1. Name the only person at UM who possesses rings from all five of the Hurricanes' championship squads?
2. Who are the two Miami quarterbacks who won the Heisman Trophy?
3. Which UM defender became the first player in NCAA history to sweep the Butkus, Nagurski and Bednarik awards in one season?
4. What is the only major bowl game in which the Hurricanes haven't won a national championship?
5. What quarterback, who went on to play in the NFL, opted not to attend UM after learning the 'Canes had signed Craig Erickson?
6. Which UM punter scored a touchdown in a game against Florida State? (Hint: He's also the only UM player to hail from the state of Wyoming.)
7. What pair of brothers played quarterback for Miami?
8. Which Outland Trophy winner from Miami never gave up a sack in his entire collegiate career?
9. Miami set an NCAA record for consecutive home victories with an amazing streak at the Orange Bowl. How many games did the 'Canes win and who ended "The Streak"?
10. Almost everyone knows Florida State's Gerry Thomas missed a 34-yard field goal in 1991 - the first of three wide-right victories for UM over FSU - that would have given the Seminoles a win. But who scored the touchdown that gave the 'Canes the lead for good after trailing most of the game?
11. What UM kicker nailed a 19-yard-field goal as time expired to send Miami to a 17-16 win over FSU and its first national championship game (Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska)?
12. In 1998, led by a school-record 299 yards rushing by Edgerrin James, Miami knocked off what undefeated team, ending its national championship hopes in a shootout at the Orange Bowl?
13. Where did UM renew its rivalry with the Florida Gators after a 15-year hiatus and what was the result?
14. Which UM kicker hit a school-record 13 straight field goals?
15. Which UM coach went on to win a pair of Super Bowl rings as an NFL head coach?
16. Who knocked down a two-point conversion attempt to preserve UM's 31-30 victory over Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl? (And a bonus point if you know who knocked down a conversion attempt with 48 seconds left in the 1987 game against FSU that kept UM undefeated and on track for its second national championship?)
17. Which head coach led the 'Canes to multiple national titles?
18. Who is the only UM player to lead the team in interceptions three years in a row?
19. What quarterback-receiver duo was responsible for the longest pass play in UM history?
20. Who is the only Miami player to score six touchdowns in a game?
RATINGS
20 correct - Go enjoy retirement in the Keys as JJ's first mate on the Three Rings.
16-19 - Not bad at all. So near perfection if only ... if only ... kind of like last year for the 'Canes.
12-15 - Respectable, but no ring. Sounds like Butch Davis' tenure as head coach.
Less than 12 - Do you have a Steve Spurrier poster on the wall of your living room?
- Compiled by Michael Snyder
ANSWERS
1. Assistant head coach/offensive line coach Art Kehoe has been on staff for all five of UM's title teams.
2. Vinny Testaverde (1986) and Gino Torretta (1992).
3. Linebacker Dan Morgan in 2000.
4. The Fiesta Bowl.
5. Jeff George.
6. Freddie Capshaw scored on a 7-yard run after mishandling a snap on a field goal attempt.
7. Geoff Torretta was Vinny Testaverde's backup in 1985-86. Brother Gino played from 1989-92.
8. Tackle Bryant McKinnie.
9. Miami won 58 games at the Orange Bowl from 1985 until Sept. 24, 1994, when Washington prevailed 38-20.
10. Larry Jones scored on a 1-yard plunge with 3:01 left.
11. Jeff Davis.
12. UCLA was the victim of James' heroics.
13. Miami and Florida met in the Sugar Bowl after the 2000 season with the 'Canes beating Steve Spurrier's Gators 37-20 to take a bit of the sting out of not playing for the national championship.
14. Dane Prewitt's luck ended with No. 13.
15. Jimmy Johnson won a pair of Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.
16. Kenny Calhoun deflected Turner Gill's pass, giving UM its first championship. Bubba McDowell knocked down a Danny McManus pass three years later to keep UM on track for title No. 2.
17. Current San Francisco 49ers coach Dennis Erickson (1989, 1991).
18. Bennie Blades (1985-87).
19. Gino Torretta connected with Horace Copeland on a 99-yard pass against Arkansas in 1991.
20. Willis McGahee, last season against Virginia Tech.
