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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: Howard Schnellenberger
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1927 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Howard Schnellenberger enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Miami.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Florida	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Houston	12	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Texas	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Vanderbilt	48	16	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Mississippi State	10	14	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ East Carolina	31	6	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Penn State	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Florida State	27	19	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Virginia Tech	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ North Carolina State	14	6	W
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Notre Dame	37	15	W

1981 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	245
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	145
Defense Average	13.2
Opponents Record	73-51
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-2

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
8	9-2-0	AP

1981 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	12-0	338	105	Won 22-15	6-0	195	56	Danny Ford
North Carolina	10-2	375	150	Won 31-27	6-1	170	71	Dick Crum
Duke	6-5	210	230		4-3	156	158	Shirley Red Wilson
Maryland	4-6-1	232	194		4-2	168	108	Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State	4-7	182	223		2-5	97	150	Monte Kiffin
Wake Forest	4-7	217	365		1-5	124	255	Al Groh
Miami	9-2	245	145					Howard Schnellenberger
Georgia Tech	1-10	124	309		0-2	31	66	Bill Curry
Virginia	1-10	127	261		0-6	90	175	Dick Bestwick

1981 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1981 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.