1997 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 72nd season of football and seventh as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3-4 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

1997 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1997 record5–6 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1     9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 2     7 5  
West Virginia  4 3     7 5  
Pittsburgh  4 3     6 6  
Miami (FL)  3 4     5 6  
Boston College  3 4     4 7  
Temple  3 4     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 pmat Baylor*No. 14ABCW 45–1436,750
September 133:30 pmNo. 24 Arizona State*No. 13CBSL 12–2342,219
September 188:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 22ESPNL 17–2140,194
September 273:30 pmWest Virginia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 17–2839,270
October 43:30 pmat No. 4 Florida State*ABCL 0–4780,165
October 1812:00 pmat Boston CollegeCBSW 45–44 2OT40,006
October 2512:00 pmTemple
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 47–1526,351
November 14:00 pmArkansas State*
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 42–1026,351
November 86:00 pmat No. 20 Virginia TechESPN2L 25–2753,177
November 1512:00 pmRutgers
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ESPN+W 51–2319,949
November 293:30 pmNo. 16 Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 13–3325,147
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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