1987 Miami Hurricanes football team

1987 Miami Hurricanes football
Consensus national champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record12–0
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Stevens (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Wannstedt (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPSteve Walsh
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the program's 62nd season of competition. Led by fourth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson, the Hurricanes compiled a perfect record of 12–0 overall with a victory in the Orange Bowl over Oklahoma, to win the program's second national championship. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.