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1973 Miami

5–⁠6, coached by Pete Elliott.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1973, game by game: won vs. No. 6 Texas 20–15; won at Florida State 14–10; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 20–24; won vs. Boston College 15–10; lost vs. No. 14 Houston 7–30; won at Syracuse 34–23; lost vs. West Virginia 14–20; won at Army 19–7; lost at No. 2 Alabama 13–43; lost vs. Florida 7–14; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 0–44+12−44Won 20–15 vs. No. 6 Texas+5No. 6 TexasWon 14–10 at Florida State+4Florida StateLost 20–24 at No. 6 Oklahoma-4No. 6 OklahomaWon 15–10 vs. Boston College+5Boston CollegeLost 7–30 vs. No. 14 Houston-23No. 14 HoustonWon 34–23 at Syracuse+11SyracuseLost 14–20 vs. West Virginia-6West VirginiaWon 19–7 at Army+12ArmyLost 13–43 at No. 2 Alabama-30No. 2 AlabamaLost 7–14 vs. Florida-7FloridaLost 0–44 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-44No. 5 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vs6TexasW 20–⁠1533%
Sep 29atFlorida StateW 14–⁠1047%
Oct 6at6OklahomaL 20–⁠2418%
Oct 12vsBoston CollegeW 15–⁠1056%
Oct 19vs14HoustonL 7–⁠3041%
Oct 27atSyracuseW 34–⁠2365%
Nov 2vsWest VirginiaL 14–⁠2067%
Nov 10atArmyW 19–⁠765%
Nov 17at2AlabamaL 13–⁠4313%
Nov 24vsFloridaL 7–⁠1455%
Dec 1vs5Notre DameL 0–⁠4423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 44–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 5: 17
  3. Wk 6: 16
  4. Wk 7: 15

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 1973.

Consensus All-AmericanTony Cristiani, MG

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
163–⁠240
Coach
Pete Elliott
Elo
1472 −13 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 53 of 123; offense No. 80, defense No. 39
SRS
4.7 No. 52 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Carl Selmer
Most valuable player
Tony Cristiani