1971 Miami Hurricanes football team

1971 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
MVPMike Riley
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
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
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 181:52 p.m.Florida State
ABCL 17–2020,266[1]
September 25at Wake Forest
W 29–1024,500[2]
October 18:14 p.m.Baylor
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 41–1526,876[3]
October 98:15 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1764,357[4]
October 158:15 p.m.Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–1626,728[5]
October 298:15 p.m.Army
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–1324,323[6]
November 5NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–1319,228[7]
November 13at No. 4 Alabama
L 3–3157,313[8][9]
November 208:30 p.m.at No. 16 Houston
L 6–2729,276[10]
November 27Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–4537,710[11]
December 48:01 p.m.Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1717,224[12]

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Personnel

1971 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 John Hornibrook
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Seminoles win No. 2". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 19, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miami wins, 29–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami bombs Baylor's Bears". Longview Morning Journal. October 2, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Irish handle Hurricanes in an easy 17–0 fashion". Tallahassee Democrat. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami scores early, coasts past Navy, 31–16". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami rally whips Army". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.C. State upsets error-prone Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reed, Delbert (November 14, 1971). "Crippled Tide can stand pain". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Bowl-bound Cougars dump Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Reaves: Wow!". St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Syracuse stymies Hurricanes, 14–0". The Miami Herald. December 5, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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