The 1986 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent 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 home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. 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. Miami lost, 14–10, to No. 2 Penn State, also undefeated.
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Personnel
Season summary At South Carolina
Melvin Bratton 10 Rush, 105 Yds Michael Irvin 6 Rec, 101 Yds Gainesville Sun. 1986 Aug 31. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
At Florida
Gainesville Sun. 1986 Sep 7. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Northern Illinois
At West Virginia
At Cincinnati
Florida State
Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
1987 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Vinny Testaverde Quarterback 1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alonzo Highsmith Running back 1 3 Houston Oilers Jerome Brown Defensive tackle 1 9 Philadelphia Eagles Gregg Rakoczy Center 2 32 Cleveland Browns Winston Moss Linebacker 2 50 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Paul O'Connor Guard 5 140 New York Giants Darryl Oliver Running back 11 297 Seattle Seahawks
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