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.
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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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
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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
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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
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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
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[ edit ] 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
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^ "It's a breeze for Hurricanes in 34–14 win" . The Miami Herald . August 31, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ " . The Tampa Tribune . September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ " . 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 . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .^ "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl" . Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .^ "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 8, 2019 .^ "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" . Los Angeles Times . 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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