1979 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1979 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
MVPGene Coleman
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
UNLV    9 1 2
No. 17 Temple    10 2 0
Tulane    9 3 0
Rutgers    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
East Carolina    7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State    8 4 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
Notre Dame    7 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Syracuse    7 5 0
Colgate    5 4 1
Boston College    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Memphis State    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
North Texas State    5 6 0
Villanova    5 6 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
West Virginia    5 6 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 1
Louisville    4 6 1
William & Mary    4 7 0
Illinois State    3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana    3 8 0
Army    2 8 1
Air Force    2 9 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Richmond    0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Louisville W 24–1241,129 [1]
September 22at No. 14 Florida State L 23–4047,679 [2]
September 29 Louisiana Tech
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 6–020,069 [3]
October 6at No. 1 (I-AA) Florida A&M
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 13–1634,743 [4]
October 13at San Diego State L 20–3140,126 [5]
October 20 Boston College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 19–815,013 [6]
October 27at Syracuse L 15–257,729 [7]
November 3at No. 19 Penn State W 26–1077,532 [8]
November 17at No. 1 Alabama ABC L 0–3054,500 [9]
November 24vs. Notre Dame L 15–4062,674 [10]
December 1 Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 30–2428,051 [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Alabama

Quarter1234Total
Miami (FL) 00000
Alabama10071330

at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Game information

Personnel

1979 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Gregory Anderson
OL Don Bailey
TE Andy Baratta
OL Clem Barbarino
WR Rocky Belk
RB Albert Bentley
RB James Bigbie
RB Gary Breckner
WR Larry Brodsky
OL John Canaei
OL John Fenton
OL Frank Frazier
OL Steve Grady
RB Chris Hobbs
WR 13Jim JoinerJr
OL Art Kehoe
QB 12 Jim Kelly Fr
OL Jim Pokorney
RB Smokey Roan
QB Mike Rodrique
RB Mark Rush
WR Malcolm Simmons
RB Taylor Timmons
WR Pat Walker
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Mozell Axson
LB Jay Brophy
DL Jim Burt
DL Tony Chickillo
DB Gene Coleman
LB Charles Cook
DL Johnny Daniels
DL Tim Flanagan
DL Barry Gonzalez
DB David Jefferson
DB 31 Fred Marion So
DT 91 Bob Nelson So
LB Scott Nicolas
DB 11Mark SmithJr
DB 2 John Swain Jr
DL Lester Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Greg LaBelle
K Dan Miller
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCompAttYardsTDINT
Rodrique942011,1972
Kelly481047215

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTD
Hobbs105406
Roan97307
Breckner47179

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsTD
Brodsky30495
Walker24625
Joiner24293

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References

  1. "3-minute blitz boosts 'Canes over Red Rage". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "FSU blows away Hurricanes 40–23". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hurricanes win lackluster game on 2 field goals". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "FAMU Rattles Hurricanes, 16–13". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Despite loss, Hurricanes optimistic". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Miami Gets Job Done". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 21, 1979. p. E1, E4 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Orange win, 25–15, for coach Maloney". The Buffalo News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hurricanes blow away Penn State". Sunday News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bowl-bound(?) Bama demolished Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Irish run to victory over Miami". The Kokomo Tribune. November 26, 1979. Retrieved January 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Coleman picks off Gators, 30–24". The Miami Herald. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1979 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  13. Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.