1973 Miami Hurricanes football team

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]

1973 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Selmer (2nd season)
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1100
No. 5 Penn State  1200
No. 9 Houston  1110
Temple  910
No. 20 Tulane  930
Memphis State  830
Tampa  830
Boston College  740
South Carolina  740
Utah State  740
Air Force  640
Southern Miss  641
Northern Illinois  650
Rutgers  650
West Virginia  650
Pittsburgh  651
Colgate  550
Dayton  551
Xavier  551
Georgia Tech  560
Holy Cross  560
Miami (FL)  560
Cincinnati  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Southern Illinois  371
Villanova  380
Syracuse  290
Virginia Tech  290
Army  0100
Florida State  0110
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 6 TexasW 20–1530,080
September 29at Florida StateNo. 18W 14–1022,278
October 6at No. 6 OklahomaNo. 17L 20–2461,826
October 12Boston CollegeNo. 16
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 15–1025,418
October 19No. 14 HoustonNo. 15
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–3029,340
October 27at SyracuseW 34–2319,369
November 2West Virginia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2024,890[2]
November 10at ArmyW 19–741,047
November 17at No. 2 AlabamaL 13–4358,404[3][4]
November 24Florida
  • 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
TEPhil AugustFr
QBKary Baker
RBJack Brasington
RBDennis Breckner
OLBill Capraun
RBSilvio Cardoso
QBEd Carney
TEPhil Corrigan
OLJim Dittmar
QBCoy Hall
OLDennis Hannah
WRSteve Marcantonio
RBAlan Reynaud
OLWilmore Ritchie
OLFred Ross
WRWalt Sweeting
RBWoody Thompson
RBJohnny Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DLGary Altheide
DBMike Archer
DLRubin Carter
DBBooker Cope
LBClarence Corker
DLTony Cristiani
DLMike Daly
DLGary Dunn
DBBill Frohbose
DLJose Gonzalez
LBRich Griffiths
DBPaul Horschel
DBGreg Ingram
LBRick Liddell
DBEldridge Mitchell
LBDominic Pisani
DBGary Streicher
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
KRod Huffman
KBrian SelmerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt


Game summaries

Texas

#6 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–0)
Period1234Total
Texas606315
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
RushingRoosevelt Leaks30 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJim Moore1 reception, 16 yards
Miami (FL)Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References


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