1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1991
Team=Miami Hurricanes

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Conference=Big East
Division=
ShortConference=Big East
CoachRank=2
APRank=1
Record=12-0
ConfRecord=2-0
HeadCoach=Dennis Erickson
OffCoach=Bob Bratkowski
DefCoach=Sonny Lubick
OScheme=Pro Style
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Miami Orange Bowl
Champion=National Champions
BowlTourney=Orange Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= W, 22-0 vs. NebraskaThe 1991 Miami Hurricanes were the national champions of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season, as determined by the AP Poll. 1991 was a split championship year, though, as the Washington Huskies finished #1 in the Coaches Poll. The national championship was the fourth won by the University of Miami in football, all of which had come in the nine years since 1983, leading some to dub the era, "The Decade of Dominance."

tarting Lineup

Offense

chedule & Results

Awards & Honors

=First Team All-Americans=

*Carlos Huerta, K (consensus)
*Leon Searcy, T
*Darrin Smith, LB
*Darryl Williams, FS
*Kevin Williams, KR/PR

Awards Finalists

Bold indicates winners
*Darrin Smith, LB - Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year
*Gino Torretta, QB - Big East Offensive Player of the Year
*Kevin Williams, KR/PR - Big East Special Teams Player of the Year

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

*Carlos Huerta, K

External links

* [http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/043002aae.html 1991 Miami Hurricanes Profile at Official University of Miami Athletics Web Site]