1974 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1974 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Carl Selmer (3rd season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State   10 2 0
Temple   8 2 0
Boston College   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
No. 19 Houston   8 3 1
Rutgers   7 3 1
Cincinnati   7 4 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
Pittsburgh   7 4 0
Georgia Tech   6 5 0
Hawaii   6 5 0
Miami (FL)   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Tampa   6 5 0
Holy Cross   5 5 1
Tulane   5 6 0
Colgate   4 6 0
Northern Illinois   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
West Virginia   4 7 0
Army   3 8 0
Dayton   3 8 0
Villanova   3 8 0
Air Force   2 9 0
Southern Illinois   2 9 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Florida State   1 10 0
Marshall   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Pete Elliott in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 6–5.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 19 Houston W 20–318.767
September 28at Tampa No. 20W 28–2640,672
October 4No. 11 Auburn No. 16L 0–333,490 [1]
October 11 Pacific (CA)
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 35–615,184
October 19at West Virginia W 21–2032,800
October 26at No. 7 Notre Dame ABC L 7–3859,075
November 1 Virginia Tech
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 14–720,134 [2]
November 8 Florida State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 14–2119,785
November 16No. 2 Alabama
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2826,265 [3] [4]
November 22 Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–712,208
November 30at Florida L 7–3148,563 [5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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