1983 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–			4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes finished the season with a record of 11–1 after defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Orange Bowl. Miami finished atop both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll and is recognized as the consensus national champion of the season. The national championship was the first of five won by Miami.

Schedule

September 3at No. 16 Florida

L 3–28 73,907 September 10at Houston

W 29–7 25,000 September 17Purdue

W 35–0 37,150 September 249:00 p.m.No. 13 Notre Dame

Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL

CBSW 20–0 52,480 October 13:50 p.m.at DukeNo. 15

ABCW 56–17 28,750 October 8LouisvilleNo. 12

Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL

W 42–14 30,073 October 15at Mississippi StateNo. 10

W 31–7 29,456 October 22CincinnatiNo. 8

W 17–7 14,163 October 29No. 12 West VirginiaNo. 7

Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL

W 20–3 63,881 November 5East CarolinaNo. 5

Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL

W 12–7 39,225 November 12at Florida StateNo. 6

WSVNW 17–16 57,333 January 2, 19848:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 NebraskaNo. 5

Miami Orange Bowl
Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)

NBCW 31–30 72,596

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Starting lineup

Offense

Position	Name
QB	Bernie Kosar
FB	Albert Bentley
HB	Keith Griffin
TE	Glenn Dennison
WR	Eddie Brown
WR	Stanley Shakespeare
OT	Paul Bertucelli
OG	Juan Comendeiro
C	Ian Sinclair
OG	Alvin Ward
OT	Dave Heffernan

Defense

Position	Name
DE	Danny Brown
RDT	Kevin Fagan
MG	Tony Fitzpatrick
LDT	Fred Robinson
DE	Julio Cortes
LB	Jay Brophy
LB	Ken Sisk
SC	Rodney Bellinger
QC	Reggie Sutton
ROV	Kenny Calhoun
FS	Eddie Williams

Special teams

Position	Name
K	Jeff Davis
P	Rick Tuten
KR	Reggie Sutton
PR	Eddie Brown

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at UM
Howard Schnellenberger	Head Coach	5th
Tom Olivadotti	Defensive Coordinator	4th
Gary Stevens	Offensive Coordinator	4th
Hubbard Alexander	Tight Ends	5th
Harold Allen	Defensive Line	19th
Mike Archer	Defensive Backs	8th
Joe Brodsky	Running Backs	5th
Marc Trestman	Quarterbacks	3rd
Bill Trout	Defensive Ends	8th
Chris Vagotis	Offensive Line	4th
Mike Rodriguez	Volunteer Assistant	5th
Raymond Ganong	Strength and Conditioning Coach	NA

Roster

Player	Pos	Summary
Bernie Kosar*	QB	201 Cmp, 327 Att, 2329 Yds, 15 TD
Kyle Vanderwende	QB	19 Cmp, 31 Att, 236 Yds, 2 TD
Albert Bentley*	RB	144 Att, 722 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Speedy Neal*	RB	66 Att, 295 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Keith Griffin	RB	101 Att, 447 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Darryl Oliver	RB	25 Att, 101 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Alonzo Highsmith	RB	19 Att, 74 Yds, 3.9 Avg
Jimmy Austin	RB	5 Att, -4 Yds, -0.8 Avg
Todd Stanish	RB	2 Att, 12 Yds, 6.0 Avg
Eddie Brown*	WR	30 Rec, 640 Yds, 21.3 Avg
Stanley Shakespeare*	WR	34 Rec, 452 Yds, 13.3 Avg
John Smatana	WR	11 Rec, 140 Yds, 12.7 Avg
David Kintigh	WR	2 Rec, 55 Yds, 27.5 Avg
Kenny Oliver	WR	1 Rec, 18 Yds, 18.0 Avg
Lawrence Thompson	WR	1 Rec, 12 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Glenn Dennison*	TE	54 Rec, 594 Yds, 11.0 Avg
Chris Hembrough	TE	1 Rec, 2 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Paul Bertucelli*	OL
Juan Comendeiro*	OL
Dave Heffernan*	OL
Ian Sinclair*	OL
Alvin Ward*	OL
Mike Moore	OL
Danny Brown*	DL
Julio Cortes*	DL
Kevin Fagan*	DL
Tony Fitzpatrick*	DL
Fred Robinson*	DL
Dallas Cameron	DL
Joe Kohlbrand	DL
Jay Brophy*	LB
Ken Sisk*	LB
Jack Fernandez	LB
Bruce Fleming	LB
Rodney Bellinger*	DB
Ken Calhoun*	DB
Reggie Sutton*	DB
Eddie Williams*	DB
Dave Ditthardt	DB
Keith Walker	DB
Steve Minie	P

Game summaries

Florida

Houston

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
• Miami (FL)	7	21	7	0	35

Date: September 17
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 37,150

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Notre Dame

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Jay Brophy, LB

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Glenn Dennison, TE

References

^ Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.

[1] Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.

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