{"id":22460,"date":"2021-09-28T09:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22460"},"modified":"2021-09-28T09:35:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:35:06","slug":"the-great-2x-superbowl-winning-head-coach-of-the-dallas-cowboys-jimmy-johnson-punctuates-hof-ring-ceremony-with-signature-how-bout-them-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22460","title":{"rendered":"THE GREAT 2X SUPERBOWL WINNING HEAD COACH OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS, “Jimmy Johnson”, punctuates HOF ring ceremony with signature \u2018How \u2018bout them Cowboys?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jimmy Johnson punctuates HOF ring ceremony with signature \u2018How \u2018bout them Cowboys?\u2019<\/span><\/h1>\n

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The Cowboys honored Johnson, safety Cliff Harris and wide receiver Drew Pearson during halftime of Monday night\u2019s game against the Eagles.<\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Former Dallas Cowboys head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson raises his arms after yelling “How ’bout them Cowboys!” during his Hall ring ceremony speech at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Monday, September 27, 2021.
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ARLINGTON \u2014 Jimmy Johnson thanked Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. He thanked his assistant coaches. He thanked his players. He thanked the fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pro Football Hall of Fame coach collected his breath.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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He patiently scanned the crowd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing, other than that, I\u2019ve got to say,\u201d Johnson said with a pause and then a scream: \u201cHow \u2018bout them Cowboys?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jimmy Johnson going into the Cowboys Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screams \u201cHow about them Cowboys!\u201d pic.twitter.com\/p3kpm6GUtz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Three Cowboys legends were honored Monday evening in front of a home crowd. Johnson, safety Cliff Harris and wide receiver Drew Pearson gave speeches upon receiving their Pro Football Hall of Fame rings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones, wearing his Hall of Fame gold jacket, individually gave each player his ring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Cowboys greats like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin were on the field for the halftime festivities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With his signature saying, Johnson drew the loudest ovation from the crowd, even if many of those same fans knew the words that were coming. Johnson is closely associated with the Cowboys\u2019 three Super Bowl champion teams of the 1990s, even if fired before the third.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones and Johnson appear to have smoothened much of the coarseness that led to Johnson\u2019s firing following a 1993 championship season. Jones has said publicly that Johnson will be inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor and acknowledged he shouldn\u2019t have fired Johnson when he did.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones has not specified when the induction will occur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It likely won\u2019t be until 2022, at the earliest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pearson spoke last Monday of the three Hall of Famers. He was a natural choice to close the ceremony, given his reputation for impassioned speeches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the NFL,\u201d Pearson said, his voice crescendoing with each sentence. \u201cI want to thank the Dallas Cowboys. I want to thank my teammates. I want to thank my family, I want to thank my friends, and I want to thank the fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis ring solidifies my journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and each one of you has been a part of that journey. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pearson pressed his hands together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quietly, he bowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is a former American football<\/a> coach and sports analyst. Johnson served as a head football coach on the collegiate level from 1979 to 1988 and in the National Football League<\/a> (NFL) for nine seasons. He is the first head football coach to win both a college football national championship<\/a> and a Super Bowl<\/a>, achieving the former with Miami<\/a> and the latter with the Dallas Cowboys<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson held his first head football coaching position at Oklahoma State<\/a> before becoming Miami’s head football coach in 1984 and guided the team to victory in the 1988 Orange Bowl<\/a>. His collegiate success resulted in Johnson succeeding original Cowboys head coach Tom Landry<\/a> in 1989, a position that saw him help rebuild the team back to winning form. Johnson’s tenure from 1989 to 1993 culminated with the Cowboys winning consecutive Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl XXVII<\/a> and Super Bowl XXVIII<\/a>, but conflict with owner Jerry Jones<\/a> led to Johnson leaving after the second championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following two years away from football, Johnson returned in 1996 to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins<\/a>, where he served until retiring after the 1999 season. Since his coaching retirement, Johnson has appeared as an analyst for Fox Sports<\/a> and is one of the featured commentators of Fox NFL Sunday<\/a><\/i>. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2012 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Johnson attended high school at Thomas Jefferson High School (now known as Memorial High School<\/a>) in Port Arthur, Texas<\/a>. In high school he was a classmate of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer<\/a> Janis Joplin<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson played college football as a defensive lineman at the University of Arkansas<\/a> between 1962 and 1964. He helped lead the Razorbacks<\/a> to the national championship in 1964 when he was named to the All Southwest Conference<\/a> team. Additionally, he was named to the Razorbacks<\/a>\u2019 All-Decade team of the 1960s, and was later inducted into Arkansas<\/a>\u2019 state athletic hall of fame in 1988, followed by the university\u2019s hall of fame in 1999.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During his time in Arkansas<\/a>, he played with future Dallas Cowboys<\/a> owner Jerry Jones<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coaching career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Early coaching jobs<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Johnson began as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech University<\/a> in 1965. During this time, Phil Robertson<\/a> of Duck Dynasty<\/a><\/i> fame was the starting quarterback, and Jimmy helped recruit high school quarterback Terry Bradshaw<\/a> from nearby Shreveport, Louisiana<\/a>. He then became an assistant coach at Picayune Memorial High School<\/a> in Picayune, Mississippi<\/a>, in 1966. In 1967, he was an assistant at Wichita State University<\/a>, then in 1968 and 1969, he served under Johnny Majors<\/a> at Iowa State University<\/a> in Ames<\/a>. In 1970, he moved on to another Big Eight Conference<\/a> school to become a defensive line coach at the University of Oklahoma<\/a>, working under head coach Chuck Fairbanks<\/a> and alongside future rivals Barry Switzer<\/a> and Jim Dickey<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1973, he returned to Arkansas, where he served as defensive coordinator<\/a> through the 1976 season. There, he coached such players as Brison Manor<\/a> and Dirt Winston<\/a>. Johnson had hopes of being named head coach when Broyles retired, but was passed over for Lou Holtz<\/a>. Holtz wanted to retain Johnson on his staff and offered him a position, but Jimmy decided to move on and amicably parted company with his alma mater.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson became assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh<\/a> under Jackie Sherrill<\/a> in 1977 and 1978. There, he coached Randy Holloway<\/a>, David Logan<\/a>, Al Chesley<\/a>, J. C. Wilson<\/a>, and Hugh Green<\/a>, and was introduced to a Pitt alumnus and assistant coach Dave Wannstedt<\/a>, who later teamed up with Johnson again at the University of Miami<\/a>, the Cowboys, and the Dolphins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oklahoma State<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In 1979, Jimmy Johnson got his first head coaching job, at Oklahoma State University<\/a>. Johnson coached for five seasons at Oklahoma State, from 1979 to 1983. His tenure there is noteworthy for his successful rebuilding of an inconsistent program. In his final season, he led the Cowboys to an 8\u20134 record and a 24\u201314 victory over 20th-ranked Baylor<\/a> in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1984, when he was offered the head coaching job at the University of Miami<\/a>, Johnson was unsure if he wanted to leave Stillwater. His good friend Larry Lacewell told Johnson that if he wanted to win a national championship and eventually coach in the NFL, he had to take the Miami job. Johnson soon after accepted the head coaching job at Miami.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before taking the Miami job, Johnson interviewed for the head coaching job at Arkansas when Lou Holtz left following the 1983 season, then later found out that Ken Hatfield<\/a> had already been hired. Upset that Frank Broyles (who by this time was the Arkansas athletic director) made no mention of this during the interview, Jimmy distanced himself from his alma mater. As payback for the snub, a home-and-home series was scheduled between Miami and Arkansas. In 1987, Miami gave Arkansas its worst home loss ever at the time, 51\u20137.<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Miami<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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In 1984, Johnson was hired by the University of Miami<\/a> to replace former coach Howard Schnellenberger<\/a>, who had won Miami’s first national championship in 1983 and departed for the recently formed United States Football League<\/a>. Johnson’s hiring was met with an initial response of “Jimmy who?” by the fans and media. Johnson started with a shaky 8\u20135 record his first season, which included a game in which Johnson’s Hurricanes blew a 31\u20130 halftime lead in a loss to Maryland<\/a> with Frank Reich<\/a> as its QB, and also included a 47\u201345 loss to Boston College<\/a> immortalized by Doug Flutie<\/a>‘s “Hail Mary<\/a>” touchdown pass on the game’s final play. But Johnson developed the Hurricanes into a football program that came to be known as “the Decade of Dominance”. In his five years at Miami, Johnson compiled a 52\u20139 record, appeared in five New Year’s Day bowl games, winning one national championship (1987) and losing one to the Penn State Nittany Lions<\/a> (1986).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson created a free-wheeling atmosphere where he allowed, and at times encouraged, his players to showboat, trash-talk, and run up the score. He also brought the modern 4\u20133 defense<\/a> predicated on athletic upfield linemen to the forefront. The criticism they received from other teams caused the media to deem them the “Bad Boys of College Football”, a moniker Johnson openly accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson’s Hurricanes posted the school’s first undefeated regular season in 1986, only to lose the Fiesta Bowl<\/a> and the national championship to #2-ranked Penn State<\/a>. The loss, along with losses in Miami’s prior two bowl games, began to raise questions about whether Johnson was capable of winning major games. In the ensuing 1987 season, however, the Hurricanes went undefeated in the regular season yet again, and won the school’s second national title by defeating Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma Sooners<\/a> for the third season in a row.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson also created controversy by allowing the University of Miami to retire Vinny Testaverde<\/a>‘s football jersey number #14, but refusing to retire Bernie Kosar<\/a>‘s number #20, though Kosar played one season for Johnson and led the Hurricanes to the national title (the season before Johnson became head coach). Johnson’s reason for not retiring Kosar’s number was, “Bernie didn’t finish the program here (at Miami).” Kosar graduated with honors a year ahead of his freshman class in 1985 with a dual major in finance and economics and subsequently entered the NFL’s supplemental draft. Testaverde won the school’s first Heisman Trophy<\/a> award in December 1986 and was the first player selected in the 1987 NFL Draft<\/a>. However, as Cowboys’ head coach, Johnson later reached out and signed Kosar as a backup QB after Kosar was released by the Cleveland Browns<\/a> during the 1993 NFL season. Kosar played during the Cowboys’ Super Bowl run that season while starter Troy Aikman<\/a> was injured, clinching the NFC Championship game<\/a> and earning a Super Bowl ring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. In May 2012, Johnson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In 1989, Jerry Jones<\/a>, the new owner of the National Football League<\/a>‘s Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, a long-time friend and former University of Arkansas teammate of Johnson’s, asked him to become the 2nd head coach in franchise history, replacing Tom Landry<\/a>, who had coached the team since its beginning in 1960. Johnson was reunited with former Miami standout Michael Irvin<\/a>, and in Johnson’s first season as coach, the 1989 Cowboys<\/a> went 1\u201315. Johnson, however, did not take long to develop the Cowboys into a championship-quality team. Johnson had an ability to find talent in the draft, make savvy trades (namely, the trade of Herschel Walker<\/a>, which yielded six high draft picks and a number of players from the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>), and by signing quality players such as Jay Novacek<\/a> as free agents in the age before the NFL had imposed a salary cap<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson served as head coach of the Cowboys from 1989 through 1993. He is one of only six men in NFL history (including Vince Lombardi<\/a>, Don Shula<\/a>, Chuck Noll<\/a>, Mike Shanahan<\/a>, and Bill Belichick<\/a>) to coach consecutive Super Bowl winners, winning Super Bowl XXVII<\/a> in 1992<\/a> and Super Bowl XXVIII<\/a> in 1993<\/a> (his team beat the Buffalo Bills<\/a> in both Super Bowls). Johnson led the Cowboys to a record of 10\u20131 in the regular season during the month of December from 1991 to 1993, also leading to a playoff record of 7\u20131 in those years. Johnson also had a record of 24\u20131 when running back Emmitt Smith<\/a> ran for 100 yards or more in a regular-season game, and 5\u20130 in the postseason, winning two Super Bowls.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones mutually agreed to split due largely to their growing inability to work together. Johnson’s relationship with Jones began to fall apart in 1993. It started with Jones wanting more say in player personnel decisions. Although Jones had the title of general manager, Johnson had the final say in football matters and was unwilling to give it up. An incident happened in December 1993, when the Cowboys were getting ready to play the Giants for the NFC East<\/a> title, where Johnson had said he was interested in becoming head coach of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>. This led to Jones telling the media that he alone would decide Johnson’s coaching future. In March 1994, after the Cowboys had won their second Super Bowl under Johnson, Jones angered Johnson when he told reporters that any coach could have led the Cowboys to a Super Bowl. They agreed to part ways on March 28, 1994, with Johnson getting a $2 million bonus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones then hired another former teammate at Arkansas, former University of Oklahoma<\/a> head coach Barry Switzer<\/a> and the Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX<\/a> two seasons after Johnson’s departure. Notable members on the winning team included Johnson holdovers Troy Aikman<\/a>, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and Super Bowl XXX MVP Larry Brown<\/a>. However, the Cowboys went into decline after Super Bowl XXX and have not reached the NFC Championship Game<\/a> since then.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson was not included on the Dallas Cowboys “Ring of Honor”<\/a> for many years. Johnson and Jones had appeared to patch up their relationship, such as appearing together on the 25th anniversary of the Cowboys’s Super Bowl XXVII<\/a> win, and Johnson congratulating Jones on his Hall of Fame induction in 2017.[3]<\/a><\/sup> When asked in the summer of 2014 why Johnson was not in the ring of honor despite his two Super Bowl victories as coach of the Cowboys, Jones stated: “Disloyalty … I couldn’t handle the disloyalty.”<\/sup> The Cowboys Ring of Honor has been viewed as the “gatekeeper to the Pro Football Hall of Fame” for Dallas players, coaches, and executives; despite this snub, it was announced in 2020 that Johnson would be inducted into the Hall of Fame.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 5, 2021, during the 2021 Hall of Fame Game broadcast on Fox, Jerry Jones announced that Johnson would finally be inducted in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

After working as a TV<\/a> analyst with Fox Sports<\/a> for two years and briefly flirting with an offer for the head-coaching job of the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in 1994,\u00a0 <\/sup>Johnson joined the Miami Dolphins<\/a> in 1996, replacing legendary head coach Don Shula<\/a>, who retired at the end of the 1995 season. After a below-expectations year for the Dolphins in 1995, capped off by a blowout loss in the playoffs versus the Buffalo Bills<\/a>, there was a groundswell among Dolphins fans who wanted Shula to step aside in favor of Johnson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson’s tenure in Miami did not live up to expectations. Johnson won fewer games in his first season than Shula had in his final season (8\u20138 vs. 9\u20137). Johnson’s overall winning percentage at Miami was 55.3% vs. 65.8% for Shula.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson inherited one of the NFL’s best offenses, led by Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino<\/a>; the defense was considered mediocre, though it was ranked 10th in fewest points allowed in 1995. As a defensive specialist, Johnson expected to put together a championship defense. With complete control over personnel decisions, Johnson and his staff signed several excellent defensive players, drafting future Hall of Famer Jason Taylor<\/a> and pro bowlers Zach Thomas<\/a>, Sam Madison<\/a>, and Patrick Surtain<\/a>. But Johnson’s brilliant draft record was blemished by several disappointments, including fifth-round pick running back Cecil Collins<\/a>, and two first-round picks, running back John Avery<\/a> and wide receiver Yatil Green<\/a>. The Dolphins finished 8\u20138 in 1996 and then 9\u20137 in 1997, losing to the New England Patriots<\/a> in the wildcard playoff round. In 1998, the Dolphins finished 10\u20136 with the league’s best defense, defeated the Buffalo Bills in the wildcard playoffs, then were crushed 38\u20133 by the Denver Broncos<\/a> in the divisional round.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a 1996 interview, Johnson said he did not feel he could ever reach the stature of Shula or Landry, simply because he did not feel able to stay with the job as long as they had: “26 years or so as a head coach. I don’t think I’ll make it that long. This is my sixth year as a head coach, and whenever this contract’s done, I think I’ll probably be done coaching.”<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a 2021 interview, Johnson revealed that the Dolphins could have traded for Peyton Manning<\/a> in the 1998 NFL draft<\/a>, theoretically offering the Colts<\/a> their entire draft board in exchange for the first overall pick. Johnson declined to give more details to this trade, with him stating, “I probably gave you too much already.”<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Television career<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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After leaving the Dolphins, Johnson became a TV studio analyst again for Fox Sports<\/a> and is currently an on-air staff member on Fox NFL Sunday<\/a><\/i>. He has been assigned as a studio analyst for Fox’s coverage of the Bowl Championship Series<\/a> in January with Chris Rose<\/a> as the host, and also pens a column on Foxsports.com. In addition he has made several guest or cameo appearances in film and television: as a bearded prisoner in lockup on the television series The Shield<\/a><\/i>, as a guest star in the episode, “Johnsonwreckers” on Coach<\/a><\/i> in 1994, and a cameo in the movie The Waterboy<\/a><\/i>, next to Bill Cowher<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commercials<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Johnson endorsements include Procter & Gamble<\/a>,<\/sup> and a series of commercials for the male enhancement pill ExtenZe<\/a> in 2010. He was also involved in a South Florida-based scam called The Leading Edge that purported to feature businesses on an “educational” “interstitial” program by that name that would air on public television<\/a>. Johnson filmed the TV spots, in the style of an infomercial, and businesses were pitched on the program using these clips, which appeared on the website. They were charged an “underwriting fee” of over $20,000 to appear on the show, however, the show never actually would then air. They were not affiliated with PBS and there is no record of any air dates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Survivor<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Johnson was one of 20 castaways competing in Survivor: Nicaragua<\/a><\/i>, the 21st edition of Survivor<\/a><\/i>, in late 2010. He is a long-time fan of the show, and had been cast for Survivor: Gabon<\/a><\/i>, which was the 17th edition of the show, but had to withdraw after failing a physical. Johnson, the oldest contestant of the season, was part of the Espada tribe, made up entirely of people aged 40 and older.<\/sup> He was voted out 8\u20131 on Day Eight of the competition, becoming the third person voted out of the game and finishing 18th overall. As he left the game, he said to his tribe, “One of you, win your million bucks, okay?” He also said, “I had fun, but I was miserable the whole time. I still love the game, it’s been a great adventure, but this is the most stressful time I’ve ever gone through in my life. And that includes Super Bowls<\/a> and collegiate national championships. I initially said, ‘Keep your strongest members.’ I obviously wasn’t one of them.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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National Football League Hall of Fame Induction<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Johnson was surprised during a telecast of Fox NFL Sunday<\/a><\/i> by Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker<\/a> on January 12, 2020, announcing that he would be the 328th member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame<\/a> in Canton, Ohio. Johnson will be inducted in early August or on September 17, 2020. He personally thanked his coworkers on Fox NFL Sunday<\/i>, and thanked his players and assistant coaches for helping get him into the Hall of Fame.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Johnson was married to Linda Kay Cooper on July 12, 1963, with whom he has two sons. They divorced in January 1990. On July 18, 1999, Johnson married Rhonda Rookmaaker. As of 2010, he lives in Islamorada<\/a> in the Florida Keys<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson owns a restaurant named Three Rings<\/i> after the three championships he’s won on collegiate and professional levels, located in Miami. He previously owned a second restaurant under the same name in Oklahoma City<\/a>; however, it has since closed. Johnson’s fishing boat, which is docked behind his oceanfront home in Islamorada, Florida<\/a>, is also called “Three Rings”. He also owns a bar and restaurant in Key Largo, Florida<\/a> called “JJ’s Big Chill” located at mile marker 104.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1980<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma State<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n3\u20137\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n2\u20134\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n5th<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma State<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n7\u20135<\/strong><\/td>\n4\u20133<\/strong><\/td>\nT\u20133rd<\/strong><\/td>\nL Independence<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma State<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n4\u20135\u20132<\/strong><\/td>\n3\u20132\u20132<\/strong><\/td>\n3rd<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma State<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n8\u20134<\/strong><\/td>\n3\u20134<\/strong><\/td>\n4th<\/strong><\/td>\nW Astro-Bluebonnet<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Miami Hurricanes<\/a> (NCAA Division I-A independent<\/a>)<\/i> (1984\u20131988)<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n8\u20135<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nL Fiesta<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n10\u20132<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nL Sugar<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n11\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nL Fiesta<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n12\u20130<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nW Orange<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n11\u20131<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nW Orange<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miami:<\/strong><\/td>\n52\u20139<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total:<\/strong><\/td>\n81\u201334\u20133<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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