1989 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1989 Miami Hurricanes were the national champions of the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The national championship was the third won by the University of Miami in football.
Starting lineup
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 9 |
at Wisconsin |
No. 3 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin |
ABC |
W 51–3 |
38,646 |
September 16 |
California |
No. 3 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami |
ESPN |
W 31–3 |
56,931 |
September 23 |
at Missouri |
No. 2 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri |
Prime |
W 38–7 |
43,293 |
September 30 |
at Michigan State |
No. 2 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan |
ABC |
W 26–20 |
76,217 |
October 7 |
Cincinnati |
No. 2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami |
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W 56–0 |
48,597 |
October 14 |
San Jose State |
No. 2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami |
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W 48–16 |
45,122 |
October 28 |
at No. 9 Florida State |
No. 2 |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
L 10–24 |
62,602 |
November 4 |
East Carolina |
No. 7 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami |
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W 40–10 |
35,159 |
November 11 |
at No. 14 Pittsburgh |
No. 7 |
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh |
CBS |
W 24–3 |
52,528 |
November 18 |
San Diego State |
No. 7 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida |
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W 42–6 |
42,362 |
November 25 |
No. 1 Notre Dame |
No. 7 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami |
CBS |
W 27–10 |
81,634 |
January 1 |
vs. No. 7 Alabama |
No. 2 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) |
ABC |
W 33–25 |
77,425 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Season summary
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Notre Dame |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
• Miami (FL) |
10 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
27 |
- Date: November 25
- Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Game attendance: 81,634
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| Miami (FL) | Huerta 35-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 3-0 |
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1 |
| Miami (FL) | Dawkins 55-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | Miami (FL) 10-0 |
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2 |
| Notre Dame | Hackett 22-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 10-3 |
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2 |
| Notre Dame | Bolcar 49-yard interception return (Hackett kick) | Tie 10-10 |
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2 |
| Miami (FL) | McGuire 5-yard run (Huerta kick) | Miami (FL) 17-10 |
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3 |
| Miami (FL) | Dawkins 5-yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) | Miami (FL) 24-10 |
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4 |
1:44 | Miami (FL) | Huerta 32-yard field goal | Miami (FL) 27-10 |
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[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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National championship seasons in bold |
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1936–1949 |
- 1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS)
- 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California
- 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS)
- 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS)
- 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford
- 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS)
- 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS)
- 1943: Notre Dame
- 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State
- 1945: Army
- 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS)
- 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS)
- 1948: Michigan
- 1949: Notre Dame
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1950s |
- 1950: Oklahoma
- 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS)
- 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS)
- 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS)
- 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches)
- 1955: Oklahoma
- 1956: Oklahoma
- 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS)
- 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA)
- 1959: Syracuse
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1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
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1970s |
- 1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF)
- 1971: Nebraska
- 1972: USC
- 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches)
- 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches)
- 1975: Oklahoma
- 1976: Pittsburgh
- 1977: Notre Dame
- 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN)
- 1979: Alabama
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1980–1991 | |
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