1988 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 1988 Miami Hurricanes
represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA College Football season. It would be Jimmy Johnson’s final season as the Hurricanes head coach.
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA College Football season. It would be Jimmy Johnson’s final season as the Hurricanes head coach.
Schedule & Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hurricanes points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 3 | Win | 31 | 0 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Sept. 17 | @ Michigan 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1988 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium... |
Win | 31 | 30 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 24 | Wisconsin 1988 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 1988 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1988 college football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the 1989 NFL Draft:... |
Win | 23 | 3 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 1 | Win | 55 | 0 | 4-0 | |
| 5 | Oct. 15 | @ Notre Dame 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1988 college football season. The Irish, coached by Lou Holtz, ended the season with 12 wins and no losses, winning the national championship... |
Loss | 30 | 31 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | Win | 57 | 3 | 5-1 | |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | @ East Carolina | Win | 31 | 7 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | Win | 34 | 3 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | Nov. 19 | @ Louisiana State 1988 LSU Tigers football team The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU offense scored 249 points while the defense allowed 204 points.-Season:... |
Win | 44 | 3 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 26 | Arkansas | Win | 18 | 16 | 9-1 |
| 11 | Dec. 3 | Win | 41 | 17 | 10-1 | |
| 12 | Jan. 2 | Nebraska 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... * |
Win | 23 | 3 | 11-1 |
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Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bill Hawkins | Defensive End | 1 | 21 | Los Angeles Rams 1989 Los Angeles Rams season The 1989 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 52nd year with the National Football League and the 44th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:In week 16, Jerry Gray returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown... |
| Cleveland Gary Cleveland Gary Cleveland Everette Gary also known as Cleveland Edward Gary , is a former professional American football player who was selected in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams... |
Running Back | 1 | 26 | Los Angeles Rams 1989 Los Angeles Rams season The 1989 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 52nd year with the National Football League and the 44th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:In week 16, Jerry Gray returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown... |
| Bubba McDowell Bubba McDowell Bubba McDowell was an American football safety who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at the University of Miami. He is currently a defensive backs coach at Prairie View A&M University.... |
Defensive back | 3 | 77 | Houston Oilers 1989 Houston Oilers season -Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-AFC Wildcard Game:Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson's winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that... |
| Mel Bratton | Running Back | 7 | 180 | Denver Broncos 1989 Denver Broncos season -Regular season:One of Denver's new major additions was rookie running back Bobby Humphrey, who rushed for 1,151 yards, caught 22 passes for 156 yards, and scored 8 touchdowns. Humphrey gave the Broncos a powerful running attack that they lacked in their previous Super Bowl seasons. The defense had... |
| Linebacker | 10 | 252 | Dallas Cowboys 1989 Dallas Cowboys season The 1989 Dallas Cowboys season was the first year of the franchise under the ownership of Jerry Jones as well as under the helm of head coach Jimmy Johnson, who had compiled a 44–4 record in his last 4 years as coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes.... |
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| Randy Shannon Randy Shannon Randy Lennard Shannon is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Miami from 2007 to 2010. Shannon played football at Miami and then with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.... |
Linebacker | 11 | 280 | Dallas Cowboys 1989 Dallas Cowboys season The 1989 Dallas Cowboys season was the first year of the franchise under the ownership of Jerry Jones as well as under the helm of head coach Jimmy Johnson, who had compiled a 44–4 record in his last 4 years as coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes.... |
| Steve Walsh (selected in Supplemental Draft) | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys 1989 Dallas Cowboys season The 1989 Dallas Cowboys season was the first year of the franchise under the ownership of Jerry Jones as well as under the helm of head coach Jimmy Johnson, who had compiled a 44–4 record in his last 4 years as coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes.... |