 Avg |
Brian Blades* | | WR | 30 Rec, 657 Yds, 21.9 Avg |
Brett Perriman | | WR | 14 Rec, 263 Yds, 18.8 Avg |
Kenny Oliver | | WR | 5 Rec, 125 Yds, 25.0 Avg |
Andre Brown | | WR | 2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 Avg |
Willie Smith* | | TE | 48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg |
Charles Henry | | TE | 4 Rec, 48 Yds, 12.0 Avg |
Alfredo Roberts | | TE | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
Dave Alekna* | | OL | |
Paul Bertucelli* | | OL | |
Ed Davis* | | OL | |
Paul O'Connor* | | OL | |
Greg Rakoczy* | | OL | |
John O'Neill | | OL | |
Matt Patchan | | OL | |
Jerome Brown* | | DL | |
Kevin Fagan* | | DL | |
Derwin Jones* | | DL | |
John McVeigh* | | DL | |
Victor Morris | | DL | |
Dan Sileo | | DL |
Daniel Stubbs | | DL | |
Rod Carter* | | LB | |
Bruce Fleming* | | LB | |
Randy Shannon* | | LB | |
Winston Moss | | LB | |
Tolbert Bain* | | DB | |
Selwyn Brown* | | DB | |
Donald Ellis* | | DB | |
Darrell Fullington* | | DB | |
Bennie Blades | | DB | |
Jeff Feagles | | P |
1985 Miami Hurricanes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Recruits
Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida. Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward)."[5]
Coaching staff
Support staff
[citation needed]
Rankings
Game summaries
No. 5 Florida
At Rice
At Boston College
At East Carolina
Cincinnati
at No. 3 Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 | No. 3 Sooners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 8:44 | Miami (FL) | Michael Irvin 56-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 7-0 | | 1 | 6:34 | OU | Derrick Shepard 14-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Tim Lashar kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | 14:16 | Miami (FL) | Testaverde 3-yard run (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 14-7 | | 3 | 8:49 | Miami (FL) | Cox 20-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 17-7 | | 3 | 4:06 | Miami (FL) | Brian Blades 35-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 24-7 | | 3 | 2:34 | Miami (FL) | Cox 36-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 27-7 | | 4 | 10:28 | OU | Lydell Carr 1-yard run (Lashar kick) | Miami (FL) 27-14 | |
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Louisville
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at No. 10 Florida State
#11 Miami (FL) at #10 Florida State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 11 Hurricanes | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 | No. 10 Seminoles | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:04 | FSU | Hassan Jones 8-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) | FSU 7-0 | | 1 | 7:23 | Miami (FL) | Brian Blades 10-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 1 | 7:06 | Miami (FL) | Blades 38-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 14-7 | | 1 | 0:25 | FSU | Brian Davis blocked punt recovery in end zone (Schmidt kick) | Tied 14-14 | | 2 | 6:52 | FSU | Derek Schmidt 37-yard field goal | FSU 17-14 | | 2 | 2:39 | FSU | Pat Carter 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson (Schmidt kick) | FSU 24-14 | | 3 | 8:15 | Miami (FL) | 2-yard fun (Cox kick) | FSU 24-21 | | 4 | 11:07 | FSU | Derek Schmidt 44-yard field goal | FSU 27-21 | | 4 | 9:55 | Miami (FL) | Michael Irvin 30-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 28-27 | | 4 | 3:06 | Miami (FL) | Brett Perriman 2-yard pass from Testaverde (Cox kick) | Miami (FL) 35-27 | |
Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.[8]
at Maryland
Miami (FL) at Maryland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 8 Hurricanes | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 29 | Terrapins | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22 | |
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Colorado State
Colorado State at Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Rams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | • No. 4 Hurricanes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | MIA | Greg Cox 25-yard field goal | MIA 3-0 | | 3 | | CSU | DeLine 44-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 | | MIA | Highsmith 3-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 10-3 | | 4 | | MIA | Bratton 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 17-3 | | MIA | Oliver 5-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 24-3 | |
Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • No. 4 Hurricanes | 13 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 58 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MIA | Greg Cox 39-yard field goal | MIA 3-0 | | 1 | | MIA | W. Williams 6-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 10-0 | | 1 | | MIA | Greg Cox 47-yard field goal | MIA 13-0 | | 2 | | MIA | Bennie Blades 61-yard interception return (Cox kick) | MIA 20-0 | | 2 | | ND | Allen Pinkett 3-yard run (John Carney kick) | MIA 20-7 | | 2 | | MIA | Melvin Bratton 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Cox kick) | MIA 27-7 | | 3 | | MIA | Greg Cox 48-yard field goal | MIA 30-7 | | 3 | | MIA | Michael Irvin 15-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 37-7 | | 4 | | MIA | Vinny Testaverde 1-yard run (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 44-7 | | 4 | | MIA | Andre Brown 17-yard pass from Geoff Torretta (Seelig kick) | MIA 51-7 | | 4 | 4:44 | MIA | Bill Hawkins recovered blocked punt in end zone (Greg Cox kick) | MIA 58-7 | |
Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967. The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions, the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime, and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half.[10]
vs. No. 8 Tennessee (Sugar Bowl)
Miami (FL) vs. Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 2 Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • No. 8 Volunteers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Miami (FL) | Michael Irvin 18-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Greg Cox kick) | Miami 7-0 | | 2 | | Tennessee | Jeff Smith 6-yard pass from Daryl Dickey (Fuad Reveiz kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | | Tennessee | Tim McGee fumble recovery in end zone (Reveiz kick) | Tennessee 14-7 | | 3 | | Tennessee | Henderson 1-yard run (Reveiz kick) | Tennessee 21-7 | | 3 | | Tennessee | Jeff Powell 60-yard run (Reveiz kick) | Tennessee 28-7 | | 4 | | Tennessee | Charles Wilson 6-yard run (Reveiz kick) | Tennessee 35-7 | |
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1986 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "Bell passes Gators over Hurricanes". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrific, terrible Testaverde propels Hurricanes, 27–15". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No miracles; Terps left with 'what if?'". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange crush, but Tennessee, not Miami, does the damage". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Um Gets 10 Floridians, Goes Out Of State For Qbs - Sun Sentinel". Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.
- ^ "MIAMI BEATS SOONERS, 27-14". The New York Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "UM Pummels Louisville, 45-7". Sun Sentinel. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Miami's Come-From-Behind Victory Really 'Special'". The Palm Beach Post via newspapers.com. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "MIAMI DEFEATS TERPS, 29-22". The New York Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "FAUST ERA AT NOTRE DAME ENDS IN 58-7 HUMILIATION". The New York Times. December 10, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "52nd Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1986". Sugar Bowl. January 1, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "SUGAR BOWL; MIAMI SURPRISED BY TENNESSEE, 35-7". The New York Times. January 2, 1986. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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Culture and lore | |
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Documentaries | - Catholics vs. Convicts
- The U
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People | |
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Early years (1926 to 1978) | - Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)
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National championship seasons in bold |