1975 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1975 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–8
Head coach|

* Carl Selmer (1st season)

Home stadium| Miami Orange Bowl

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Hawaii |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Indiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northeast Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Southern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Selmer, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 2–8.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| | at Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 23–38| 32,339|
September 26| | No. 1 Oklahoma|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 17–20| 37,203|
October 4| | at No. 4 Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| L 16–31| 76,231|
October 10| | No. 13 Colorado|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 10–23| 18,901|
October 17| | Houston|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| W 24–20| 15,362|
November 1| | at Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| L 7–21| 25,331| [1]
November 7| | Navy|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 16–17| 18,937|
November 15| | at Florida State|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)

| W 24–22| 30,228|
November 22| 7:30 p.m.| Notre Dame|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| L 9–32| 24,944|
November 29| | No. 13 Florida|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (rivalry)

| L 11–15| 25,462| [2]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster[edit]

1975 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `47` | Ottis Anderson | Fr
WR | `84` | Rick Bernstein | Jr
OT | `72` | Larry Brown | So
RB | `48` | Ken Johnson | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `28` | Mike Archer | Jr
DE | `92` | Gary Dunn | Sr
DE | `73` | Eddie Edwards | Jr
DB | `37` | Ernie Jones | Sr
DT | `79` | Don Latimer | So
DT | `75` | Don Smith | Fr
DB | `26` | John Turner | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Carl Selmer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Miami 'Pretty Bad' In 21–7 Loss To Boston College". Sentinel Star (Orlando). November 2, 1975. p. 2E - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 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
* Florida State
* Nebraska
* Virginia Tech

Culture and lore|

* 1998 UCLA game
* 2011 athletics scandal
* Band of the Hour
* Catholics vs. Convicts
* FIU–Miami brawl
* Florida Cup
* Hail Flutie
* Miami 4–3 defense
* Quarterback U
* Sebastian the Ibis
* Whammy in Miami
* Wide Right I
* Wide Right II
* Confusion Bowl
* 2023 Georgia Tech game

Documentaries|

* Catholics vs. Convicts
* The U

People|

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* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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