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1980 Miami Hurricanes football
Peach Bowl champions
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
1980 record9-3
Head coachHoward Schnellenberger
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 80,045)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Division I-A independents football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
#5 Florida State           10 2 0
#8 Penn State           10 2 0
#9 Notre Dame           9 2 1
#18 Miami           9 3 0
Southern Miss           9 3 0
Navy           8 4 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Virginia Tech           8 4 0
Boston College           7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana           7 4 0
Rutgers           7 4 0
UNLV           7 4 0
Tulane           7 5 0
Colgate           5 4 1
North Texas           6 5 0
Villanova           6 5 0
West Virginia           6 6 0
Louisville           5 6 0
Richmond           5 6 0
Syracuse           5 6 0
East Carolina           4 7 0
Illinois State           4 7 0
Temple           4 7 0
Army           3 7 1
Holy Cross           3 8 0
Cincinnati           2 9 0
Memphis           2 9 0
William & Mary           2 9 0
Georgia Tech           1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 at Louisville Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY W 24–10   21,120
September 13 Florida A&M Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL W 49–0   20,007
September 20 at #18 Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX W 14–7   31,423
September 27 #9 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry) W 10–9   50,008
October 11 at #7 Notre Dame #13 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN L 14–32   59,075
October 18 Mississippi State #18 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 31–34   18,651
November 1 at #13 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA L 12–27   83,661
November 8† East Carolina Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 23–10   11,048
November 15 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 24–17   12,830
November 22 North Texas State Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 26–8   20,293
November 29 at #18 Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Seminole War Canoe) ABC W 31–7   56,437
January 2 vs. Virginia Tech #20 Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) CBS W 20–10   45,384
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Season summary[]

Florida State[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Florida St 0 0 3 6 9
Miami (FL) 0 7 3 0 10



Florida[]

Jim Kelly threw for two touchdowns and halfbacks Mark Rush and Smokey Roan each ran for one as Miami upset Florida on their way to a Peach Bowl berth. Dan Miller had attempted a field goal as time expired with one official signaling the kick was good, while the other did not. Both teams left the field with the score 28-7 before minutes later it was changed to 31-7 as it was explained the official that appeared to wave the kick "no good" was actually signaling that the clock had run out.[2]


Team players drafted into in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John Swain Defensive Back 4 101 Minnesota Vikings
Jim Joiner Wide Receiver 10 263 St. Louis Cardinals
Pat Walker Wide Receiver 11 290 Denver Broncos

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References[]

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