1976 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1976 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
MVP Eddie Edwards
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
←  1975
1977  →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh  – 12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers  – 11 –0 –0
San Diego State  – 10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame  – 9 –3 –0
Colgate  – 8 –2 –0
Boston College  – 8 –3 –0
Cincinnati  – 8 –3 –0
Memphis State  – 7 –4 –0
North Texas State *  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Illinois  – 7 –4 –0
Penn State  – 7 –5 –0
Villanova  – 6 –4 –1
South Carolina  – 6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech  – 6 –5 –0
Army  – 5 –6 –0
Florida State  – 5 –6 –0
Illinois State  – 5 –6 –0
Richmond  – 5 –6 –0
West Virginia  – 5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech  – 4 –6 –1
Temple  – 4 –6 –0
Air Force  – 4 –7 –0
Dayton  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville  – 4 –7 –0
Marshall  – 4 –7 –0
Navy  – 4 –7 –0
Indiana State  – 3 –7 –0
Hawaii  – 3 –8 –0
Holy Cross  – 3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)  – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse  – 3 –8 –0
Utah State  – 3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – 2 –9 –0
Southern Miss  – 2 –9 –0
Tulane  – 2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Carl Selmer 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 3–8.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Florida State
W 47–022,710 [2]
September 25at Colorado
L 3–3348,882 [3]
October 2at No. 5 Nebraska
L 9–1776,155 [4]
October 9 Duke
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2013,811–13,818 [5]
October 16at No. 2 Pittsburgh
L 19–3642,434 [6]
October 23 TCU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 49–010,539–10,779 [7]
November 6 Boston College
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 13–614,766 [8]
November 13 Penn State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–2119,627 [9]
November 20at No. 13 Notre Dame
L 27–4059,075 [10]
November 27vs. Florida
L 10–1940,055 [11]
December 4at No. 6 Houston
L 16–2120,849 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ↑ "UM embarrasses Seminoles, 47–0". The Miami Herald. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Colorado cuts 'Canes". Fort Myers News-Press. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska rallies to beat UM, 17–9". Fort Lauderdale News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Error-prone Miami falls to Duke, 20–7". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pitt's 'marathon man' smashes Miami". The Orlando Sentinel. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Frogs croak; Hurricanes romp, 49–0". Fort Lauderdale News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Miami pulls out victory in rally over Eagles". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Penn State puts clamp on UM". The Miami Herald. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Irish scalp Miami". The Pensacola News-Journal. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kanter's defensive play lifts Florida past Miami". The Bradenton Herald. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cougars quell Hurricanes". The Shreveport Times. December 5, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1976 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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