1969 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1969 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 4–6.

1969 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1969 record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(capacity: 80,010)
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State    11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia    10 1 0
No. 12 Houston    9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame    8 2 1
Buffalo    6 3 0
Rutgers    6 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Florida State    6 3 1
Colgate    5 3 1
Air Force    6 4 0
West Texas State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
New Mexico State    5 5 0
Southern Miss    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Army    4 5 1
VPI    4 5 1
Georgia Tech    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marshall    3 7 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Tulane    3 7 0
Utah State    3 7 0
Idaho    2 8 0
Navy    1 9 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Florida StateL 14–16
October 3NC State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–13
October 10No. 14 LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–20
October 18at Memphis StateL 13–26
October 24TCU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 14–9
November 1at HoustonL 36–3825,498
November 7Navy
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 30–10
November 15at AlabamaL 6–4257,596
November 21Wake Forest
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 49–7
November 29Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 16–3524,817
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • Vince Opalsky, Sr.

References

  1. "1969 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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