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American college football season
The 1970 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1970 NCAA University Division football season . The Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida . The team was led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Tate until he resigned after the first two games of the season. Walt Kichefski took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Miami finish with a record of 3–8.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 18 William & Mary W 36–1427,286 [ 1]
September 26 at No. 19 Georgia Tech L 21–3144,246 [ 2]
October 2 Maryland Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL W 18–1130,190 [ 3]
October 16 No. 5 (small ) Tampa Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL L 14–3130,000
October 24 at No. 18 Pittsburgh L 17–28
October 30 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) L 3–2724,168
November 7 at Tulane L 16–3123,250 [ 4]
November 14 Alabama Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL L 8–3225,469 [ 5] [ 6]
November 21 at Syracuse L 16–5620,570
November 28 Florida W 14–1350,149 [ 7]
December 5 Houston Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC L 3–3617,798
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1970 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
16
Kelly Cochrane
Jr
QB
17
David Teal
Sr
QB
18
John Hornibrook
So
WR
19
Don Brennan
Jr
RB
32
Chuck Foreman
So
RB
40
Bobby Best
Sr
RB
49
Tom Sullivan
Jr
C
50
Stan Bujalski
So
G
54
Jay Wilson
Jr
C
55
Jeff Anderson
So
C
58
Tom Turchetta
Jr
G
60
Garry Vujanov
So
OT
67
Andrew Dorn
Jr
OT
72
Maurice Kelly
So
OT
71
Wiley Matthews
Jr
WR
80
Dieter Matthes
Jr
TE
83
John Watson
So
WR
85
Burgess Owens
So
WR
87
Bruce Bishop
So
WR
88
Joe Schmidt
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
12
Kurt Schottenheimer
Sr
DB
13
Tony Stawarz
Sr
DB
20
Buddy Scarborough
Jr
DB
21
Jim Haviland
Jr
DB
28
Jerry Maynard
Jr
DB
22
Gary Mick
Jr
DB
23
Dean Stone
Sr
DE
53
Jack Chauvet
Sr
DT
56
Ken White
So
DE
63
Dan Johnson
Jr
LB
70
Jack Hendrickson
Jr
DT
75
Dick Trower
So
DT
77
Bob Trocolor
Sr
DE
78
Mike Barnes
So
DT
79
Ray Terzynski
Jr
LB
90
Mike Riley
Jr
LB
91
Al Palewicz
Jr
LB
94
John Barlow
So
LB
96
Bo Dunn
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
29
Pat Barrett
Sr
PK
44
Mike Cummins
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "The play's no prize but it won for U-M" . The Miami News . September 19, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech chalks up 31–21 win over Miami" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 27, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hurricane shuffle produces 18–11 win" . The Miami News . October 3, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Green Wave swamps Hurricanes" . The Palm Beach Post . November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Darling, Ed (November 15, 1970). "Defenders boost Tide to victory" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014 .
^ "Bama lumbers past Miami" . Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal . Associated Press. November 15, 1970. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2014 .
^ "Miami wipes out Florida's hopes" . The Commercial Appeal . November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1970 Football Schedule" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2016 .
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