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1976 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.1Pittsburgh     12 0 0
    No.17Rutgers     11 0 0
    San Diego State     10 1 0
    No.12Notre Dame     9 3 0
    Colgate     8 2 0
    Boston College     8 3 0
    Cincinnati     8 3 0
    Memphis State     7 4 0
    North Texas State *     7 4 0
    Southern Illinois     7 4 0
    Penn State     7 5 0
    Villanova     6 4 1
    South Carolina     6 5 0
    Virginia Tech     6 5 0
    Army     5 6 0
    Florida State     5 6 0
    Illinois State     5 6 0
    Richmond     5 6 0
    West Virginia     5 6 0
    Georgia Tech     4 6 1
    Temple     4 6 0
    Air Force     4 7 0
    Dayton     4 7 0
    Louisville     4 7 0
    Marshall     4 7 0
    Navy     4 7 0
    Indiana State     3 7 0
    Hawaii     3 8 0
    Holy Cross     3 8 0
    Miami (FL)     3 8 0
    Syracuse     3 8 0
    Utah State     3 8 0
    Northeast Louisiana     2 9 0
    Southern Miss     2 9 0
    Tulane     2 9 0
    • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1976 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Carl Selmer in his second and final year as head coach, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange BowlinMiami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 3–8.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 18Florida State
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
  • W 47–026,130
    September 25atColorado
  • Boulder, CO
  • L 3–3348,882
    October 2at No. 5Nebraska
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
  • L 9–1776,155
    October 9Duke
    • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
  • L 7–2013,811[2]
    October 161:30 pmat No. 2Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • L 19–3642,434
    October 23TCU
    • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
  • W 49–010,779
    November 6Boston College
    • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
  • W 13–615,687
    November 13Penn State
    • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
  • L 7–2119,766
    November 201:30 pmat No. 13Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
  • L 27–4059,075
    November 27vs. Florida
  • Orlando, FL (rivalry)
  • L 10–1940,055[3]
    December 4at No. 6Houston
  • Houston, TX
  • L 16–2120,849
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [4]

    References[edit]

  • ^ "Error-prone Miami falls to Duke, 20–7". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Kanter's defensive play lifts Florida past Miami". The Bradenton Herald. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "1976 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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