1961 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1961 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The team was coached by Andy Gustafson, in his 14th year as head coach. The Hurricanes finished 7–4 and were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

1961 Miami Hurricanes football
Liberty Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1961 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 72,880)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers      9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona      8 1 1
Memphis State      8 2 0
Villanova      8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State      8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse      8 3 0
Holy Cross      7 3 0
Navy      7 3 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
San Jose State      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 4 0
Detroit      5 4 0
Houston      5 4 1
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
Florida State      4 5 1
Boston University      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Oregon      4 6 0
Air Force      3 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 0
Washington State      3 7 0
Idaho      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16PittsburghL 7–10
September 23at KentuckyW 14–7
September 29No. 8 Penn State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 25–8
October 6Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 6–17
October 13Colorado
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 7–9
October 27North Carolina
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 10–0
November 3Georgia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 32–7
November 11at TulaneW 6–0
November 24Northwestern
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 10–6
December 2at FloridaW 15–6
December 16vs. No. 14 SyracuseL 14–1515,712
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

  • QB #10 George Mira, So.

References

  1. "1961 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.