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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