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| The No.
1-ranked Hurricanes capped a 12-0 season and claimed their
fourth national championship in nine years by dominating the
Big Eight Champion Nebraska Cornhuskers 22-0 in front of an
Orange Bowl crowd of 77,747 and an NBC national television
audience. Miami used the running of freshman Larry Jones who
responded with a career-high 144 yards rushing, which earned
him MVP honors and a dominating defense to roll to victory.
Miami played with the knowledge that earlier that day the
No. 2-ranked Washington Huskies had soundly defeated the Michigan
Wolverines in the Rose Bowl, and would ultimately claim a
co-national championship with the Hurricanes. The Miami defense
held Nebraska to a single yard of offense in the first quarter
and 62 total in the first half en route to its second shutout
of the year, and the first suffered by a Nebraska team since
1973. For the game the UM defense recorded two interceptions,
two fumble recoveries and five sacks, four by sophomore Rusty
Medearis. |
|
 |
| Passing |
| Name |
Completions |
Attempts |
Completion
Perc. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |
| G.
Torretta |
19 |
41 |
46 |
257 |
1 |
2 |
| Rushing |
| Name |
Attempts |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| L.
Jones |
30 |
144 |
4.9 |
|
1 |
18 |
| Marucci |
8 |
23 |
3.4 |
|
0 |
10 |
| G.
Torretta |
5 |
11 |
2.6 |
|
0 |
7 |
| D.
Spencer |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
|
0 |
4 |
| Receiving |
| Name |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| K.
Williams |
8 |
126 |
15.8 |
|
1 |
36 |
| L.
Thomas |
5 |
73 |
14.6 |
|
0 |
38 |
| C.
Bell |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
|
0 |
19 |
| Marucci |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
|
0 |
10 |
| D.
Spencer |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
|
0 |
9 |
| L.
Jones |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
|
0 |
6 |
| H.
Copeland |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
|
0 |
5 |
|
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