1981 Miami Hurricanes football team

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1981 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Olivadotti (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 56th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–2 overall.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 17 Florida
W 21–2073,817[1]
September 19HoustonNo. 16
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 12–732,586
September 26at No. 4 TexasNo. 14
L 7–1474,653
October 3VanderbiltNo. 17
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 48–1627,694[2]
October 17at No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 13
L 10–1433,225[3]
October 24at
Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
    		• W 31–620,323[4]
    October 31No. 1
    ABC
    		W 17–1432,117
    November 7at No. 14 Florida StateNo. 13
    		ABCW 27–1952,685
    November 14Virginia TechNo. 12
    • Miami Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL (rivalry)
    		W 21–1422,257[5]
    November 21at NC StateNo. 11
    		W 14–636,500[6]
    November 27Notre DameNo. 9
    • Miami Orange Bowl
    • Miami, FL (rivalry)
    		ABCW 37–1550,681
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    Roster

    1981 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    C 61 Don Bailey So
    TE Andy Baratta
    OL Clem Barbarino
    WR 20 Rocky Belk Jr
    RB 16 Albert Bentley So
    RB Gary Breckner
    WR Larry Brodsky
    OT 53 John Canei Jr
    WR 19 Keith Cleveland So
    OT 78 Mark Cooper Jr
    WR David Deakins
    TE 86 Glenn Dennison So
    OL Frank Frazier
    RB Keith Griffin
    FB Chris Hobbs
    QB 12 Jim Kelly Jr
    OL Mike Moore
    FB Speedy Neal
    QB 9 Mark Richt Jr
    RB Smokey Roan
    WR Mike Rodrique
    RB Mark Rush
    OL Dave Stewart
    RB Lawrence Thompson
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB Jamie Boone
    LB Jay Brophy
    DL Danny Brown
    LB Greg Brown
    DB Ken Calhoun
    DT 71 Tony Chickillo Jr
    DB Dave Ditthardt
    DL Tim Flanagan
    DB David Jefferson
    CB 17 Ronnie Lippett Jr
    DB 31 Fred Marion Sr
    DT 91 Bob Nelson Sr
    LB Scott Nicolas
    DL Isaiah West
    DL Lester Williams
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Dan Miller
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Starters

    Offense

    POS Name Name
    QB Jim Kelly
    HB Smokey Roan Keith Griffin
    FB Chris Hobbs Speedy Neal
    WR Larry Brodsky
    WR Mike Rodrique
    TE Glenn Dennison Mark Cooper
    T Dave Stewart Bill Welch
    G Mike Moore
    C Don Bailey
    G Clem Barbarino
    T John Canei Frank Frazier

    Defense

    POS Name Name
    DL Isaiah West
    DL Lester Williams
    DL Bob Nelson
    DL Tony Chickillo
    DL Tim Flanagan Danny Brown
    LB Scott Nicolas Greg Brown
    LB Jay Brophy Joe Walker
    DB Dave Ditthardt Angelo Holmes
    DB Ronnie Lippett
    DB David Jefferson Jamie Boone
    DB Fred Marion Ken Calhoun

    [7]

    Coaching staff

    Name Position Seasons Alma mater
    Howard Schnellenberger Head coach 3rd Kentucky (1957)
    Kim Helton
    offensive line
    		 3rd John Carroll (1965)
    Tom Olivadotti Defensive coordinator/linebackers 2nd Upsala (19##)
    Gary Stevens Wide receivers 2nd John Carroll (1965)
    Hubbard Alexander Tight ends 3rd Tennessee State (1962)
    Joe Brodsky Running backs 4th Florida (1956)
    Harold Allen
    Defensive line
    		 17th Miami (1953)
    Chris Vagotis Defensive ends 2nd Alabama (19##)
    Earl Morrall Quarterbacks 3rd Michigan State (1956)
    Bill Trout
    Defensive line
    		 6th Miami (19##)
    Mike Archer Defensive backs 2nd Miami (1976)

    Support staff

    Name Position Seasons Alma mater
    Ray Ganong
    Strength & conditioning
    		 3rd Miami (1977)
    Mike Rodriguez Volunteer assistant 3rd
    Marc Trestman Volunteer assistant 1st Minnesota (1979)

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    Game summaries

    Penn State

    See also: 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
    Penn State Nittany Lions at Miami (FL) Hurricanes
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Penn State 0 0 01414
    Miami (FL) 6 8 0317

    at

    Miami, Florida

    • Date: October 31
    • Game attendance: 32,117
    • [8]
    Game information

    At Florida St

    See also: 1981 Florida State Seminoles football team
    Miami (FL) Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Miami (FL) 3 7 31427
    Florida St 6 7 0619

    at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

    • Date: November 7
    • Game attendance: 52,685
    • Recap/Box
    Game information

    Statistics

    Passing

    Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
    Jim Kelly 168 285 2,403 13 14

    Rushing

    Player Att Yards TD
    Smokey Roan 111 388
    Chris Hobbs 75 295
    Speedy Neal 58 209

    Receiving

    Player Rec Yards TD
    Larry Brodsky 37 631
    Mike Rodrique 29 478
    Glenn Dennison 29 270

    References

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    7. ^ Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.
    8. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1981 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Feb-16.
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