1966 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  – 9 –0 –1
Colgate   –  – 8 –1 –1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –0
Army   –  – 8 –2 –0
Dayton   –  – 8 –2 –0
Houston   –  – 8 –2 –0
Memphis State   –  – 7 –2 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –  – 8 –2 –1
VPI   –  – 8 –2 –1
Syracuse   –  – 8 –3 –0
Colorado State   –  – 7 –3 –0
New Mexico State   –  – 7 –3 –0
West Texas State   –  – 7 –3 –0
Villanova   –  – 6 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 6 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –4 –0
Texas Western   –  – 6 –4 –0
Tulane   –  – 5 –4 –1
Florida State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Buffalo   –  – 5 –5 –0
Penn State   –  – 5 –5 –0
Air Force   –  – 4 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 4 –6 –0
Navy   –  – 4 –6 –0
Utah State   –  – 4 –6 –0
Xavier   –  – 4 –6 –0
Pacific   –  – 4 –7 –0
San Jose State   –  – 3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 8–2–1 and a victory in the Liberty Bowl over Virginia Tech.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at ColoradoW 24–339,000
September 24Florida StateL 20–23
October 1at LSUL 8–1067,500[1]
October 14Georgia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 7–641,756[2]
October 21Indiana
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–717,627
October 28No. 5 USC
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 10–751,156
November 5at TulaneT 10–1040,000[3]
November 11Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 38–14
November 18Iowa
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 44–0
November 26at No. 9 FloridaW 21–1659,211
December 10vs. VPINo. 9W 14–725,012
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Game summaries

At Colorado

Florida State

Georgia

USC

Iowa

At Florida

Miami (FL) at Florida
1 234Total
• Hurricanes 0 1470 21
No. 9 Gators 0 367 16

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gene TroschDefensive end124Kansas City Chiefs
Mike HaggertyTackle6140Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "LSU puts best foot on top Miami, 10–8". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia jarred". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UM settles for 10–10 tie with Tulane". Fort Lauderdale News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Charlie Tate, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hurricanes 'Blow' Down Florida, 21-16." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Nov 27.
  6. ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.


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