1980 Miami Hurricanes football team

1980 Miami Hurricanes football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 20–10 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	9–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Mike Goedeker
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. Miami finished the season with a record of 9–3. They were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated Virginia Tech, 20–10.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Louisville		Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)		W 24–10	21,120	[1]
September 13	Florida A&M		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 49–0	20,007	[2]
September 20	at No. 18 Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 14–7	31,423	[3]
September 27	No. 9 Florida State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 10–9	50,008	[4]
October 11	at No. 7 Notre Dame	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 14–32	59,075	[5]
October 18	Mississippi State	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 31–34	17,806	[6]
November 1	at No. 13 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 12–27	83,661	[7]
November 8	East Carolina		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 23–10	11,048	[8]
November 15	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 24–17	12,830	[9]
November 22	North Texas State		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 26–8	20,293	[10]
November 29	at No. 18 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–7	56,437	[11]
January 2	vs. Virginia Tech	No. 20	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 20–10	45,384	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Louisville

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	0	0	14	10	24
Louisville	0	10	0	0	10

• Date: September 7
• Location: Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
• Game attendance: 22,120

Scoring summary

Q2		LOU	Betz 29 yard field goal	LOU 3–0
Q2		LOU	Trautwein 55 yard interception return (Betz kick)	LOU 10–0
Q3		MIA	Cooper 1 yard pass from Kelly (Miller kick)	LOU 10–7
Q3		MIA	Belk 32 yard pass from Kelly (Miller kick)	MIA 14–10
Q4		MIA	Miller 26 yard field goal	MIA 17–10
Q4		MIA	Lippett 52 yard interception return (Miller kick)	MIA 24–10

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Florida State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida St	0	0	3	6	9
•Miami (FL)	0	7	3	0	10

• Date: September 27
• Location: Orange Bowl, Miami

• Source:

Scoring summary

2		MIA	Kelly 1-yard run (Miller kick)	MIA 7-0
3		FSU	Capece 26-yard field goal	MIA 7-3
3		MIA	Miller 22-yard field goal	MIA 10-3
4		FSU	Childers 11-yard pass from Stockstill (pass failed)	MIA 10-9

Florida

Jim Kelly threw for two touchdowns and halfbacks Mark Rush and Smokey Roan each ran for one as Miami upset Florida on their way to a Peach Bowl berth. Dan Miller had attempted a field goal as time expired with one official signaling the kick was good, while the other did not. Both teams left the field with the score 28-7 before minutes later it was changed to 31-7 as it was explained the official that appeared to wave the kick "no good" was signaling that the clock had run out. ^[15]

Roster

1980 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 58 Clem Barbarino Jr C 61 Don Bailey So WR 20 Rocky Belk So RB 16 Albert Bentley Fr FB 45 Gary Breckner Jr WR 43 Larry Brodsky Jr OT 53 John Canei Jr TE 85 Mark Cooper So C 62 John Fenton Sr G 63 John Ferguson Sr WR 13 Jim Joiner Sr QB 12 Jim Kelly So G 59 Art Kehoe Sr G 56 Jim Pakarney Sr QB 9 Mark Richt So RB 49 Mark Rush So OT 60 Dave Stewart Jr WR 27 Pat Walker Sr OT 73 Lester Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 57 Mozell Axson Sr LB 41 Donny Brown So LB 93 Greg Brown So NG 83 Jim Burt Sr DT 71 Tony Chickillo So DT 75 Charles Cook Sr DE 36 John Daniels Sr DE 24 Mike Goedeker Jr DB 30 David Jefferson Jr DB 17 Ronnie Lippett So DB 31 Fred Marion Jr DT 91 Bob Nelson Jr LB 66 Scott Nicolas Jr DB 11 Mark Smith Sr DB 2 John Swain Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 5 Greg LaBelle So K 1 Dan Miller Jr	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
John Swain	Defensive back	4	101	Minnesota Vikings
Jim Joiner	Wide receiver	10	263	St. Louis Cardinals
Pat Walker	Wide receiver	11	290	Denver Broncos

References

1. "Miami wins 24–10". Florida Today. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "'Canes beat Rattlers 'extravagantly'". The Palm Beach Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Miami upsets Houston, 14–7". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miami wins by a nose, 10–9". Fort Lauderdale News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Irish rip Miami". News-Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "'Canes blow opportunity". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "State tames Hurricanes". The Patriot-News. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Roan smokes for record 249 yards as UM wins, 23–10, before 11,048". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hurricanes sputter, 24–17, toa winning season". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Miami headed to Peach Bowl after 26–8 win". Tampa Bay Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hurricanes blow away Gators". The Tampa Tribune. November 30, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Kelly, Burt lead Miami triumph in Peach Bowl". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 3, 1981. Retrieved December 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1980 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
14. Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7. Retrieved 2014-Nov-20.
15. Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 30.