1971 Miami Hurricanes football team
American college football season
The 1971 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fran Curci, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 4–7.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | | Florida State | | ABC | L 17–20 | 20,266 | |
September 25 | | at Wake Forest | | | W 29–10 | 24,500 | [1] |
October 1 | | Baylor | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 41–15 | 26,876 | |
October 9 | 7:15 pm | No. 7 Notre Dame | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| | L 0–17 | 66,039 | |
October 15 | | Navy | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 31–16 | | |
October 28 | | Army | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 24–13 | | |
November 5 | | NC State | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | L 7–13 | 19,028 | [2] |
November 13 | | at No. 4 Alabama | | | L 3–31 | 57,313 | [3][4] |
November 20 | | at No. 16 Houston | | | L 6–27 | 29,276 | |
November 27 | | Florida | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| | L 16–45 | 37,710 | [5] |
December 4 | | Syracuse | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | L 6–17 | 17,224 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
References
- ^ "Miami wins, 29–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State upsets error-prone Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reed, Delbert (November 14, 1971). "Crippled Tide can stand pain". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ Stout, Harold (November 14, 1971). "Bama chalks up new records in 31–3 trashing of Miami". The Florence Times. p. 25. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Reaves: Wow!". St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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