1980 Miami Hurricanes football team

1980 Miami Hurricanes football
Peach Bowl champions
Peach Bowl, W, 20-10 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#18
1980 record	9-3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 80,045)
Seasons « 1979 1981 »

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Louisville		Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 24–10	21,120
September 13	Florida A&M		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 49–0	20,007
September 20	at #18 Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX		W 14–7	31,423
September 27	#9 Florida State		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)		W 10–9	50,008
October 11	at #7 Notre Dame	#13	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 14–32	59,075
October 18	Mississippi State	#18	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		L 31–34	18,651
November 1	at #13 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 12–27	83,661
November 8	East Carolina		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 23–10	11,048
November 15	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 24–17	12,830
November 22	North Texas State		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 26–8	20,293
November 29	at #18 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Seminole War Canoe)	ABC	W 31–7	56,437
January 2	vs. Virginia Tech	#20	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 20–10	45,384
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total Florida St 0 0 3 6 9 • Miami (FL) 0 7 3 0 10 Date: September 27 Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL Source: [1]

Scoring summary 2 MIA Kelly 1 yard run (Miller kick) MIA 7-0 3 FSU Capece 26 yard field goal MIA 7-3 3 MIA Miller 22 yard field goal MIA 10-3 4 FSU Childers 11 yard pass from Stockstill (pass failed) MIA 10-9

Florida

Jim Kelly threw for two touchdowns and halfbacks Mark Rush and Smokey Roan each ran for one as Miami upset Florida on their way to a Peach Bowl berth. Dan Miller had attempted a field goal as time expired with one official signaling the kick was good, while the other did not. Both teams left the field with the score 28-7 before minutes later it was changed to 31-7 as it was explained the official that appeared to wave the kick "no good" was actually signaling that the clock had run out.

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
John Swain	Defensive Back	4	101	Minnesota Vikings
Jim Joiner	Wide Receiver	10	263	St. Louis Cardinals
Pat Walker	Wide Receiver	11	290	Denver Broncos