1979 Miami Hurricanes football team

1979 Miami Hurricanes football
Conference Independent
1979 record 5–6
Head coach Howard Schnellenberger (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz (3rd year)
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#7 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –       9 – 1 – 2
#17 Temple   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
#20 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Memphis   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Connecticut   –   –       3 – 6 – 2
William & Mary   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –       3 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –       2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –       0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team became known as the "Jet Lag Kids", playing seven times away from home and traveling over 28,000 miles, an NCAA record.[1] It was also the first year under new head coach Howard Schnellenberger and they were responsible for laying the foundation for the school to become a national power in the 1980s and first half of the 1990s.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Louisville Miami Orange Bowl • Miami W 24–12   41,129
September 22 at No. 14 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry) L 23–40   47,679
September 29 Louisiana Tech Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida W 6–0   20,069
October 6 at Florida A&M Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 13–16   34,743
October 13 at San Diego State San Diego Stadium • San Diego L 20–31   40,126
October 20 Boston Collegedagger Miami Orange Bowl • Miami W 19–8   15,013
October 27 at Syracuse Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York L 15–25   7,729
November 3 at No. 19 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania W 26–10   77,532
November 17 at No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 0–30   54,500
November 24 vs. Notre Dame Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) L 15–40   62,674
December 1 Florida Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida (War Canoe Trophy) W 30–24   28,051
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[2]

Starters

QB Mike Rodrique/Jim Kelly

RB Smokey Roan/Mark Rush

FB Chris Hobbs/Gary Breckner

WR Larry Brodsky/Malcolm Simmons

WR Jim Joiner/Pat Walker

T Steve Grady/Frank Frazier

G Art Kehoe

C John Fenton/Don Bailey

G Jim Pokomey/Clem Barbarino

T John Canei

DL Barry Gonzalez/Johnny Daniels

DL Lester Williams

DL Jim Burt

DL Bob Nelson/Tony Chickillo

DL Tim Flanagan

LB Jay Brophy/Scott Nicolas

LB Mozell Axson/Charles Cook

DB John Swain

DB Gene Coleman

DB David Jefferson

DB Fred Marion

K Dan Miller

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Game summaries

Alabama

1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 0 0 000
Alabama 10 0 71330

at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Rodrique 94 201 1,197 2
Kelly 48 104 721 5

Rushing

Player Att Yds TD
Hobbs 105 406
Roan 97 307
Breckner 47 179

Receiving

Player Rec Yards TD
Brodsky 30 495
Walker 24 625
Joiner 24 293

[3]

References

  1. ↑ Miami Football History - Miami (FL) Official Athletic Site
  2. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
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