1973 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1973 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Carl Selmer (2nd season)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State   12 0 0
No. 9 Houston   11 1 0
Temple   9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane   9 3 0
Memphis State   8 3 0
Tampa   8 3 0
Boston College   7 4 0
South Carolina   7 4 0
Utah State   7 4 0
Air Force   6 4 0
Southern Miss   6 4 1
Northern Illinois   6 5 0
Rutgers   6 5 0
West Virginia   6 5 0
Pittsburgh   6 5 1
Colgate   5 5 0
Dayton   5 5 1
Xavier   5 5 1
Georgia Tech   5 6 0
Holy Cross   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Cincinnati   4 7 0
Marshall   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
Southern Illinois   3 7 1
Villanova   3 8 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Virginia Tech   2 9 0
Army   0 10 0
Florida State   0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Elliott, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 6 Texas W 20–1530,080
September 29at Florida State No. 18W 14–1022,278
October 6at No. 6 Oklahoma No. 17L 20–2461,826
October 12 Boston College No. 16
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 15–1025,418
October 19No. 14 Houston No. 15
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–3029,340
October 27at Syracuse W 34–2319,369
November 2 West Virginia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2024,890 [2]
November 10at Army W 19–741,047
November 17at No. 2 Alabama L 13–4358,404 [3] [4]
November 24 Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 7–1439,071 [5]
December 17:30 pmNo. 5 Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 0–4441,047
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1973 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Phil AugustFr
QB Kary Baker
RB Jack Brasington
RB Dennis Breckner
OL Bill Capraun
RB Silvio Cardoso
QB Ed Carney
TE Phil Corrigan
OL Jim Dittmar
QB Coy Hall
OL Dennis Hannah
WR Steve Marcantonio
RB Alan Reynaud
OL Wilmore Ritchie
OL Fred Ross
WR Walt Sweeting
RB Woody Thompson
RB Johnny Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Gary Altheide
DB Mike Archer
DL Rubin Carter
DB Booker Cope
LB Clarence Corker
DL Tony Cristiani
DL Mike Daly
DL Gary Dunn
DB Bill Frohbose
DL Jose Gonzalez
LB Rich Griffiths
DB Paul Horschel
DB Greg Ingram
LB Rick Liddell
DB Eldridge Mitchell
LB Dominic Pisani
DB Gary Streicher
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Rod Huffman
K Brian SelmerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt


Game summaries

Texas

#6 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–0)
Period1234Total
Texas 606315
Miami (FL) 0137020

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 21, 1973
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,080
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TexasPassingMarty Akins3/3, 42 yards
Rushing Roosevelt Leaks 30 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJim Moore1 reception, 16 yards
Miami (FL)Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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