Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | | at Colorado | | | L 7–17 | 44,714 | |
September 23 | | No. 13 Florida State | | ABC | L 21–31 | 25,003 | |
September 30 | | at Kansas | | | W 38–6 | 36,372–47,420 | |
October 7 | | at No. 19 Auburn | | | W 17–15 | 55,136 | [1] |
October 14 | | at Georgia Tech | | | L 19–24 | 29,695 | |
October 21 | | Utah State | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 17–16 | 25,702 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Notre Dame | | | L 0–20 | 59,075 | |
November 4 | | at Tulane | | | L 16–20 | 20,045 | [2] |
November 18 | | San Diego State | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 16–14 | 17,468 | |
November 25 | | Syracuse | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 21–9 | 15,793 | |
December 2 | | at Florida | | | W 22–21 | 47,815 | [3] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[4]
Personnel
1978 Miami Hurricanes football team roster |
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Players | Coaches |
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Offense | DefensePos. | # | Name | Class |
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ILB | 57 | Mozell Axson | So | MG | 83 | Jim Burt | So | DB | 31 | Fred Marion | Fr | ILB | 66 | Scott Nicolas | Fr | DB | 37 | Rick Valerio | Sr |
| Special teamsPos. | # | Name | Class |
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K | 1 | Danny Miller | Fr |
| - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Game summaries
At Colorado
Florida State
#13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 25,003
- Box Score
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida St | Passing | Jimmy Jordan | 8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT |
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Rushing | Homes Johnson | 23 Rush, 90 Yds |
Receiving | Mark Lyles | 5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD |
Miami (FL) | Passing | Mark Richt | 5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT |
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Rushing | Ottis Anderson | 15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD |
Receiving | Mark Cooper | 3 Rec, 48 Yds |
Scoring summary |
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Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score |
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Plays | Yards | TOP | FSU | UM |
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1 | 9:27 | 1 | 80 | 0:15 | Miami (FL) | Ottis Anderson 80-yard touchdown run, Danny Miller kick good | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12:57 | | | | Florida St | Blocked punt returned 48 yards for touchdown by Mark Macek, Dave Cappelen kick good | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9:25 | 2 | 52 | 0:19 | Miami (FL) | James Joiner 48-yard touchdown run, Danny Miller kick good | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2:49 | 13 | 76 | 6:36 | Florida St | Jackie Flowers 4-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8:15 | 7 | 41 | 3:44 | Florida St | Wally Woodham 1-yard touchdown run, Dave Cappelen kick good | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6:58 | 4 | -3 | 0:52 | Florida St | 26-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4:27 | 5 | 65 | 2:31 | Miami (FL) | E.J. Baker 27-yard touchdown reception from Mark Richt, Danny Miller kick good | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1:14 | 4 | 31 | 0:42 | Florida St | Mark Lyles 22-yard touchdown reception from Wally Woodham, Dave Cappelen kick good | 31 | 21 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31 | 21 |
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References