1971 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1971 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. The team was coached by Fran Curci, in his first year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

1971 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,010)
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Boston College      9 2 0
No. 17 Houston      9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Utah State      8 3 0
Florida State      8 4 0
Cincinnati      7 4 0
West Virginia      7 4 0
Temple      6 2 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 6 0
New Mexico State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
Syracuse      5 5 1
Dayton      5 6 0
Holy Cross      4 6 0
Miami (FL)      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Navy      3 8 0
Pittsburgh      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Marshall      2 8 0
Xavier      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Florida StateL 17–20-
September 25at Wake ForestW 29–1024,500
October 1Baylor
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 41–1526,876
October 97:15 pmNo. 7 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–1766,039
October 15Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–16-
October 28Army
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–13-
November 5NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–13-
November 13at No. 4 AlabamaL 3–3157,313
November 20at No. 16 HoustonL 6–27-
November 27Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–45-
December 4Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–17-
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

  • QB #12 John Hornibrook

References

  1. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2016.


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