1979 Miami Hurricanes football team

1979 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
1979 record 5–6
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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
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   –  –   5 –6 –0
Miami   –  –   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
Connecticut   –  –   3 –6 –2
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 during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 54th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 5–6 overall.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Louisville Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 24–12   41,129
September 22 at No. 14 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) L 23–40   47,679
September 29 Louisiana Tech Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 6–0   20,069
October 6 at Florida A&M Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 13–16   34,743
October 13 at San Diego State San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA L 20–31   40,126
October 20 Boston Collegedagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 19–8   15,013
October 27 at Syracuse Rich Stadium • Orchard, Park, NY L 15–25   7,729
November 3 at No. 19 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 26–10   77,532
November 17 at No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ABC L 0–30   54,500
November 24 vs. Notre Dame Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) L 15–40   62,674
December 1 Florida Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) W 30–24   28,051
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

1979 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 13 Jim Joiner Jr
QB 12 Jim Kelly Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 31 Fred Marion So
DB 11 Mark Smith Jr
DB 2 John Swain Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Alabama

1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 0 000
Alabama 10 0 71330

at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCompAttYardsTDINT
Rodrique942011,1972
Kelly481047215

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTD
Hobbs105406
Roan97307
Breckner47179

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsTD
Brodsky30495
Walker24625
Joiner24293

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References

  1. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
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