1975 Miami Hurricanes football team

1975 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
MVPSteadman Scavella
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
  –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Selmer, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 2–8.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Georgia Tech
L 23–3832,339[1]
September 26No. 1 Oklahoma
L 17–2037,203
October 4at No. 4 Nebraska
L 16–3176,231
October 10No. 13 Colorado
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 10–2318,901
October 17Houston
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–2015,362[2]
November 1at Boston College
L 7–2125,331[3]
November 7Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 16–1718,937
November 15at Florida State
W 24–2230,228
November 227:30 p.m.Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 9–3224,944
November 29No. 13 Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 11–1525,462[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 47 Ottis Anderson Fr
WR 84 Rick Bernstein Jr
OT 72 Larry Brown So
RB 48 Ken Johnson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 28 Mike Archer Jr
DE 92 Gary Dunn Sr
DE 73 Eddie Edwards Jr
DB 37 Ernie Jones Sr
DT 79 Don Latimer So
DT 75 Don Smith Fr
DB 26 John Turner So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Hurricane mistakes ruin Selmer's debut". The Palm Beach Post. September 21, 1975. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cougars drop tilt to Miami". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 18, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami 'Pretty Bad' In 21–7 Loss To Boston College". Sentinel Star (Orlando). November 2, 1975. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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