The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Jimmy Johnson's final season as the Hurricanes head coach.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
#1 Florida State |
#6 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
CBS |
W 31–0 |
77,836 |
September 17 |
at #15 Michigan |
#1 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
W 31–30 |
105,834 |
September 24 |
Wisconsin |
#1 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 23–3 |
48,311 |
October 1 |
Missouri |
#1 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 55–0 |
40,654 |
October 15 |
at #4 Notre Dame |
#1 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
CBS |
L 30–31 |
59,075 |
October 22 |
Cincinnati |
#4 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 57–3 |
44,107 |
October 29 |
at East Carolina |
#4 |
Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC |
|
W 31–7 |
29,400 |
November 5 |
Tulsa |
#3 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 34–3 |
38,196 |
November 19 |
at #11 LSU |
#3 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
ESPN |
W 44–3 |
79,528 |
November 26 |
#8 Arkansas |
#3 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
CBS |
W 18–16 |
63,271 |
December 3 |
BYU |
#2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
|
W 41–17 |
59,637 |
January 2 |
vs. #6 Nebraska |
#2 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |
NBC |
W 23–3 |
79,480 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
[1]
Game notes
Florida State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Florida State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Miami (FL) |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
11:46
|
MIA |
Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal |
MIA 3-0 |
|
2 |
14:27
|
MIA |
Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) |
MIA 10-0 |
|
2 |
0:11
|
MIA |
Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) |
MIA 17-0 |
|
3 |
8:54
|
MIA |
Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) |
MIA 24-0 |
|
4 |
1:30
|
MIA |
Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick) |
MIA 31-0 |
|
[2][3]
Michigan
#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Miami (FL) |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
31 |
Michigan |
3 |
17 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
|
Michigan |
Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal |
Michigan 3-0 |
|
1 |
|
Miami (FL) |
Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick) |
Miami (FL) 7-3 |
|
2 |
|
Michigan |
Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal |
Miami (FL) 7-6 |
|
2 |
|
Miami (FL) |
Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick) |
Miami (FL) 14-6 |
|
2 |
|
Michigan |
Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed) |
Miami (FL) 14-12 |
|
2 |
|
Michigan |
John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run) |
Michigan 20-14 |
|
3 |
|
Michigan |
Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal |
Michigan 23-14 |
|
4 |
|
Michigan |
Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick) |
Michigan 30-14 |
|
4 |
5:23
|
Miami (FL) |
Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh) |
Michigan 30-22 |
|
4 |
2:58
|
Miami (FL) |
Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed) |
Michigan 30-28 |
|
4 |
0:43
|
Miami (FL) |
Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal |
Miami (FL) 31-30 |
|
[4]
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wisconsin |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
• Miami (FL) |
0 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
23 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
Q1 |
|
WIS |
Mehring 38 yard field goal |
WIS 3–0 |
|
Q2 |
|
MIA |
Clark 55 yard fumble return (Huerta kick) |
MIA 7–3 |
|
Q2 |
|
MIA |
Brown 26 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) |
MIA 14–3 |
|
Q3 |
|
MIA |
Huerta 21 yard field goal |
MIA 17–3 |
|
Q3 |
|
MIA |
Huerta 34 yard field goal |
MIA 20–3 |
|
Q4 |
|
MIA |
Huerta 30 yard field goal |
MIA 23–3 |
|
[5]
Missouri
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Missouri |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Miami (FL) |
21 |
17 |
14 |
3 |
55 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
Q1 |
|
MIA |
Chudzinski 29 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) |
MIA 7–0 |
|
Q1 |
|
MIA |
Dawkins 9 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) |
MIA 14–0 |
|
Q1 |
|
MIA |
Hill 44 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) |
MIA 21–0 |
|
Q2 |
|
MIA |
Huerta 34 yard field goal |
MIA 24–0 |
|
Q2 |
|
MIA |
Gary 4 yard run (Huerta kick) |
MIA 31–0 |
|
Q2 |
|
MIA |
A. Brown 45 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |
MIA 38–0 |
|
Q3 |
|
MIA |
Dawkins 35 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick) |
MIA 45–0 |
|
Q3 |
|
MIA |
A. Brown 17 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick) |
MIA 52–0 |
|
Q4 |
|
MIA |
Huerta 47 yard field goal |
MIA 55–0 |
|
[6]
Notre Dame
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[7]
Cincinnati
Awards and honors
- Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy[9]
Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award
Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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