1969 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1969 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Charlie Tate, in his sixth year as head coach for the Hurricanes.

1969 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1969 record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,010)
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia      10 1 0
No. 12 Houston      9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 1
Buffalo      6 3 0
Villanova      6 3 0
Florida State      6 3 1
Colgate      5 3 1
Air Force      6 4 0
West Texas State      6 4 0
Boston College      5 4 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Southern Miss      5 5 0
Syracuse      5 5 0
Army      4 5 1
VPI      4 5 1
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 6 0
Pittsburgh      4 6 0
Dayton      3 7 0
Marshall      3 7 0
Northern Illinois      3 7 0
Tulane      3 7 0
Utah State      3 7 0
Idaho      2 8 0
Navy      1 9 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Florida StateL 14–16-
October 3NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–13-
October 10No. 14 LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–20-
October 18at Memphis StateL 13–26-
October 24TCU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–9-
November 1at HoustonL 36–3825,498
November 7Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 30–10-
November 15at AlabamaL 6–4257,596
November 21Wake Forest
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 49–7-
November 29Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–35-
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • Vince Opalsky, Sr.

References

  1. "1969 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2016.


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