The 1985 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miamias an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 60th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl. They finished the season 10–2 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 35–7.
Schedule
Personnel
Roster PlayerClassPosSummaryVinny Testaverde*QB216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TDGeoff TorrettaQB11 Cmp, 16 Att, 263 Yds, 3 TDAlonzo Highsmith*RB117 Att, 451 Yds, 3.9 AvgWarren Williams*RB89 Att, 522 Yds, 5.9 AvgMelvin BrattonRB67 Att, 285 Yds, 4.3 AvgDarryl OliverRB66 Att, 264 Yds, 4.0 AvgJ.C. PennyRB21 Att, 181 Yds, 8.6 AvgTodd StanishRB11 Att, 31 Yds, 2.8 AvgSteve StaffierRB2 Att, 8 Yds, 4.0 AvgMichael Irvin*WR46 Rec, 840 Yds, 18.3 AvgBrian Blades*WR30 Rec, 657 Yds, 21.9 AvgBrett PerrimanWR14 Rec, 263 Yds, 18.8 AvgKenny OliverWR5 Rec, 125 Yds, 25.0 AvgAndre BrownWR2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 AvgWillie Smith*TE48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 AvgCharles HenryTE4 Rec, 48 Yds, 12.0 AvgAlfredo RobertsTE1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 AvgDave Alekna*OLPaul Bertucelli*OLEd Davis*OLPaul O'Connor*OLGreg Rakoczy*OLJohn O'NeillOLMatt PatchanOLJerome Brown*DLKevin Fagan*DLDerwin Jones*DLJohn McVeigh*DLVictor MorrisDLDan SileoDLDaniel StubbsDLRod Carter*LBBruce Fleming*LBRandy Shannon*LBWinston MossLBTolbert Bain*DBSelwyn Brown*DBDonald Ellis*DBDarrell Fullington*DBBennie BladesDBJeff FeaglesP
Recruits Jimmy Johnson and his staff had the key recruit in the 1985 class QB Steve Walsh Jimmy also continued collecting talent from Florida, "Ten of the 19 signees are from Florida. Last year, 18 of the 25 high school players who signed letters were from Florida (11 from Dade and Broward), and 19 of 26 who signed in 1983 were from Florida (nine from Dade and Broward)."
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Jimmy Johnson Head coach 2nd Arkansas (1965) Gary Stevens Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 6th John Carroll (1965) Paul Jette Defensive coordinator/defensive backs 1st Texas (1977) Hubbard Alexander Wide receivers 7th Tennessee State (1962) Joe Brodsky Running backs 8th Florida (1956) Butch Davis Defensive line 2nd Arkansas (1973) Art Kehoe Assistant offensive line 1st Miami (1982) Don Soldinger Tight ends 2nd Memphis (1967) Tony Wise Offensive line 1st Ithaca (1972) Mike Knoll Linebackers 2nd Missouri Western State (1975)
Support staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Bill Foran Strength & conditioning 1st Central Michigan (1977) Tom Ciskowski Volunteer assistant Mark Gibson Volunteer assistant
Rankings
Game summaries
No. 5 Florida
At Rice
At Boston College
At East Carolina
Cincinnati
at No. 3 Oklahoma
Louisville
at No. 10 Florida State
Despite being sacked seven times, Vinny Testaverde passed the Hurricanes to victory with 339 yards and four touchdowns.
at Maryland
Colorado State
Notre Dame
Miami scored the most points in a game since 1967. The Hurricanes scored on their first four possessions, the fifth was ended when time ran out at halftime, and then they scored the first four times they got the ball in the second half.
vs. No. 8 Tennessee (Sugar Bowl)
1986 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Kevin Fagan Defensive tackle 4 102 San Francisco 49ers Reggie Sutton Defensive back 5 115 New Orleans Saints Willie Smith Tight end 10 265 Cleveland Browns John McVeigh Linebacker 12 321 Seattle Seahawks
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