1978 Miami Hurricanes football team

1978 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Lou Saban (2nd season)
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 80,045)

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami. The team was coached by Lou Saban, in his second and final year as head coach of the Hurricanes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 7–17	44,714
September 23	No. 13 Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–31	25,003
September 30	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 38–6	47,420
October 7	at No. 19 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		W 17–15	55,136
October 14	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 19–24	29,695
October 21	Utah State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 17–16	25,702
October 28	at No. 19 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN		L 0–20	59,075
November 4	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 16–20	20,045
November 18	San Diego State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 16–14	17,468
November 25	Syracuse	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 21–9	15,793
December 2	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 22–21	47,815
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game