Coming off of the Cotton Bowl thrashing of Texas in 1991 (the 1990 season), the Miami Hurricanes were primed and ready to run the table. Throughout the 1991 season, Miami only played in three games where opponents closed within 21 points. The ‘Canes beat up on Houston, edged Penn State by six, Florida State by one, and Boston College by five.
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Miami headed into the 1992 Orange Bowl game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a familiar foe, as the number one ranked team in the nation.