# 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama, 34–13.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 8:00 pm | at No. 23 Iowa* | No. 1 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | W 24–7 | 70,397 |
| September 19 | 4:00 pm | Florida A&M* | No. 1 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 38–0 | 74,292 |
| September 26 | 4:00 pm | Arizona* | No. 1 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 8–7 | 47,049 |
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 3 Florida State* | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | ABC | W 19–16 | 77,338 |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | at No. 7 Penn State* | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | W 17–14 | 96,704 |
| October 17 | 4:00 pm | TCU* | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 45–10 | 42,915 |
| October 24 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | No. 1 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | BEN | W 43–23 | 51,423 |
| October 31 | 7:30 pm | West Virginia | No. 1 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN | W 35–23 | 51,246 |
| November 14 | 12:00 pm | Temple | No. 1 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | BEN | W 48–0 | 41,212 |
| November 21 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 Syracuse | No. 1 | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC | W 16–10 | 49,857 |
| November 28 | 7:30 pm | at San Diego State* | No. 1 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN | W 63–17 | 52,108 |
| January 1 | 8:30 pm | vs. No. 2 Alabama* | No. 1 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 13–34 | 76,789 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 1 (40) | 1 (43) | 1 (45) | 1 (47) | 1 (43) | 2 (12) | 2 (16) | 1 т (30 1⁄2) | 1 т (31) | 1 (32) | 2 (27 1⁄2) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 3 |
| Coaches | 1 (40) | 1 (43) | 1 (45) | 1 (47) | 1 (45) | 2 (16) | 2 (22) | 1 (31) | 1 (31) | 1 (37) | 1 (30) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (60) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 3 |

## Game summaries
### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hurricanes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| • Hurricanes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 |

### Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Crimson Tide | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
| Dennis Erickson | Head coach | 4th | Montana State (1969) |
| Rich Olson | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers | 1st | Washington State (1971) |
| Sonny Lubick | Defensive coordinator/defensive backs | 4th | Western Montana (1960) |
| Gregg Smith | Offensive line | 4th | Idaho (1969) |
| Dave Arnold | Special teams/tight ends | 4th | |
| Randy Shannon | Defensive line | 1st | Miami (1989) |
| Art Kehoe | Assistant offensive line | 8th | Miami (1982) |
| Ed Orgeron | Defensive line | 4th | Northwestern State (1984) |
| Tommy Tuberville | Linebackers | 4th | Southern Arkansas (1976) |
| Alex Wood | Running backs | 4th | Iowa (1978) |

### Support staff

| Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
| Brad Roll | Strength & conditioning | 4th | Stephen F. Austin (1980) |

### Roster
## Awards and honors

* Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award
* Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy
* Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
* Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award
* Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award

### Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

* Michael Barrow, LB
* Gino Torretta, QB

## 1993 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
| Ryan McNeil | Defensive Back | 2 | 33 | Detroit Lions |
| Kevin Williams | Wide Receiver | 2 | 46 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Michael Barrow | Linebacker | 2 | 47 | Houston Oilers |
| Darrin Smith | Linebacker | 2 | 54 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Lamar Thomas | Wide Receiver | 3 | 60 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Horace Copeland | Wide Receiver | 4 | 104 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Carlos Etheredge | Tight End | 6 | 157 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Gino Toretta | Quarterback | 7 | 192 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Jessie Armstead | Linebacker | 8 | 207 | New York Giants |