1981 Miami Hurricanes football team explained
Sport: | football |
Year: | 1981 |
Team: | Miami Hurricanes |
Conference: | Independent |
Aprank: | 8 |
Record: | 9–2 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Dc Year: | 1st |
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.
Personnel
Starters
Offense
POS | Name | Name |
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QB | | |
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 |
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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 |
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Coaching staff
Support staff
Name | Position | Seasons | Alma mater |
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Ray Ganong | | 3rd | Miami (1977) |
Mike Rodriguez | Volunteer assistant | 3rd | |
| Volunteer assistant | 1st | Minnesota (1979) | |
Game summaries
Penn State
See also: 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
At Florida St
See also: 1981 Florida State Seminoles football team.
Statistics
Rushing
Player | Att | Yards | TD |
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Smokey Roan | 111 | 388 | |
Chris Hobbs | 75 | 295 | |
Speedy Neal | 58 | 209 | | |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
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Larry Brodsky | 37 | 631 | |
Mike Rodrique | 29 | 478 | |
Glenn Dennison | 29 | 270 | | |
Notes and References
- Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.