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
1980 record 9–3
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (4th season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)

The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 55th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Virginia Tech, 20-10.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at Louisville Fairgrounds Stadium • Louisville, KY W 24–10   21,120
September 13 Florida A&M Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 49–0   20,007
September 20 at No. 18 Houston Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX W 14–7   31,423
September 27 No. 9 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) W 10–9   50,008
October 11 at No. 7 Notre Dame No. 13 Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 14–32   59,075
October 18 Mississippi State No. 18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 31–34   18,651
November 1 at No. 13 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 12–27   83,661
November 8 East Carolinadagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 23–10   11,048
November 15 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 24–17   12,830
November 22 North Texas State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 26–8   20,293
November 29 at No. 18 Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) ABC W 31–7   56,437
January 2 vs. Virginia Tech No. 20 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) CBS W 20–10   45,384
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Louisville

1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 0 01410 24
Louisville 0 1000 10

[1]

Florida State

1 234Total
Florida St 0 036 9
• Miami (FL) 0 730 10
  • Source:

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.[2]

Roster

1980 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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
T 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
T 60 Dave Stewart Jr
WR 27 Pat Walker Sr
T 73 Lester Williams Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 57 Mozell Axson Sr
LB 41 Donny Brown So
LB 93 Greg Brown So
DT 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.#NameClass
P 5 Greg LaBelle So
K 1 Don Miller Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John SwainDefensive back4101Minnesota Vikings
Jim JoinerWide receiver10263St. Louis Cardinals
Pat WalkerWide receiver11290Denver Broncos

[3]

References

  1. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 7. Retrieved 2014-Nov-20.
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1980 Nov 30.
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm
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