1977 Miami
3–8, coached by Lou Saban. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 24–3Oct 1
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at 5Ohio State | L 0–10 | 17% |
| Sep 17 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–10 | 37% |
| Sep 24 | at Florida State | W 23–17 | 29% |
| Oct 1 | vsPacific | W 24–3 | 71% |
| Oct 8 | vs Kansas | W 14–7 | 52% |
| Oct 22 | at TCU | L 17–21 | 66% |
| Oct 29 | at 9Penn State | L 7–49 | 18% |
| Nov 5 | vs Tulane | L 10–13 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | at 2Alabama | L 0–36 | 10% |
| Nov 26 | vs Florida | L 14–31 | 38% |
| Dec 3 | vs 5Notre Dame | L 10–48 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 48–10; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 79th-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 1977.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 125–245
- Coach
- Lou Saban
- Elo
- 1401 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.0 No. 63 of 140; offense No. 95, defense No. 33
- SRS
- 2.0 No. 66 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Lantz
- Most valuable player
- Don Smith
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 1 | Don Latimer DT | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 2 | John Turner DB | Minnesota Vikings |