1967 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1967 Miami Hurricanes football

Bluebonnet Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Colorado

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 16
Record| 7–4
Head coach|

* Charlie Tate (4th season)

Home stadium| Miami Orange Bowl

Seasons

<- 1966

1968 ->

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 5 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
New Mexico State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
UTEP |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
West Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colorado State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Pacific |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 2
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
San Jose State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 7–4 and were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Colorado.

## Schedule

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September 23| | at Northwestern| No. 8|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| ABC| L 7–12| |
September 29| | Penn State| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | L 8–17| 39,516|
October 6| | Tulane| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | W 34–14| 27,510| [1]
October 14| | at LSU| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| | W 17–15| 67,000| [2]
October 21| | at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | W 58–0| |
October 27| | Auburn| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | W 7–0| 48,422| [3]
November 4| | at Virginia Tech| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| | W 14–7| 35,000| [4]
November 10| | Georgia Tech| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | W 49–7| 48,267| [5]
November 24| 8:15 p.m.| No. 6 Notre Dame| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| | L 22–24| 77,265|
December 9| | Florida| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| ABC| W 20–13| 53,229| [6]
December 23| | vs. Colorado| |

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)

| ABC| L 21–31| 30,156| [7]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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* Ted Hendricks, Jr.
* Vince Opalsky, So.

## References

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1. ^ "Hurricanes come to life, trounce Tulane". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Hurricanes surprise LSU, 17–15". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Hurricanes down Tigers on intercepted pitchout". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 28, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Miami defense axes Gobbler streak, 14–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Hustling Hurricane racks up Georgia Tech 49–7". The Sacramento Bee. November 11, 1967. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Canes defense stops Rentz, Gators". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 10, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Buffs blow down Hurricane, 31-21". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. December 24, 1967. p. 14A.
8. ^ "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

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Miami Hurricanes football

Venues|

* Miami Orange Bowl (1937–2007)
* Hard Rock Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida Cup
* Florida
* Florida State
* Louisville
* Nebraska
* Virginia Tech

Culture and lore|

* 1998 UCLA game
* 2011 athletics scandal
* Band of the Hour
* Catholics vs. Convicts
* FIU–Miami brawl
* Hail Flutie
* Miami 4–3 defense
* Quarterback U
* Sebastian the Ibis
* Whammy in Miami
* Wide Right I
* Wide Right II
* Confusion Bowl

Documentaries|

* Catholics vs. Convicts
* The U

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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* Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)

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