1977 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1977 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Lou Saban, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 3–8.

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1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	1:30 pm	at No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 0–10	86,287	^[2]
September 17		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 6–10	31,916	^[3]
September 24		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)		W 23–17	40,060	^[4]
October 1		Pacific (CA)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 24–3	33,608	^[5]
October 8		Kansas	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 14–7	28,010	^[6]
October 22		at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 17–21	12,224	^[7]
October 29		at No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 7–49	61,853	^[8]
November 5		Tulane	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 10–13	20,140	^[9]
November 12		at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 0–36	57,422	^[10]
November 26		Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 14–31	30,662	^[11]
December 3	8:00 pm	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–48	35,789	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


Q3	11:06	GT	Lanier 14 yard run (Dassel kick)	GT 7–0

Q3	7:30	GT	Dassel 20 yard field goal	GT 10–0

Q4	0:40	MIA	Anderson 4 yard pass from Baker (pass failed)	GT 10–6

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