The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Nebraska, 23–3.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida State

"Miami Wallops No.1 FSU 31-0." Gainesville Sun. Sept 4 1988.NoleFan.Org

At Michigan

"Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.

Wisconsin

"Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.

Missouri

The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58–0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967.

At Notre Dame

Source:

Cincinnati

Steve Walsh 286 Yds, 5 TD (tied school record)Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 23.

At East Carolina

Tulsa

At LSU

Arkansas

Source: Box Score

BYU

Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

Personnel Roster

Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Jimmy Johnson Head coach 5th Arkansas (1965) Gary Stevens Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 9th John Carroll (1965) Dave Wannstedt Defensive coordinator/linebackers 3rd Pittsburgh (1974) Hubbard Alexander Wide receivers 10th Tennessee State (1962) Joe Brodsky Running backs 11th Florida (1956) Butch Davis Defensive line 5th Arkansas (1973) Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 4th Miami (1982) Don Soldinger Tight ends 5th Memphis (1967) Tony Wise Offensive line 4th Ithaca (1972) Dave Campo Defensive backs 2nd Central Connecticut State (1969)

Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Bill Foran Strength & Conditioning 4th Central Michigan (1977) Tommy Tuberville Graduate Assistant 3rd Southern Arkansas (1976) Ed Orgeron Graduate Assistant 1st Northwestern State (1983)

Awards and honors Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award Steve Walsh, QB

1989 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick Team Bill HawkinsDefensive end 121 Los Angeles Rams Cleveland GaryRunning back 126 Los Angeles Rams Bubba McDowell Defensive back3 77 Houston Oilers Melvin Bratton Running back7 180 Denver Broncos Rod Carter Linebacker10 252 Dallas Cowboys Randy Shannon Linebacker11 280 Dallas Cowboys

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