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1971 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Rutgers   –   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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Florida StateABCL 17–2020,266
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 (rivalry)
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 7–1319,028
November 13at No. 4 AlabamaL 3–3157,313
November 20at No. 16 HoustonL 6–2729,276
November 27Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–4537,710
December 4Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1717,224
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

  • QB #12 John Hornibrook

References

  1. "Miami wins, 29–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "N.C. State upsets error-prone Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Reed, Delbert (November 14, 1971). "Crippled Tide can stand pain". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. "Reaves: Wow!". St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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