1971 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State    11 1 0
Boston College    9 2 0
No. 17 Houston    9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame    8 2 0
Utah State    8 3 0
Florida State    8 4 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
West Virginia    7 4 0
Temple    6 2 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Georgia Tech    6 6 0
New Mexico State    5 5 1
Northern Illinois    5 5 1
Syracuse    5 5 1
Dayton    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 7 0
Rutgers    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Navy    3 8 0
Pittsburgh    3 8 0
Tulane    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fran Curci, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 4–7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18Florida StateABCL 17–2020,266
September 25at Wake ForestW 29–1024,500
October 1Baylor
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 41–1526,876
October 97:15 pmNo. 7 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1766,039
October 15Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 31–16
October 28Army
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 24–13
November 5NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–13
November 13at No. 4 AlabamaL 3–3157,313
November 20at No. 16 HoustonL 6–2729,276
November 27Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–4537,710
December 4Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–1717,224
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

  • QB #12 John Hornibrook

References

  1. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2016.


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