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^ abPrice, S.I. (October 3, 1994). "Dog Day Afternoon". Sports Illustrated. Chicago. Retrieved September 9, 2024. You could count on death and taxes, and Miami in the Orange Bowl, until Washington laid waste to a streak and a mystique
^ abWithers, Bud (November 22, 2001). "Third-quarter UW heroics put end to Miami's streak in '94". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. But they remember the day in September 1994, when the Washington Huskies went to Miami as a 14-point underdog and shattered the Hurricanes' 58-game home-field winning streak at the Orange Bowl, 38-20.
^Withers, Bud (September 10, 2014). "Twenty years ago, Husky football survived treacherous early schedule". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2023. One of the touchdowns in that 22-point salvo just after halftime was scored on a fumble recovered in the end zone by offensive lineman Bob Sapp, so ruled after several seconds' deliberation by officials. It was the loquacious Sapp, later to become a pro wrestler and mixed martial artist, who coined the phrase "Whammy in Miami" during a TV interview.
^ Written at Miami. "Miami's Streak Is Ended". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Associated Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 3, 2023. The Washington Huskies did something Saturday that no team had done since 1985. They beat the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl.
