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1968 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1968 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-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 5–5.

1968 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainJohn Acuff, Ted Hendricks, Jerry Pierce
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20NorthwesternNo. 19
W 28–7
September 28at Georgia TechNo. 15
W 10–744,774
October 5at No. 2 USCNo. 13
L 3–2871,189[1]
October 11No. 8 LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 30–039,284[2]
October 18Virginia TechNo. 12
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 13–836,844[3]
October 26at AuburnNo. 9
L 6–3144,710[4]
November 1Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–0
November 9at No. 4 Penn State
L 7–2250,132
November 16No. 16 Alabama 
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
ABCL 6–1443,418[5][6]
November 30at Florida
L 10–1455,875[7]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1968 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB John Acuff Sr
WR Ray Bellamy So
RB Bobby Best So
C Don Brandy
WR 87 Dave Kalina Jr
WR Dieter Matthes So
QB David Olivo Sr
RB Vince Opalsky Jr
QB Lew Pytel So
OT James Schneider
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 83 Tony Cline Jr
LB 89 Ted Hendricks (C) Sr
OL 50 Mike George Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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LSU

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See also: 1968 LSU Tigers football team

At USC

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See also: 1968 USC Trojans football team

At Penn State

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See also: 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

References

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  1. ^ "O.J. scores two at USC tames Miami". The News Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hurricanes shock LSU, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Brill, Bill (October 19, 1968). "Miami is 13–8 winner over Tech's Gobblers". Roanoke Times.
  4. ^ "Auburn's pin-point passing jolts 9th-rated Miami 31–6". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Land, Charles (November 17, 1968). "Win has Tide talking bowl". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "Tide washes over Miami". Palm Beach Post-Times. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. E2. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2016.


 

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