The 1981 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule[]
Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
September 5
|
#17 Florida
|
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (War Canoe Trophy)
|
|
W 21-20
|
73,817
|
September 19
|
Houston
|
#16
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
|
W 12-7
|
32,586
|
September 26
|
at #4 Texas
|
#14
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
|
|
L 14-7
|
74,653
|
October 3
|
Vanderbilt
|
#17
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
|
W 48-16
|
27,694
|
October 17
|
at #16 Mississippi State
|
#13
|
Scott Field • Starkville, MS
|
|
L 14-10
|
33,225
|
October 24
|
at East Carolina
|
|
Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
|
W 31-6
|
20,323
|
October 31†
|
#1 Penn State
|
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
ABC
|
W 17-14
|
32,117
|
November 7
|
at #14 Florida State
|
#13
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry)
|
ABC
|
W 27-19
|
52,685
|
November 14
|
Virginia Tech
|
#12
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
|
W 21-14
|
22,257
|
November 21
|
at NC State
|
#11
|
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
|
|
W 14-6
|
36,500
|
November 27
|
Notre Dame
|
#9
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL
|
ABC
|
W 37-15
|
50,681
|
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.
|
[1]
Starters[]
Offense[]
POS
|
Name
|
Name
|
QB |
Jim Kelly |
|
HB |
Smokey Roan |
Keith Griffin
|
FB |
Chris Hobbs |
Speedy Neal
|
WR |
Larry Brodsky |
|
WR |
Mike Rodrique |
|
TE |
Glenn Dennison |
Mark Cooper
|
T |
Dave Stewart |
Bill Welch
|
G |
Mike Moore |
|
C |
Don Bailey |
|
G |
Clem Barbarino |
|
T |
John Canei |
Frank Frazier
|
Defense[]
POS
|
Name
|
Name
|
DL |
Isaiah West |
|
DL |
Lester Williams |
|
DL |
Bob Nelson |
|
DL |
Tony Chickillo |
|
DL |
Tim Flanagan |
Danny Brown
|
LB |
Scott Nicolas |
Greg Brown
|
LB |
Jay Brophy |
Joe Walker
|
DB |
Dave Ditthardt |
|
DB |
Ronnie Lippett |
|
DB |
David Jefferson |
Jamie Boone
|
DB |
Fred Marion |
Ken Calhoun
|
[2]
Statistics[]
Passing[]
Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT
|
Jim Kelly |
168 |
285 |
2,403 |
13 |
14
|
Rushing[]
Player |
Att |
Yards |
TD
|
Smokey Roan |
111 |
388 |
|
Chris Hobbs |
75 |
295 |
|
Speedy Neal |
58 |
209 |
|
Receiving[]
Player |
Rec |
Yards |
TD
|
Larry Brodsky |
37 |
631 |
|
Mike Rodrique |
29 |
478 |
|
Glenn Dennison |
29 |
270 |
|
[2]
References[]
- ↑ All-timeScores.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Broyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport.