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Miami Hurricanes

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Capacity: 76,500
Colors: Orange, Green & White
Coach: Butch Davis
Conference: Big East-

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1927 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Butch Davis enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ Baylor	45	14	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Arizona State	12	23	L
Thu., Sep. 18	@ Pittsburgh	17	21	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. West Virginia	17	28	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Florida State	0	47	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Boston College	45	44	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Temple	47	15	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Arkansas State	42	10	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Virginia Tech	25	27	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Rutgers	51	23	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Syracuse	13	33	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	314
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	285
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	60-68
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-3

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	9-4	441	226	Lost 18-35	6-1	238	104	Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech	7-5	324	227	Lost 3-42	5-2	197	127	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	7-5	360	285	Lost 30-35	4-3	219	167	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	6-6	333	354	Lost 7-41	4-3	208	197	Walt Harris
Miami	5-6	314	285		3-4	215	191	Butch Davis
Boston College	4-7	237	314		3-4	173	176	Tom OBrien
Temple	3-8	212	371		3-4	150	212	Ron Dickerson
Rutgers	0-11	191	496		0-7	121	347	Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.