1983 Miami Hurricanes football team

1983 Miami Hurricanes football

Consensus national champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 31–30 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1983 record	11–1
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Stevens (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Olivadotti
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
#18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		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
Richmond		–		–		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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at No. 16 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Seminole War Canoe)		L 3–28	73,907
September 10		at Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX		W 29–7	25,000
September 17		Purdue		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 35–0	37,150
September 24	9:00 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 20–0	52,480
October 1	3:50 p.m.	at Duke	No. 15	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ABC	W 56–17	28,750
October 8		Louisville	No. 12	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 42–14	30,073
October 15		at Mississippi State	No. 10	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 31–7	29,456
October 22		Cincinnati	No. 8	Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		W 17–7	14,163
October 29		No. 12 West Virginia	No. 7	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 20–3	63,881
November 5		East Carolina	No. 5	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 12–7	39,225
November 12		at Florida State	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)	WSVN	W 17–16	57,333
January 2, 1984	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Nebraska	No. 5	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 31–30	72,596
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	Kosar 1 yard run (Davis kick)	MIA 7–0

Q2	MIA	Shakespeare 35 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 14–0

Q2	MIA	Vanderwende 1 yard run (Davis kick)	MIA 21–0

Q2	MIA	Shakespeare 12 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 28–0

Q3	MIA	Griffin 17 yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick)	MIA 35–0

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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Jay Brophy, LB

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Glenn Dennison, TE

References

↑ Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.

1983 Miami Hurricanes football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Howard Schnellenberger

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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