1970 Miami Hurricanes football team

1970 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Charlie Tate (7th season; first 2 games) Walt Kichefski (interim, final 9 games)
MVP	Tom Turchetta
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Tate until he resigned after the first two games of the season. Walt Kichefski took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Miami finish with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	8:06 p.m.	William & Mary	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 36–14	27,286	[1]
September 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 21–31	44,246	[2]
October 2	8:15 p.m.	Maryland	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 18–11	30,190	[3]
October 16	8:15 p.m.	No. 5 (small) Tampa	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 14–31	30,213
October 24	1:28 p.m.	at No. 18 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 17–28	28,415
October 30		Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 3–27	24,168
November 7	8:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 16–31	23,250	[4]
November 14		Alabama	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 8–32	25,469	[5] [6]
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY		L 16–56	20,570
November 28		Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 14–13	50,149	[7]
December 5	9:40 p.m.	Houston	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 3–36	17,798	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1970 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Kelly Cochrane Jr QB 17 David Teal Sr QB 18 John Hornibrook So WR 19 Don Brennan Jr RB 32 Chuck Foreman So RB 40 Bobby Best Sr RB 49 Tom Sullivan Jr C 50 Stan Bujalski So G 54 Jay Wilson Jr C 55 Jeff Anderson So C 58 Tom Turchetta Jr G 60 Garry Vujanov So OT 67 Andrew Dorn Jr OT 72 Maurice Kelly So OT 71 Wiley Matthews Jr WR 80 Dieter Matthes Jr TE 83 John Watson So WR 85 Burgess Owens So WR 87 Bruce Bishop So WR 88 Joe Schmidt Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 12 Kurt Schottenheimer Sr DB 13 Tony Stawarz Sr DB 20 Buddy Scarborough Jr DB 21 Jim Haviland Jr DB 28 Jerry Maynard Jr DB 22 Gary Mick Jr DB 23 Dean Stone Sr DE 53 Jack Chauvet Sr DT 56 Ken White So DE 63 Dan Johnson Jr LB 70 Jack Hendrickson Jr DT 75 Dick Trower So DT 77 Bob Trocolor Sr DE 78 Mike Barnes So DT 79 Ray Terzynski Jr LB 90 Mike Riley Jr LB 91 Al Palewicz Jr LB 94 John Barlow So LB 96 Bo Dunn So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 29 Pat Barrett Sr PK 44 Mike Cummins Jr	Head coach Charlie Tate Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "The play's no prize but it won for U-M". The Miami News. September 19, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Georgia Tech chalks up 31–21 win over Miami". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hurricane shuffle produces 18–11 win". The Miami News. October 3, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Green Wave swamps Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. Darling, Ed (November 15, 1970). "Defenders boost Tide to victory". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
6. "Bama lumbers past Miami". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. Associated Press. November 15, 1970. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
7. "Miami wipes out Florida's hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cougars crush Miami, 36 to 3". The Victoria Advocate. December 6, 1970. Retrieved April 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "1970 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
10. "Schedule/Results (1970 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2025.