 |
| Amid
the revelry of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, the '86 Sugar
Bowl had it all. Miami, with one of the most dominate offenses
in college football was shooting for yet another national
championship. The Volunteers, a much underrated team, who
rolled into New Orleans with a hard fought Southeastern Conference
title, were looking for the national respect they felt had
eluded them. Tennessee's defense would dominate Miami by intercepting
Testaverde three times and holding Miami's Michael Irvin to
one touchdown. The Volunteer's upset the Hurricanes 35-7,
keeping Miami from their second National Championship. That
night in the Sugar Bowl Miami featured young talent like Freshman
Wide Receiver Mike Irvin, future Heisman winner Vinny Testaverde,
and Defensive End Kevin Fagan. Even though this Hurricane
team was young and inexperienced they knew the days ahead
would be brighter. |
|
 |
| Passing |
| Name |
Completion's |
Attempts |
Completion
Perc. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |
| V.
Testaverde |
20 |
36 |
56 |
217 |
1 |
3 |
| Rushing |
| Name |
Attempts |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| W.
Williams |
8 |
43 |
5.4 |
|
0 |
11 |
| M.
Bratton |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
|
0 |
25 |
| A.
Highsmith |
6 |
22 |
3.7 |
|
0 |
6 |
| D.
Oliver |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
|
0 |
7 |
| V.
Testaverde |
10 |
-78 |
-7.8 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Receiving |
| Name |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
|
Touchdowns |
Long |
| M.
Irvin |
5 |
91 |
18.2 |
|
1 |
47 |
| B.
Perriman |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
|
0 |
20 |
| W.
Smith |
4 |
26 |
6.5 |
|
0 |
9 |
| M.
Bratton |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Williams |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
|
0 |
12 |
| B.
Blades |
1 |
16 |
16 |
|
0 |
16 |
|
|
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