1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

1966 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 9
1966 record 8–2–1
Head coach Charlie Tate (3rd year)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Notre Dame           9 0 1
Colgate           8 1 1
#8 Georgia Tech           9 2 0
Army           8 2 0
Dayton           8 2 0
Houston           8 2 0
Memphis           7 2 0
#9 Miami (FL)           8 2 1
Virginia Tech           8 2 1
Syracuse           8 3 0
Colorado State           7 3 0
New Mexico State           7 3 0
West Texas A&M           7 3 0
Villanova           6 3 0
Holy Cross           6 3 1
Southern Miss           6 4 0
UTEP           6 4 0
Rutgers           5 4 0
Tulane           5 4 1
Florida State           6 5 0
Buffalo           5 5 0
Penn State           5 5 0
Tampa           4 5 0
Air Force           4 6 0
Boston College           4 6 0
Idaho           4 6 0
Navy           4 6 0
Utah State           4 6 0
Xavier           4 6 0
Pacific           4 7 0
San Jose State           3 7 0
Pittsburgh           1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 college football season. The Hurricanes were led by head coach Charlie Tate in his third year and finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 and with a victory in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO W 24–3   -
September 24 Florida State Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Rivalry) L 20–23   -
October 1 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 8–10   -
October 14 Georgia Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 7–6   41,756
October 21 Indiana Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 14–7   -
October 28 USC Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 10–7   51,156
November 5 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA T 10–10   -
November 11 Pittsburgh Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 38–14   -
November 18 Iowa Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 44–0   -
November 26 at No. 9 Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Rivalry) W 21–16   59,211
December 10 vs. Virginia Tech Memphis Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) W 14–7   25,012
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Florida

1 234Total
Miami (FL) 0 1470 21
Florida 0 367 16

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gene TroschDefensive End 124 Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Haggerty Tackle 6 140 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Charlie Tate, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "Hurricanes 'Blow' Down Florida, 21-16." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.
  3. "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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