1973 Miami Hurricanes football team

1973 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Pete Elliott (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Selmer (2nd season)
MVP	Tony Cristiani
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Elliott, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Texas		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 20–15	30,080	[2]
September 29	4:00 p.m.	at Florida State	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	W 14–10	22,278	[3]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Oklahoma	No. 17	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 20–24	61,826	[4]
October 12	8:03 p.m.	Boston College	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 15–10	25,418	[5]
October 19	8:02 p.m.	No. 14 Houston	No. 15	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–30	29,340	[6]
October 27	1:35 p.m.	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 34–23	19,369	[7]
November 2	8:03 p.m.	West Virginia		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 14–20	24,890	[8]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 19–7	41,047	[9]
November 17		at No. 2 Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 13–43	58,404	[10] [11]
November 24	7:30 p.m.	Florida		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 7–14	39,071	[12]
December 1	7:33 p.m.	No. 5 Notre Dame		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 0–44	42,968	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Texas

#6 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	6	0	6	3	15
Miami (FL)	0	13	7	0	20

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 21, 1973
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,080
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Marty Akins	3/3, 42 yards
	Rushing	Roosevelt Leaks	30 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jim Moore	1 reception, 16 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UT MIA 1 8:01 14 86 6:59 Texas Roosevelt Leaks 5-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick no good 6 0 2 13:25 9 69 3:52 Miami (FL) Woody Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, kick no good 6 6 2 3:42 16 70 8:57 Miami (FL) Woody Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, Rod Huffman kick good 6 13 3 8:12 3 14 1:13 Miami (FL) Woody Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, Rod Huffman kick good 6 20 3 4:50 8 54 3:14 Texas Roosevelt Leaks 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 12 20 4 12:44 10 55 4:09 Texas 34-yard field goal by Billy Schott 15 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 20

Roster

1973 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Phil August Fr QB Kary Baker RB Jack Brasington RB Dennis Breckner OL Bill Capraun RB Silvio Cardoso QB Ed Carney TE Phil Corrigan OL Jim Dittmar QB Coy Hall OL Dennis Hannah WR Steve Marcantonio RB Alan Reynaud OL Wilmore Ritchie OL Fred Ross WR Walt Sweeting RB Woody Thompson RB Johnny Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Gary Altheide DB Mike Archer DL Rubin Carter DB Booker Cope LB Clarence Corker DL Tony Cristiani DL Mike Daly DL Gary Dunn DB Bill Frohbose DL Jose Gonzalez LB Rich Griffiths DB Paul Horschel DB Greg Ingram LB Rick Liddell DB Eldridge Mitchell LB Dominic Pisani DB Gary Streicher	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Rod Huffman K Brian Selmer Fr	Head coach Pete Elliott Coordinators/assistant coaches Carl Selmer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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12. "Gators survive late Miami scare, 14–7". Fort Myers News-Press. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Irish blast 'Canes, 44–0". Florida Today. December 2, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Schedule/Results (1973 Miami)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 11, 2025.