1967 Miami Hurricanes football team

1967 Miami Hurricanes football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Colorado
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	7–4
Head coach	Charlie Tate (4th season)
MVP	Jim Cox
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State			–					7	–	2	–	1
UTEP			–					7	–	2	–	1
Utah State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Houston			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Xavier			–					6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	6	–	2
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 7–4 and were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at Northwestern	No. 8	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ABC	L 7–12	38,780
September 29		Penn State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 8–17	39,516
October 6		Tulane		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 34–14	27,510	[1]
October 14		at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 17–15	67,000	[2]
October 21		at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 58–0	24,371
October 27		Auburn		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 7–0	50,056	[3]
November 4		at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 14–7	35,000	[4]
November 10		Georgia Tech		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 49–7	48,267	[5]
November 24	8:15 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 22–24	77,265
December 9		Florida		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–13	53,229	[6]
December 23		vs. Colorado		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	L 21–31	30,156	[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• Ted Hendricks, Jr.
• Vince Opalsky, So.

References

1. "Hurricanes come to life, trounce Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hurricanes surprise LSU, 17–15". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hurricanes down Tigers on intercepted pitchout". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 28, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miami defense axes Gobbler streak, 14–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hustling Hurricane racks up Georgia Tech 49–7". The Sacramento Bee. November 11, 1967. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Canes defense stops Rentz, Gators". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 10, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Buffs blow down Hurricane, 31-21". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. December 24, 1967. p. 14A.
8. "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
9. "Schedule/Results (1967 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2025.