1968 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1968 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainJohn Acuff, Ted Hendricks, Jerry Pierce
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
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
Pacific   6 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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Northwestern No. 19W 28–7
September 28at Georgia Tech No. 15W 10–744,774
October 5at No. 2 USC No. 13L 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. 9L 6–3144,710 [4]
November 1 Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–0
November 9at No. 4 Penn State L 7–2250,132
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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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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

LSU

At USC

At Penn State

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