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1988 Orange Bowl

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two years. Miami, though, had proven to be the thorn in Oklahoma's side, as the Sooners' losses in '85 and '86 had both come at the hands of Miami. Now, with the national championship on the line, Miami sought to make it three-losses-in-three-years for Oklahoma, and also their first postseason bowl win under Jimmy Johnson after three straight bowl losses, two in which they struggled and lost their chances to win the national championships. Further fuel for the fire was provided by the growing personal animosity between former Arkansas player Johnson and Oklahoma head coach
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The Hurricane defense held Oklahoma to just 255 yards of offense, while Walsh's efficient play (18 of 30, 209 yards, 2 touchdowns) paced the Hurricane offense. Middle linebacker Bernard "Tiger" Clark- a backup middle linebacker who was forced to start after starting MLB George Mira Jr. was suspended
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on their first five possessions. Meanwhile, Walsh settled into a nice rhythm, putting Miami on the board first with a 30-yard touchdown pass to fullback Melvin Bratton, who caught 9 passes for 102 yards for the game. Oklahoma got on the board with a second-quarter touchdown to tie things up, but
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faced off against undefeated and second-ranked Miami for the national championship. Adding to the hype was the recent on-field history between the teams. Oklahoma was a dominant force in college football, winning the national championship in 1985 and losing just one game in each of the preceding
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by kicker Greg Cox and a 23-yard touchdown pass from Walsh to Irvin. Oklahoma would add a fourth-quarter touchdown to trim the score to 20-14, but Miami held on for the win and the national championship. Johnson received a
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With the win, Miami completed its first ever undefeated season. In winning their second national championship, the Canes once again had to go through the nation's top-ranked team at the Orange Bowl, just as they had done
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To date, it is the only time the opposing head coaches from a college national championship football game each later served as head coach of the same professional football team, and won the
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for failing a drug test- was named the MVP of the Orange Bowl after recording 14 tackles (12 unassisted).
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Miami responded with 10 unanswered third quarter points, coming on a 56-yard
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There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.
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in the 54th Orange Bowl to win their second national championship in the
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Miami's vaunted defense set the tone early, forcing the Sooners to
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Oklahoma – Anthony Stafford 1-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick)
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Index

National Championship

Miami Hurricanes
Oklahoma Sooners
Independent
Big 8
Jimmy Johnson
Barry Switzer
AP
Coaches
AP
Coaches
1987
Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Bernard Clark
Darrell Reed
Favorite
Referee
Network
NBC
Announcers
Don Criqui
Bob Trumpy
Tom Hammond
Orange Bowl
1987
1989
College Football Championship Game
1987

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