# 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team

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 |
| August 30 | at South Carolina | No. 3 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | ESPN | W 34–14 | 73,500 |
| September 6 | at No. 13 Florida | No. 3 | Florida FieldGainesville, FL (rivalry) | | W 23–15 | 74,875 |
| September 13 | Texas Tech | No. 2 | Orange BowlMiami, FL | KJTV | W 61–11 | 41,925 |
| September 27 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | W 28–16 | 71,451 |
| October 4 | Northern Illinois | No. 1 | Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 34–0 | 33,905 |
| October 11 | at West Virginia | No. 1 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | ABC | W 58–14 | 63,500 |
| October 18 | at Cincinnati | No. 1 | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | Raycom | W 45–13 | 29,546 |
| November 1 | No. 20 Florida State | No. 1 | Orange BowlMiami, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 41–23 | 62,834 |
| November 8 | at Pittsburgh | No. 1 | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 37–10 | 55,338 |
| November 15 | Tulsa | No. 1 | Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 23–10 | 51,110 |
| November 27 | East Carolina | No. 1 | Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 36–10 | 30,202 |
| January 2 | vs. No. 2 Penn State | No. 1 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | L 10–14 | 73,098 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Season summary
### At South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 3 Hurricanes | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
* Melvin Bratton 10 Rush, 105 Yds
* Michael Irvin 6 Rec, 101 Yds

### At Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 3 Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| Gators | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Sooners | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| • No. 2 Hurricanes | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Seminoles | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| • No. 1 Hurricanes | 14 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 41 |

### Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Hurricanes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • No. 2 Nittany Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

## 1987 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Vinny Testaverde | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Alonzo Highsmith | Running back | 1 | 3 | Houston Oilers |
| Jerome Brown | Defensive tackle | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Gregg Rakoczy | Center | 2 | 32 | Cleveland Browns |
| Winston Moss | Linebacker | 2 | 50 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Paul O'Connor | Guard | 5 | 140 | New York Giants |
| Darryl Oliver | Running back | 11 | 297 | Seattle Seahawks |