1975 Miami Hurricanes football team

1975 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Carl Selmer (1st season)
MVP	Steadman Scavella
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Selmer, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 2–8.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 23–38	32,339	[1]
September 26	No. 1 Oklahoma	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 17–20	37,203	[2]
October 4	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 16–31	76,231	[3]
October 10	No. 13 Colorado	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–23	18,901	[4]
October 17	Houston	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 24–20	15,362	[5]
November 1	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–21	25,331	[6]
November 7	Navy	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 16–17	18,937	[7]
November 15	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	W 24–22	30,228	[8]
November 22	Notre Dame	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 9–32	24,676	[9]
November 29	No. 13 Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 11–15	25,462	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 47 Ottis Anderson Fr WR 84 Rick Bernstein Jr OT 72 Larry Brown So RB 48 Ken Johnson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Mike Archer Jr DE 92 Gary Dunn Sr DE 73 Eddie Edwards Jr DB 37 Ernie Jones Sr DT 79 Don Latimer So DT 75 Don Smith Fr DB 26 John Turner So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carl Selmer Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Elliott – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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4. "Colorado keeps its cool, 23–10, shoves Miami to worst-ever 0–4". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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8. "Miami puts boot to FSU 24–22". News-Press. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Only 24,676 see Irish down Hurricanes, 32–9". Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2016.