1982 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1982 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 57th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 7–4 overall.

1982 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Olivadotti (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   1110
No. 10 Pittsburgh   930
No. 13 Florida State   930
No. 19 West Virginia   930
Boston College   831
Southwestern Louisiana   731
East Carolina   740
Miami (FL)   740
Southern Miss   740
Virginia Tech   740
Notre Dame   641
Cincinnati   650
Georgia Tech   650
Navy   650
Louisville   560
Rutgers   560
Army   470
South Carolina   470
Temple   470
Tulane   470
Syracuse   290
Memphis State   1100
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4at No. 16 FloridaNo. 15L 14–1771,864[1]
September 11HoustonNo. 19ABCW 31–1224,687
September 18at Virginia TechNo. 15CBSW 14–845,200
September 24Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 25–2226,478
October 2at LouisvilleNo. 17W 28–628,749
October 9at No. 10 Notre DameNo. 17L 14–1659,075
October 16Mississippi StateNo. 17
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–1435,860[2]
October 30No. 14 Florida State No. 16
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 7–2454,696
November 6at No. 19 MarylandL 17–1843,200
November 20NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 41–320,434[3]
November 27Cincinnati
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 19–1318,447
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C61Don BaileySr
WR20Rocky BelkSr
RB16Albert BentleyJr
OT53John CaneiSr
WR19Keith ClevelandJr
OT78Mark CooperSr
TE86Glenn DennisonJr
G68Andy DickersonSo
RB44Keith GriffinJr
OT52Dave HeffernanSo
QB12Jim KellySr
QB1Bernie KosarFr
G67Eric LarkinSo
G50Mike MooreJr
RB38Speedy NealJr
OT77Paul O'ConnorFr
RB38Darryl OliverFr
WR6Stanley ShakespeareSo
WR30Willie SmithFr
QB9Mark RichtSr
RB49Mark RushSr
G76Ian SinclairSo
QB18Vinny TestaverdeFr
WR22Lawrence ThompsonJr
QB13Kyle VanderwendeFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB31Carl BellFr
DB4Rodney BellingerJr
LB54Jay BrophyJr
LB93Greg BrownSr
DT80Willie BroughtonSo
DT71Tony ChickilloSr
DE99Julio CortesJr
DB15David DitthardtJr
DT95Kevin FaganSo
DE48Joe KohlbrandSo
DB17Ronnie LippettSr
DB28Willie MartinezSo
LB90Victor MorrisFr
DT97Fred RobinsonJr
LB36Ken SiskJr
DB32Reggie SuttonFr
DE55Isaiah WestSr
DB29Eddie WilliamsJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K3Jeff DavisJr
P5Greg LaBelleSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Michigan State

1234Total
Michigan St0148022
Miami (FL)693725
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida

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At Notre Dame

1234Total
Miami (FL)007714
Notre Dame073616
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
  • Game attendance: 59,075

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jim KellyQuarterback114Buffalo Bills
Mark CooperTackle231Denver Broncos
Mark RushRunning back4100Minnesota Vikings
Tony ChickilloDefensive tackle5131Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rocky BelkWide receiver7176Cleveland Browns
Ronnie LippettCornerback11283New England Patriots

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References