1981 Miami Hurricanes football team

1981 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 8
1981 record 9–2
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Olivadotti (1st season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 8 Miami   –  –   9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  –   9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  –   7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   7 –4 –0
Navy   –  –   7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  –   6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   6 –6 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  –   4 –7 –0
Army   –  –   3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  –   2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   1 –10 –0
Memphis   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 56th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–2 overall.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 No. 17 Florida Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) W 21–20   73,817
September 19 Houston No. 16 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 12–7   32,586
September 26 at No. 4 Texas No. 14 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 7–14   74,653
October 3 Vanderbilt No. 17 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 48–16   27,694
October 17 at No. 16 Mississippi State No. 13 Scott Field • Starkville, MS L 10–14   33,225
October 24 at East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC W 31–6   20,323
October 31 No. 1 Penn Statedagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ABC W 17–14   32,117
November 7 at No. 14 Florida State No. 13 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry) ABC W 27–19   52,685
November 14 Virginia Tech No. 12 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (rivalry) W 21–14   22,257
November 21 at NC State No. 11 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 14–6   36,500
November 27 Notre Dame No. 9 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ABC W 37–15   50,681
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Starters

Offense

POS Name Name
QBJim Kelly
HBSmokey RoanKeith Griffin
FBChris HobbsSpeedy Neal
WRLarry Brodsky
WRMike Rodrique
TEGlenn DennisonMark Cooper
TDave StewartBill Welch
GMike Moore
CDon Bailey
GClem Barbarino
TJohn CaneiFrank Frazier

Defense

POS Name Name
DLIsaiah West
DLLester Williams
DLBob Nelson
DLTony Chickillo
DLTim FlanaganDanny Brown
LBScott NicolasGreg Brown
LBJay BrophyJoe Walker
DBDave DitthardtAngelo Holmes
DBRonnie Lippett
DBDavid JeffersonJamie Boone
DBFred MarionKen Calhoun

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Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Howard SchnellenbergerHead coach3rdKentucky (1957)
Kim HeltonOffensive coordinator/offensive line3rdJohn Carroll (1965)
Tom OlivadottiDefensive coordinator/linebackers2ndUpsala (19##)
Gary StevensWide receivers2ndJohn Carroll (1965)
Hubbard AlexanderTight ends3rdTennessee State (1962)
Joe BrodskyRunning backs4thFlorida (1956)
Harold AllenDefensive line17thMiami (1953)
Chris VagotisDefensive ends2ndAlabama (19##)
Earl MorrallQuarterbacks3rdMichigan State (1956)
Bill TroutDefensive line6thMiami (19##)
Mike ArcherDefensive backs2ndMiami (1976)

Support staff

NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Ray GanongStrength & conditioning3rdMiami (1977)
Mike RodriguezVolunteer assistant3rd
Marc TrestmanVolunteer assistant1stMinnesota (1979)

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCompAttYardsTDINT
Jim Kelly1682852,4031314

Rushing

PlayerAttYardsTD
Smokey Roan111388
Chris Hobbs75295
Speedy Neal58209

Receiving

PlayerRecYardsTD
Larry Brodsky37631
Mike Rodrique29478
Glenn Dennison29270

References

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