1978 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1978 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Lou Saban in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 6–5.

1978 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   1110
North Texas State   920
East Carolina   930
Navy   930
No. 7 Notre Dame   930
Rutgers   930
Florida State   830
Tennessee State   830
Temple   731
Pittsburgh   840
Holy Cross   740
Louisville   740
UNLV   740
Southern Miss   740
Northeast Louisiana   641
Georgia Tech   750
Hawaii   650
Miami (FL)   650
South Carolina   551
William & Mary   551
Cincinnati   560
Villanova   560
Army   461
Memphis State   470
Tulane   470
Virginia Tech   470
Air Force   380
Colgate   380
Richmond   380
Syracuse   380
Illinois State   290
West Virginia   290
Boston College   0110
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at ColoradoL 7–1744,714
September 23No. 13 Florida StateABCL 21–3125,003
September 30at KansasW 38–636,372–47,420
October 7at No. 19 AuburnW 17–1555,136[1]
October 14at Georgia TechL 19–2429,695
October 21Utah State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 17–1625,702
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 19 Notre DameL 0–2059,075
November 4at TulaneL 16–2020,045[2]
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[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Personnel

1978 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB, RB47Ottis AndersonSr
WR17E.J. BakerSr
OT, G58Clem BarbarinoFr
WR43Larry BrodskyFr
TE, P85Mark CooperFr
RB, FB40Chris HobbsSo
WR13James JoinerSo
QB7Jim Kelly  Fr
QB15Kenny McMillianSo
QB18Mark RichtFr
FB49Mark RushFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
ILB57Mozell AxsonSo
MG83Jim BurtSo
DB31Fred MarionFr
ILB66Scott NicolasFr
DB37Rick ValerioSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K1Danny MillerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

At Colorado

Florida State

#13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
Period1234Total
Florida St01471031
Miami (FL)770721

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 23, 1978
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,003
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida StPassingJimmy Jordan8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT
RushingHomes Johnson23 Rush, 90 Yds
ReceivingMark Lyles5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD
Miami (FL)PassingMark Richt5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT
RushingOttis Anderson15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD
ReceivingMark Cooper3 Rec, 48 Yds

References


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