1978 Miami
6–5, coached by Lou Saban. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Auburn 17–15Oct 7
Auburn was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Colorado | L 7–17 | 23% |
| Sep 23 | vs 13Florida State | L 21–31 | 27% |
| Sep 30 | at Kansas | W 38–6 | 36% |
| Oct 7 | at 19Auburn | W 17–15 | 28% |
| Oct 14 | at Georgia Tech | L 19–24 | 36% |
| Oct 21 | vs Utah State | W 17–16 | 53% |
| Oct 28 | at 19Notre Dame | L 0–20 | 17% |
| Nov 4 | at Tulane | L 16–20 | 46% |
| Nov 18 | vs San Diego State | W 16–14 | 46% |
| Nov 25 | vs Syracuse | W 21–9 | 58% |
| Dec 2 | at Florida | W 22–21 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida 22–21; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 66th-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 1978.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–193
- Coach
- Lou Saban
- Elo
- 1489 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.9 No. 59 of 133; offense No. 85, defense No. 38
- SRS
- 6.8 No. 41 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Lantz
- Most valuable player
- Ottis Anderson
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1979
The 1979 draft| Rd 1 | Ottis Anderson RB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 1 | Don Smith DT | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 7 | Steve Alvers TE | New York Giants |