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1975 Miami

2–⁠8, coached by Carl Selmer.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1975, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 23–38; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 17–20; lost at No. 4 Nebraska 16–31; lost vs. No. 13 Colorado 10–23; won vs. Houston 24–20; lost at Boston College 7–21; lost vs. Navy 16–17; won at Florida State 24–22; lost vs. Notre Dame 9–32; lost vs. No. 13 Florida 11–15+7−23Lost 23–38 at Georgia Tech-15Georgia TechLost 17–20 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-3No. 1 OklahomaLost 16–31 at No. 4 Nebraska-15No. 4 NebraskaLost 10–23 vs. No. 13 Colorado-13No. 13 ColoradoWon 24–20 vs. Houston+4HoustonLost 7–21 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeLost 16–17 vs. Navy-1NavyWon 24–22 at Florida State+2Florida StateLost 9–32 vs. Notre Dame-23Notre DameLost 11–15 vs. No. 13 Florida-4No. 13 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atGeorgia TechL 23–⁠3840%
Sep 26vs1OklahomaL 17–⁠2020%
Oct 4at4NebraskaL 16–⁠3118%
Oct 10vs13ColoradoL 10–⁠2345%
Oct 17vsHoustonW 24–⁠2051%
Nov 1atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2132%
Nov 7vsNavyL 16–⁠1745%
Nov 15atFlorida StateW 24–⁠2248%
Nov 22vsNotre DameL 9–⁠3228%
Nov 29vs13FloridaL 11–⁠1522%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 15–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-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 1975.

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠239
Coach
Carl Selmer
Elo
1417 −77 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 58 of 132; offense No. 56, defense No. 60
SRS
2.8 No. 56 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Most valuable player
Steadman Scavella

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 5Steadman Scavella LBDetroit Lions
Rd 5Ernie Jones DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Larry Bates RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Gary Dunn DTPittsburgh Steelers