UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1983 1987 1989 1991 2001 MIAMI HURRICANES VS. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS yards and 13 touchdowns during the regular season. He also ranked second in scoring in the conference with 84 points and led the Pac-10 in all-purpose yards, averaging 183.5 per game. • Four Golden Bears were named first team All-Pac-10 - center Alex Mack, Best, linebacker Zack Follett and cornerback Syd'Quan Thompson. Offensive guard Noris Malele, defensive end Tyson Alualu and punter Bryan Anger earned All-Pac-10 second-team honors. • Defensively, the Golden Bears rank seventh nationally in turnover- margin (+1.17) having forced 32 turnovers which includes 23 intercep- tions and nine fumble recoveries. Cal is also tied for 13th nationally in sacks while overall the Golden Bears rank 24th in total defense and MIAMI HURRICANES (7-5) 27th in scoring defense. VS. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (8-4) THE SERIES Date: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 • This will be the fourth-ever meeting between the two schools, with Location: AT&T Park - (Natural Grass), (41,104) in San Francisco, Miami holding a 2-1 lead in the series. The last time, Miami and Cal met Calif. on the football field was in 1990 when the Hurricanes won 52-24. Kickoff: 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) TV: The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN with Joe Tessitore THE COACHES (play by play) and Rod Gilmore (color analyst). • Randy Shannon is 12-12 overall and is in his second season at Miami. Tape Delay Telecast: On CSS, Tuesday Dec. 30 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Cal’s Jeff Tedford is 58-30 in his seventh season with the Golden Bears. Local Radio: The Hurricanes Radio Network (WQAM 560 AM) will carry the game live with Joe Zagacki (play by play), Don Bailey Jr. MIAMI BOWL GAMES (analysis) and Brian London (sideline reporter). Fans can also listen • The University of Miami football team is 19-14 in 33 bowl appearances online at www.wqam.com. in its history. In UM’s last 10 bowl games, the Hurricanes are 8-2, Espanol: The game will broadcast in Spanish on 1450 ESPN Deportes including a 21-20 win over Nevada in its last bowl appearance - the (1450 AM) with Joe Pujala (play by play) and Joe Martinez (analysis). 2006 MPC Computers Bowl. The last time Miami played a bowl in the Websites: Miami (www.hurricanesports.com) and California (www.cal- state of California was 2002, when Miami beat Nebraska 37-14 in the bears.com). Rose Bowl to win its fifth national championship. Miami Team Headquarters: Hyatt Regency San Francisco (415/788-1234) from December 22 through December 27. ALL-TIME BOWL RESULTS 2008 EMERALD BOWL 2006 MPC Computers Bowl . .Dec. 31 . .W . .Miami 21, Nevada 20 • Miami makes its first bowl appearance under head coach Randy 2005 Peach Bowl . .Dec. 30 . .L . .LSU 40, Miami 3 Shannon when the Hurricanes head to the Emerald Bowl to face Pac- 2004 Peach Bowl . .Dec. 31 . .W . .Miami 27, Florida 10 10 member Cal. Game time is 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at AT&T Park 2004 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 16, Florida State 14 (home of the MLB’s San Francisco Giants) in San Franciso, Calif. The 2003 Fiesta Bowl . .Jan. 3 . .L . .Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2 OT) game will be televised by ESPN. 2002 Rose Bowl . .Jan. 3 . .W . .Miami 37, Nebraska 14 • Miami is looking to bounce back after ending the regular season with 2001 Sugar Bowl . .Jan. 2 . .W . .Miami 37, Florida 20 back-to-back losses. Junior tight end Dedrick Epps caught four passes 2000 Gator Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13 for a career-high 101 yards and a touchdown in the loss at NC State. 1998 Micron PC Bowl . .Dec. 29 . .W . .Miami 46, N.C. State 23 Epps had eight catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the last 1996 Carquest Bowl . .Dec. 27 . .W . .Miami 31, Virginia 21 two games against Georgia Tech and NC State. 1995 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Nebraska 24, Miami 17 • Lou Groza Award semifinalist Matt Bosher picked up second team All- 1994 Fiesta Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Arizona 29, Miami 0 ACC honors as a punter and a kicker. Bosher has made 13 of his last 1993 Sugar Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Alabama 34, Miami 13 14 field goals and is 17-of-19 on the season. He is a perfect 38-of-38 in 1992 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 22, Nebraska 0 PATs and leads the team with 89 points. He averaged 41.1 yards per 1991 Cotton Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 46, Texas 3 punt which included a long of 76 yards and had nine punts of 50-plus 1990 Sugar Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 33, Alabama 25 yards while downing 19 inside the 20-yard line. Safety Anthony Reddick 1989 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 2 . .W . .Miami 23, Nebraska 3 earned honorable mention All-ACC. 1988 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 20, Oklahoma 14 • Freshman linebacker Sean Spence was named the ACC Defensive 1987 Fiesta Bowl . .Jan. 2 . .L . .Penn State 14, Miami 10 Rookie of the Year. Spence finished third on the team during the regular 1986 Sugar Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Tennessee 35, Miami 7 season with 62 total tackles and led all Miami linebackers with 7.5 tack- 1985 Fiesta Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .UCLA 39, Miami 37 les for loss. He started eight of the 12 games he played in. Spence 1984 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 31, Nebraska 30 along with fellow freshmen defensive tackle Marcus Forston and defen- 1981 Peach Bowl . .Jan. 2 . .W . .Miami 20, Virginia Tech 10 sive end Marcus Robinson were named first team Freshman All- 1967 Bluebonnet Bowl . .Dec. 23 . .L . .Colorado 31, Miami 21 American by CollegeFootballNews.com. 1966 Liberty Bowl . .Dec. 10 . .W . .Miami 14, Virginia Tech 7 • Miami ranks 25th nationally in total defense, 13th nationally in pass 1962 Gotham Bowl . .Dec. 15 . .L . .Nebraska 36, Miami 34 defense and 20th in tackles for loss. The Hurricanes are one of the top 1961 Liberty Bowl . .Dec. 16 . .L . .Syracuse 15, Miami 14 two scoring offenses in the ACC. Miami is averaging 27.9 points per 1952 Gator Bowl . .Jan. 2 . .W . .Miami 14, Clemson 0 game overall. Miami is 47th nationally in overall scoring offense. 1951 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Clemson 15, Miami 14 1946 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 13, Holy Cross 6 THE OPPONENT 1935 Orange Bowl . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Bucknell 26, Miami 0 • Cal (8-4, 6-3 Pac-10) finished fourth in the Pac-10 conference. The 1934 Palm Festival . .Jan. 1 . .L . .Duquesne 33, Miami 7 Golden Bears capped of their regular season with wins over Stanford 1933 Palm Festival . .Jan. 1 . .W . .Miami 7, Manhattan 0 and Washington. Cal was the second best scoring defense in the Pac- 10 behind USC, limiting teams to 20.2 points per game. • Running back Jahvid Best ranks fifth nationally in rushing, averaging 126.7 yards per game. He was the Pac-10’s leading rusher with 1,394 1 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI hurricanesports.com MIAMI’S BOWL BREAKDOWN W L TOP 10 2008 FOOTBALL ACADEMIC PROGRESS REPORT SCORES Bluebonnet (1967) 01 (INCLUDES BCS, C-USA AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS) Carquest (1996) 10 Cotton (1991) 10 1. Stanford 986 Fiesta (1985, 1987, 1994, 2003) 04 2. Navy 979 Gator (1952, 2000) 20 3t. Duke 977 Gotham (1962) 01 Rutgers 977 Liberty (1961, 1966) 11 5. Air Force 976 Micron PC (1998) 10 6. Rice 975 MPC Computers (2006) 10 7. Boston College 972 Orange (1935, 1946, 1951, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2004) 63 8t. Miami 969 Palm (1933, 1934) 11 Northwestern 969 Peach (1981, 2004, 2005) 21 Notre Dame 969 Rose (2002) 10 Sugar (1986, 1990, 1993, 2001) 22 2008 APR RANKINGS AMONG ALL D-I FOOTBALL PROGRAMS IN Total 19 14 FLORIDA ‘CANES IN CALI 1. Miami 969 • Miami is 13-5 all-time against teams from the state of California and 2. Florida 962 is 4-3 all-time playing inside the Golden State. The last time the 3. Florida State 954 Hurricanes played inside the state of California was 2001 when UM 4. UCF 937 won its fifth national championship with a 37-14 victory over Nebraska 5. USF 917 in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 3. 6. FAU 915 UM ALL-TIME VERSUS TEAMS FROM CALIFORNIA 7. FIU 887 Opponent Record Last Meeting RIGHT BETWEEN THE NUMBERS California . .2-1 , , , , , , , , , , , 1990, Miami won 52-24 • Sophomore running back Graig Cooper’s 1,059 all-purpose yards is Long Beach State . .1-0 , , , , , , , , , , , , 1991, Miami won 55-0 the most by a Hurricane through 12 games since Roscoe Parrish fin- Pacific . .2-0 , , , , , , , , , , , , 1977, Miami won 24-3 ished the 2004 season with 1,077 all-purpose yards. San Diego State . .5-1 , , , , , , , , , , , 1992, Miami won 63-17 • Miami is tied for the lead in the nation in number of different players San Jose State . .1-0 , , , , , , , , , , , 1989, Miami won 48-16 that have scored a touchdown this season (18) while it leads the nation Southern California . .1-1 , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1968, Miami lost 28-3 in the number of freshmen that have reached paydirt (8). UCLA . .1-2 , , , , , , , , , , , 1998, Miami won 49-45 • UM’s five-game winning streak from Oct. 11 to Nov. 13 was the first Total . .13-5 winning streak of such kind since 2005 when the Hurricanes won eight straight games from Sept.