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American college football season
The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the
University of Miami during the
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third year head coach
Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the
Orange Bowl . Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28–16 victory against the
Oklahoma Sooners , who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time. At 11–0, it was Miami's first undefeated regular season, which they finished ranked No. 1. They were invited to the
Fiesta Bowl , which also served as the National Championship Game. Miami lost 14–10 to No. 2
Penn State , who were also undefeated.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 30 at
South Carolina No. 3
ESPN W 34–1473,500
[1]
September 6 at No. 13
Florida No. 3 W 23–1574,875
[2]
September 13
Texas Tech No. 2 KJTV W 61–1141,925
September 27 No. 1
Oklahoma No. 2
CBS W 28–1671,451
October 4
Northern Illinois No. 1 W 34–033,905
October 11 at
West Virginia No. 1
ABC W 58–1463,500
[3]
October 18 at
Cincinnati No. 1
Raycom W 45–1329,546
November 1 No. 20
Florida State No. 1 CBS W 41–2362,834
November 8 at
Pittsburgh No. 1 ABC W 37–1055,338
November 15
Tulsa No. 1 W 23–1051,110
East Carolina No. 1 W 36–1030,202
vs. No. 2
Penn State No. 1
NBC L 10–1473,098
HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[4]
Rankings
Personnel
Season summary
At South Carolina
Miami (FL) at South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
14
3 17 0
34
Gamecocks
0
0 0 14
14
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 34-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q1 MIA Bratton 12-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 14–0
Q2 MIA Seelig 45-yard field goal MIA 17–0
Q3 MIA Bratton 2-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 24–0
Q3 MIA Seelig 49-yard field goal MIA 27–0
Q3 MIA A. Highsmith 17-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 34–0
Q4 SCAR H. Brown 4-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–7
Q4 SCAR Sharpe 29-yard pass from Ellis (Hagler kick) MIA 34–14
[5]
At Florida
Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
7
0 9 7
23
Gators
0
9 0 6
15
Scoring summary Q1 MIA Bratton 24-yard run (Seelig kick) MIA 7–0
Q2 FLA Dawson 32-yard field goal MIA 7–3
Q2 FLA Dawson 38-yard field goal MIA 7–6
Q2 FLA Dawson 41-yard field goal FLA 9–7
Q3 MIA Bratton 20-yard run (pass failed) MIA 13–9
Q3 MIA Seelig 35-yard field goal MIA 16–9
Q4 MIA Irvin 15-yard pass from Testaverde (Seelig kick) MIA 23–9
Q4 FLA Jones 1-yard pass from Bell (pass failed) MIA 23–15
[6]
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Oklahoma at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Sooners
0
3 7 6
16
• No. 2 Hurricanes
0
7 21 0
28
[7]
Northern Illinois
[8]
At West Virginia
At Cincinnati
Florida State
Florida State at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Seminoles
14
3 6 0
23
• No. 1 Hurricanes
14
0 7 20
41
Date: November 1Location:
Orange Bowl Game attendance: 62,834
[9]
Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
Miami (FL) vs. Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Hurricanes
0
7 0 3
10
• No. 2 Nittany Lions
0
7 0 7
14
[10]
1987 NFL Draft
[11]
References
^
"It's a breeze for Hurricanes in 34–14 win" . The Miami Herald . August 31, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
" 'Canes clean Gators' house" . The Tampa Tribune . September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
" 'Canes barely break a sweat, 58–14" . The Palm Beach Post . October 12, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1986 Football Schedule" .
University of Miami Athletic Department . Retrieved August 20, 2019 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
^
"MIAMI BLOWS AWAY OKLAHOMA" .
Chicago Tribune . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^
"Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl" .
Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com . October 5, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^
"Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23" .
The Washington Post . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^
"Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" .
Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^
"1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
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