1976 Miami

3–⁠8, coached by Carl Selmer.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1976, game by game: won vs. Florida State 47–0; lost at Colorado 3–33; lost at No. 5 Nebraska 9–17; lost vs. Duke 7–20; lost at No. 2 Pittsburgh 19–36; won vs. TCU 49–0; won vs. Boston College 13–6; lost vs. Penn State 7–21; lost at No. 13 Notre Dame 27–40; lost vs. Florida 10–19; lost at No. 6 Houston 16–21+49−30Won 47–0 vs. Florida State+47Florida StateLost 3–33 at Colorado-30ColoradoLost 9–17 at No. 5 Nebraska-8No. 5 NebraskaLost 7–20 vs. Duke-13DukeLost 19–36 at No. 2 Pittsburgh-17No. 2 PittsburghWon 49–0 vs. TCU+49TCUWon 13–6 vs. Boston College+7Boston CollegeLost 7–21 vs. Penn State-14Penn StateLost 27–40 at No. 13 Notre Dame-13No. 13 Notre DameLost 10–19 vs. Florida-9FloridaLost 16–21 at No. 6 Houston-5No. 6 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-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 1976.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠213
Coach
Carl Selmer
Elo
1419 −26 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 37 of 132; offense No. 43, defense No. 43
SRS
8.9 No. 30 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Most valuable player
Eddie Edwards

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 1Eddie Edwards DECincinnati Bengals