1971 Miami Hurricanes football team

1971 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Fran Curci (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 80,010)

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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 for the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. The team was coached by Fran Curci, in his first year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18		Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 17–20	-
September 25		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 29–10	24,500
October 1		Baylor	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 41–15	26,876
October 9	7:15 PM	No. 7 Notre Dame	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–17	66,039
October 15		Navy	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 31–16	-
October 28		Army	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 24–13	-
November 5		NC State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–13	-
November 13		at No. 4 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–31	57,313
November 20		at No. 16 Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–27	-
November 27		Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 16–45	-
December 4		Syracuse	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 6–17	-
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

• QB #12 John Hornibrook