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1997 Miami Hurricanes football team
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| 1997 Miami Hurricanes football | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 74,476) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Syracuse $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 72nd season of football and seventh as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3-4 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 3:30 pm | at Baylor* | No. 14 | ABC | W 45–14 | 36,750 | ||
| September 13 | 3:30 pm | No. 24 Arizona State* | No. 13 | CBS | L 12–23 | 42,219 | ||
| September 18 | 8:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 22 | ESPN | L 17–21 | 40,194 | ||
| September 27 | 3:30 pm | West Virginia |
| CBS | L 17–28 | 39,270 | ||
| October 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Florida State* | ABC | L 0–47 | 80,165 | [1] | ||
| October 18 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | CBS | W 45–44 2OT | 40,006 | |||
| October 25 | 12:00 pm | Temple |
| ESPN Plus | W 47–15 | 26,351 | ||
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | Arkansas State* |
| W 42–10 | 20,559 | |||
| November 8 | 6:00 pm | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | ESPN2 | L 25–27 | 53,177 | [2] | ||
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers |
| ESPN Plus | W 51–23 | 19,949 | ||
| November 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 16 Syracuse |
| CBS | L 13–33 | 25,147 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
[edit]- ^ "A mighty fall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 20 Virginia Tech escapes Hurricanes 27–25". Press Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2012 Miami Football Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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