#7 Miami, FL vs #12 West Virginia
October 29, 1983 4:00pm at Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Miami, FL
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 136 | 30 | 106 | 0 | 18 | 2.7 |
| Keith Griffin | 12 | 57 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 18 | 4.3 |
| Albert Bentley | 15 | 47 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 2.9 |
| Speedy Neal | 7 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 4.1 |
| Darryl Oliver | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Tom Gray | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2.4 |
| John Holifield | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Pat Randolph | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -0.2 |
| Kevin White | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 7 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 0 | 3 | -2.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 36 | 1 | 211 | 2 | 49 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 19 | 36 | 1 | 211 | 2 | 49 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 35 | 1 | 208 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 16 | 29 | 1 | 166 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| Kevin White | 2 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Tom Gray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 211 | 2 | 49 | 11.1 |
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 76 | 0 | 49 | 25.3 |
| Glenn Dennison | 7 | 72 | 1 | 19 | 10.3 |
| Stanley Shakespeare | 2 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 12.5 |
| Albert Bentley | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 6.7 |
| John Smatana | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Speedy Neal | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Keith Griffin | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 18 | 208 | 0 | 44 | 11.6 |
| Todd Fisher | 4 | 53 | 0 | 34 | 13.3 |
| Rich Hollins | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
| Tom Gray | 5 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 7.8 |
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 12.3 |
| Wayne Brown | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 10.5 |
| Gary Mullen | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Pat Randolph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 47 |
| Rick Tuten | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 47 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | 58 |
| Steve Superick | 7 | 308 | 44.0 | 58 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | -12 | -4 | ||||||
| Reggie Sutton | 2 | 32 | 19 | ||||||
| Jay Brophy | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Gary Mullen | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Tim Agee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 118 | 211 | 32 | -12 | 2 | 351 |
| Glenn Dennison | 72 | 72 | ||||
| Albert Bentley | 43 | 20 | 63 | |||
| Eddie Brown | -8 | 76 | -12 | 56 | ||
| Keith Griffin | 51 | 5 | 56 | |||
| Speedy Neal | 29 | 6 | 35 | |||
| Reggie Sutton | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Stanley Shakespeare | 25 | 25 | ||||
| John Smatana | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Jay Brophy | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Darryl Oliver | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 208 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 285 |
| Willie Drewrey | 37 | 4 | 18 | 59 | ||
| Tom Gray | 17 | 39 | 56 | |||
| Todd Fisher | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Gary Mullen | 14 | 30 | 44 | |||
| Rich Hollins | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Wayne Brown | 21 | 21 | ||||
| John Holifield | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Ron Wolfley | 2 | 2 |
| Miami, FL | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 11 |
| Rushing | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | 10 | 10 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 106 | 2 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 29 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 136 | 40 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 30 | 38 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 211 | 208 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-36-1 | 18-35-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 317 | 210 |
| Total Offense Plays | 76 | 64 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-73 | 6-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-242 | 7-308 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.3 | 44.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-(-12)-0 | 3-18-0 |
| Average Per Return | -6.0 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-32-0 | 2-34-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 31:03 | 28:57 |
| Third Down Conversions | 6 of 17 | 8 of 19 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 6- | 0-0 |
Miami, FL
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 25 | 74 | 5.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
| Jay Brophy | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ken Sisk | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| Tony Fitzpatrick | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Fred Robinson | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Danny Brown | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Williams | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Reggie Sutton | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jack Fernandez | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Rodney Bellinger | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Dallas Cameron | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Julio Cortes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Lucious Delegal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jerome Brown | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Kohlbrand | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Kenny Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Winston Moss | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Greg Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Fagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 22 | 75 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Anthony Daniels | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 44 | Tim Agee | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 49 | Derek Christian | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Cam Zopp | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 96 | Jim Merritts | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 97 | Rich Walters | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Mike Herzog | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Steve Newberry | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Arthur Ashe | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Dave Oblak | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Mike Scott | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Steve Hathaway | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Matt Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 99 | Jeff Lucas | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 37 | Van Richardson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Ed Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Dave Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 95 | Ernie Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 59 | Scott Dixon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Fred Smalls | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 91 | West Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:42 | WVU - Paul Woodside 21 yd FG, 12-75 5:18 | 3-0 |
| 1 | 5:19 | MIA - Glenn Dennison 19 yd TD pass from Bernie Kosar (Kick by Jeff Davis Good), 14-81 4:26 | 3-7 |
| 2 | 10:54 | MIA - Jeff Davis 36 yd FG, 5-25 2:01 | 3-10 |
| 3 | 8:19 | MIA - Jeff Davis 31 yd FG, 17-62 6:41 | 3-13 |
| 4 | 13:13 | MIA - Keith Griffin 5 yd TD pass from Bernie Kosar (Kick by Jeff Davis Good), 10-90 4:49 | 3-20 |
Attendance: 62,600
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami, FL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Start Time: 4:00pm
Officials: Joseph DiRenzo, Jr (Back Judge), Weldon Waites (Field Judge), Bill Lange (Head Linesman), Gerald Hite (Line Judge), Paul Schmitt (Referee), Ron Abdow (Umpire)
Temperature: 80 • Wind: NE 10mph • Weather: Beautiful sunny skies
Miami, FL
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Glenn Dennison |
| LT | Paul Bertucelli |
| LG | Juan Comendeiro |
| C | Ian Sinclair |
| RG | Alvin Ward |
| RT | David Heffernan |
| WR | Eddie Brown |
| WR | Stanley Shakespeare |
| QB | Bernie Kosar |
| HB | Albert Bentley |
| FB | Speedy Neal |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Todd Fisher |
| LT | Brian Jozwiak |
| LG | Scott Barrows |
| C | Bill Legg |
| RG | Dave DeJarnett |
| RT | Kurt Kehl |
| FL | Wayne Brown |
| SE | Rich Hollins |
| QB | Jeff Hostetler |
| TB | Pat Randolph |
| FB | Ron Wolfley |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| CB | Reggie Sutton |
| CB | Rodney Bellinger |
| DE | Joe Kohlbrand |
| SS | Kenny Calhoun |
| FS | Eddie Williams |
| DE | Danny Brown |
| LB | Jay Brophy |
| LB | Ken Sisk |
| DT | Kevin Fagan |
| DT | Dallas Cameron |
| MG | Tony Fitzpatrick |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Mike Scott |
| LCB | Steve Newberry |
| ILB | Derek Christian |
| ILB | Dave Preston |
| FS | Tim Agee |
| OLB | Ed Hughes |
| OLB | Steve Hathaway |
| SS | Anthony Daniels |
| MG | Dave Oblak |
| LDT | Jim Merritts |
| RDT | Rich Walters |
Jerome Brown, John Smatana, Fred Robinson, Darryl Oliver, Winston Moss, Greg Jones, Alonzo Highsmith, Keith Griffin, Jack Fernandez, Lucious Delegal, Jeff Davis, Julio Cortes, Rick Tuten
1-Gary Mullen, 3-Paul Woodside, 11-Steve Superick, 14-Kevin White, 20-John Holifield, 30-Fred Smalls, 31-Arthur Ashe, 32-Tom Gray, 37-Van Richardson, 43-Cam Zopp, 48-Willie Drewrey, 50-Matt Smith, 51-Mike Herzog, 59-Scott Dixon, 91-West Turner, 95-Ernie Anderson, 99-Jeff Lucas