1997 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

1997 Miami Hurricanes football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 5–6 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach|

* Butch Davis (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Larry Coker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Miller (3rd season)
Home stadium| Miami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 74,476)

Seasons

<- 1996

1998 ->

1997 Big East Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

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

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August 30| 3:30 pm| at Baylor*| No. 14|

* Floyd Casey Stadium
* Waco, TX

| ABC| W 45–14| 36,750
September 13| 3:30 pm| No. 24 Arizona State*| No. 13|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| CBS| L 12–23| 42,219
September 18| 8:00 pm| at Pittsburgh| No. 22|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN| L 17–21| 40,194
September 27| 3:30 pm| West Virginia| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| CBS| L 17–28| 39,270
October 4| 3:30 pm| at No. 4 Florida State*| |

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)

| ABC| L 0–47| 80,165
October 18| 12:00 pm| at Boston College| |

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| CBS| W 45–44 2OT| 40,006
October 25| 12:00 pm| Temple| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| ESPN Plus| W 47–15| 26,351
November 1| 4:00 pm| Arkansas State*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| | W 42–10| 20,559
November 8| 6:00 pm| at No. 20 Virginia Tech| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ESPN2| L 25–27| 53,177
November 15| 12:00 pm| Rutgers| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| ESPN Plus| W 51–23| 19,949
November 29| 3:30 pm| No. 16 Syracuse| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| CBS| L 13–33| 25,147

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Rankings[edit]

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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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]

1. ^ "2012 Miami Football Alamanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

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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

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* The U

People|

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* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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* Miami Hurricanes football (1926 to 1978)

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