1975 Miami Hurricanes football team

1975 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Carl Selmer (1st season)
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
Indiana State			–					5	–	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	Time	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
October 4		at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 16–31	76,231
October 10		No. 13 Colorado	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–23	18,901
October 17		Houston	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 24–20	15,362
November 1		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–21	25,331	[2]
November 7		Navy	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 16–17	18,937
November 15		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	W 24–22	30,228
November 22	7:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 9–32	24,944
November 29		No. 13 Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 11–15	25,462	[3]
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

1. "Hurricane mistakes ruin Selmer's debut". The Palm Beach Post. September 21, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Miami 'Pretty Bad' In 21–7 Loss To Boston College". Sentinel Star (Orlando). November 2, 1975. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2016.