1978 Miami Hurricanes football team

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.

1978 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record6–5
Head coachLou Saban (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
1978 NCAA 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16at ColoradoL 7–1744,714
September 23No. 13 Florida StateABCL 21–3125,003
September 30at Kansas
W 38–647,420
October 7at No. 19 AuburnW 17–1555,136
October 14at Georgia Tech
L 19–2429,695
October 21Utah State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 17–1625,702
October 28at No. 19 Notre DameL 0–2059,075
November 4at Tulane
L 16–2020,045
November 18San Diego State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 16–1417,468
November 25Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 21–915,793
December 2at FloridaW 22–2147,815
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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


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