1993 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1993 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 68th season of football and third as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–1 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they lost to Arizona, 29–0.

1993 Miami Hurricanes football
Fiesta Bowl, L 0–29 vs. Arizona
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	One-Back Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Tuberville (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,712)
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 West Virginia $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Boston College	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	3:30 pm	at No. 21 Boston College	No. 3	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 23–7	33,298
September 18	4:00 pm	Virginia Tech	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 21–2	55,753	[1]
September 25	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Colorado*	No. 3	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 35–29	52,391
October 2	4:00 pm	No. 7 (I-AA) Georgia Southern*	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 30–7	43,147
October 9	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Florida State*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–28	77,813	[2]
October 23	7:30 pm	Syracuse	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 49–0	63,194
October 30	12:00 pm	Temple	No. 4	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	BEN	W 42–7	33,927
November 6	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 4	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	BEN	W 35–7	32,064
November 13	4:00 pm	Rutgers	No. 3	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 31–17	52,561
November 20	3:30 pm	at No. 9 West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 14–17	70,222	[3]
November 27	7:30 pm	Memphis State*	No. 9	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	W 41–17	38,737
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 16 Arizona*	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 0–29	72,260
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Florida State

Miami (FL) at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 7 0 0 3 10 • Seminoles 14 7 0 7 28 Date: October 9 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Game attendance: 77,813

Scoring summary Q1 FSU Jackson 69 yard run (Bentley kick) FSU 7–0 Q1 MIA Bennett 6 yard pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 FSU Frier 72 yard pass from Ward (Bentley kick) FSU 14–7 Q2 FSU Ward 2 yard run (Bentley kick) FSU 21–7 Q4 MIA Prewitt 23 yard field goal FSU 21–10 Q4 FSU Bush 40 yard interception return (Bentley kick) FSU 28–10

See also: 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida State–Miami football rivalry

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 • Miami (FL) 14 14 14 7 49 Date: October 23 Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL Game attendance: 63,194

Scoring summary 1 MIA Stewart 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 7-0 1 MIA Stewart 5-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 14-0 2 MIA Harris 3-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 21-0 2 MIA Holmes 11-yard interception return (Prewitt kick) MIA 28-0 3 MIA Collins 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) MIA 35-0 3 MIA Tucker 10-yard pass from Collins (Prewitt kick) MIA 42-0 4 MIA Jones 5-yard run (Barnwell kick) MIA 49-0

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Vs. Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 1994 Fiesta Bowl

See also: 1993 Arizona Wildcats football team

Roster

1993 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 30 Donnell Bennett Jr QB 11 Frank Costa Jr WR 7 Jammi German Fr RB 28 James Stewart So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 49 Robert Bass Sr DT 94 Dwayne Johnson Jr LB 52 Ray Lewis Fr DE 93 RJ Davis Sr DT 43 Patrick Riley Jr DT 76 Warren Sapp So DB 34 Dexter Seigler Sr LB 50 Lawrence Heartley So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 17 Maurice Washington So	Head coach Dennis Erickson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

• Kevin Patrick, DE^[5]

1994 NFL Draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Donnell Bennett	Running back	2nd	58	Kansas City Chiefs
Darren Krein	Defensive end	5th	150	San Diego Chargers

References

1. Johnson, Dave (September 19, 1993). "Miami defense raises 'Cane: Va. Tech offense stopped in 21–2 loss". Daily Press. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "It's FSU at last; Seminoles drop Miami 28–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. Virginia hands Miami first Big East loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Gainesville Sunday October 24, 1993
5. "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}