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1979 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (3rd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 54th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 5–6 overall.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Louisville
W 24–1241,129
September 22at No. 14 Florida State
L 23–4047,679
September 29Louisiana Tech
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 6–020,069
October 6at Florida A&M
L 13–1634,743
October 13at San Diego State
L 20–3140,126
October 20Boston Collegedagger
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 19–815,013
October 27at Syracuse
L 15–257,729
November 3at No. 19 Penn State
W 26–1077,532
November 17at No. 1 Alabama
ABCL 0–3054,500
November 24vs. Notre Dame
L 15–4062,674
December 1Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 30–2428,051
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

1979 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 13 Jim Joiner Jr
QB 12 Jim Kelly Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 31 Fred Marion So
DT 91 Bob Nelson So
DB 11 Mark Smith Jr
DB 2 John Swain Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Alabama

See also: 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 0 000
Alabama 10 0 71330

at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Game information

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Rodrique 94 201 1,197 2
Kelly 48 104 721 5

Rushing

Player Att Yds TD
Hobbs 105 406
Roan 97 307
Breckner 47 179

Receiving

Player Rec Yards TD
Brodsky 30 495
Walker 24 625
Joiner 24 293

[2]

Awards

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
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