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| The Hurricanes
'90 season didn't exactly start out how it ended. The 'Canes
lost to BYU in the opener but would rebound to stun the Cotton
Bowl crowd in Texas by winning the team’s fourth consecutive
bowl game in dominating fashion over No. 3-ranked Texas, 46-3,
for the most lopsided final score in Cotton Bowl history.
On the opening kickoff Miami cornerback, Robert Bailey, hit
Texas kick returner and starting running back Chris Samuels
so hard he was knocked unconscious. The Hurricane defense
held Texas to minus four yards total offense in the first
stanza and one turnover. Craig Erickson, who was the game’s
most outstanding offensive player, completed 17 of 26 passes
for 272 yards and set a new Cotton Bowl record with four touchdowns.
Russell Maryland, the 1991 Cotton Bowl Classic most outstanding
defensive player, tallied nine tackles and three sacks. Miami’s
defense established a new Mobil Cotton Bowl record with nine
total quarterback sacks and Carlos Huerta’s 50-yard field
goal tied a Mobil Cotton Bowl record (Gregg Gantt, Alabama,
1973). The Hurricanes concluded the season with a No. 3 ranking
in the Associated Press; their 88th straight week in the Top
10. |
|
 |
| Passing |
| Name |
Completion's |
Attempts |
Completion
Perc. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |
| C.
Erickson |
17 |
26 |
65 |
272 |
4 |
0 |
| Rushing |
| Name |
Attempts |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| L.
Conley |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
|
1 |
26 |
| S.
McGuire |
9 |
33 |
3.7 |
|
0 |
17 |
| Patton |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Johnson |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
|
0 |
9 |
| C.
Erickson |
6 |
-28 |
0.0 |
|
0 |
-2 |
| Receiving |
| Name |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| W.
Carroll |
8 |
135 |
16.9 |
|
2 |
24 |
| R.
Bethel |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
|
1 |
25 |
| L.
Conley |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
|
0 |
6 |
| R.
Hill |
1 |
48 |
48.0 |
|
1 |
48 |
| Spencer |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
|
0 |
25 |
| L.
Thomas |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
|
0 |
14 |
| R.
Chudzinski |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
|
0 |
7 |
|
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