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
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
G
73
David Alekna
Sr
OT
56
Chris Bell
Fr
WR
9
Brian Blades
Jr
RB
5
Melvin Bratton
Jr
WR
83
Andre Brown
So
OT
53
Rob Canei
Jr
TE
84
Rob Chudzinski
Fr
OL
59
Luis Cristabol
Fr
OT
70
Ed Davis
Sr
C
50
Bobby Garcia
Fr
FB
26
Cleveland Gary
So
FB
41
Eric Ham
Jr
TE
82
Charles Henry
Jr
FB
30
Alonzo Highsmith
Sr
WR
17
Rodney Hill
So
C
64
Roderick Holder
Fr
TE
80
John Hunt
Fr
WR
47
Michael Irvin
So
QB
8
Greg Jones
Fr
OT
72
Marcus Kinlaw
Fr
Sr
11
David Kintigh
Sr
G
61
Maurice Maddox
Jr
OL
52
Jose Montalvo
So
G
77
Paul O'Connor
Sr
OT
37
Darryl Oliver
Sr
FB
75
John O'Neill
So
G
68
Barry Panfil
Fr
OT
71
Matt Patchan
Jr
RB
21
J.C. Penny
Jr
WR
33
Brett Perrriman
Jr
OT
69
Mike Pigza
So
G
76
Scott Provin
Jr
C
74
Gregg Rakoczy
Sr
TE
87
Alfredo Roberts
Jr
G
65
Steve Rosinski
Fr
OT
78
Bill Schaefer
TE
81
Brian Smith
So
RB
44
Steve Staffier
Jr
OL
67
Mike Sullivan
Fr
QB
14
Vinny Testaverde
Sr
RB
16
Robert Thomas
So
QB
13
Geoff Torretta
Sr
QB
7
Bill Turkowski
Fr
FB
34
Tracy Waiters
So
QB
1
Steve Walsh
Fr
RB
24
Warren Williams
Jr
WR
23
Percy Wilson
Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
18
Tolbert Bain
Jr
DB
6
Kenny Berry
Fr
S
36
Bennie Blades
Jr
DT
98
Jerome Brown
Sr
S
32
Selwyn Brown
Jr
LB
91
Rod Carter
So
LB
57
Bernard Clark
Fr
DB
29
Don Ellis
So
CB
19
Darrell Fullington
Jr
DL
60
David Guest
Fr
DL
49
Darren Handy
Fr
DB
39
Bobby Harden
Fr
LB
85
Kevin Harris
Fr
DE
54
Bill Hawkins
So
DB
15
Jason Hicks
Fr
LB
31
Freddy Highsmith
So
DE
99
Jeff Howard
Fr
LB
40
Sandy Jack
Fr
DB
27
Michael Johnson
Fr
DT
86
Derwin Jones
Jr
DE
63
Jimmie Jones
Fr
LB
51
Bukasa Kalombo
Fr
DE
88
Dennis Kelleher
Fr
DT
62
Gary Mahon
So
LB
55
Danny Mariscal
So
DE
94
Greg Mark
Fr
DL
79
Russell Maryland
Fr
DB
28
Kevin McCutcheon
Sr
DB
48
Bubba McDowell
So
CB
43
Doug McFadden
Sr
LB
45
George Mira Jr.
Jr
LB
90
Victor Morris
Sr
LB
92
Winston Moss
Sr
DT
97
Ernie Parish
So
LB
58
Willis Peguese
Fr
S
2
Basil Proctor
Fr
LB
22
Randy Shannon
So
DT
93
Dan Sileo
Jr
CB
35
Tim Sims
Sr
DE
96
Dan Stubbs
Jr
DT
95
Brad Stunkel
Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
25
Greg Cox
Jr
P
38
Jeff Feagles
Jr
P
20
Steve Kazdin
Sr
P
12
Kirk Sandifer
So
K
3
Mark Seelig
Sr
P
17
David Lewis
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: 2016-10-05
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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Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
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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 .
^ " 'Canes clean Gators' house" . The Tampa Tribune . September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Canes barely break a sweat, 58–14" . 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 . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Hurricanes handle Huskies 34-0 at Orange Bowl" . Daily Chronicle (Illinois) via newspapers.com . October 5, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Testaverde Rallies No.1 Miami Past Florida State, 41-23" . The Washington Post . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" . Los Angeles Times . January 3, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .