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1994 Miami Hurricanes football team

1994 Miami Hurricanes football
Big East champion
Orange Bowl (BC NCG), L 17–24 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Olson (3rd season)
Offensive schemeOne-Back Spread
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Syracuse 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 6 – 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Temple 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 69th season of football and fourth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by sixth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Nebraska, 24–17.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 pmGeorgia Southern*No. 6
W 56–054,058
September 1010:00 pmat Arizona State*No. 5
ESPNW 47–1048,729
September 243:30 pmNo. 17 Washington*No. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCL 20–3862,663
October 112:00 pmat RutgersNo. 13
BENW 24–339,719
October 87:30 pmNo. 3 Florida State*No. 13
ESPNW 34–2077,019[1]
October 2212:00 pmat West VirginiaNo. 7
BENW 38–663,760[2]
October 293:30 pmNo. 13 Virginia TechdaggerNo. 6
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 24–365,208[3]
November 53:30 pmat No. 10 SyracuseNo. 5
ABCW 27–649,565
November 124:00 pmPittsburghNo. 5
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 17–1250,058
November 191:00 pmat TempleNo. 5
PPVW 38–1411,873
November 267:30 pmNo. 25 Boston CollegeNo. 5
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPNW 23–760,579
January 18:00 pmvs. No. 1 Nebraska*No. 3
NBCL 17–2481,753
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP6 (1)6 (1)5 (1)5 (1)6 (1)13138765555436
Coaches6 (2)6 (2)6 (2)6 (2)12107443345436

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

Ga. Southern at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Eagles 0 000 0
• No. 6 Hurricanes 14 141414 56
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 54,058
Scoring summary
Q1MIAStewart 31 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 7–0
Q1MIAL. Jones 5 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIAStewart 16 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 21–0
Q2MIAC.T. Jones 11 yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick)MIA 28–0
Q3MIAStewart 2 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 35–0
Q3MIAT. Jones 23 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick)MIA 42–0
Q4MIAShipman 82 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 49–0
Q4MIAFerguson 5 yard run (Prewitt kick)MIA 56–0

[4]

Washington

Washington at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
• No. 19 Huskies 0 32510 38
No. 5 Hurricanes 3 1133 20
See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team

Nicknamed the "Whammy in Miami", Washington's win in the Orange Bowl snapped a 58-game home winning streak for the Hurricanes.[5][6][7][8]

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Nebraska vs. Miami
1 234Total
No. 3 Hurricanes 10 070 17
• No. 1 Cornhuskers 0 7215 24
Scoring summary
17:54MIADane Prewitt 44-yard field goalMIA 3–0
10:04MIATrent Jones 35-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick)MIA 10–0
27:54NEBMark Gilman 19-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Tom Sieler kick)MIA 10–7
313:19MIAJonathan Harris 44-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick)MIA 17–7
311:35NEBTeam SafetyMIA 17–9
47:38NEBCory Schlesinger 15-yard run (Eric Alford 2-pt reception)Tied 17–17
42:46NEBCory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick)NEB 24–17
Main article: 1995 Orange Bowl
See also: 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Miami–Nebraska football rivalry

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Dennis Erickson Head coach 6th Montana State (1969)
Rich Olson Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 3rd Washington State (1971)
Greg McMackin Defensive coordinator 2nd Southern Oregon (1967)
Gregg Smith Offensive line 6th Idaho (1969)
Dave Arnold Special Teams/running backs 6th
Rick Petri Defensive line 2nd Missouri-Rolla (1976)
Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 10th Miami (1982)
Randy Shannon Linebackers 3rd Miami (1989)
Charlie Williams Wide receivers 2nd Colorado State (1982)

Support staff

Name Position Seasons Alma mater
Greg Mark Graduate Assistant 3rd Miami (1991)
Rob Chudzinski Graduate Assistant 1st Miami (1990)

Roster

1994 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Ryan Clement Fr
QB 17 Scott Covington Fr
QB 11 Frank Costa Sr
WR 7 Jammi German So
WR 87 Yatil Green Fr
WR 85 Chris Jones Sr
RB 28 James Stewart Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 90 Kenny Holmes So
DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Sr
DE 96 Kenard Lang Fr
LB 52 Ray Lewis So
DB 9 Chad Wilson Sr
DB 24 Tremain Mack Fr
DB 18 C. J. Richardson Sr
DT 43 Pat Riley Sr
LB 45 Twan Russell So
DT 76 Warren Sapp Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 21 Maurice Washington Jr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Statistics

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards TD INT
Frank Costa 168 313 53.7 2,443 15 15
Ryan Collins 23 45 51.1 266 3 5
Ryan Clement 3 7 42.9 20 0 0
Lamont Cain 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Rushing

Player Att Yards Avg TD
James Stewart 147 724 4.9 12
Larry Jones 88 409 4.6 4
Danyell Ferguson 74 405 5.5 5
Al Shipman 45 454 10.1 2
Frank Costa 43 -71 -1.7 0
Tony Gaiter 15 61 4.1 0
Ryan Collins 15 18 1.2 0
Derrick Harris 4 3 0.8 1
Jonathan Harris 3 10 3.3 0
Jammi German 2 3 1.5 0
Mike Crissy 2 -29 -14.5 0
Trent Jones 1 13 13.0 1
Lamont Cain 1 5 5.0 0

Receiving

Player Rec Yards Avg TD
Chris T. Jones 39 664 17.0 6
Jammi German 33 391 11.8 2
Jonathan Harris 25 327 13.1 2
A.C. Tellison 16 208 13.0 0
Trent Jones 15 275 18.3 3
Yatil Green 15 255 17.0 4
Syii Tucker 9 150 16.7 0
Gerard Daphnis 9 149 16.6 0
James Stewart 8 44 5.5 0
Al Shipman 5 23 4.6 0
Taj Johnson 5 110 22.0 0
Marcus Wimberly 5 34 6.8 0
Danyell Ferguson 3 16 5.3 0
Lamont Cain 2 49 24.5 0
Larry Jones 1 4 4.0 0
Tony Gaiter 1 3 3.0 0
Derrick Harris 1 1 1.0 1
Chris C. Jones 1 23 23.0 0
Jermaine Chambers 1 6 6.0 0

1995 NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Warren Sapp Defensive tackle 1st 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pat Riley Defensive end 2nd 52 Chicago Bears
Chris T. Jones Wide receiver 3rd 78 Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Jones Running back 4th 103 Washington Redskins
James Stewart Running back 5th 157 Minnesota Vikings
C.J. Richardson Safety 7th 211 Houston Oilers
A.C. Tellison Wide receiver 7th 231 Cleveland Browns

Notes

  • Dwayne Johnson went on to presume a wrestling career under the ring name The Rock.

References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Turning the tables; Hurricanes quiet WVU fans, avenge last year's defeat, 38–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami runs by Va. Tech". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
  5. ^ Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023. The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
  6. ^ Withers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
  8. ^ Wilner, Jon (November 15, 2017). "Pac-12 greatest games No. 8: The Whammy in Miami (Washington KOs the 'Canes)". Mercury News. Retrieved December 3, 2022. Miami hadn't lost at home in nine years. Its 58-game home winning streak, which ended that unforgettable September day, was the longest in college football history. And still is.
  9. ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Chuck Bednarik Award". Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  10. ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
  11. ^ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
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