I haven't read any of the posts beyond OP's original question. I'd say the 1988 team. Loved Steve Welch's game. Still my favorite Cane QB though I have others running a close second.
A few highlights from that season
Of the twelve teams we played that year, six were ranked and four were ranked in the top 10.
We beat four major conference champions that season.
Beat preseason #1 FSU 31-0.
Beat Michigan in the Big House in a game we only played one half - the second in front of 100k crazed Wolverines. Steve Walsh threw for I believe 186 yards in the second half - ice water in his veins. The Wolverines went on to win the Big Ten Championship.
Beat LSU 44-3 at LSU, they split the SEC Championship with Auburn.
Beat a good Arkansas team who went on to win the old Southwest Conference Championship.
And beat Nebraska in the OB, and they won the Big Eight conference that year.
If you include the bowl game, we averaged 35 points per game (34.8) and out scored our opponents 418 to 116.
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1 | Sep 3, 1988 | Sat | (6) Miami (FL) | | (1) Florida State | Ind | W | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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2 | Sep 17, 1988 | Sat | (1) Miami (FL) | @ | (15) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 31 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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3 | Sep 24, 1988 | Sat | (1) Miami (FL) | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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4 | Oct 1, 1988 | Sat | (1) Miami (FL) | | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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5 | Oct 15, 1988 | Sat | (1) Miami (FL) | @ | (4) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 30 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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6 | Oct 22, 1988 | Sat | (4) Miami (FL) | | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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7 | Oct 29, 1988 | Sat | (4) Miami (FL) | @ | East Carolina | Ind | W | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
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8 | Nov 5, 1988 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | | Tulsa | Ind | W | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
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9 | Nov 19, 1988 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | @ | (11) LSU | SEC | W | 44 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
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10 | Nov 26, 1988 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | | (8) Arkansas | SWC | W | 18 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
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11 | Dec 3, 1988 | Sat | (2) Miami (FL) | | Brigham Young | WAC | W | 41 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
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12 | Jan 2, 1989 | Mon | (2) Miami (FL) | | (6) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
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