1968 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1968 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
MVP Ted Hendricks
Captains
  • John Acuff
  • Ted Hendricks
  • Jerry Pierce
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State  – 11 –0 –0
Rutgers  – 8 –2 –0
West Texas State  – 8 –2 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame  – 7 –2 –1
Florida State  – 8 –3 –0
Air Force  – 7 –3 –0
Army  – 7 –3 –0
Buffalo  – 7 –3 –0
No. 18 Houston  – 6 –2 –2
Utah State  – 7 –3 –0
Boston College  – 7 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech  – 7 –4 –0
Syracuse  – 6 –4 –0
Villanova  – 6 –4 –0
Xavier  – 6 –4 –0
Colgate  – 5 –5 –0
Dayton  – 5 –5 –0
Miami (FL)  – 5 –5 –0
New Mexico State  – 5 –5 –0
Georgia Tech  – 4 –6 –0
Southern Miss  – 4 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – 3 –6 –1
San Jose State  – 3 –7 –0
Navy  – 2 –8 –0
Tulane  – 2 –8 –0
Pittsburgh  – 1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-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 5–5.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Northwestern No. 19
W 28–737,035
September 28at Georgia Tech No. 15
W 10–744,774
October 5at No. 2 USC No. 13
L 3–2871,189 [1]
October 11No. 8 LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 30–039,284 [2]
October 18 Virginia Tech No. 12
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 13–836,844 [3]
October 26at Auburn No. 9
L 6–3145,000 [4]
November 1 Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–036,839
November 9at No. 4 Penn State
L 7–2249,863–50,132
November 16No. 16 Alabama Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
 ABC L 6–1443,418 [5] [6]
November 30at Florida
L 10–1455,875 [7]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

LSU

At USC

At Penn State

Roster

1968 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB John AcuffSr
WR Ray BellamySo
RB Bobby BestSo
C Don Brandy
WR 87 Dave Kalina Jr
WR Dieter MatthesSo
QB David OlivoSr
RB Vince OpalskyJr
QB Lew PytelSo
OT James Schneider
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 83 Tony Cline Jr
LB 89 Ted Hendricks  (C)Sr
OL 50Mike GeorgeJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "O.J. scores two at USC tames Miami". The News Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes shock LSU, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Brill, Bill (October 19, 1968). "Miami is 13–8 winner over Tech's Gobblers". Roanoke Times.
  4. ↑ "Auburn's pin-point passing jolts 9th-rated Miami 31–6". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Land, Charles (November 17, 1968). "Win has Tide talking bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2013– via Google News Archives.
  6. ↑ "Tide washes over Miami". Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. E2. Retrieved October 14, 2013– via Google News Archives.
  7. ↑ "Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1968 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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