Miami Football Team History
Miami Hurricanes
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Founded: 1925 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Capacity: 76,500 Colors: Orange, Green & White Coach: Fran Curci Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Fran Curci enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Miami.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Florida State
14
37
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Texas
10
23
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Baylor
3
10
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Tulane
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Houston
33
13
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Army
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
51
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Tampa
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Notre Dame
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Maryland
28
8
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Florida
6
17
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 19.5
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 15.5
Opponents Record 59-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.