1978 Miami Hurricanes football team

1978 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
1978 record 6–5
Head coach Lou Saban (2nd season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
1978 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
North Texas State   –  –   9 –2 –0
East Carolina   –  –   9 –3 –0
Navy   –  –   9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –  –   9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   9 –3 –0
Florida State   –  –   8 –3 –0
Temple   –  –   7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –  –   8 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  –   7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  –   7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech   –  –   7 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  –   6 –5 –0
Miami   –  –   6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  –   5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  –   5 –6 –0
Army   –  –   4 –6 –1
Memphis State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  –   4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   4 –7 –0
Air Force   –  –   3 –8 –0
Colgate   –  –   3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  –   3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  –   3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –  –   2 –9 –0
West Virginia   –  –   2 –9 –0
Boston College   –  –   0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. The team was coached by Lou Saban, in his second and final year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 7–17   44,714
September 23 No. 13 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) ABC L 21–31   25,003
September 30 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 38–6   47,420
October 7 at No. 19 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 17–15   55,136
October 14 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 19–24   29,695
October 21 Utah State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 17–16   25,702
October 28 at No. 19 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 0–20   59,075
November 4 at Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 16–20   20,045
November 18 San Diego State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 16–14   17,468
November 25 Syracuse Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 21–9   15,793
December 2 at Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) W 22–21   47,815
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. ↑ "1978 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.


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