1983 Miami Hurricanes football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1983

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Florida Field

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 3–28

| attend = 73,907

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-for-gators-a-peace-full/134604386/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=For Gators, a Peace-full victory|date=September 4, 1983|accessdate=November 4, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 29–7

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115456970/hurricanes-leave-houston-tattered-297/|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Hurricanes leave Houston tattered 29–7|date=September 11, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 35–0

| attend = 34,557

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-hurricanes-race-past-purdue-3/166498091/|newspaper=News-Press|title=Hurricanes race past Purdue 35–0 behind defense, Kosar's passing|date=September 18, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 9:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 20–0

| attend = 52,480

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-miami-of-florida-shocks/166498196/|newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press|title=Miami of Florida shocks Irish|date=September 25, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 3:50 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ABC

| score = 56–17

| attend = 28,750

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-decils-swept-away-b/139858750/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Devils swept away by Miami|date=October 2, 1983|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 12

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 42–14

| attend = 30,073

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salisbury-post-hurricanes-route-card/166498338/|newspaper=The Salisbury Post|title=Hurricanes route Cards|date=October 9, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| score = 31–7

| attend = 29,456

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-hurricanes-breeze-31/134590658/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Hurricanes breeze 31–7|date=October 16, 1983|accessdate=November 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Riverfront Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 17–7

| attend = 14,163

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-strange-doings-don/166498482/|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Strange doings don't stop Miami, 17–7|date=October 23, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 7

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 20–3

| attend = 63,881

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent-hurricanes/139842478/|work=The Grand Island Independent|title=Hurricanes blow past West Virginia|date=October 30, 1983|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 12–7

| attend = 39,225

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72723130/hurricanes-survive-east-carolina-127/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Hurricanes survive East Carolina, 12–7|date=November 6, 1983|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = WSVN

| score = 17–16

| attend = 57,333

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-pierce-tribune-miami-tips-fsu-with/166498591/|newspaper=Fort Pierce Tribune|title=Miami tips FSU with FG on last play of game|date=November 13, 1983|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|January 2|Monday}}, 1984

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename = Orange Bowl) (rivalry

| tv = NBC

| score = 31–30

| attend = 72,596

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-hurricanes-hope-to/166498754/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|title=Hurricanes hope to blow right in to No. 1 ranking|date=January 3, 1984|accessdate=February 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Miami (FL) at Florida

|Visitor=Hurricanes

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=3

|Host=No. 16 Gators

|H1=13 |H2=0 |H3=12 |H4=3

|Date=September 3

|Location=Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=EDT

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=73,907

|Weather=

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers=

|TVStation=

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{see also|1983 Florida Gators football team|Florida–Miami football rivalry}}

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{{see also|1983 Houston Cougars football team}}

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{{see also|1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}

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|title=Purdue Boilermakers at Miami (FL) Hurricanes

|date=September 17

|time=

|road=Purdue

|R1= 0|R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Miami (FL)

|H1=7 |H2=21 |H3=7 |H4=0

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|attendance=34,557

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{{Col-2}}

;Purdue

• Everett
  16/22, 186 Yds, 2 INT
• Hawthorne
  12 Rush, 37 Yds
• Griffin
  5 Rec, 64 Yds

{{Col-2}}

;Miami (FL)

• Kosar
  12/20, 182 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
• Bentley
  15 Rush, 78 Yds
• Shakespeare
  4 Rec, 68 Yds, 2 TD

{{Col-end}}

}}

Gainesville Sun. September 18, 1983.

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=PUR|HomeName=MIA|state=collapsed}}

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| Quarter=1

| Time=

| Team=Miami (FL)

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Kosar

| yards=1

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Davis

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

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| Quarter=2

| Time=

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| DrivePlays=

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| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Shakespeare

| QB=Kosar

| yards=35

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Davis

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=14

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| DrivePlays=

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| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Vanderwende

| yards=1

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Davis

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=21

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| Time=

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| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Shakespeare

| QB=Kosar

| yards=12

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| Kicker=Davis

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=

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| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Griffin

| QB=Kosar

| yards=17

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Davis

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=28

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=0|Home=28}}

{{See also|1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}

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{{See also|1983 Duke Blue Devils football team}}

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{{See also|1983 Louisville Cardinals football team}}

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{{See also|1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team}}

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{{See also|1983 Cincinnati Bearcats football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{See also|1983 West Virginia Mountaineers football team}}

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{{See also|1983 East Carolina Pirates football team}}

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{{see also|1983 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State–Miami football rivalry}}

Jeff Davis game-winning 19-yard field goal as time expired {{Cite web|url=https://www.stateoftheu.com/2019/8/14/20800009/miami-hurricanes-100-greatest-plays-in-miami-history-game-winning-field-goal-fsu-1983-rivalry-kosar|title = 100 Greatest Plays in Miami History: #9-Game Winning Field Goal vs FSU 1983|date = 14 August 2019}}

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{{AFB game box start

|Title=#1 Nebraska at #5 Miami (FL)

|Visitor=No.1 Cornhuskers

|V1=0|V2=14 |V3=3 |V4=13

|Host=No. 5 Hurricanes

|H1=17|H2=0 |H3=14 |H4=0

|Date=January 2

|Location=Miami Bowl Stadium, Miami, Florida

|StartTime=8:05 p.m.

|TimeZone=EST

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=72,596

|Weather={{convert|66|F}}, partly cloudy, Wind N {{convert|10|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=Jimmy Harper (SEC)

|TVAnnouncers=Don Criqui and John Brodie

|TVStation=NBC

}}

• Source: [https://hurricanesports.com/documents/2013/7/10/84-Orange.pdf Box Score] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822025230/https://hurricanesports.com/documents/2013/7/10/84-Orange.pdf |date=2019-08-22 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=Q1 |Time=9:18 |Team=MIA |Event=Dennison 2-yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick) |Score= MIA 7–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q1 |Time=4:51 |Team=MIA |Event=Davis 45-yard field goal |Score=MIA 10–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q1 |Time=1:08 |Team=MIA |Event=Dennison 22-yard pass from Kosar (Davis kick) |Score=MIA 17–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=8:54 |Team=Neb |Event=Steinkuhler 19-yard fumble return (Livingston kick) |Score=MIA 17–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=2:17 |Team=Neb |Event=Gill 1-yard run (Livingston kick) |Score=MIA 17–14}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=13:09 |Team=Neb |Event=Livingston 34-yard field goal |Score=Tied 17–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=9:37 |Team=MIA |Event=Highsmith 1-yard run (Davis kick) |Score=MIA 24–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=4:44 |Team=MIA |Event=Bentley 7-yard run (Davis kick) |Score=MIA 31–17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time=6:55 |Team=Neb |Event=Smith 1-yard run (Livingston kick) |Score=MIA 31–24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time=0:48 |Team=Neb |Event=Smith 24-yard run (Gill pass to Smith failed) |Score=MIA 31–30 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{main|1984 Orange Bowl}}

{{see also|1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Miami–Nebraska football rivalry}}

{{cite news |title=Nebraska Falls, 31-30, On Day of Upsets |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/01/03/nebraska-falls-31-30-on-day-of-upsets/7de9a6bd-04ce-424b-a860-4ec5fdc30e55/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Michael |last=Wilbon |author-link=Michael Wilbon |date=January 3, 1984 |access-date=August 21, 2019}}{{cite news |title=MIAMI IS CHOSEN AS NO. 1 AFTER UPSET OF NEBRASKA |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/04/sports/miami-is-chosen-as-no-1-after-upset-of-nebraska.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 4, 1984 |access-date=August 21, 2019}}

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{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1983

| team = Miami Hurricanes

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Jr|first=Eddie|last=Brown|pos=WR|link=y|dab=Eddie Brown (wide receiver)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=69|class=|first=Juan|last=Comendeiro|pos=OL}}

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| head_coach = *Howard Schnellenberger

| asst_coach =

• Hubbard Alexander (TE)
• Harold Allen (DL)
• Mike Archer (DB)
• Joe Brodsky (RB)
• Tom Olivadotti (DC/LB)
• Gary Stevens (OC/WR)
• Marc Trestman (QB)
• Bill Trout (DE)
• Chris Vagotis (OL)
• Ray Ganong (Str + Cond)
• Art Kehoe (GA)
• Bob Maddox (GA)
• George Halas (GA)
• Mike Rodriguez (Volunteer)

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• Jay Brophy, LB
• Glenn Dennison, TE

• Glenn Dennison, TE

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