The 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 67th season of football and second as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall and 4–0 in the Big East while playing a partial conference schedule. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, which served as the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game, where they lost to Alabama, 34–13.

Miami quarterback Gino Torretta was awarded the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries Iowa

Florida State

Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Dennis Erickson Head coach 4th Montana State (1969) Rich Olson Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 1st Washington State (1971) Sonny Lubick Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 4th Western Montana (1960) Gregg Smith Offensive line 4th Idaho (1969) Dave Arnold Special teams/tight ends 4th Randy Shannon Defensive line 1st Miami (1989) Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 8th Miami (1982) Ed Orgeron Defensive line 4th Northwestern State (1984) Tommy Tuberville Linebackers 4th Southern Arkansas (1976) Alex Wood Running backs 4th Iowa (1978)

Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Brad Roll Strength & conditioning 4th Stephen F. Austin (1980)

Roster

Awards and honors Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Gino Torretta, Maxwell Award Gino Torretta, Walter Camp Award

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award Michael Barrow, LB Gino Torretta, QB

1993 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick Team Ryan McNeil Defensive Back 2 33 Detroit Lions Kevin Williams Wide Receiver 2 46 Dallas Cowboys Michael Barrow Linebacker 2 47 Houston Oilers Darrin Smith Linebacker 2 54 Dallas Cowboys Lamar Thomas Wide Receiver 3 60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Horace Copeland Wide Receiver 4 104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carlos Etheredge Tight End 6 157 Indianapolis Colts Gino Toretta Quarterback 7 192 Minnesota Vikings Jessie Armstead Linebacker 8 207 New York Giants

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