1972 Miami Hurricanes football team

1972 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Fran Curci (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Selmer (1st season)
MVP	Chuck Foreman
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-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 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	7:33 p.m.	No. 20 Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 14–37	35,421	[1]
September 23	8:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 10–23	62,000	[2]
October 7	8:30 p.m.	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 3–10	35,000–35,142	[3]
October 14		Tulane	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 24–21	18,956	[4]
October 21	7:31 p.m.	Houston	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 33–13	17,860	[5]
October 28	1:50 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 28–7	42,100	[6]
November 4	7:31 p.m.	UNLV	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 51–7	18,987–24,387	[7]
November 11	7:02 p.m.	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–7	22,525	[8]
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 17–20	59,075	[9]
November 25		Maryland	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 28–8	17,342	[10]
December 2		at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 6–17	46,432	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1972 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Witt Beckman RB Jack Brasington OL Stan Buljaski OL Bill Capraun WR Silvio Cardoso QB Ed Carney TE Phil Corrigan OL Jim Dittmar RB Lane Exum RB Chuck Foreman OL Steve Gaunt QB Coy Hall OL Dennis Harrah TE Phil Iredale WR Mike Latimer OL Monk Laurenza WR Steve Marcantonio RB Don Martin WR Bill Perkins RB Al Reynaud OL Wilmore Ritchie OL Fred Ross OL Golden Ruel RB Tom Smith WR Walt Sweeting RB Woody Thompson DL Johnny Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Gary Altheide DB Mike Archer DL Mike Barnes DL Rubin Carter DB Booker Cope DL Tony Cristani DL Mike Daly DL Bo Dunn DL Bill Frohbose DL Jose Gonzalez DB Paul Horschel DB Greg Ingram DL Mike Leary DB Eldridge Mitchell DB Burgess Owens DL Al Palewicz LB Mike Riley LB Harold Sears DB Gary Streicher DL Ken White	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Burke	Head coach Fran Curci Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "FSU's Huff finds happiness". The Bradenton Herald. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Longhorns zip past Miami, 23–10". The Victoria Advocate. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Punchless Hurricanes stalled by Baylor, 10–3". The Palm Beach Post. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "5th down touchdown pass lifts Miami over Tulane". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miami gains 'real' win as Cougs fall". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved April 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hurricane hits Army in West Point rain for 3rd win in row". The Patriot-News. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UNLV)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
8. "Tampa's early touchdown holds up, Miami falls". Fort Pierce Tribune. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Notre Dame tips Miami". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Carney riddles Maryland". The Palm Beach Post. November 25, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Gators 'stand tall' in 17–6 victory". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 3, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1972 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
13. "Schedule/Results (1972 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2025.