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1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       9 0 1
Colgate       8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech       9 2 0
Army       8 2 0
Dayton       8 2 0
Houston       8 2 0
Memphis State       7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       8 2 1
Virginia Tech       8 2 1
Syracuse       8 3 0
Colorado State       7 3 0
New Mexico State       7 3 0
West Texas State       7 3 0
Villanova       6 3 0
Holy Cross       6 3 1
Southern Miss       6 4 0
Texas Western       6 4 0
Tulane       5 4 1
Florida State       6 5 0
Buffalo       5 5 0
Penn State       5 5 0
Air Force       4 6 0
Boston College       4 6 0
Navy       4 6 0
Utah State       4 6 0
Xavier       4 6 0
Pacific       4 7 0
San Jose State       3 7 0
Pittsburgh       1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 college football season. The Hurricanes were led by head coach Charlie Tate in his third year and finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 and with a victory in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

September 17at Colorado

W 24–3 September 24Florida State

L 20–23 October 1at LSU

L 8–10 October 14Georgia

  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL

W 7–6 October 21Indiana

  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL

W 14–7 October 28USC

  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL

W 10–7 November 5at Tulane

T 10–10 November 11Pittsburgh

  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL

W 38–14 November 18Iowa

  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL

W 44–0 November 26at No. 9 Florida

W 21–16 December 10vs. Virginia Tech

W 14–7

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game summaries

Florida

1 234Total
• Miami (FL) 0 1470 21
Florida 0 367 16

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gene Trosch Defensive End 1 24 Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Haggerty Tackle 6 140 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Charlie Tate, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes 'Blow' Down Florida, 21-16." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.
  3. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.