1978 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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
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 as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Lou Saban in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Colorado
L 7–1744,714
September 23No. 13 Florida State
ABCL 21–3125,003
September 30at Kansas
W 38–636,372–47,420
October 7at No. 19 Auburn
W 17–1555,136[1]
October 14at Georgia Tech
L 19–2429,695
October 21Utah State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 17–1625,702
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 19 Notre Dame
L 0–2059,075
November 4at Tulane
L 16–2020,045[2]
November 18San Diego State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 16–1417,468
November 25Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 21–915,793
December 2at Florida
W 22–2147,815[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Personnel

1978 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB, RB 47 Ottis Anderson Sr
WR 17 E.J. Baker Sr
OT, G 58 Clem Barbarino Fr
WR 43 Larry Brodsky Fr
TE, P 85 Mark Cooper Fr
RB, FB 40 Chris Hobbs So
WR 13 James Joiner So
QB 7 Jim Kelly  Fr
QB 15 Kenny McMillian So
QB 18 Mark Richt Fr
FB 49 Mark Rush Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
ILB 57 Mozell Axson So
MG 83 Jim Burt So
DB 31 Fred Marion Fr
ILB 66 Scott Nicolas Fr
DB 37 Rick Valerio Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Danny Miller Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Colorado

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Florida State

#13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida St 0 14 71031
Miami (FL) 7 7 0721

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 23, 1978
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,003
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida St Passing Jimmy Jordan 8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Homes Johnson 23 Rush, 90 Yds
Receiving Mark Lyles 5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD
Miami (FL) Passing Mark Richt 5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ottis Anderson 15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD
Receiving Mark Cooper 3 Rec, 48 Yds

References

  1. ^ "Late field goal nips Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane pins 20–16 loss on the UM". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gators muff Dickey's sendoff". St. Petersburg Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1978 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.


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