1967 Miami Hurricanes football team

1967 Miami Hurricanes football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Colorado
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 7–4 and were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Colorado.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23at NorthwesternNo. 8
ABCL 7–12
September 29Penn State
L 8–1739,516
October 6Tulane
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 34–1427,510[1]
October 14at LSU
W 17–1567,000[2]
October 21at Pittsburgh
W 58–0
October 27Auburn
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 7–048,422[3]
November 4at Virginia Tech
W 14–735,000[4]
November 10Georgia Tech
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 49–748,267[5]
November 248:15 p.m.No. 6 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 22–2477,265
December 9Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 20–1353,229[6]
December 23vs. Colorado
ABCL 21–3130,156[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes come to life, trounce Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes surprise LSU, 17–15". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes down Tigers on intercepted pitchout". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 28, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami defense axes Gobbler streak, 14–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hustling Hurricane racks up Georgia Tech 49–7". The Sacramento Bee. November 11, 1967. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Canes defense stops Rentz, Gators". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 10, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buffs blow down Hurricane, 31-21". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. December 24, 1967. p. 14A.
  8. ^ "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.


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