1981 Miami Hurricanes football team

1981 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 8
1981 record 9–2
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (3rd year)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 75,500)
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
#4 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#8 Miami   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
#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 for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 No. 17 Florida Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (War Canoe Trophy) 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 14–7   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 14–10   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 (Florida State–Miami rivalry) ABC W 27–19   52,685
November 14 Virginia Tech No. 12 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL 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.

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Starters

Offense

POS Name Name
QB Jim Kelly
HB Smokey Roan Keith Griffin
FB Chris Hobbs Speedy Neal
WR Larry Brodsky
WR Mike Rodrique
TE Glenn Dennison Mark Cooper
T Dave Stewart Bill Welch
G Mike Moore
C Don Bailey
G Clem Barbarino
T John Canei Frank Frazier

Defense

POS Name Name
DL Isaiah West
DL Lester Williams
DL Bob Nelson
DL Tony Chickillo
DL Tim Flanagan Danny Brown
LB Scott Nicolas Greg Brown
LB Jay Brophy Joe Walker
DB Dave Ditthardt
DB Ronnie Lippett
DB David Jefferson Jamie Boone
DB Fred Marion Ken Calhoun

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Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Jim Kelly 168 285 2,403 13 14

Rushing

Player Att Yards TD
Smokey Roan 111 388
Chris Hobbs 75 295
Speedy Neal 58 209

Receiving

Player Rec Yards TD
Larry Brodsky 37 631
Mike Rodrique 29 478
Glenn Dennison 29 270

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References

  1. ↑ All-timeScores.net
  2. 1 2 Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
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