Miami (FL) 27, Virginia Tech 13
MIA #3 AP, 38-pt favorite, won its 29th straight game
Orange Bowl (40,105)
Scoring[]
1st Quarter
MIA: Cox 26 yard field goal
2nd Quarter
VT: Cullen 24 yard pass from Jeffries (Kinzer kick)
MIA: Irvin 18 yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick)\
VT: Kinzer 31 yard field goal
3rd Quarter
MIA: Cox 41 yard field goal
VT: Kinzer 33 yard field goal (Myron Richardson 45 yd KO ret to midfield)
4th Quarter
MIA: Bratton 1 yard run (Cox kick), 4:51 (12 plays/80 yds, fumble one play earlier by Bratton negated by penalty, VT recovered in end zone but were offsides)
MIA: Roberts 2 yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick), :34 (Dan Stubbs and Greg Mark had sacks, VT turned ball over on downs at own 18)
Stats[]
Passing
VT: Chapman 12/19, 130 yds, Jeffries 1/1, 24 yds
MIA: Walsh 15/24, 150 yds
Rushing
VT: Jeffries 23/73, Smith 7/27
MIA: W. Williams 13/87, Bratton 17/80, Conley 3/23
Receiving
VT: Johnson 3/45, Cullen 3/43
MIA: Irvin 4/41, W. Williams 3/29
References[]
- Gainesville Sun. 15 Nov 1987.