CoachDannyMiaz
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Some interesting quotes from Miami's 1984 Kickoff Classic "upset" of Bo Jackson & #1 Auburn in Jimmy Johnson's 1st game as Canes Head Coach (also, see video of the full game below the quotes):
- "Bernie Kosar threw for 329 yards and Greg Cox kicked the first two field goals of his college career in the fourth quarter tonight to give Miami a 20-18 victory over Auburn in the second Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium."
- "For a lasting impression, Kosar completed his performance by throwing a 44-yard pass to Ed Brown on third and five in the final seconds. It was certainly a better trip north for Kosar than for Auburn running back Bo Jackson, who had a less-than-Heisman evening with only 96 yards in 20 carries."
- "Miami stretched its winning streak to 12 games, the longest in the nation, and ended Auburn's at 10 games. Bo Jackson, the Auburn junior running back, gained 96 yards in 20 carries, but was outgained by Alonzo Highsmith, a Miami sophomore, who ran for 140 yards in 21 carries. Kosar completed 21 of 38 passes, including two for touchdowns to the senior Stanley Shakespeare and 8 to the senior Eddie Brown for 157 yards."
- "The loss had to be especially painful for the Tigers, who bad-mouthed last year's final polls that voted the national championship to Miami after the Hurricanes' victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and Auburn's Sugar Bowl victory over Michigan."
- "Some might have expected Miami, with eight defensive starters gone from last season's team, to have trouble with Auburn's wishbone. But the Hurricanes held for the most part and made Coach Jimmy Johnson a winner in his first game as successor to the currently unemployed Howard Schnellenberger."
- "At this moment, I'm as proud as I've ever been in my coaching career," Johnson said."