re: Is Florida football a One-Hit Wonder?

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That’s just football. Texas also had 1 loss in a brutal schedule & dominated Auburn in JHS that year.

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1983 was a season that saw a lot of games played between the Final Top 6 teams or so.

Yes, Texas beat Auburn… but Texas lost to Georgia whom Auburn beat in Athens.

One thing that’s clear is Miami should not have won the title. They were benefited a bowl game in their home stadium, of which they won by a single point and somehow catapulted from #5 to #1 in the polls to win the National Title.

While Auburn and Miami did not play, we had common opponents.

Miami’s one loss was to #6 Florida. They lost by 25 points which in that day and age was a gigantic blowout. Auburn beat that same Florida team by a touchdown.

Auburn and Miami also both played #25 Florida State. Auburn won by 3 points. Miami won by 1.

Miami was 4-1 against the Final AP Top 25, beating #2 Nebraska, #16 West Virginia, #20 East Carolina, and #25 Florida State.

Auburn was 6-1 against the Final AP Top 25, beating #4 Georgia, #6 Florida, #8 Michigan, #15 Alabama, #20 Tennessee, and #25 Florida State…. And if you keep going in the receiving votes, #27 Maryland.

Both Auburn and Miami had a loss against a Top 5 team. Auburn though beat four of the Final Top 15 teams compared to Miami beating one Top 15 team.

Auburn clearly played the tougher schedule and when comparing common opponents, it’s an absolute joke for Miami to have leapfrogged ahead of Auburn in the final poll.

The root of the problem is the fact Nebraska never should have been ranked so highly. Nebraska finished the season 0-1 against the Final AP Top 20.

Based on resumes, the Final Rankings should have been:

1. Auburn
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Miami
6. Nebraska

Florida beat Miami 25-3 and only had two losses because they had to play the two best teams in the country, losing to Auburn and Georgia by a combined 8 points. Florida beat #20 East Carolina by 7 and Miami beat ECU by 5. Florida beat #25 Florida State by 39, and Miami only beat FSU by 1.

Miami wasn’t worthy of being in the Top 4 yet somehow was awarded a National title. It’s laughable.