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Johnson served as a head football coach on the collegiate level from 1979 to 1988 and in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is the first head football coach to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl, achieving the former with University of Miami and the latter with the Dallas Cowboys.
Rather than kick the extra point and likely end the game in a tie, Miami head coach Jimmy Johnson decided to go for two, later reasoning that "We always play to win." [ citation needed ] However, Hurricanes quarterback Steve Walsh 's pass was batted down by Fighting Irish defender Pat Terrell , and Notre Dame won 31–30, resulting in Miami's ...
The 1988 Orange Bowl was the 54th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1.Part of the 1987–88 bowl game season, it matched undefeated teams: the independent and second-ranked Miami Hurricanes and the #1 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.
The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall.
It was the Hurricanes' 61st season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . Miami outscored their opponents 420–136, including a 28–16 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners , who were the defending national champions and ranked No. 1 at the time.
Jimmy Johnson knows a thing or two about going from college football to the NFL. The former Miami Hurricanes coach was hired by the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. Johnson went on to win two Super Bowls ...
The 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 62nd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 12–0 overall.
The 1989 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1989, ... Jimmy Johnson, coach of the Miami Hurricanes, ...