1977 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1977 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. The team was coached by Lou Saban, in his first year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

1977 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	3–8
Head coach	Lou Saban (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 80,045)

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	1:30 pm	at No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 0–10	86,287
September 17		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 6–10	31,916
September 24		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)		W 23–17	40,060
October 1		Pacific (CA)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 24–3	33,608
October 8		Kansas	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 14–7	28,010
October 22		at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 17–21	12,224
October 29		at No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 7–49	61,853
November 5		Tulane	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 10–13	20,140
November 12		at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 0–36	57,422
November 26		Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 14–31	30,662
December 3	8:00 pm	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 10–48	35,789
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1977 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Steve Alvers RB 47 Ottis Anderson Jr QB E.J. Baker FB Woody Bennett OT Charles Bloxsom OT Larry Brown TE Charlie Claud RB Chris Hobbs WR Jim Joiner Fr QB Kenny McMillian TE Karl Monroe OT Bob O'Gara C Tom Sedley OG Jim Standifer RB Taylor Timmons WR Pat Walker Fr C Mike White	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Mozell Axsom Fr DB Joe Bettencourt DT Jim Browning DB Gene Coleman LB Craig Cosden DT John Evans DB Bryan Ferguson DT Tony Galente LB Barry Gonzalez LB George Halas LB Glenn Hill LB Herb Jackson MG Don Kreuger MG 79 Don Latimer Sr LB John McGriff LB Earl Monroe LB Kevin Roberts DB Malcolm Simmons DT 75 Don Smith Jr LB Ed Stanley DB John Swain Fr DB 26 John Turner Sr DB Rick Valerio	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Chris Dennis P Bob Rajsich	Head coach Lou Saban Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Miami (FL) 0 0 0 6 6 • Georgia Tech 0 0 10 0 10 Date: September 17 Location: Grant Field Game attendance: 31,916

Scoring summary Q3 11:06 GT Lanier 14 yard run (Dassel kick) GT 7–0 Q3 7:30 GT Dassel 20 yard field goal GT 10–0 Q4 0:40 MIA Anderson 4 yard pass from Baker (pass failed) GT 10–6

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References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
2. "1977 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
3. Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Sep 18. Retrieved 2018-Oct-06.