American college football season
The 1968 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–5.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Northwestern | No. 19 | | | W 28–7 | | |
September 28 | at Georgia Tech | No. 15 | | | W 10–7 | 44,774 | |
October 5 | at No. 2 USC | No. 13 | | | L 3–28 | 71,189 | |
October 11 | No. 8 LSU | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 30–0 | 39,284 | [1] |
October 18 | VPI | No. 12 | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL (rivalry)
| | W 13–8 | 36,844 | [2] |
October 26 | at Auburn | No. 9 | | | L 6–31 | 44,710 | [3] |
November 1 | Pittsburgh | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| | W 48–0 | | |
November 9 | at No. 4 Penn State | | | | L 7–22 | 50,132 | |
November 16 | No. 16 Alabama | | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| ABC | L 6–14 | 43,418 | [4][5] |
November 30 | at Florida | | | | L 10–14 | 55,875 | [6] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1968 Miami Hurricanes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | FB | | John Acuff | Sr | WR | | Ray Bellamy | So | RB | | Bobby Best | So | C | | Don Brandy | WR | 87 | Dave Kalina | Jr | WR | | Dieter Matthes | So | QB | | David Olivo | Sr | RB | | Vince Opalsky | Jr | QB | | Lew Pytel | So | OT | | James Schneider | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[edit]
At Penn State[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hurricanes shock LSU, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brill, Bill (October 19, 1968). "Miami is 13–8 winner over Tech's Gobblers". Roanoke Times.
- ^ "Auburn's pin-point passing jolts 9th-rated Miami 31–6". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (November 17, 1968). "Win has Tide talking bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Tide washes over Miami". Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. E2. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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