1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1966 Miami Hurricanes football
Liberty Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1965
1967  
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 0 1
Colgate    8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech    9 2 0
Army    8 2 0
Dayton    8 2 0
Houston    8 2 0
Memphis State    7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)    8 2 1
VPI    8 2 1
Syracuse    8 3 0
Colorado State    7 3 0
New Mexico State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 3 1
Southern Miss    6 4 0
Texas Western    6 4 0
Tulane    5 4 1
Florida State    6 5 0
Buffalo    5 5 0
Penn State    5 5 0
Air Force    4 6 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Navy    4 6 0
Utah State    4 6 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Pacific    4 7 0
San Jose State    3 7 0
Pittsburgh    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 and a victory in the Liberty Bowl over Virginia Tech.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Colorado W 24–339,000
September 24 Florida State L 20–23
October 1at LSU L 8–1067,500 [1]
October 14 Georgia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 7–641,756 [2]
October 21 Indiana
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–717,627
October 28No. 5 USC
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 10–751,156
November 5at Tulane T 10–1040,000 [3]
November 11 Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 38–14
November 18 Iowa
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 44–0
November 26at No. 9 Florida W 21–1659,211
December 10vs. VPI No. 9W 14–725,012 [4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Game summaries

At Colorado

Florida State

Georgia

USC

Iowa

At Florida

Miami (FL) at Florida
1234Total
Hurricanes0147021
No. 9 Gators036716

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gene TroschDefensive end124 Kansas City Chiefs
Mike HaggertyTackle6140 Pittsburgh Steelers

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