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1978 SEASON

University of Miami

Hurricanes

Miami, FL

Overall Record: 6-5

Conference: Independent

Head Coach:

1978 Results / 1978 Roster / All-Conference Players / ALL-AMERICANS / NFL DRAFT PICKS



1978 Schedule

1978 ROSTER

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

1983 Miami Hurricanes

Head Coach
Howard Schellenberger

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1987 Miami Hurricanes

Head Coach
Jimmy Johnson

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1989 Miami Hurricanes

Head Coach
Jimmy Johnson

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1991 Miami Hurricanes

Head Coach
Dennis Erickson

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2001 Miami Hurricanes

Head Coach
Larry Coker

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ALL-TIME GREATS

COLLEGE HALL OF FAMERS

NFL DRAFT PICKS FROM University of Miami

1987
1
1
TB
QB
Vinny Testaverde
Sewanhaka High School Ravens* (Flora Park)
1988
1
11
DAL
WR
Michael Irvin
St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Fort Lauderdale)
1995
1
12
TB
DT
Warren Sapp
Apopka Blue Darters (Apopka)
1996
1
26
BAL
LB
Ray Lewis
Kathleen Red Devils (Lakeland)
1999
1
4
IND
RB
Edgerrin James
Immokalee Indians (Immokalee)
2003
1
3
HOU
WR
Andre Johnson
Miami Stingarees (Miami)
2015
1
9
NYG
OT
Ereck Flowers
Norland Vikings (Miami)
2015
1
29
IND
WR
Phillip Dorsett
St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Fort Lauderdale)
2016
1
25
PIT
CB
Artie Burns
Miami Northwestern Bulls (Miami)
2021
1
30
BUF
DE
Gregory Rousseau
Champagnat Catholic Lions (Hialeah)
2015
2
48
SD
ILB
Denzel Perryman
Coral Gables Cavaliers (Coral Gables)
2023
2
56
CHI
CB
Tyrique Stevenson
Southridge Spartans (Miami)
2014
3
93
JAX
OG
Brandon Linder
St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Fort Lauderdale)
2015
3
68
OAK
TE
Clive Walford
Glades Central Raiders (Belle Glade)
2015
3
77
CLE
RB
Randy Duke Johnson
Norland Vikings (Miami)
2018
3
67
CLE
DE
Chad Thomas
Booker T. Washington Tornadoes (Miami)
2015
4
128
OAK
OG
Jon Feliciano
Western Wildcats (Davie)
2016
4
124
CHI
S
Deon Bush
Christopher Columbus Explorers (Miami)
2017
4
113
LAC
S
Rayshawn Jenkins
Admiral Farragut Blue Jackets (St. Petersburg)
2018
4
112
CIN
RB
Mark Walton
Booker T. Washington Tornadoes (Miami)
2019
4
119
CLE
S
Sheldrick Redwine
Killian Cougars (Miami)
2020
4
140
JAX
LB
Shaquille Quarterman
Oakleaf Knights (Orange Park)
1997
5
148
WAS
LB
Twan Russell
St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Fort Lauderdale)
2017
5
180
MIN
OG
Danny Isidora
Cypress Bay Lightning (Weston)
2018
5
139
NYG
DT
RJ McIntosh
Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs (Fort Lauderdale)
2019
5
165
DAL
DE
Joe Jackson
Gulliver Prep Raiders (Miami)
2014
6
191
CHI
P
Pat O'Donnell
Palm Beach Central Broncos (Wellington)
2019
6
181
BUF
S
Jaquan Johnson
Killian Cougars (Miami)
2019
6
204
SEA
RB
Travis Homer
Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches Thunderwolves (West Palm Beach)
1993
7
192
MIN
QB
Gino Torretta
Pinole Valley High School Spartans (Pinole)
2017
7
219
MIN
WR
Stacy Coley
Northeast Hurricanes (Oakland Park)
2018
7
242
CAR
DT
Kendrick Norton
Trinity Christian Conquerors (Jacksonville)
2020
7
242
GB
DE
Jonathan Garvin
Lake Worth Trojans (Lake Worth)
2022
7
234
GB
DT
Jonathan Ford
Dillard Panthers (Fort Lauderdale)

TEAM HISTORY

PREPS

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COLLEGES

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PROS

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HALL OF FAME

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