 |
| Opponent |
Result |
| Florida |
L
3-28 |
| Houston |
W
29-7 |
| Purdue |
W
35-0 |
| Notre
Dame |
W
20-0 |
| Duke |
W
56-17 |
| Louisville |
W
42-14 |
| Mississippi
St. |
W
31-7 |
| Cincinnati |
W
17-7 |
| West
Virginia |
W
20-3 |
| East
Carolina |
W
12-7 |
| Florida
State |
W
17-16 |
| (Orange
Bowl) Nebraska |
W
31-30 |
|
|
| Passing |
| Bernie
Kosar |
2,329
Yards |
| Rushing |
|
Albert
Bentley |
722
Yards |
| Receiving |
|
Glenn
Dennison |
594
Yards |
| Season
MVP |
|
Tight
End |
Glenn
Dennison |
| Season
Pictures |
|
|
|
| Bernie
Kosar |
Jay
Brophy |
|
 |
| The
Hurricanes started the '83 season with a big 28-3
loss to the Florida Gators. The 'Canes would bounce
back though to win their remaining 10 games. Finishing
the regular season at 10-1 put the Hurricanes
in the Orange Bowl to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers
for the National Championship. The 'Canes pulled
off a 31-30 win for their first National Championship. |
| |
 |
| Below
you will find a list of the Hurricanes starters
for the season. All information was obtained directly
through the University of Miami's Football History
Museum. For a complete roster for the season please
contact the University of Miami Athletic department. |
|
| Position |
Number |
Player |
| QB |
20 |
Bernie Kosar |
|
TB |
16 |
Albert
Bentley |
| FB |
44 |
Keith
Griffin |
| WR |
40 |
Eddie
Brown |
| WR |
6 |
Stanley
Shakespear |
| TE |
86 |
Glenn
Dennison |
| Tackle |
79 |
Paul
Bertucelli |
| Guard |
69 |
Jay
Comendeiro |
| Center |
76 |
Jon
Sinclair |
| Guard |
72 |
Alvin
Ward |
| Tackle |
52 |
Dave
Heffernan |
| DE |
41 |
Danny
Brown |
| DT |
95 |
Kevin
Fagan |
| NT |
62 |
Tony
Fitzpatrick |
| DT |
97 |
Fred
Robinson |
| DE |
99 |
Julio
Cortes |
| LB |
54 |
Jay
Brophy |
| LB |
36 |
Ken
Sisk |
| CB |
3 |
Reggie
Sutton |
| CB |
4 |
Rod
Bellinger |
| FS |
29 |
Eddie
Williams |
| SS |
2 |
Kenny
Calhoun |
|
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