1971 Miami

4–⁠7, coached by Fran Curci.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Florida State 17–20; won at Wake Forest 29–10; won vs. Baylor 41–15; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 0–17; won vs. Navy 31–16; won vs. Army 24–13; lost vs. NC State 7–13; lost at No. 4 Alabama 3–31; lost at No. 16 Houston 6–27; lost vs. Florida 16–45; lost vs. Syracuse 0–14+26−29Lost 17–20 vs. Florida State-3Florida StateWon 29–10 at Wake Forest+19Wake ForestWon 41–15 vs. Baylor+26BaylorLost 0–17 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-17No. 7 Notre DameWon 31–16 vs. Navy+15NavyWon 24–13 vs. Army+11ArmyLost 7–13 vs. NC State-6NC StateLost 3–31 at No. 4 Alabama-28No. 4 AlabamaLost 6–27 at No. 16 Houston-21No. 16 HoustonLost 16–45 vs. Florida-29FloridaLost 0–14 vs. Syracuse-14Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠221
Coach
Fran Curci
Elo
1378 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-2.9 No. 80 of 120; offense No. 88, defense No. 59
SRS
0.2 No. 67 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Most valuable player
Mike Riley