The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. Miami finished the season with a record of 9–3. They were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated Virginia Tech, 20–10.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Louisville | | | | W 24–10 | 21,120 | [1] |
September 13 | Florida A&M | | | | W 49–0 | 20,007 | [2] |
September 20 | at No. 18 Houston | | | | W 14–7 | 31,423 | [3] |
September 27 | No. 9 Florida State | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| | W 10–9 | 50,008 | [4] |
October 11 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | No. 13 | | | L 14–32 | 59,075 | [5] |
October 18 | Mississippi State | No. 18 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | L 31–34 | 17,806 | [6] |
November 1 | at No. 13 Penn State | | | | L 12–27 | 83,661 | [7] |
November 8 | East Carolina | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 23–10 | 11,048 | [8] |
November 15 | at Vanderbilt | | | | W 24–17 | 12,830 | [9] |
November 22 | North Texas State | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 26–8 | 20,293 | [10] |
November 29 | at No. 18 Florida | | | ABC | W 31–7 | 56,437 | [11] |
| vs. Virginia Tech | No. 20 | | CBS | W 20–10 | 45,384 | [12] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Louisville
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Miami (FL) |
0 |
0 | 14 | 10 |
24 |
Louisville |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
Scoring summary |
Q2 | | LOU | Betz 29 yard field goal | LOU 3–0 |
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Q2 | | LOU | Trautwein 55 yard interception return (Betz kick) | LOU 10–0 |
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Q3 | | MIA | Cooper 1 yard pass from Kelly (Miller kick) | LOU 10–7 |
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Q3 | | MIA | Belk 32 yard pass from Kelly (Miller kick) | MIA 14–10 |
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Q4 | | MIA | Miller 26 yard field goal | MIA 17–10 |
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Q4 | | MIA | Lippett 52 yard interception return (Miller kick) | MIA 24–10 |
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Florida State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida St |
0 |
0 | 3 | 6 |
9 |
• Miami (FL) |
0 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
Scoring summary |
2 | | MIA | Kelly 1-yard run (Miller kick) | MIA 7-0 |
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3 | | FSU | Capece 26-yard field goal | MIA 7-3 |
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3 | | MIA | Miller 22-yard field goal | MIA 10-3 |
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4 | | FSU | Childers 11-yard pass from Stockstill (pass failed) | MIA 10-9 |
Florida
Jim Kelly threw for two touchdowns and halfbacks Mark Rush and Smokey Roan each ran for one as Miami upset Florida on their way to a Peach Bowl berth. Dan Miller had attempted a field goal as time expired with one official signaling the kick was good, while the other did not. Both teams left the field with the score 28-7 before minutes later it was changed to 31-7 as it was explained the official that appeared to wave the kick "no good" was signaling that the clock had run out.[15]
Roster
1980 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
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- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Team players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "Miami wins 24–10". Florida Today. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes beat Rattlers 'extravagantly'". The Palm Beach Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami upsets Houston, 14–7". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami wins by a nose, 10–9". Fort Lauderdale News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Irish rip Miami". News-Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes blow opportunity". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State tames Hurricanes". The Patriot-News. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roan smokes for record 249 yards as UM wins, 23–10, before 11,048". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes sputter, 24–17, toa winning season". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami headed to Peach Bowl after 26–8 win". Tampa Bay Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes blow away Gators". The Tampa Tribune. November 30, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kelly, Burt lead Miami triumph in Peach Bowl". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 3, 1981. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7. Retrieved 2014-Nov-20.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 30.
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