Miami Hurricanes Football

Miami Football Recruiting:
Al Golden, head coach of the Miami Hurricanes' football program, has been working to rebuild one of the best dynasties college football has ever seen.The 'State of Miami' was a term coined by Schnellenberger and it helped build the Miami football program into a powerhouse.But when one looks at the University of Miami's Sports Hall of Fame, it features 109 football inductees who came to Coral Gables from all over the country.The evolution of the Miami football program into dominance was reliant on local players staying home and playing for the 'Canes. Twenty-seven of the 109 inductees are from the neighboring counties of Dade, Broward or Palm Beach.

Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami in the sport of American football. The Hurricanes compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001).[3] Miami is ranked fourth on the list of All-time Associated Press National Poll Championships, tied with Southern California and behind Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Alabama.[4]Two Hurricanes have won the Heisman Trophy and six have been inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records, including most first round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first round selection.[5] As of the 2011 National Football League season, UM had the most players active in the NFL of any university in the nation, with 42.[6] The team is coached by Al Golden and plays its home games at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami Hurricanes’ spring football game
You could feel it in Saturday’s spring game, right about the time 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta came sneaking onto the field in the third quarter to throw a scripted and uncontested 45-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, MVP of the 2002 Rose BowlBasketball Summer Camps in Texas. Spring practice doesn’t tell you nearly enough to make a judgment like that, what with teammates making each other look good and bad on the same play.

Projecting the Canes' Top 2014 Draft Prospects
The Miami Hurricanes produced two NFL draft picks this year (Brandon McGee and Mike James) adding to their impressive 37 straight years in which a Cane was drafted. McGee was drafted in the fifth round by the

5-Star RB Snubs Miami for UGA
Sony Michel is a 5-star running back in the class of 2014 and has been highly-pursued by the Miami Hurricanes since he was in eighth grade

Biggest Improvements Stephen Morris Has Made
University of Miami quarterback Stephen Morris will climb up the school's record books this coming fall—barring injury, of course

Complete Timeline of Miami NCAA Saga
Gaining a complete understanding of what has happened between the University of Miami and the NCAA benefits a far-wider audience than Hurricane fans and those with mere regional interest

Head coaching records 
Miami also has two of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I history. From 2000 to 2003, Miami won 34 consecutive games, tying for sixth all-time. The streak started on September 23, 2000 with a 47–10 victory at West Virginia and ended on January 3, 2003 with a 31–24 double overtime loss to Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Miami also won 29 straight games from October 27, 1990 to January 1, 1993, good for thirteenth on the all-time list. That streak was snapped when the top-ranked Hurricanes were upset by second-ranked Alabama, 34–13 in the 1993 Sugar Bowl.

All-time bowl results
Miami has played in 34 bowl games, going 18–16 for a .529 winning percentage. Its most common bowl destination has been the Orange Bowl, where the 'Canes have appeared 9 times and compiled a 6–3 record. Miami's most common opponent in bowl play has been Nebraska. The schools have met six times in bowl play, with the Hurricanes having a 4–2 record against the Cornhuskers.