1971 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1971 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
MVPMike Riley
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1970
1972  
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State   11 1 0
Boston College   9 2 0
No. 17 Houston   9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Utah State   8 3 0
Florida State   8 4 0
Cincinnati   7 4 0
West Virginia   7 4 0
Temple   6 2 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Colgate   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Georgia Tech   6 6 0
Northern Illinois   5 5 1
Syracuse   5 5 1
Dayton   5 6 0
Holy Cross   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 7 0
Rutgers   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
Navy   3 8 0
Pittsburgh   3 8 0
Tulane   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fran Curci, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 4–7.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 181:52 p.m. Florida State ABC L 17–2020,266
September 25at Wake Forest W 29–1024,500 [1]
October 18:14 p.m. Baylor
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 41–1526,876 [2]
October 98:15 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1764,357–66,039
October 158:15 p.m. Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–1626,728
October 298:15 p.m. Army
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–1324,323
November 5 NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–1319,028–19,228 [3]
November 13at No. 4 Alabama L 3–3157,313 [4] [5]
November 208:30 p.m.at No. 16 Houston L 6–2729,276 [6]
November 27 Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–4537,710 [7]
December 48:01 p.m. Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1717,224

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Roster

References

  1. "Miami wins, 29–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Miami bombs Baylor's Bears". Longview Morning Journal. October 2, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.C. State upsets error-prone Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reed, Delbert (November 14, 1971). "Crippled Tide can stand pain". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  5. Stout, Harold (November 14, 1971). "Bama chalks up new records in 31–3 trashing of Miami". The Florence Times. p. 25. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. "Bowl-bound Cougars dump Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved April 10, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Reaves: Wow!". St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  9. "Schedule/Results (1971 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2025.