1972 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1972 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1972 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 second and final year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

1972 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1972 record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Selmer (1st season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,010)
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
West Virginia      8 4 0
Florida State      7 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech      7 4 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Virginia Tech      6 4 1
Houston      6 4 1
Tulane      6 5 0
Temple      5 4 0
Colgate      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 4 1
Syracuse      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
Dayton      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Southern Miss      3 7 1
Marshall      2 8 0
Xavier      2 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Villanova      2 9 0
Pittsburgh      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16No. 20 Florida State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 14–3735,421
September 23at No. 14 TexasL 10–2362,000
October 7at BaylorL 3–1035,142
October 14Tulane
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–2118,956
October 21Houston
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 33–1317,860
October 28at ArmyW 28–742,500
November 4UNLV
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 51–718,987
November 11at TampaL 0–722,525
November 181:30 pmat No. 10 Notre DameL 17–2059,075
November 25Maryland
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 28–817,342
December 2FloridaL 6–1746,432
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1972 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.


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