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| In a
thrilling conclusion to a year full of last-minute excitement,
the Hurricanes were dealt a narrow 39-37 defeat by the UCLA
Bruins before 60,310 fans at the Fiesta Bowl XIV a year after
winning their first national championship. The 'Canes had
worn two different faces during the season: dominant and dormant.
Both 'Canes teams showed up to this game as Miami had good
moments and bad moments, losing their third straight game
by a 2-point margin. The lead changed hands seven times before
the Bruins John Lee kicked the deciding field goal with :51
remaining. With time running out, Melvin Bratton put the ‘Canes
on top with a three-yard TD reception from Kosar with just
2:58 remaining. Bratton’s second tally of the game gave
Miami a 37-36 advantage. The Bruins began their final drive
of the afternoon at their own 32-yard line and in eight plays
moved to the Hurricane seven, setting up Lee’s heroics.
His 22-yard field goal gave the PAC 10 team the decisive lead.
Miami’s hopes of winning a second straight New Year’s
Day bowl game vanished when Bernie Kosar lost a fumble following
a sack at the Hurricane 31-yard line with less than a minute
to play. |
|
 |
| Passing |
| Name |
Completion's |
Attempts |
Completion
Perc. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |
| B.
Kosar |
31 |
44 |
70 |
294 |
2 |
1 |
|
| Rushing |
| Name |
Attempts |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| D.
Oliver |
8 |
75 |
9.4 |
|
1 |
34 |
| M.
Bratton |
12 |
56 |
4.7 |
|
1 |
19 |
| W.
William's |
4 |
23 |
5.7 |
|
0 |
11 |
| B.
Kosar |
8 |
-24 |
-3 |
|
0 |
-1 |
|
| Receiving |
| Name |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| M.
Bratton |
9 |
42 |
4.7 |
|
1 |
10 |
| W.
Smith |
8 |
61 |
7.6 |
|
0 |
13 |
| S.
Shakespeare |
5 |
37 |
7.4 |
|
0 |
15 |
| B.
Blades |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
|
1 |
48 |
| E.
Brown |
4 |
54 |
13.5 |
|
0 |
18 |
| D.
Oliver |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
|
0 |
34 |
|
|
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