1974 Miami Hurricanes football team

1974 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Selmer (3rd season)
MVPRich Griffiths
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
  –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Pete Elliott in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 19 Houston
W 20–318,767[1]
September 28at TampaNo. 20
W 28–2640,672
October 4No. 11 AuburnNo. 16
L 0–333,490[2]
October 11Pacific (CA)
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 35–615,184
October 19at West Virginia
W 21–2032,800[3]
October 26at No. 7 Notre Dame
ABCL 7–3859,075
November 1Virginia Tech
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 14–720,134[4]
November 8Florida State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 14–2119,785
November 16No. 2 Alabama
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2826,265[5][6]
November 22Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–712,208
November 30at Florida
L 7–3148,563[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. ^ "Coogs caught in eye of Hurricane, 20–3". Valley Morning Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn, Miami 'surprised' in 3–0 War Eagle victory". The Dothan Eagle. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami nips WVU on Baker's pass". Florence Morning News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hurricanes breeze past VPI". Fort Pierce Tribune. November 2, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McKenzie, Mike (November 17, 1974). "50,000 who stayed away made Tide win". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved August 22, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "Tide stifles Miami, 28–7". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Associated Press. November 17, 1974. p. B1. Retrieved August 22, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Rain a ray of sunshine as Gators thump Miami". Fort Myers News-Press. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1974 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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