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.

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

Schedule

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

1977 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE		Steve Alvers
RB	`47`	Ottis Anderson	Jr
QB		E.J. Baker
FB		Woody Bennett
OT		Charles Bloxsom
OT		Larry Brown
TE		Charlie Claud
RB		Chris Hobbs
WR		Jim Joiner	Fr
QB		Kenny McMillian
TE		Karl Monroe
OT		Bob O'Gara
C		Tom Sedley
G		Jim Standifer
RB		Taylor Timmons
WR		Pat Walker	Fr
C		Mike White

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Mozell Axsom	Fr
DB		Joe Bettencourt
DT		Jim Browning
DB		Gene Coleman
LB		Craig Cosden
DT		John Evans
DB		Bryan Ferguson
DT		Tony Galente
LB		Barry Gonzalez
LB		George Halas
LB		Glenn Hill
LB		Herb Jackson
MG		Don Kreuger
MG	`79`	Don Latimer	Sr
LB		John McGriff
LB		Earl Monroe
LB		Kevin Roberts
DB		Malcolm Simmons
DT	`75`	Don Smith	Jr
LB		Ed Stanley
DB		John Swain	Fr
DB	`26`	John Turner	Sr
DB		Rick Valerio

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Chris Dennis
P		Bob Rajsich

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	0	6	6
• Georgia Tech	0	0	10	0	10